Over Mountain Men & The Fourth Of July
Most historians agree the Battle Of Kings Mountain in South Carolina was the turning point in the American Revolutionary War….
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Spread the Love
Time for June’s Spread the Love. I’m sending each one of you great commentators at least a bucket full of…
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Clouds, Sisters, Raspberries, & A Screendoor
Clouds White Blue Billow Move Mount On The Dark Side Sky Sisters Silly Sweet Love Hate Forgive Hurry Mom Is…
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Maggie & The Old Mill Pond
Until the mid 1950s folks took their corn, wheat, or rye to a local gristmill to have it ground into…
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Netwest Mountain Poets & Writers
Netwest Mountain Writers and Poets is a non-profit organization which helps facilitate the efforts of writers living in Western NC,…
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Summer Has Arrived In Appalachia
The Summer Solstice was on June 20th. For several days before and after, the Sun seems to stand still. The…
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Pickin & Grinnin In The Kitchen Goes to Peru
In 1913 Daniel Robles wrote a play named El Condor Pasa (The Condor Goes By). The story was set in…
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Run For Your Lives There’s A Monster In The Yard
In the garden flowers are blooming Red White and Blue Peas are Popping Squash & Cucumber are vining But…
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Treasure Hunting in Appalachia
Paul and me on one of our treasure hunting trips up the creek. I don’t know which is worse-my knee…
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That Silvered Haired Daddy Of Mine
Pap is the best father a girl or boy could have and I’m so very thankful he’s the one my…
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My Daddy’s Guitar
Paul and Pap Pap’s first guitar was a Kay-he shared with his brother. Pap thinks it came from a…
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The Way Of Pickin & Grinnin In The Kitchen
*Way– habit, road, course, route, system, track, method, walk, approach, technique, procedure, trail, path, progress. There are many different “ways”….
