Planting By The Signs July 2012
I was planning on planting a few more squash and cucumbers during the month of July-but with the dry hot…
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We Survived The Heat
We survived the heat and had a great day at the Cashiers Music Festival yesterday. There was good food-and course…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Burnt Slap Up
Was it hot at your house yesterday? It was hot in Brasstown-as you can see 103.5 at just after 4pm….
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Telling The Bees & Other Bee Folklore
Yesterday’s post about news bees brought up other bee folklore-specifically honey bee folklore like this: *If a bee owner dies,…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – News Bee Folklore
I was sitting out back watching the world go by when I noticed a News Bee hovering around me. Well…
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Appalachian Grammar Lesson 17
In Appalachia it’s common to use the word that(s) instead of the words whose and who. Examples: *Henry Wade that…
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Granny’s Easy Summer Salad
Come summer time, you can count on Granny having the salad above in her frig or on the table if…
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2 Knitters Moved In Last Week
The calm of daily life in Brasstown was interrupted last week by John C. Campbell Folk School’s Little Middle Folk…
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Ghost Flowers
Indian Pipes (also called-Ghost Flower, Corpse Plant, Death Plant, and Fairy Smoke) grow deep in the forest. They are often…
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It’s A Cymling – I Think
One day when I was looking up a word in my Dictionary of Smoky Mountain English, my eye fell upon…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Way Back In The Hills
I’m sure I’ve told you at some point-but just in case you missed it-the Blind Pig Family is not made…
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4th Annual Planting By The Signs Test – Update 1
It’s been a few weeks since the 4th Annual Blind Pig & the Acorn Planting by the Signs Test kicked…
