Old Videos and Soothing Harmony
Pap and Paul One of the most soothing sounds I’ve ever heard is people singing two part harmony. Most folks…
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Riddle 46
I’m sharing another riddle from “Way Down Yonder on Troublesome Creek Appalachian Riddles & Rusties” by James Still. Which side…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 169
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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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Gobs of Elderberries
Ages ago Miss Cindy taught me about the wonderful medicinal properties of elderberry. I was so excited when I discovered…
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RIP Larry Wayne Griffith – March 14, 1948 – March 29, 2023
Longtime Blind Pig reader Larry Griffith passed away back in March. He had been fighting cancer for a good long…
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Mystery Bean
Thanks to the generosity of Debbie at Bryson Farm Supply we got to try several old heirloom varieties this year…
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Fall of the Year and Apples
Fall of the year is all about apples in southern Appalachia…well there’s some pumpkins too, but apples play such a…
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Hank’s Still 29
Today’s post was written by Paul. Hank Williams Sr. In early August, I was watching random music on YouTube, when…
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Work and Play
When I was growing up, it seemed like our chores were endless with not much time to play. After breakfast,…
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Granny’s Flowers
Granny’s little garden didn’t produce much of nothing this summer. I’ve never seen the garden do so poorly. I find…
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Where I Come From
Today’s guest post was written by Don Casada. Where I come from Its dragonflies and flutterbiesAnd rabbits on the run;Regal…
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September in Pigeon Roost 5
A chinquapin The 1974 Winter Edition of the Foxfire Magazine contains a compilation of newspaper articles written by Harvey Miller. At the…
