Maggie Collett Martin
When the leaves began to turn last fall I started thinking of Maggie. In the beginning I’m sure I was…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – The Least Maypole Dancer
The least Maypole dancer. Sweet uh? Let me tell you something that makes it even sweeter. The dress she’s wearing-was her…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 31
Time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test-take it and see how you do. Of an evening Of a mind to…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Plait Your Hair
Granny says “Let your Momma plait your hair and it’ll stay out of your eyes.” The girls say “Momma will…
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Spreading The April Love
Time to spread the love for the month of April-I’m sending a big Thank You to all the folks who…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Blackberry Winter
Yesterday morning it was 42 at my house, this morning a chilly 40. Since the blackberry’s are blooming-I’m thinking and…
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Maggie’s Chapel
My earliest memory of Maggie’s Chapel took place somewhere out in the church yard-maybe it was even on the day…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Designer Nails
Designer nails-we have them in Appalachia too. One or two teenage girls I know, have become very proficient at painting the designs….
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The Best Way To Cook Asparagus
This is the first spring we’ve been able to harvest from our Asparagus bed. It’s been 3 years since I planted the…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Onions, Bumble Bees, and Deceit
The bees have been going crazy over my onions-if you look closely at the photo you can see most of…
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Dandelion Jelly
Dandelions are often considered the lowest of the flowers. I’ve never minded them myself-I find their cheery yellow faces hard…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – My Life
Bits and pieces that make up my life. You can see: my eye on the past-as I wonder what Papaw…
