Civil War Letters 13
Time to check in with our Civil War Soldier W.C. Penland. July 19th 1863 Sweet Water Monroe Co. E Tenn Dear…
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Have You Ever Eaten Soakey?
Several months ago, Vera Guthrie sent me a cook book she had published-called Vintage Vera a Collection of Old Timey…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Clogging For Charity
Ready to dance. The JCCFS Clogging Team (chitter and chatter included) performed Friday night for a local elementary school. The school…
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Appalachian Grammar Lesson 5
Today’s Appalachian Grammar Lesson centers around the words: good, bad, worst, and awful. The words are used to place great…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – You Might Catch Cold
Chitter couldn’t stand it as soon as the tractor pulled out of Pap’s garden she had to shed her shoes…
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A Blast From The Past – I’d Like To Wander Back
This post originally published here on the Blind Pig in May of 2008. Since then, Mr. Terry Thornton has left this…
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Planting By The Signs For 2011
Last summer was the first time I planted my entire garden by the signs-it was also the best producing garden…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Waspers
I say wasper do you say wasp? I was a grown woman before I knew it should be wasp instead…
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A Spring Saturday
Yesterday, we helped Granny and Pap get the garden at their house ready for planting. There was tilling; there was…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Coffee
Are you a coffee drinker? I am, but usually only in the mornings. Pap drinks a cup of coffee with…
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Maple Blooms And Spring
Over the past few weeks I’ve been watching the Maple trees slowly turn red. Funny how some trees start out…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – The Fruit Stand
Over the past few days, I’ve noticed the guys at our local fruit stand whipping things into shape. Makes me…
