Hamburger Gravy
HAMBURGER GRAVY Many Appalachian families a few generations back were more likely to enjoy the flavor of beef in gravy…
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When It’s Spring Time in Alaska
Today’s post was written by Paul. I took advantage of the snowy backdrop to try the old Johnny Horton song…
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Canned Coleslaw
I mentioned canned coleslaw yesterday and several folks said they would like more information about it. Our family has really…
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Planting Cabbage Seeds
I planted our cabbage seeds this week and I’m sure hoping they do better than they did last year. Although…
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Walking Barefooted in the Snow
Around the weathered old cabin a prophetic wind throbbed like a muted trumpet. It whispered of winter and of snow….
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Everyday Joy
I Have Found Such Joy I have found such joy in simple things:A plain, clean room, a nut-brown loaf of…
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Coldest January in Years
Weather folks are saying this is the coldest January the US has seen in years. The temperatures have me wanting…
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Makin’s From Corn and Cornmeal
If bread lies at the heart of Appalachian culinary ways, baked goods using cornmeal can sort of be reckoned the…
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All I Do Is Hang My Head And Cry
Today’s post was written by Paul. Smiley Burnette and Gene Autry The song I’m sharing today is from 1942. In…
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Riddle 50
I’m sharing another riddle from Way Down Yonder on Troublesome Creek Appalachian Riddles & Rusties by James Still. Opens like a pocketbook,Closes…
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Tom Tricken Tracken
When I was little my Nanna use to recite this little rhyme to me… I climbed up stimber stammer,I looked…
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My First Planting of 2025
I have officially planted the first seeds of 2025. Back in 2021 I had a mystery flower grow right up…
