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Four Brothers in Gray Available Now

The newest release from Star Route Books, Four Brothers in Gray, is now available! The book tells the story of Confederate soldiers Andy, Harrison, Calvin and Alfred Proffit. Star Route Books reprinted the book with permission from Wilkes Community College…See More
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Tour of 3 old cemeteries in Swannanoa Valley, May 25

Swannanoa Valley Cemeteries Tourfrom press release[also see other stories: tour of historic Old Toxaway Baptist Church Upper Cemetery; slide show tour of Old Broad River Cemetery and story about it; tour of …See More
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Barefoot in the Snow by Julia Nunnally Duncan

Marion poet cradles the individuals in her lifeby Rob NeufeldReview of: Barefoot in the Snow by Julia Nunnally Duncan (World Audience trade paper, Apr. 2013, 67 pages)             “The Loving Child” might be an alternate title for Julia Nunnally Duncan’s new book of poems, “Barefoot in the Snow.”  Her title poem…See More
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Vandercooked Poetry Nights at Asheville BookWorks at Asheville BookWorks

June 1, 2013 from 7pm to 8:30pm
Asheville BookWorks Inaugurates Broadside & Reading Series: Vandercooked Poetry Nights Asheville BookWorks, a community resource for print and book arts, introduces Vandercooked Poetry Nights, a reading series that offers the public the opportunity to print letterpress broadsides at the series events. The first Vandercooked Poetry Night is Saturday, June 1, 2013. Printing begins at 7:00 p.m. The reading begins at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Asheville BookWorks will…See More
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Celia Miles' new novel, sequel to Sarranda, is available in paper and Kindle

http://www.celiamiles.comSarranda's Heart: A Love Story of Place is now available in regional independent bookstores and on Kindle, soon on Amazon.See More
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Tree Climbing In Appalachia

I'm afraid of heights. As a kid I was too afraid to climb trees and I still am. Not my girls-they like to shimmy up any tree they see, never wondering how they'll get down.

The Deer Hunter wasn't afraid of climbing either. He loved to visit his grandfather's pig pen when he was little. There was a big old apple tree that grew beside the pen and he liked to climb it to pick the apples. The Deer Hunter would climb… Continue

Added by Tipper on August 30, 2008 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Time for School



The girls are the 3rd generation of our family to attend their elementary school. It begin with Pap (on the left side he is the first boy in the second row). The old school was built in 1928. When Pap attended in the 40's the school had no electricity-but did have a generator to pump water into the restrooms. There was a hand dug well with a bucket to draw up water as well.



Pap shared some interesting things about his school days with… Continue

Added by Tipper on August 23, 2008 at 6:39pm — No Comments

Lamp Lighting Time In The Valley





We all go back, in our minds, to different moments of time. Happy times, sorrowful times, bittersweet times-doesn't matter which-at some point they all call us back to them.



Lately my mind has fallen back to the days when Chatter and Chitter were smaller. Back to the days of wearing pantyhose on their head with their friends.



When I was an overwhelmed stay at home mom of 2 rambunctious girls who never for one moment… Continue

Added by Tipper on August 21, 2008 at 7:30am — 1 Comment

Speak Like An Appalachian II

I just finished reading Our Southern Highlanders written by Horace Kephart in 1913. The book documents the lifestyle of the Southern Appalachian People in the early 1900's. I enjoyed the book and thought it neat that I recognized many of the locations mentioned in the book. Of all the subjects covered, the chapters on dialect were the most fascinating to me.



I'm astounded the dialect documented in the book-continues to come straight out of my mouth 95 years later. I'm curious if the… Continue

Added by Tipper on August 17, 2008 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Ode to the Outhouse



I only used an outhouse one time. I was about 4 or 5 years old. Pap and I were at the local country store-Doris Jeans. Pap was taking forever talking to someone-I wanted to go home because I had to go to the bathroom. I kept on and on until Pap sent me to the store's facilities-which was an outhouse. I remember it was creepy-with spiderwebs. I also remember wishing I hadn't pestered Pap about having to go to the bathroom.



To read more… Continue

Added by Tipper on August 15, 2008 at 1:12pm — No Comments

14 Days In Appalachia



When I was growing up, the only pickles Granny ever made were Bread and Butter Pickles. After The Deer Hunter and I were married his mother, Miss Cindy, introduced me to 14 Day Pickles-let's just say in my opinion they put the smack down on Bread and Butter Pickles.



Granny never uses crocks in any of her canning. She cans everything in the jars-including kraut-which she has to leave on the porch because it has been known to… Continue

Added by Tipper on August 13, 2008 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Contra Dancing





Normally I only have to see this creepy guy one day a week-but lately it seems I'm seeing him more often. While Chatter and Chitter are still loving the The Hyder Mountain Stomp, they've fallen in love with the famous Brasstown Forward and Back. Better known as Contra Dancing.





Contra Dancing is a community affair-with dancers of all ages. The music is live and there's a caller who calls out the dance steps. They go through… Continue

Added by Tipper on August 11, 2008 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Mountain Folk



Sylvia Lou Palmer Lee was born in 1940 in the Pleasant Valley area of Cherokee County NC. She weighed 1lb 4oz and her twin sister weighed 2lb 6oz. Her sister was born blue and died 4 days later. Seems little Sylvia, although the smallest, was a fighter. Her father, an electrician, fashioned a homemade incubator from a wooden radio box and a string of Christmas lights to aid in Sylvia's survival. They fed her with an eye… Continue

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