Today I’m sharing the first of the Thankful November winners for this year.
Live To Never Die cd winners
Paula who said: “I always look forward to the November giveaways. It forces me to make comments which I don’t often do. I have thoughts about the daily blogs but they don’t seem to make it to my typing fingers. Thanks for showing appreciation to your supporters.”
Ron Gosselin who said: “What a video! Who is the little girl with the doll? I already have the “Live to Never Die” so if I win this wonderful.CD I will gift it to a friend who loves “Hickory Stand” and the music of the Wilson Brothers. That you for the post!”
Celebrating Southern Appalachian Food winner
Fred who said: “I grew up in the Appalachian foothills of Ohio. We used to always eat cornbread, mush, fried mush, cornmeal pancakes, cornmeal waffles. We lived in the middle of several fields and used to glean them and grind our own. My grandma used to always go to the mill in the fall to get “new cornmeal” I don’t know if it tasted different but she thought it did.”
It’s Not My Mountain Anymore winner
KatSC who said: “That’s gotta be a good book!!”
Dorie Woman of the Mountains winner
Christine J. who said: “The only Buckeyes I’ve ever seen were the ones we ate in Ohio while visiting some family. Chocolate peanut butter balls but only 3/4 covered in chocolate so the brown of the PB can be seen. I was told that’s what makes them look like real Buckeyes. We always called them Peanut Butter Balls in WV, but we did completely cover the PB mixture in chocolate. Oh can’t forget the Ohio Buckeyes high school football team.”
Foxfire 4 winner
Charlotte B who said: “I have a shovel with a handle my Grandpa whittled. The tree he used was crooked, but it a treasure to me. Harder work but slower times.”
Letters to Lori – The Family History and Stories of Opal Corn Myers winner
Aaran who said: “I grew up with the catalogues as well. At some point unknown to me (probably once they were obsolete) they were taped up, then piled in a chair to boost short children like me. I think relatives on both sides of the family did this, so I thought it was common.”
DVD Sing Behind the Plow: John C. Campbell Folk School winner
Kimberly Fahlbeck who said: “Thank you, Tipper, for yet another great article. I would love to listen to and share this DVD.”
Take Two & Butter ‘Em While They’re Hot! winner
Harry Adams who said: “All the comments were interesting on the subject of hominy. My wife and I have always liked the canned hominy. I decided to make it myself and used the baking soda method. It was good but not as good as the bought. I then decided to make it in a washpot the old way. I grew hickory king corn and shelled the corn after it was dry. Wife was sent to get me lye as I didn’t have enough woodashes or wanted to mess with them. Evidently the drug trade has made lye a restricted material. The one store that would sell her lye required her to sign and know what she was using it for. The process was fun. I was small when Mother used a washpot to wash clothes so I was very impressed on how easy it was to get water hot with a very small fire. The hominy was as good as the baking soda, but not as good as the bought. We canned the excess hominy and ate it over the next 3 or 4 years. I think there was about 2 dozen quarts. During the process I thought about the chemistry baking soda- sodium carbonate, lye- sodium hydroxide and wood ash calcium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide. If I do it again I’ll use wood ash. How do they make the bought so white? Bleach?”
Winners send your mailing address to me at blindpigandtheacorn@gmail.com and I will get your book, dvd, or cd on the way.
Today’s Thankful November giveaway is a copy of Letters to Lori The Family History and Stories of Opal Corn Myers written by Barbara League. To be entered in the giveaway leave a comment on this post. Giveaway ends November 18, 2026.
Many of you listened to me read the book about Opal. It’s one of my all time favorite books about the mountains of Appalachia. Go here to hear the readings and you can purchase the book here.
Last night’s video: I Guess I’ll Faint – From My Highest Hill 15.
Tipper
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Congratulations everybody, God bless you and keep you in Jesus name
Congratulations to all lucky winners! We have a skiff of snow this morning. It’s covering rooftops and the leaves in the woods. It is beautiful…and cold. I hope everyone has a glorious day!!
Whenever you write about Opal, it’s a treasured read.
Congratulations to all the winners! It’s so wonderful of you to do this, Tipper! It’s a frosty cold morning here- current temp is 20. Good day for a fire in the woodstove. I pray you all have a blessed day!
yes congrats to the winners. I’ll toss my hat in the ring again to see if I might snag a prize on this next go around. aleays love old timey stories.
Congratulations!!
Letters to Lori is a wonderful book! I am so glad you read it on your YouTube channel!! I so enjoyed it! I felt as if I were sitting right there listening to Ms Opal tell the stories of her life. I think it is a must read!
Congratulations to all the winners. We are all winners as subscribers to this blog and This family’s YouTube channels.
Congratulations to each winner ! Well, I’m thinking as if winter has come suddenly with the quick and hard change from mild to bitter. But by the calendar it is not supposed to be. Time to start layering up. Tipper, I discovered that a very few of the carrots I planted back in early October actually did come up, also a few dill. Have a few volunteer cilantro. Picked all the green tomatoes yesterday and most all of the peppers. But we didn’t get frost here last night. Have some pretty lettuce, about my only rel success for a fall garden.
Congratulations to the winners!
What fun!!!! Congratulations to the winners of all these thoughtful gifts♡ Tipper, it’s so kind of you, first to share, then to gift. You give me a gift each morning. First with your blog then the comments shared by this beautiful community you’ve brought together. Acorns, if I could, I’d like to ask a couple of prayers from you. My granddaughter and great granddaughter are in a place where a person who should be stepping up and being supportive in every way is failing greatly. I’m watching the overwhelming stress just drain my granddaughter. I’m doing my best to help in anyway I can but I know how great our power is when we come together. Also, the news from my recent scan wasn’t all that great. I’ll know more and if the plan of action is going to switch up when I go for chemo on Tuesday. I woke up to a gorgeous sunrise this morning and will be picking up my bestie around 8:30 for our weekly breakfast and several hours long visit. Much to look forward to as this day unfolds. My prayers and blessings to all out there in Acorn land as well as those that they’ve requested prayers for♡
I’m so sorry! I will pray for them and keep holding you in prayer!!
Congratulations to all who won!!!
Almost freezing in North Cherokee County GA this morning. We will be at freezing Sunday morning.
Wishing everyone a good weekend.
Letters to Lori is a book that I would enjoy.
Good morning Tipper and Acorns. Congrats to the winners. TY for last night reading video. I especially enjoy your thoughts and insights afterwards. I keep everyone here and up Wilson Holler in my thoughts and prayers. TY for keeping Ed, Ann and me in yours. There is a lot going on, but Praising GOD in everything. It is all HIS plan. Love ya.
So happy for all the lucky winners. Thanks to Tipper and family for all the hard work you do to keep our heritage alive. Being thankful for God’s many blessings is a great way to start each day. And a good cup of coffee to warm your hands!
My wife tried to watch every time you read that book. She enjoyed it so much I ordered it from you last year and gave it to her for Christmas. Thank you for getting the order to us so quickly.
Congratulations winners!!
Tipper, you and your family are so kind and thoughtful to do this.
I so enjoyed your reading of Letters to Lori—I looked forward to each Friday reading and was sad when the letters ended. Afterward I checked the you tube interview of Opal. Reminded me of my great grandmother I remember from Poplar Bluff, MO.
Thank you again for Corie’s carrot salad recipe.
It’s very interesting and nostalgic to read the growing up experiences and daily life of the blog readers. This year I visited Scotland to learn more about my Scots-Irish ancestry and next year I will visit Ireland. We are definitely a hardy people.
Congratulations to all the winners! Love and hugs to all the Pressleys!
Congratulations to all the winners!!! I awoke to cold and a bit of blowing snow-right on course for mid November here in southwest Va a stone’s throw to Mt. Rogers. I guess I will see how my tomatoes are doing out there under the porch cover later when it gets light. Going to look for my snow cover for the truck windshield and side mirrors too. Just shake them off and roll! Have a blessed and warm day everybody!
Congratulations to all the winners.
Congratulations to all the winners! Tipper is so gracious to do this each year for everyone. I enjoyed seeing the comments, again, of each winner! What a wonderful community here!
I can hardly wait to talk to our 15 year old twin granddaughters today. They went to their first dance last night. Whew doggies they looked so beautiful They are homeschooled and belong to a co-op that have some of the same opportunities as the local public school. I told their momma it wasn’t safe for such perdy to be out of the house. Her response,”I’ve just cried all evening because they’ve just grown up so fast”. . .I didn’t have the heart to tell her that never goes away. Ever time I look at our children, and grandchildren, I think the same and usually have that same reaction.
God bless all y’all! May you find many blessings in your day! God is good!
Debbie look back to yesterday’s comments, you had the right Randy. I don’t think of myself as being worthy or deserving of your kind words. Saying you had me confused with someone else was just my humorous way of saying that. I do appreciate your kind words.