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…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 6
Time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. Clutterment Cut a dido/rusty Cuttin up Coon Country Clutterment-clutter, mess, debris. “The…
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Hard Freeze Warning
A hard freeze warning has been issued, for the following 2 nights, for much of the South. This means my…hostas will…
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The Hills That I Call Home
I was born upon a hillside Where the pines sing in the wind Where my Daddy lived before me and…
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Spreading The March Love
I’m sending a great big THANK YOU out to all the acorns who commented in the month of March. You’ve…
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Do Dreams So Often Come True?
This week’s Pickin’ & Grinnin’ In The Kitchen Spot features The Dream Of The Miner’s Child. A song I grew…
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Choking Out The Whippoorwills
This time of the year I start listening-hoping to hear the first Whippoorwill of the season. I grew up hearing…
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Mountain Folk Festival, Berea KY
Over the weekend, me and the girls went to Berea, KY to welcome spring-in a way we had never done…
