Appalachian Mountain Roots

I've wanted to write a post about "mountain backwood remedies" for quite a while now but I always seem to get distracted by an...

Happy New Year, y'all! Can you believe how fast this past year has went by? I've heard it said that the older you get, the quicker...

This post was originally published here at AMR on 12/21/16. Very few things say "It's Christmas" to me like going to a chur...

  This was originally published here at AMR on 12/22/16. The tradition of placing burning candles in the windows during Christmas has its ...

  This post was originally published here at AMR on 12/20/16. We rarely got anything in our stockings when I was growing up. My parents ha...

We woke up to snow this morning! I heard the weatherman mention that we might get some but I figured it would miss us as it does 9 times o...

  "Who was that let you off at the gate," asked Olivia.  "It was Miss Emma and Miss Etta," said Clay-boy, holding out a...