Sweet Williams
Despite being five generations removed from my Tennessee ancestor, I still grew up learning to use many of those words…
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About Dusky Dark
Yesterday I walked down to the big garden about dusky dark. Our drought like weather has left like a stranger…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Sunflowers
I planted sunflower seeds twice this summer and exactly one came up and grew. It’s blooming now in one of…
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Celebrating Granny and Birthdays
Granny with her 7 great grandchildren (and one on the way), some of their parents, and my brother Steve Granny…
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A Mess of Fried Okra
mess A noun1 A collection or portion, esp of meat, sufficient for a meal.1913 Kephart Our Sthn High 98 I…
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He Is I Am
Today’s post was written by Paul. For years, I played gospel music with Pap and his brother Ray in NC,…
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A Bushel and a Peck
Granny and Tipper (Granny made our matching outfits) I went to White County Extension today and bought 2 packs of…
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At Least Some Rain Arrived
Yesterday we finally got enough rain to thoroughly wet the ground. I’m not sure I’ve ever been so glad to…
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Burnt Run?
In a recent video I said our trip to find Daniel Boone Cornmeal was a burnt run. Several folks commented…
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Mountain Cornfields
Photo courtesy of Western Carolina University Southern Appalachian Digital CollectionsTo see an enlarged version visit this page and click on photo. Mountain…
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Pap Would Have Been 87
Pap, Tipper, and Steve -1970 something at Sherlock’s—a house we rented Today would have been Pap’s 87th birthday had he…
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Ambrosia in the Summer
Last year we celebrated Christmas in July. We enjoyed it so much that we did it again this July. I’ll…
