Appalachian Vocabulary Test 167
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words and phrases….
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How Hot is it?
It has been hot in Brasstown! Seems like only yesterday I was wondering when summer and hot weather would ever…
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5 Things
1. Granny and Pap’s house has three bedrooms—just like our’s. Since I was the only girl I got to have…
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From the Archives: Summertime in Appalachia
July 30, 2017 It’s summertime in Southern Appalachia. The sun is beating down like the oven door has been left…
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Preacher Beans
Over the weekend we had our first mess of green beans from the garden. They were so good! We picked…
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Job’s God is True
After Pap died Paul learned and sung the song “Job’s God is True.” It’s a song that means a lot…
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Home in Appalachia
There’s nothing that compares with “home in Appalachia”. Even with the coyotes a hollering in my mountains, I still feel…
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Scaring the Birds Away
Mom-Mom’s next door neighbors had a big early apple tree that we called summer apples. Pop-Pop had a sour and…
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Planting Hostas from Seeds
Thanks to the generosity of my aunt I have a ton of hostas. They are one of my favorite flowers….
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Volunteers in the Garden
Volunteer cabbage plant volunteerA nounOften used attributively: an unsown plant or crop of vegetables or grain that comes up from…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – The Beauty of Summer Up Close
If you watch the girls’ videos you’ve likely seen Chitter’s truck. It’s a 1986 Chevrolet Custom Deluxe. She’s crazy about…
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What Does Grabbling Potatoes Mean?
grab, grabble, gravel verbTo dig up with the hands, esp a potato early in the season, and smooth back the dirt around the…