“Your mistake was letting him know what was in your mind. My mistake was thinking I had the measure of him.”
Tipper
Overheard: snippets of conversation I overhear in Southern Appalachia
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Come cook with me!
MOUNTAIN FLAVORS – TRADITIONAL APPALACHIAN COOKING
Location: John C. Campbell Folk School – Brasstown, NC
Date: Sunday, June 23 – Saturday, June 29, 2019
Instructors: Carolyn Anderson, Tipper Pressley
Experience the traditional Appalachian method of cooking, putting up, and preserving the bounty from nature’s garden. Receive hands-on training to make and process a variety of jellies, jams, and pickles for winter eating. You’ll also learn the importance of dessert in Appalachian culture and discover how to easily make the fanciest of traditional cakes. Completing this week of cultural foods, a day of bread making will produce biscuits and cornbread. All levels welcome.
Along with all that goodness Carolyn and I have planned a couple of field trips to allow students to see how local folks produce food for their families. The Folk School offers scholarships you can go here to find out more about them. For the rest of the class details go here.
Intriguing!
Is “in your mind” and “on your mind” the same thing?
Seems like I remember “the measure of a man” being used.
This is a new one for me. The measure of a man. Flows off the tongue. Thanks.
I hear have heard my Mother say she had the measure of someone. Sometimes that meant bad and other times it was a good thing.
I have made both of those mistakes, though not – I think – about the same person. I am not secretive by nature and tend to think saying more is better about some subjects, thereby saying too much.
Sounds like profound wisdom to me, clear and to the point! I haven’t heard measure in quite a while, it’s very descriptive.
I see rough sailing in the days ahead for ” Him ” especially if them’s females talking.