Sinners and Saints
See the gentleman sitting at the end of the couch-that’s was Pap’s Uncle Frank-my Great Uncle Frank. He died when I was…
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Spotlight On Music In Appalachia – Copperhill TN
Photo provided by Polk County News Fiddling George Barnes, Last of the Copper Haulers By Ethelene Dyer Jones A considerable…
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Grape Hull Jelly
The Grapes are ripe and ready for the jars lined up on my kitchen counters. We have an abundant supply of wild…
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Craftmanship And Cultivation Of Beauty – Lingering Legacies Of Early Mountaineers
Craftsmanship and Cultivation of Beauty – Lingering Legacies of Early Mountaineers by Don Casada July, 2010 Susan and Don Casada…
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Spiders
Everyone’s afraid of something, when I was growing up it was spiders for me. I couldn’t stand them. Almost every time…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 22
Time for this month’s vocabulary test-take it and see how you do: Kindly Knee baby Kiver Kilt Knowed Kindly– kind…
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Spotlight On Music In Appalachia – Interview With Kathy Chiavola
Paul first introduced me to the music of Kathy Chiavola about 7 or 8 years ago. From the beginning I loved…
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Sawbriers
Ever got tangled up in a sawbrier? I have. I know there are scientific names like Brown Sawbriar or Woodland Sawbriar-but…
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Planting By The Signs For August 2010
My summer garden is winding down. I do believe it’s the best garden we’ve ever had. The lack of rain has almost…
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Blueberry Pie
Blueberries are at the top of my favorite things to eat list. This year, my bushes produced more berries than…
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Spreading The July Love
My July has been full of canning jars, fresh vegetables, dancing, good music, new friends, old friends-no wonder it went by in a…
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How Hot Is It At Your House?
Western NC, along with other areas throughout the country, has been experiencing a record breaking heat wave this summer. The…
