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lynn
pennsylvania
Interests: stamping and papercrafting, collage, bookmaking, collecting vintage images, and angels
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I love seeing you all...sending much love to you...I loved those acorns..and the girls get more beautiful every time I see them...stay warm..and have a blessed and happy healthy new years..
much love and ladybug hugs
lynn
Christmas at the Blind Pig House
Everyone at the Blind Pig House had a wonderful Christmas this year. I thought I'd share some of the highlights with you. From a deer roast to Arsh Potato Cake there was lots of good eating! There was green shoes. There was one of a kind design work from Stamey Creek Creations. There ...
I love the picture of you as a baby...so sweet...and the singing and harmony...makes my heart sing......thank you so much tipper for sharing with us...im so blessed to have found your blog...love to you all.....may you all have a blessed Christmas..filled with love and memories
Away In A Manger
Steve & Tipper Christmas 1971 Away In A Manger is the lullaby of Christmas songs. I've always thought the simple lines of the song make it sound like a folk song and the visuals of stars, hay, cattle, and meeting in heaven help reinforce the folk song feeling. The fact that no one knows who ...
I love those little trees...I can picture them lined up on a mantle...and bet they smell good too...
thanks for showing us..i love seeing what you make...and bet the cake was good too
much love
Simple Christmas Tree Craft
I love to make Christmas decorations. I'm sure it's because Granny made Christmas decorations every holiday season. Actually she still does, although these days her creations are limited to the crochet variety. I found this simple tutorial on how to make Christmas trees and decided to give it ...
hiya tipper
I would love a chance on your beautiful giveaway.....especially a chance to get something granny made..i treasure handmade things...and a book...would love to snuggle under a quilt and read a good book....
blessings to you and yours
big ladybug hugs
lynn
Christmas in Cherokee County in the1930s - And one more Giveaway
A few days ago I told you about the discarded library books at the college where I work. Today I'm giving away another one of those books - The Christmas Barn written by C.L.Davis. The book is set in the 1930s. In the first few pages you discover one of the characters is named Frank Dockery. A...
I love the vintage scene on the cards...puts me in mind of a cold day..when sitting in a comfy chair and reading a good book.....looking out on a wintery day...thank you for your blog and always being a wonderful hostess....
sending big ladybug hugs and love
lynn
Thankful November Continues with Christmas Cards
Blind Pig reader Allison Britt donated the four beautiful Christmas cards above for me to giveaway as part of my Thankful November. The cards are made from Allison's original paintings. As you can see, she's very talented! To be entered in the card giveaway all you have to do is leave a ...
happy thanksgiving sweet tipper, and family...may you all be blessed and have wonderful food and make many more memories...sending big ladybug hugs
Happy Thanksgiving!
I'll spend today down at Granny's with the rest of the bunch, eating good food, and thinking of all the things I have to be thankful for. Blind Pig Readers are at the top of my thankful list so you'll be one of the things I'll be studying on. I am truly grateful for each of you who stop by fo...
I really love the stories, they sure give thoughts to the imagination and blessed to have the Good Lord on our side too....just incase lol
I'm Afraid Of The Devil...Are You?
Photo by Atlas Obscura Near Siler City, NC is a large circle that measures 40 feet across. No vegetation grows within the circle. Early white settlers who came to the area thought the circle was used for Indian Ceremonies. Somewhere along the way the story of the Devil's Tramping Ground was bo...
happy birthday to two talented beautiful ladies...I love your voices...and the joy you have brought to others...many blessings and love to come
big ladybug hugs
lynn
Happy Birthday To The Girls!
Twenty one years ago today I was laying in a Gainesville GA hospital staring at The Deer Hunter and wondering why in the world we thought we needed children-especially two at the same time. In all the days, weeks, months, and years since, I've never regretted having the girls. They bring bou...
I loved their singing...and how they take cues from each other...your whole family is blessed with talent and gorgeous voices...and of course my favorite...tipper....im so blessed to have found the blind pig...and have enjoyed all the antics and hints and just old fashioned love....have a great week....sending love and big ladybug hugs
Love and Laughter from The Pressley Girls
The Pressley Girls - Appalachian Night at the Hinton Center July 2017 As you might guess Chatter and Chitter are fans of other duet harmony singers. Since they grew up listening to The Wilson Brothers, The Louvin Brothers and The Delmore Brothers they have been heavily influenced by brother du...
tipper, sounds like it was a great day with family enjoying the beauty of the earth.
here in
pa, it was cloudy and we didn't get to see anything.
I think I remember seeing the eclipse when I was in first grade or so...if not...I know my crs is at it again...lol
anyways sending love and big ladybug hugs
lynn
p.s. I changed to a different format to mail comments and now can post...yayyyyyy
The Solar Eclipse
The one picture I took of the eclipse The Solar Eclipse was much more fun than I thought it would be. Once the action started we all headed out in the backyard to see what was going to happen. We each had eclipse glasses and the girls both sported a JCCFS Eclipse Behind the Plow tee shirt. I...
yes, I love hearing the sounds of summer.....crickets and peeper frogs are my favorite tho.
Have You Been Hearing Jar Flies?
Jar Flies play the soundtrack to late summer in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Since I grew up hearing their raspy sound, most of the time the noise doesn't even register with me, but I've heard other folks say the sound is bothersome to them. Even though jar flies have provided the musi...
tipper...I would love to see a little visitor on my porch....I bet granny was excited.....summer is such a wonderful season with growing vegetables, warm nights, thunderstorms...I love the sound of rain....hearing the birdsong and the crickets..along with the lightening bugs....hope you are all well...sending love and big ladybug hugs
Terrapins in Appalachia
Every time it rains Granny's phone gets filled with static. It's been doing that for years. Pap called and complained about it way back and was told their phone line was one of the oldest in the county and there were no plans to replace it anytime soon. We no longer have a land line and our ce...
ohhh this is such a beautiful song....I love it
as I said its music of the angels...sending love to you and big ladybugs up to pap
Until Then
Pap and Paul playing in Gainesville GA Paul's still working through old music recordings and videos of Pap. He's been uploading some of them to our Youtube channel. Thanks to the great folks at Ridgeline TV we have several complete concerts preserved on dvd from performances at the Historic U...
tipper...im sending hugs and gentle healing thoughts to you. I think us girls always will miss our fathers...I was blessed with a wonderful dad...and I know pap was a kind and caring father with a voice of an angel. glad you got a reliable car...you deserve it...
much love to the girls..i cant wait to get one of their cds. your posts have been so wonderful to me..i love learning all about your home and the heritage...I have been thinking of Christmas too...actually id love to jump right to September...this heat is unbearable.. I still want to try the zucchini pie.
thanks for the chance on a cd....
sending love and ladybug hugs
Christmas in July
The old saying Christmas in July means something happened smack dab in the middle of the summer that rates right up there with Christmas. Why do I feel like its Christmas in July? I got a new car! Not brand new, but new to me and pretty new too considering my old one was 12 years old and the...
tipper I really love the story of the daddy long legs pointing out where the lost cow is...even tho I am deathly afraid of all spiders...as I have 4 older brothers who threw them on me when I was young...ewwww
thank you for your stories and time spent with us..i know you are truly loved...
love and big ladybug hugs
lynn
Grandaddy Longlegs
I call it a Granddaddy. Some folks call them Daddy Long-Legs or even Granddaddy Long-legs. When the girls were babies I didn't want them to be overly scared of creepy crawlies so when they pointed one out, I didn't make a big deal out of it even though I didn't like them myself. Over the year...
tipper, i really love these kinds of photos, where the love shines out of the faces, in a gentler time.
they really look in love and happy.
hope all the blind pig readers have a great week, filled with love
big ladybug hugs
xoxo
Appalachia Through My Eyes - Love
Photo of Alyce and Drew Williams sometime before or after their marriage in 1931. Photo taken in Hancock County, Vardy, Tennessee. Holding Library: King College. Since Thursday is Valentine's Day, many people consider this the week of Love. Here in Appalachia there will be teddy-bears, candy, ...
your garden looks wonderful .. and its always great to have fresh veggies. the weather here has also been hot and humid.. i dont have a garden, as im allergic to most everything that grows lol but its fun to see what you all have done, and how the moons plantings and old time traditions relate. try to keep cool and enjoy the crickets and the lightening bugs :)
big ladybug hugs
lynn
Planting By The Signs For August 2010
Need an easy to use planting by the signs calendar for 2011?-Check out the Blind Pig & the Acorn's Planting By the Moon Signs 2011 Calendar by clicking here. My summer garden is winding down. I do believe it's the best garden we've ever had. The lack of rain has almost completely dried up the...
tipper i so love hearing your stories.. and your grasshopper queen made me giggle a bit.. lol i too loved catching bugs when i was younger and now see my grandchildren doing the same.. i will have to tell them to try to feed a grasshopper when they find one.. and say that the grasshopper queen told me so..
have a great week..
big ladybug hugs
lynn
Ever Feed A Grasshopper?
During the summer it's hard to walk through the yard without flushing out grasshoppers. I found the one above in a 5 gallon bucket-he was missing a leg-but other than that seemed to be in good condition. I couldn't resist seeing if he was hungry. When I was little I liked to catch grasshop...
congrats on the winners :)
and tipper.. wow you surely have harvested the bounty from the lord
that looks so delicious.. and i can imagine how tasty it will be when you open up a jar.... and smile knowing that it came from your garden and hard work, carrying on the tradition of generations..
big ladybug hugs
lynn
How To Can Kraut
2 weeks ago we made kraut the old timey way-yesterday it was ready to can. It's normal for a skim of mold to form on top of the liquid in the crock-you can see what was waiting for me as I took the towel off. First-take the weights out-then take a large spoon or spatula and get the mold off-d...
tipper, thank you for sharing this with us all.. my prayers are with the family ... i had tears in my eyes... as i truly felt the words.. and also feeling as a mother . the love you have for your child.. i adore the blending of voices ... you are blessed to have such talent right there in your home :).. both my older brothers were in korea, and i worried so about them ... and can imagine the loss felt by empty arms...
big ladybug hugs always
lynn
From Mother's Arms To Korea
Dedicated to Sgt. Donald “Rocky” Edgerton who gave the ultimate sacrifice on July 10, 2010 while serving his second tour of duty in Afghanistan. (don't forget to stop the player in the top right of this page before you start the video) TipperSubscribe for free to Blind Pig & The Acorn by E...
i think that is the most interesting plant.. and no i have never heard of them before.. but i love the folklore.. i will have to ask my sister in law if she knows of this plant.. she is (ojibwe and cherokee) isnt nature wonderful??
tipper thanks so much for sharing with us :)
big ladybug hugs
lynn
Indian Pipe Or Ghost Flower Either Way It's Creepy
Indian Pipes (also called-Ghost Flower, Corpse Plant, Death Plant, and Fairy Smoke) grow deep in the forest. They are often found near old stumps or rotting logs. If you've ever seen them growing in the woods-it's easy to see where they got their common names. The white almost translucent lo...
tipper you are truly blessed to have your family together..and the music is heavenly.. i so enjoy each and every song... it touches my soul. mostly i adore the closeness of home and family.
thanks so much for sharing
big ladybug hugs
lynn
Pickin' & Grinnin' In The Kitchen Bloopers And A Giveaway
The Blind Pig gang usually hangs out at Paul's every Sunday afternoon. Along with the pickin' and grinnin' there's lots of talking and sometimes lots of laughter-especially when we take time to laugh at our mistakes and mess-ups. We all joke-that we can pick any song and play it straight throu...
hiya tipper.. hope you and yours had
a great fathers day.. and that you got to spend time with your loved ones.. thats the most important thing..
now to the mountain laurel.. no matter what its called.. i think the blooms are gorgeous .
big ladybug hugs
lynn
The Mountain Laurel Is Blooming
Mountain Laurel (Rhododendron) is now in full bloom around my house the bees and bugs are having a hay day-enjoying all the stickiness of each bloom. The leaves of the Mountain Laurel are long and narrow-sword shaped. If you ever have a campfire near a Laurel-take a few leaves and throw th...
tipper i so love hearing about your younger days.. i wasnt blessed with the talent of music.. but my brother plays the guitar.. and i understand what you mean.. about people telling them.. be sure to bring the guitar.. it only takes a few strums .. and everyone quiets and starts singing along.. :)
thank you so much for your interview.. its wonderful to hear about how other musicians got started and what formed their styles and likes..
big ladybug hugs
lynn
I'm Partial To Guitar Pickers & An Interview With David Grier
I suppose in the array of musical instruments traditionally used in Appalachia-I'm most partial to the guitar. I'm positive it's cause I was raised by a guitar picker-Pap. He was playing the guitar even before I was born-actually even before him and Granny met. Del McCoury came out with a song...
aww tipper i know how you feel.. my girls were a year apart and its so sad in a way to see them becoming grown ladies when you still picture them as the chubby cheeked babies.. :)
congrats on their achievements and they are sure beautiful.. you have much to be proud of.. i love the boots.. and the difference in the girls.. isnt is strange that they are the same age.. but not alike in so many ways.
i hope you and yours enjoy a wonderful summer filled with lightening bugs and birdsong.. and many new memories.. and thanks again for your page.. i do love it..
big ladybug hugs
lynn
It's The End Of The School Year
The school year is only hours away from being over for us. The past few weeks have been busy with end of grade tests, award ceremonies, special activities, and field trips. It seems every day has been filled with things to do and places to be-all related to school. However, we have found ti...
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