Appalachia Through My Eyes – Solomon’s Seal
Solomon’s Seal According to the USDA Forest Service’s pamphlet Some Useful Plants of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the roots of…
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My Mountain Momma
Granny and me – 1972 Wilson Holler I never realized the worth of my Mountain Momma until I had my girls….
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Times Cherished
Today’s guest post (poem) was written by Trevis Hicks in honor of his Granny Hicks. Times Cherished written by Trevis…
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Preserving Mountain Flavors – Day 5
I’ve so enjoyed my Mountain Flavors class-the students have been wonderful-and the food has been outstanding. But today might might…
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Preserving Mountain Flavors Day 4 – Let Them Eat Pie
Today’s cooking class was all about the pie. Nanette taught us how to make a flaky delicious crust-then came the…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – My Cure For Worrying
Are you a worrier? Or maybe you know someone who WORRIES about E-VERY-TH-ING? Granny is a worrier. She is a…
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Preserving Mountain Flavors Day 2
Today’s cooking class was all about Strawberry Jam. I didn’t have time to take any photos-but the basic recipe we…
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Preserving Mountain Flavors
Last night kicked off the Preserving Mountain Flavors Cooking Class I’m co-teaching at the John C. Campbell Folk School. It’s…
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My Weekend Has Been…
My weekend has been full of blooming bonnets of peas; green star backdrops; talking things over; dusty barefeet; smells of…
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Stuck Up Blues
Have you ever run into somebody who just flat out thought they were better than everybody else- especially you? I…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – The Perfect Arrowhead
I’ve told you before-Chatter and Chitter are rockhounds. They’re always on the look out for rocks that catch their eye….
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Dancing Around The May Pole
Earlier this week when I was listing the things that May brings to mind-I totally forgot one-The May Pole. Sometime…
