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Tobacco Spit

June 12, 2009 admin 2 Comments

I was doing some research regarding Appalachian old wives tales.Â That is no surprise as I am always working on

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Random Wives' Tales

June 7, 2009 admin 2 Comments

They say if you have a child who has the colic, you should take the child to a graveyard and

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Lightning Strikes And Granny

June 3, 2009 admin 2 Comments granny, lightning, shoes, shower, storm, strikes, water, window

When my brothers and I were growing up, Granny had all kinds of admonitions about storms, specifically about lightning. According

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