Thanksgiving Memories & Traditions
For me Thanksgiving has always been a time to gather with my family-eat a lot of good food and enjoy…
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Pickin’ & Grinnin’ In The Kitchen Goes To Memphis, Tennessee
The Deer Hunter is a great guy-but sometimes I’m afraid he’s hard for folks to understand. See, he uses crazy names for things….
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Dumpster Diving In Appalachia
Throughout the passage of time-man has created trash in one form or another. Before the days of dumpsters, landfills, and…
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Blind Pig & The Acorn’s Debut on Carolina Crafting
Over the weekend I experienced total paralyzing fear simultaneously with uncontainable excitement and joy. Carolina Crafting contacted me several months ago-they were…
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Secrets In Appalachia
Life is full of secrets-some important some totally trivial (think middle school crushes). I’ve always enjoyed being in on a secret-you…
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Hiking In The Mountains
Lately the weather in Southern Appalachia has been spectacular. Cool crisp mornings-warm sunny afternoons. The sort of weather that beckons for…
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Veterans Day
Veterans Day is set aside to pay tribute to veterans of The United States of America’s Military. I’d like to…
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O Danny Boy
O Danny Boy is one of the most well known and beloved Irish Songs. It’s what folks refer to as…
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Dried Apples
Each summer I can applesauce, apple butter, and apple jelly. This year I decided to give drying apples a try….
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test
I recently came across some old vocabulary quizzes from an Appalachian Course I took in college, and thought it would…
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Spreading The Love & A Song For The Acorns
Time to thank each of you who commented in the month of October! You joined me on my journey…
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Appalachian Burial Customs & Superstitions
When I visit graveyards I look for old headstones and wonder about the folks who lie beneath them. Customs surrounding…
