Appalachia Through My Eyes – My Favorite Summertime Breakfast
My favorite summer breakfast: sliced tomatoes with salt and pepper; fresh baked biscuits with sorghum syrup and butter. Sigh… actually…
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Grooms Tune
Ever heard Bonaparte’s Retreat? It’s an old fiddle tune. In 1950 Pee Wee King and Redd Stewart penned words to…
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Pap Is My Silver Haired Daddy
I originally published this post about Pap on Father’s Day back in 2008. I still feel the same way about…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Black Eyed Susans
Sweet William’s Farewell to Black-eyed Susan written by John Gay (1685-1732), British poet. ALL in the Downs the fleet was…
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On That Train Tonight I’m Leaving
Listen to the rain a falling Can’t you hear that lonesome sound Lord I think I’ll start to ramble Got…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Phlox
Carolina Phlox Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family) A few weeks ago, when we were talking about Thrift growing on my basement bank,…
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Appalachian Writers
A few weeks ago, I had the great pleasure of reading Marilyn Sue Shank’s new book Child of the Mountains….
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The Premiere Of If I Had Wings To Fly
The premiere of the movie we’re in-If I Had Wings To Fly-was a huge success. We couldn’t have asked for…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Bees
I’ve always been fascinated by bees-even though I’ve been stung enough during my life to know their stings hurt like…
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Some Common Folklore and Superstitions Held Among Mountain Folk
Today’s Guest Post was written by Ethelene Dyer Jones. Some Common Folklore and Superstitions Held Among Mountain Folk written…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 43
Its time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. Take it and see how you do: Tear up Terrible Terrible to…
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Red Devil’s Food Cake
A few weeks ago, Chatter asked me if she could make a Red Velvet Cake. I told her I had…
