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…
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July 16, 2023
Today is Pap’s birthday. If he was living he’d be 86 years old. While I think about Pap often, there…
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Riddle 45
I’m sharing another riddle from “Way Down Yonder on Troublesome Creek Appalachian Riddles & Rusties” by James Still. There’s a…
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The Jewels of Summer
Our tomatoes are coming in like crazy for us, especially the tommy-toes. If you’re unfamiliar with that type of tomato…
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Corn & Watermelon Memories
The Deer Hunter enjoying a piece of watermelon When I was an early teen, I’d often go stay with my…
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Fish Ponds
Photo courtesy of Western Carolina University Southern Appalachian Digital CollectionsTo see an enlarged version visit this page and click on photo….
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My Life in Appalachia – Almost 2 Limits of Fish
The Deer Hunter, Chatter, and Austin have been doing a lot of fishing lately. I’m happy to say that means…
