Performers & Full Time Jobs
Back in the fall Doug Preston sent me the link to a Morris Brothers video. You might remember Paul mentioned…
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First Planting of 2024
Parsnip seeds A few weeks ago we planted our first seeds indoors under grow lights. Most of them are up…
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Log Cabin and String Quilt
Photo courtesy of Western Carolina University Southern Appalachian Digital CollectionsTo see an enlarged version visit this page and click on photo. Quilt: Log…
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The BEST Pumpkin Bread
The cookbook Jim Casada and I published is filled with favorite recipes from his family and my family. While we’re…
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Pap & Granny Duets
Today’s post was written by Paul. The songs I’m sharing today from a cassette tape aren’t quite as practiced as…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Lamb & Baby
Ray Mann was a Brasstown Carver for decades. His wife was from the Hall family, many of whom were also…
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February in Pigeon Roost 5
The 1974 Winter Edition of the Foxfire Magazine contains a compilation of newspaper articles written by Harvey Miller. At the…
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Giving Things Away
Granny and her cousin Emma Kate “I always kept a quilt on hand, and then when I’d set down to…
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Valentines & Love
At the Blind Pig house we’ve never celebrated Valentines Day very much. There’s been the occasional candy, card, meal, or…
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Giving Sugar
Chitter (Katie) and Chatter (Corie) sugar noun 1 A Kiss, visibly demonstrated affection, especially given by a child to an…
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Sorghum Syrup Memories
Chitter skimming sorghum syrup Burnette Farm Haywood County NC I grew up on Sand Mountain. Born in 1884, I was…
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Don’t Let Your Sweet Love Die
Today’s post was written by Paul. I decided to upload some songs that Pap and I recorded on cassette tapes…
