Gomming With Mud
Since cooler weather has arrived in Appalachia-the girls have been enjoying one of their favorite pastimes-gomming in the mud. All…
-
-
A Lad And His Boat
Papaw Wade and Paul Pap’s father, Wade, was an old time Baptist Preacher. Pap heard him tell a story about a lad…
-
Afraid In The Moonlight
Pap wearing overalls with his family. When Pap was about 9 years old, he had a favorite hideout. Up the ridge…
-
Granny’s Pear Preserves
Summer has supplied a bumper crop of pears in our area. Thankfully-I had access to more than a few. Granny’s…
-
Spreading Love To The Acorns
It’s time for September’s Spread the Love-and time to thank all you wonderful commenters who make the Blind Pig a…
-
Making Hay While The Sun Shines
Over the past week, I’ve noticed folks working up their second cutting of hay. Getting in that last little bit…
-
Early One Morning
Pam and Tipper – Senior Prom Pap and Granny showered my bothers and me with unconditional love and were always…
-
Twelve Years Ago
Once upon a time The Deer Hunter and I thought we had it all figured out. Twelve years ago today-that all…
-
In the Pines
Over the weekend, I looked out my window and saw the Three Indian Princesses in the back yard. I grabbed…
-
Rock Of Ages
Chatter and Chitter were about 5 years old when they first became enamored with rocks. After a friend gave them…
-
Grannyisms
If you look at the top of this page-you’ll see Grannyisms-this link takes you to a page where I’m collecting…
-
The Delmore Brothers
Paul and Pap’s repertoire includes many songs written by the The Delmore Brothers. The Brothers are among Pap’s all time…
