Black Walnuts – The First Step
Now that you know Black Walnuts are my favorite tree-I’ll tell you they’re also one of my favorite nuts-even though…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 25
It’s Vocabulary Test time-take it and see how you do: Least Leastways Latch Lead Leatherbritches Least- the smallest. “The…
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Veterans Day – From The VA Hospital In Oteen
I’m not sure if it’s cause Pap was a Marine-or cause he is patriotic-but he taught my brothers and me to make…
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Parallel Lives Of Two American Patriots
Today’s Guest Post is written by David Anderson ———————– Parallel Lives of Two American Patriots James Anderson, Sr. & Martin…
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Spotlight On Music In Appalchia – The Old-Time Herald
When I first heard about The Old-Time Herald I had just turned 20 years old. Pap and Granny’s house was…
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Black Walnut Trees
Black Walnut trees grow throughout Appalachia-they happen to be my favorite tree. I like to eat their nuts-but that isn’t…
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Spreading October’s Love
Time to Spread the Love for the month of October. I’m sending a great big THANK YOU to everyone who took…
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In The Mirror, Passing A Cross
Today’s guest post is written by David Templeton: In The Mirror, Passing A Cross Here I am in my ‘60s. The…
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Spotlight On Music In Appalachia – Currence and Minnie Hammonds
Photo of Currence and Minnie Hammonds (by Gerry MIlnes in 1980 from the book “Play of A Fiddle” about traditional…
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Do You Believe in Haunted Houses?
Last weekend-Chatter and Chitter played the role of ‘Alice’ in The Learning Center!’s annual Monster Mash Maze. It was a…
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Haunting Songs
Music is huge part of my life-that’s no surprise to anyone who reads the Blind Pig on a regular basis. My…
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Spotlight On Music In Appalachia – Music Is Easy To Find
Western NC is a haven for music-and the musicians who play it. It only takes a little looking or asking…
