Appalachian Vocabulary Test 7
Time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. Decoration Dinner Dodger Druthers Dreckly/Directly Decoration-putting flowers on graves. “Next Sunday is…
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Dancing Around The Maypole
The tradition of dancing around the Maypole in celebration dates back to the middle ages. In the beginning-folks would bring…
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Spreading the Love for April
It’s that time again-time to Spread the Love to the Acorns! I thank each one of you who left a comment…
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How’s The World Treating You
As long as I can remember, I’ve been surrounded by music-I’m the little girl in the picture above. Pap is in…
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Pap And The Big Rock
Pap and his buddies found much mischief to get into when they were kids. Most of the time no harm was done….
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Say What?
Every once in a while-an old saying bubbles up from my consciousness and flows straight out of my mouth. It…
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Dogwood Winter
Here, in the Southern Highlands of Appalachia, we have been experiencing Dogwood Winter. Each spring there is a cold spell…
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I Shall Not Be Moved
I Shall Not Be Moved is a song I grew up singing in church-one I always enjoyed. I knew it…
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Spring Water
Several months ago-when I first started thinking about the old springs around my mountain holler-I went to see my Uncle Henry….
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Hunting Pap’s Spring
After writing the post on gravity fed spring water-I wanted to see the old spring again-so the girls and I went looking for…
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On Mountain Water
On Mountain Water by David Templeton One of Life’s greatest pleasures for me is wading and swimming in some sweet…
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Gravity Fed Spring Water In Appalachia
Water-sometimes we take it for granted-the way it magically falls from our faucets or appears on store shelves we visit. For most…
