Speak like an Appalachian
Native Appalachians have a distinct accent. Many of the words used in the Appalachian culture are brought over with the…
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The Fields of Home
The fields of home, this is the only one we use now. Times are different than when I was a…
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Play the Name Game
Names can be funny. Who hasn’t felt sorry for the guy in high school named Harry Pitts (hope that wasn’t…
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Semper Fi
Pap the Marine Every time I visit the VA Hospital in Otteen, I am amazed by the incredible staff. The…
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Finally Spreading the Love
Hooray! We are home!! The bleeding stopped! Pap is feeling much better. The only bad news-the Docs didn’t find where…
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Bump in the Road
I have hit a bump in the road. Yesterday, I had big plans to draw the first winner out of…
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The Wrong Kind of Homework
Homework has always been a struggle for Chatter and Chitter-but this first year of middle school has really been hard….
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Spread the Love
I can’t believe I have actually blogged for a month. Well, not exactly, but almost. Only seven days left until…
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Resurrection Day
Chatter and her great great aunt Hazel This is my Great Aunt Hazel sitting with Chatter. She will be 81…
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Spring Has Sprung
Spring is here I see the signs everywhere. I called on a few mountain folk to see what harbingers of…
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Guitar Pickers
Del McCoury has a song “Nashville Cats” about the abundance of guitar pickers in Nashville. When I was growing up…
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Chittter & Chatter
Chitter & Chatter are my girls. They are cloggers …
