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…
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Thankful November – Veterans Day
“My uncle Carl was a medic in World War II, he served in Italy, he was gone from home 37…
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Train Series – Take that Night Train to Memphis
Today’s post was written by Paul. I had never sung this train song before, but I’m glad that Doyle suggested…
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Thankful November – Cookbooks & Winners
A big thank you to everyone who has been participating in this year’s Thankful November. I have really enjoyed the…
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Thankful Thanksgiving – Possum and Bear
Possum and Bear Though her house was a fixer-upper,The possum invited the bear to supper.She laid her table with Queen…
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Thankful November – Wild Meat
“Since most early families had hogs, it was not really essential for them to hunt wild game. Many did, however—to…
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Thankful November – Fattening Hogs
Sometime in late May, when the plantain weeds were tall enough to pull for pig feed, Dad handed my brothers…
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Thankful November – Helping Neighbors
Our independence it tempered by our basic belief in neighborliness and hospitality. Survival on the frontier sometimes required people to…
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Thankful November – Butterbeans to Blackberries
“In my family we have a ritual dinner served in the heart of every summer, though I never thought of…
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Train Series – Mystery Train
Today’s post was written by Paul. If you watched the video that I uploaded three weeks ago, where I discussed…
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Thankful November – Grandma Walks the Appalachian Trail
“Emma trudged on, as May wound down, through lonely woods. She sucked on bouillon cubes as she hiked, and found…
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Thankful November 2024
There have been many blessings this year and we are thankful for all of them—especially the two newest members of…
