Wildlife In Southern Appalachia
When I was growing up deer were so rarely seen that when you did catch a glimpse of one you…
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Are There Mountain Lions In Appalachia?
On our first hike in the snow, The Deer Hunter ever hoping to see some sort of game was intent…
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Walking In A Winter Wonderland
After the lights went out on Christmas afternoon, the Three Indian Princesses went out to play in the snow, and…
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Merry Christmas From The Blind Pig & The Acorn
Merry Christmas! I know I’m a day late-but along with our beautiful White Christmas-came about 12 hours of power outage….
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I’ll Be Home For Christmas
Today’s guest post was written by Matthew Burns and was originally published on his blog Appalachian Lifestyles on December 15,…
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And The Animals Knelt
Today’s Guest Post is written by Celia Miles and was originally published in the anthology Christmas Presence: from 45 Western…
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The Friendly Beasts
Being part of the church’s annual Christmas Play was as much a part of Christmas as presents under the tree…
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Christmas Folklore From Appalachia
An old Christmas legend has been on my mind for the last few weeks. Maybe you’ve heard it too: at…
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Seaside Candy Roll
Granny has been making Seaside Candy Roll at Christmas for as long as I can remember. It’s super easy and…
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Coconut Macaroons
This is what the outside of the Blind Pig house has looked like this week-well if you made a watercolor…
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Gallackin’
If you’ve walked through the woods in the mountains of NC-then you’ve most likely seen the Galax plant. It’s small,…
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Christmas Time
Christmas Time by Wayne Newton When I was a boy we had two Christmases. The first one was in the…
