Happy Mother’s Day from Appalachia – 2024
Granny and Tipper Happy Mother’s Day to all the Mothers who read the Blind Pig and The Acorn. Your families…
She Walked in Beauty
She walked in beauty thru this world,From her earliest time as just a girl. Her sweet grace and…
Memories of Grandma
My Grandma Della Carter Stephens Bruce (she was married twice) was only about 5 foot 4 inches or…
Wart Doctors
There were many experts who could get rid of warts on the hands. How these warts were formed…
Appalachia Through My Eyes – May Flies & Footlogs
Yesterday I spent time with a little boy who knows about may flies and footlogs. Needless to say…
Checking on the Garden
Bloodroot Leaves In between the rain showers yesterday I took a quick walk around the gardens. I can…
My Favorite Spring Recipe
For The Deer Hunter’s birthday last week I made a pot of soup beans, soupy taters, side meat,…
Bay of Fundy
It has been so nice to have Granny home. It’s been pretty nice to sleep in my own…
Barefooted in May
Chitter barefooted at Pap’s big garden May is the month you start going barefooted and stop eating squirrel…
Hancher?
A few weeks ago Dollie Adkins left the following comment. This doesn’t concern this post but I was…
Planting by the Signs for May 2024
On one of my trips home from the hospital I desperately wanted to be outside. That day we…
Granny is Home!!
Granny was discharged from the hospital yesterday. We are all so happy—of course the person most thrilled is…
New Blackberry Blooms
Most anytime the earth gets disturbed around our house blackberry briars spring forth. Winter before last we had…
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ABOUT TIPPER
There are tons of things I could tell you about myself, but all you really need to know is I’m crazy in love with my home in Appalachia-the people, the food, the music, the colorful language, the sustainable lifestyle, the history, the soaring mountains, and the deep dark hollers. I hope you’ll join me as I do my best to celebrate and preserve Appalachia.
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