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Jodi, “y’all” is not in the mountaineer’s lexicon. That’s a lowland southern word. You will never hear old-timers here say “y’all” in a serious manner. You’ll hear them say “you’uns” or “youns”/"yuns" (“you ones”), but never “y’all” unless they’re s…
I use this wonderful video in my writing classes, and the students love it. They become familiar with an assortment of writing methods while learning about a neglected aspect of our mountain heritage. They also learn that the immediacy of dramatic m…
Hi, Sallie,
To pick up a pine knot refers (in this case figuratively, of course) to a simple club. It comes from the Irish "shillelagh" or "billy club." Also, Shillelagh was sometimes used as a nickname for Irishmen in our community (Shillelagh Mof…
Oh, my.
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- At 5:57pm on May 8, 2009,
Tipper said…
- Betty
I've heard rimption before-way back sometime-and now its like a feather tickling my brain for me to remember who I used to be around that said it. For some reason I don't think it was a family member. I hope my brain retrieves the information-because I'm interested in the word now! I like your suspection about filling to the "rim" and bet you are totally right on it too.
Thank you for taking the time to comment!
- At 9:55am on April 5, 2009,
Tipper said…
- Thank you for taking the time to watch my show-and your comment made me feel better about it-I was sooo nervous.
- At 11:23am on March 10, 2009,
Tipper said…
- Hey Betty! So glad you liked the picture I used! It's my grandmothers family. Her name was Gazzie Truett. She was the first born of her family. She is the 3rd one from the left on the first row. I've never heard about the traveling photographers-but I bet that's how the picture was taken. Thank you for the comment-and for letting me feature your great essay!
- At 2:47pm on January 8, 2009,
Tipper said…
- Betty
Thank you for the insightful comment on the Vocabulary Test. Especially interesting was your explanation about budget and blue john-since I've never heard those before. Your comment reminded me-I used to call my girls fussy-budgets when they were babies and crying alot. I have no clue where I picked it up from though. Our language and the way we use it from place to place is very interesting!
Tipper
- At 3:52pm on January 5, 2009,
nancy dillingham said… - Thanks, Betty! Great story!
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Patti Digh, author of Life Is A Verb
December 11, 2009 from 6pm to 7:30pm – Accent on Books
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Charles Vess Collectible Book Event
December 11, 2009 from 7pm to 8:15pm – Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe
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Coach Roy Williams Book Signing
December 13, 2009 from 1:30pm to 2:30pm – UNC-Asheville, Justice Center Gymnasium
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"A Radio Christmas"
December 15, 2009 from 7pm to 8pm – Smoky Mountain Community Theatre
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Patti Digh, author of Life Is A Verb at Accent on Books
December 11, 2009 from 6pm to 7:30pm
Patti Digh will present and sign copies of her book, Life Is A Verb.
I'm grateful to all of you for the support you've offered me and my two hiking guides; the most recent is Hiking North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Heritage”
Malaprop's in Asheville continues to support regional writers. I will be signing books there on Sa…
"A Radio Christmas" at Smoky Mountain Community Theatre
December 15, 2009 from 7pm to 8pm
This Holiday Season…
Come and peek into a small town radio station
on Christmas Eve...
as the true Spirit of Christmas…returns.
A one-man play written and performed by Tim "The Storyteller" and being presented as a benefit fundraiser for Haley Cole…
I, too, recommend this book, a little selfishly since I have a personal essay included in it. But to any readers who have asked me about my stories and novels: Is that you in the book? I can answer about my essay "Portrait in Chartreuse Satin" that'…
Riding over to Asheville on a chilly wintry day,
Going to the movies at a Sunday matinee.
Will I meet up with my new friend?
Or will I fail to connect again?
Only time will tell about us—
Whether we hit it off or not.
Saw a Sandra Bullock film;
It j…
City Lights Poetry Reading Featuring Kathryn Stripling Byer, Mary Adams, and Cecilia Woloch at City Lights Books
December 5, 2009 from 7pm to 8:30pm
Kathryn Stripling Byer, Cecilia Woloch and Mary Adams will read from their recent poetry collections on Saturday, December 5th at 7:00 p.m.
Byer,who lives in Cullowhee and is the former Poet Laureate of North Carolina, is author of a new chapbook e…
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Glad you've joined the fan club!
Great Smokies Review Editor Elizabeth Lutyens tells me that the plan is to publish once a semester (fall, spring, summer). Her team is working on the spring issue right now, and they are aiming to post the…
After Pap showed me how to parch corn-he told me about gritted bread. Pap recalls 2 types of bread being called gritted bread. The first was made by using fresh corn that had been allowed to dry slightly overnight or a little longer. A grater-usua…
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