Music in Appalachia
Last Summer, Paul found a steal of a deal on a used guitar-an Ibanez Classical. Even better he offered it…
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Blooming Ivy OR Is It Blooming Mountain Laurel?
Over the past week, the Ivy around my house has started to bloom. A few of you may be thinking-what Ivy doesn’t bloom?…
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Appalachian Writers
Today I’d like to introduce you to Sharon Rose McCormick-and to tell you about her new book Appalachian Rose. I’ve never met…
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Carolina Spice Bush
The air around my house is fragrant with the sweet smell of Carolina Spice Bushes. The shrubby bushes are called by a…
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Blind Pig & The Acorn’s 2nd Annual Planting By The Signs Test
Yesterday we kicked off the 2nd Annual Blind Pig & the Acorn Planting By The Signs Test. This year’s test was…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 19
Time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test-take it and see how you do. Ideal Ink pin In under Ingern Iffen …
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That Early Mess Of Lettuce And Onions
Ethelene Dyer Jones sent me the following piece about her memories of eating from the spring garden as a child: That…
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Kill Lettuce
Ever heard of Kill Lettuce? It’s a traditional Appalachian way of using fresh leaf lettuce from the garden-or even branch lettuce that…
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Shoes That Go Flap In The Halls, And Echo
Shoes That Go Flap In The Halls, And Echo by David Templeton My dear precious mother raised seven of us. Kept us…
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Dwarf Crested Iris
These tiny Iris grow prolifically around my mountain holler. Their shades vary from pale blue to a deeper purple. Dwarf crested Iris…
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Creamed Spinach
Growing up-I was one of those picky kids-often declaring I DID NOT LIKE certain foods-even though I’d never tasted most…
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Planting By The Signs For May 2010
My spring garden is in it’s full glory-I’ve got leafy lettuce and spinach; round red radishes, and green onions galore. My…
