Thankful November – Baked Acorn Squash
Even though the acorn squash belongs to the “keeper” family of squashes, we ate them from the time they first…
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Train 45
Today’s post was written by Paul. For the second video in this year’s Train Song Series I’m sharing an instrumental…
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Thankful November – Veterans Day
“We mountain people are a product of our history and the beliefs and outlook of our foreparents. We are a…
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Thankful November – Mules
My father had some mules, no horses. In the’ mornin’ he’d curry those mules and then take a great big…
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Thankful November – Deep Roots
In March 1937, we left Tremont for the last time. Pa wrote that we could move to the upper farm…
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Thankful November – Pearten Up
“Pearten up, boy,” Mark said to him, “your mama will think of something to help.” The next morning Fayte left…
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Thankful November 2023 – The Doll Maker
Today’s Thankful November giveaway is a used copy of The Doll Maker written by Harriet Simpson Arnow. The book tells…
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Thankful November – The Almost Perfect Food
“In the mountains, eggs were almost as important to our diet as milk and bread. Our family ate eggs just…
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Silver Ghost
Several years back Paul declared November the Train Month over on the Blind Pig and The Acorn YouTube channel. Today’s post…
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Thankful November – Hard Livin
I was born an’ raised on Hic’ry Knoll ’til I was eight years old. It’uz a hard livin’. I don’t…
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Thankful November – Copperhead Bit
“Granny Jane Watson was bitten on her right hand by a copperhead one summer, when she was scratching potatoes out…
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Thankful November – Rooster Can’t Crow
Rooster Can’t Crow Littlety low,And cocklety coop,The rooster can’t crow,He’s down with the croup. Blickery blust,And slickery sloop,There’s no eggs…
