“Would you look at that rig a coming up the road.”
“Why it ain’t big as nothing.”
Last night’s video: Mountain Path 23 – The Last Chapter.
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What a surprise ending! Not at all what I thought it would be. We were out of town and I had to wait until we got back to listen to the last chapter. It was such a great book even though the ending wasn’t happy. I can’t wait for the next one Friday night!
Please read another book! I am have very low vision and ypur voice and comments are so much better than audio books. I have listened to Mountain Pathj 3 times already. I wAs raised in a coal camp in WV in the 50’s and never miss anything you say.
I enjoy hearing some of the old mountains saying. Some I grew up hearing and saying myself, some I’ve heard a little differently and some I’ve heard for the first time, thanks to you Tipper. Thank you for keeping the Appalachian Mountain language alive as you’re Celebrating Appalachia with us all.
Tipper, I enjoyed listening to your readings of Mountain Path. It sure was interesting and I love the way Harriett Arnow describes life so vividly. I love the way she described the Appalachian children, the teacher, and the good people in her book. It sure did have a sad ending though. I will be looking forward to hearing you read the next book! I know it will be a good one, with you doing the picking! Thanks for all the thoughtful things you do Tipper. You and your family are precious.
I loved you reading of Mountain Path! Can’t wait to start the next book with you!! Thank you, Tipper!!
I agree with all the comments. And I loved your reading Mt Path although it had a sad ending. Being kept inside recently I’ve really looked forward to each chapter. I can’t wait for the next one. As I said in the last comment, I now not only start my day with you but end it with You Tube of you and your family regularly. Thanks for all you do.
I love our old sayings maybe better than any other part of my heritage. Sis and I discuss just that occasionally. She told me yesterday she had advised her granddaughter she was “rough as pig iron.” This prompted a discussion that included other family members. One thought it was what you scraped the hair off of a pig
I grew up hearing “rough as a cob.”
A pig iron is was you use to smooth a wrinkled pig!
Heard that, said that!
Have you heard “a big bunch of nothing”?
Can’t find the proper place for this, but I have listened along as you read “Mountain Path” and last night’s chapter was a complete surprise ending. So sad to know that Chris died and Louisa will be
leaving the people she came to know and love. Thank you for sharing this wonderful story with us.
Angie-So glad you enjoyed the book!
I love it, our language is wonderful! Ain’t big as nothin, heart all my life! And how about cute as a speckled pup!
You did it again, made me recall one of Dad’s sayings that is. About something little he would say, “no bigger than a warshin’ of soap.” I never have known just how big, or rather little, that was.
I heard the “no bigger than nothing” to but never stopped to really think about it. When you get right down to it, that’s kinda saying it don’t exist. Unless “nothing” is big enough to be “something”?
That reminds me of the “smart cars”. When I see one I wonder about the “smarts” of the driver.
I have never heard “it’s as big as nothing”, but I like it! That will be a phrase that I will start using!
Donna. : )
I could hear it said as big as nothing or as big as a minute or as big as a minner.