tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1563888 2012-05-24T04:00:00-04:00 Celebrating and Preserving the Culture of Appalachia. TypePad BlindPigTheAcornhttp://feedburner.google.com tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ffe2ad388330168ebb8152e970c 2012-05-24T04:00:00-04:00 2012-05-24T06:57:16-04:00 Tipper For the last few years, the girls and I have been in charge of making a scarecrow for Pap's big garden. Since Steve's house is closest to the garden, he's in charge of crow patrol-but he can't be on duty...<br/> <br/> (Please-click on the title to continue reading-thank you!)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=gubmKY9mgwQ:9loysTy9g4o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=gubmKY9mgwQ:9loysTy9g4o:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=gubmKY9mgwQ:9loysTy9g4o:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?i=gubmKY9mgwQ:9loysTy9g4o:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=gubmKY9mgwQ:9loysTy9g4o:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlindPigTheAcorn/~4/gubmKY9mgwQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.blindpigandtheacorn.com/blind_pig_the_acorn/2012/05/how-to-make-a-scarecrow.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ffe2ad388330168ea2c9531970c 2012-05-23T04:00:00-04:00 2012-05-22T17:30:00-04:00 Tipper *When planting beans press the soil with boot for good luck. *Plant beans in the middle of the day for a better yield. *Beans planted on dark nights will grow the best crops. *Plant beans early in the morning if...<br/> <br/> (Please-click on the title to continue reading-thank you!)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=5GY4O6x4ijU:dfDfgJavnZY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=5GY4O6x4ijU:dfDfgJavnZY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=5GY4O6x4ijU:dfDfgJavnZY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?i=5GY4O6x4ijU:dfDfgJavnZY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=5GY4O6x4ijU:dfDfgJavnZY:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlindPigTheAcorn/~4/5GY4O6x4ijU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.blindpigandtheacorn.com/blind_pig_the_acorn/2012/05/appalachia-through-my-eyes-bean-planting-folklore.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ffe2ad388330168e7df2c97970c 2012-05-22T04:00:00-04:00 2012-05-22T06:37:43-04:00 Tipper Little Bessie is a traditional song, no one knows for sure who wrote it. As with many old songs-the words and verses in Little Bessie change depending on who's performing it. There's an interesting thread of comments about the song...<br/> <br/> (Please-click on the title to continue reading-thank you!)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=XdqBaOReFDg:f6MlYQwd7zo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=XdqBaOReFDg:f6MlYQwd7zo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=XdqBaOReFDg:f6MlYQwd7zo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?i=XdqBaOReFDg:f6MlYQwd7zo:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=XdqBaOReFDg:f6MlYQwd7zo:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlindPigTheAcorn/~4/XdqBaOReFDg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.blindpigandtheacorn.com/blind_pig_the_acorn/2012/05/little-bessie.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ffe2ad388330168eba3fdae970c 2012-05-21T04:00:00-04:00 2012-05-21T09:37:44-04:00 Tipper Today's guest post was written by Ed Ammons. If you missed his first post on his childhood home place-you can go here to read it: Life On Wiggins Creek. The Old Home Place was in a little valley known as...<br/> <br/> (Please-click on the title to continue reading-thank you!)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=cVtCMuZT1Zs:vUc2CkxH7NM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=cVtCMuZT1Zs:vUc2CkxH7NM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=cVtCMuZT1Zs:vUc2CkxH7NM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?i=cVtCMuZT1Zs:vUc2CkxH7NM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=cVtCMuZT1Zs:vUc2CkxH7NM:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlindPigTheAcorn/~4/cVtCMuZT1Zs" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.blindpigandtheacorn.com/blind_pig_the_acorn/2012/05/the-home-place.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ffe2ad388330168eb9eb72f970c 2012-05-20T04:00:00-04:00 2012-05-19T19:48:34-04:00 Tipper She combed her hair a hundred strokes every night before going to bed. The brown reminded me of a river as it washed over her back and ended somewhere below her waist. Every once in a while she'd take the...<br/> <br/> (Please-click on the title to continue reading-thank you!)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=bEDhxs-kiPg:rdx67h7eko0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=bEDhxs-kiPg:rdx67h7eko0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=bEDhxs-kiPg:rdx67h7eko0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?i=bEDhxs-kiPg:rdx67h7eko0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=bEDhxs-kiPg:rdx67h7eko0:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlindPigTheAcorn/~4/bEDhxs-kiPg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.blindpigandtheacorn.com/blind_pig_the_acorn/2012/05/appalachia-through-my-eyes-hair-for-the-birds-and-fairies.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ffe2ad388330163059624ca970d 2012-05-19T04:00:00-04:00 2012-05-19T07:24:25-04:00 Tipper I had never tasted Buttermilk Pie before my cooking class last week, but I came away knowing the recipe would be one I would use again and again. Buttermilk Pie is considered a southern recipe. Ingredients 3 eggs 1 cup...<br/> <br/> (Please-click on the title to continue reading-thank you!)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=9H5yU2VXYI8:HMgjDDRBIJU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=9H5yU2VXYI8:HMgjDDRBIJU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=9H5yU2VXYI8:HMgjDDRBIJU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?i=9H5yU2VXYI8:HMgjDDRBIJU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=9H5yU2VXYI8:HMgjDDRBIJU:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlindPigTheAcorn/~4/9H5yU2VXYI8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.blindpigandtheacorn.com/blind_pig_the_acorn/2012/05/buttermilk-pie.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ffe2ad3883301676689f6e1970b 2012-05-18T04:00:00-04:00 2012-05-17T20:23:14-04:00 Tipper One of our favorite tv shows is House Hunters on HGTV. We enjoy seeing how people live in different parts of the country-and the international version of the show almost always makes me realize how good we have it in...<br/> <br/> (Please-click on the title to continue reading-thank you!)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=pjgJuQLFCHc:h1WsV7oXK6o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=pjgJuQLFCHc:h1WsV7oXK6o:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=pjgJuQLFCHc:h1WsV7oXK6o:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?i=pjgJuQLFCHc:h1WsV7oXK6o:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=pjgJuQLFCHc:h1WsV7oXK6o:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlindPigTheAcorn/~4/pjgJuQLFCHc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.blindpigandtheacorn.com/blind_pig_the_acorn/2012/05/appalachia-through-my-eyes-woody-frankum-ceilings.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ffe2ad38833016305962222970d 2012-05-17T04:00:00-04:00 2012-05-24T09:21:06-04:00 Tipper Time for this month's Appalachian Vocabulary Test-take it and see how you do. Turn about Top out Throw down Talk hard Toddick Turn about: to take turns. "Now you kids take it turn about or I'm going to put that...<br/> <br/> (Please-click on the title to continue reading-thank you!)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=WF7nFim4zi8:m2taV-rwE8I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=WF7nFim4zi8:m2taV-rwE8I:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=WF7nFim4zi8:m2taV-rwE8I:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?i=WF7nFim4zi8:m2taV-rwE8I:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=WF7nFim4zi8:m2taV-rwE8I:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlindPigTheAcorn/~4/WF7nFim4zi8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.blindpigandtheacorn.com/blind_pig_the_acorn/2012/05/appalachian-vocabulary-test-42.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ffe2ad388330163058fcdc8970d 2012-05-16T02:00:00-04:00 2012-05-16T06:38:53-04:00 Tipper There's smart people in Appalachia. The photo above is a good example. The group is from our local Community College. Some are born and raised Appalachians some came to Appalachia later in life, some are old some are young, some...<br/> <br/> (Please-click on the title to continue reading-thank you!)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=I5YWP3S7rTw:NoS9KjW2c3U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=I5YWP3S7rTw:NoS9KjW2c3U:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=I5YWP3S7rTw:NoS9KjW2c3U:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?i=I5YWP3S7rTw:NoS9KjW2c3U:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=I5YWP3S7rTw:NoS9KjW2c3U:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlindPigTheAcorn/~4/I5YWP3S7rTw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.blindpigandtheacorn.com/blind_pig_the_acorn/2012/05/appalachia-through-my-eyes-college-in-appalachia.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ffe2ad388330167667dd8b8970b 2012-05-15T04:00:00-04:00 2012-05-14T16:03:28-04:00 Tipper A few weeks ago, Lewis Kearney sent me this post in an email. He has graciously allowed me to share it with you. ----------------------- After reading one of your daily blogs, the thought hit me of things I had not...<br/> <br/> (Please-click on the title to continue reading-thank you!)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=mEveV34q8Hw:mqi8nxc0sQM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=mEveV34q8Hw:mqi8nxc0sQM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=mEveV34q8Hw:mqi8nxc0sQM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?i=mEveV34q8Hw:mqi8nxc0sQM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?a=mEveV34q8Hw:mqi8nxc0sQM:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BlindPigTheAcorn?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlindPigTheAcorn/~4/mEveV34q8Hw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.blindpigandtheacorn.com/blind_pig_the_acorn/2012/05/growing-up-in-western-nc.html