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…
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Community Center Singing
Today’s post was written by Paul. Back in late October of 2023, the Martins Creek Community Center held its final…
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Christmas Houses
My memories of the first indications of the coming Christmas was created by our neighbor Lillian Merrifield. Every year she…
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Old Post Cards
Miss Cindy always loved the old postcards I share this time of the year. Several of you have mentioned you…
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Holly, Mistletoe, and Teaberry
Photo courtesy of NC State Extension We have gathered holly and mistletoe for Christmas time, although not for many years….
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Holly Trees for Christmas
I Dream Of Christmas written by Granny Wilson I dream of Christmases of long agoOf trampling home thru cold and snowOf…
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Christmas 2023
We had a wonderful Christmas yesterday. I hope you did too. Our gathering was smaller than usual. Neither my nephew…
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Merry Christmas from Blind Pig and The Acorn 2023
Sending wishes for a very Merry Christmas to each of you from all of us here at Blind Pig and…
