Blind Pig & The Acorn in 2024
Every January I study on what I’d like to accomplish on the Blind Pig and The Acorn in the coming…
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Update on Granny & Old Photos
Tipper, Granny, Paul about 1984 A few weeks ago one of Granny’s nephews brought her some old photos he found…
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Ever Heard Tell of the Mill Game?
Lois left the following comment: “Tipper or any other readers out there, does anyone remember a children’s number-guessing game played…
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Blind Pig and The Acorn – 2023 in Review
Every January I take a look back at what I’ve written during the course of the previous year. I’m always…
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Snacking on Cornbread
“I was raised on and still love Cornbread and milk and many times this constituted the whole meal. I prefer…
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Draw Me Nearer
There are many gospel songs that make me think of Pap. “Draw Me Nearer” written by Fanny Crosby is certainly…
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Overheard
“Did you know this is leap year? I’ve been meaning to tell you, you could ask that boy to marry…
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Putting up the Woodstove
I have a lot of pleasant memories of Daddy putting up the stove and pipe just before cold weather. I…
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Mother’s Child
Today’s guest post was written by Ed Ammons. Sometime in the past you posted about the naming of children. We…
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Frozen Waters
Photo from Southern Appalachian Digital Collections – Berlin Thomasson on a frozen Tuckasegee River in Bryson City The river used…
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RIP Peggy Lambert September 5, 1935 – December 4, 2023
A few weeks back Ed Ammons let me know Peggy Lambert passed away. For many years she was a faithful…
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Happy New Year 2024
All of us here at Blind Pig and The Acorn sincerely hope the new year of 2024 is exactly what…
