Memorial Day Thoughts
To say the southern highlands of Appalachia have been rainy lately is an understatement. It seems it’s rained continuously for the…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Memorial Day Weekend
The paper reads: Hayesville, North Carolina Sp./4 David Leon Dailey U.S. Army Killed May 20, 1970 in Vietnam Attached to…
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Appalachian Grammar Lesson 7
Time for this month’s Appalachian Grammar Lesson. Anyone who’s heard an Appalachian accent-can tell we mix up pronouns and use…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Prowling Through Things
Did anyone ever tell you not to prowl? Maybe it was at your Grandmother’s or Aunt’s house where you heard…
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Leaves Of Three Let Them Be
This time of the year folks start worrying about bug bites-and the dreaded case of poison oak or poison ivy….
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Fairy Rings
Do you think a fairy made it? I wanted to dance in the circle but was afraid I’d become enchanted…
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Now Is A Needy Time
Over the weekend I cleaned out my office. I have a bad habit of sticking stuff here and there instead of taking…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – The Weenie Roast
We don’t have barbecues or cookouts-we have weenie roasts. It doesn’t take much effort: make a bowl of slaw, a…
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On Flying Turtles
Today’s guest post was written by Ed Myers. ON FLYING TURTLES Ed Myers (Bryson City, NC) My Papaw was…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Education
Have you ever seen such a calculator? I can barely figure out how to turn it on-much less understand what…
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3rd Annual Blind Pig & the Acorn’s Planting By The Signs Test
This week the 3rd Annual Blind Pig & the Acorn’s Planting by the signs test kicked off. Our test is…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – An Old Crawl Space
Do you believe I would like to crawl under there? I really really would-but I didn’t. Who knows what treasures…
