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…
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Granny’s ‘Fried’ Apple Pies
Today I’m going to show you how Granny makes Fried Apple Pies. I bet most of you have already noticed…
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Childhood Fears
With Halloween just around the corner, this is the time of the year most folks start thinking about ghosts, witches,…
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Civil War Letters 9
It’s been way too long since we checked in with Civil War Solider W.C. Penland. March 23 (on envelope) 1863…
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I’ve Got Mushrooms!
On a snowy day last March the Blind Pig family embarked on our Shiitake Mushroom growing venture. Once you inoculate…
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Spotlight On Music In Appalachia – Chitter & Chatter Are Headed For Hollywood – Well Maybe
Back several months ago a friend asked me if Chatter and Chitter could be in a movie he was…
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Fried Apple Pies
Ever eat a fried pie? Typically they’re filled with a sweet apple filling, but I’ve also eaten delicious fried pies…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 24
It’s test time again-take this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test and see how you do. It’s all about the ‘lay’. Lay…
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Spotlight On Music In Appalachia – Gospel Music
When I first started my Spotlight on Music in Appalachia-I knew gospel music should be part of it. For weeks…
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Aunt Mary Jo’s Apple Pie
This morning it was 36 in Brasstown-fall has definitely arrived and old man winter seems to be knocking on the…
