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Cornbread & Storytelling
Cornbread is the quintessential bread of Appalachia. Although batter recipes vary, the key to making traditional cornbread is to use…
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The Blind Pig Boogie
Today’s post was written by Paul. Several weeks back, I uploaded a video from the year 2000 of…
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The Time For Putting Up
put up verb phrase To put away, store.1969 DARE FW Addit (KY) = to store, put away, or put in storage as…
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Some Things Are Meant To Keep
Now my grandfather also had an English bulldog named Buddy. Buddy was his constant companion in the way…
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Celebrating Appalachia Turned 6
Our YouTube channel Celebrating Appalachia turned six in the month of July. We’ve learned a lot during that…
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56 Years Ago Today
Granny and Tipper August 1970 I’m 56 years young today. It’s the first birthday I’ve ever spent without…
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Dark Cornfields
In ag class about 1959 one of my classmates made the statement, “If you want to walk through…
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Flower Butter
I’ve eaten butter mixed with honey, syrup, and jelly all my life. I’ve also eaten it mixed with…
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Lightnin’ Road
Today’s post was written by Paul. I’ve been sharing a series of videos I filmed with Rob Tiger…
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Planting by the Signs for August 2026
Our garden is still going strong, although I know this is the month it will start failing. The…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 196
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words…
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Update on Tom Tricken Tracken
A year or so ago Karen shared a childhood rhyme with me. Here’s what she said: When I…
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The Year of the Cucumber
Our cucumbers have produced so much this year that we can hardly keep them picked. Even with daily…
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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.