Blind Pig & The Acorn

January the 23 the 1870

2010-02-09T10:22:23-05:00

` Several months ago, Peggy P. asked me if I'd be interested in reading a letter that had been handed down through her family. It seemed to have been written to folks who lived in my county near the town...

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Canning Sausage

2010-02-08T11:26:21-05:00

I love my Ball Blue Book of Preserving-its full of canning and preserving advice-on everything from blackberries to clams. This is what the book has to say about canning Pork Sausage: "Shape ground pork in to patties or 3 to...

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Hard Times Come Again No More

2010-02-05T15:57:23-05:00

Hard Times Come Again No More was written by Stephen Foster in 1855. Since Foster was a songwriter by trade I'm sure the song was composed with monetary gain in mind-however-I've read it was also penned cause the words directly...

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Firewood

2010-02-03T12:12:44-05:00

Firewood By Keith Jones With central heating or even today’s highly-efficient wood heaters, few people now appreciate the sheer volume of wood it took to keep a pioneer mountain household in operation, and the often-backbreaking labor needed to procure it....

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Spreading The Love For January

2010-02-01T14:07:30-05:00

Time to Spread the Love for the month of January. You've went along with me as I bemoaned the cold, killed hogs with Keith Jones, made my debut radio appearance, rendered lard with Pap and Granny, made a might fine...

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Burning Firewood

2010-01-31T09:32:03-05:00

The Farmer's Almanac predicted this would be a harsh winter-and so far it seems they've been right. Parts of the country barely get dug out before the next winter storm arrives on their doorstep. We've lived in our house a...

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Civil War Letters 5

2010-01-27T14:16:09-05:00

It's been a while since we checked in with W.C. Penland. If you need to be refreshed on his previous letters-click on Civil War Letters. Greasy Cove Tennessee Washington County March the 2nd 1863 Dear Father I seat myself to...

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Appalachian Writers

2010-01-27T12:39:46-05:00

I'd like to introduce you to Peggy Poe Stern-have you ever heard of her? I've only known her a few months-I believe she may be one of the best kept secrets of Western NC. I stumbled onto Peggy's website one...

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The Wild Man of Cataloochee

2010-01-25T12:21:52-05:00

Early 80's Cataloochee Ever heard of The Wild Man of Cataloochee? His real name was Arley Phillips. Arley was a legend in Haywood County, NC and beyond. He died almost 2 weeks ago-he was 77 years old. Quote from article...

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Humor At Hog Slaughtering Time

2010-01-23T12:32:37-05:00

In the first post about hog slaughtering-I shared my funny story of being chased home by 2 big pigs. In Keith Jones' guest post Hog Killin Day, he described a comical incident about his Uncle Blueford. After that-it seemed I...

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