Thankful November Dogs & Winners
In a certain part of the country called Appalachia you will find dogs named Prince or King living in little…
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Thankful November – Brother Harmony
Over the years Pap and his brother made music together as The Wilson Brothers. They sang gospel music in the…
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Thankful November – Running Up and Down the Mountains
“I owe everything that I am to my granny, my great-granny, actually. Her name was Vera MacPherson Forrester. I owe…
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Thankful November – Crushing Mint
From the creek bank, she picked fragrant peppermint plants, stuffing them in a knee-length checkered apron. City folks used it…
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Thankful November – Mountain People
“Warm glow of a lighted window welcomes home a Kentucky mountaineer at day’s end. Hollows throughout the southern Appalachians shelter…
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Thankful November – Black Walnut Banana Bread & Winners
BLACK WALNUT BANANA BREAD Mix vegetable oil, sugar, eggs, and bananas well. Add flour, salt, baking soda, and walnuts and mix…
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Train Series – Folsom Prison Blues
Today’s post was written by Paul. Today I’m sharing another super fun train song with the immensely talented Doyle and…
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Thankful November – Stob of Sassafras
Gib, trailing his father like a shadow everywhere he went, had been up on the mountainside where Mark was cutting…
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Thankful November – Handicrafts
A traveler riding one evening along a country road near Brasstown, North Carolina, saw the sun rays break through the…
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Thankful November – Vocabulary Words & Winners
Jim and I were both pleased when the publishers approved our idea of adding unique Appalachian vocabulary words related to…
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Thankful November – Sayings
Consequences Don’t let your mouth write checks that your rear end can’t cash. Compliments Saying something nice makes the old…
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Thankful November – Beef in Appalachia
For the people of rural Appalachia in yesteryear, beef did not figure prominently in daily diet. While most families owned…
