The Wild Man of Cataloochee
Early 80’s Cataloochee Ever heard of The Wild Man of Cataloochee? His real name was Arley Phillips. Arley was a…
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Humor At Hog Slaughtering Time
In the first post about hog slaughtering-I shared my funny story of being chased home by 2 big pigs. In…
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Pickin & Grinnin With Silver Wings
I grew up in a family of Merle Haggard fans. How can anyone deny the man’s musical genius? I believe…
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Wild Hogs
In many areas of the US wild hog populations are on the rise. The practice of folks keeping domesticated pigs…
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Rendering Lard
For years, Pap has bemoaned the fact that food doesn’t taste as good as it did when he was a…
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Turn Your Radio On
Are you a radio listener? If Chatter, Chitter, or The Deer Hunter are in my car-the radio is on and turned…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 15
Time for this month’s vocabulary test. See how you do: Haint Har Hearn Heist Hell Haint: ghost. “I hear…
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Hog Killin Day
Hog Killin Day by Keith Jones When it starts to get cold in the fall, the old-timers would always say,…
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Hog Killing In Appalachia
All one has to do is to take a walk through the local grocery store’s meat department to see the variety it…
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Making Cornbread
Even before we began our journey of corn, I knew in Appalachia, cornbread was the most common way folks today and…
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How Cold Is It At Your House?
When I got up this morning-it was 8 degrees. After I dropped the girls off at school, the radio informed me over…
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Spreading December’s Love
Time to Spread the Love for the month of December. I had a wonderful December that was full of Christmas,…
