Planting By The Signs For April 2010
So far I’ve accomplished my goal of planting by the signs this year-well I’ve had one minor glitch-but I’m still claiming…
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Spreading The March Love
Where did the month of March go? If you figure it out let me know-cause it seems to have went by in…
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April Fools Day
Will you pull a prank on someone today? Maybe try and get them to believe a tall tale? I did a…
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Appalachian Writers
(Photo by Valorie Luhr) It’s been three years since I first met Glenda Beall. We submitted one of Chitter’s poems to…
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Drinking Water From Wild Grapevines
One evening last week, we helped Pap cut a few trees and scrub that had grown high enough to shade part of the big…
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Clogging At The Mountain Folk Fesitval
During Mountain Folk Festival most of our time was spent in group dancing-which we greatly enjoyed. But there was some…
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Folk Dancing In Brasstown
Contra Dance practice for Mountain Folk Festival In yesterday’s post, Bob Dalsemer described the different types of folk dancing that are performed…
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The 74th Annual Mountain Folk Festival, Berea Kentucky
The girls and I spent the weekend on the campus of Berea College. We were attending the 74th Annual Mountain…
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When It’s Time For The Whippoorwills To Sing
Today is the first day of Spring. Most of us don’t look to the calendar for notification that spring has arrived-most of us…
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Civil War Letters 6
When we last checked in with W.C. Penland he seemed kinda down but still determined to fulfill his duty. He was sick with…
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Garden Folklore From Appalachia
A comment left by B. Ruth got me to thinking about all the old folklore I’ve heard about the garden and about the outdoors…
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Burning The Garden
Ever heard of burning the garden? A recent post by Granny Sue brought back a memory so sharp and real…
