All posts tagged "rural life"
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February 6, 2009
Springtime Show Known as the Tiller Rodeo
Pettus Read's new tiller turns his garden into a rodeo.
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October 28, 2008
Nostalgic for Stick Horses and Imagination
In the good old days, a stick horse was a main form of transportation for a six-year-old farm...
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August 6, 2008
When North Met South
A Boston native learns to appreciate country life in Tennessee – and to translate Southern words and phrases.
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May 1, 2008
Talking Fashion With Uncle Sid
From clothes to tattoos, Uncle Sid has strong opinions about today's fashion.
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March 1, 2008
A Spring Wedding Warning
The months between April and July have great weather for Tennessee weddings, but it also means prime weather...
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December 1, 2007
Cozy Up to Tennessee Winters
Sure, spring, summer and fall have their moments. But winter, in all its bitterly cold glory, just might...
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December 1, 2007
Rural Folklore, Superstition and Words of Wisdom
One fact that remains constant in the rural countryside of Tennessee: Folklore and superstitions of one generation continue...
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June 1, 2007
An Eyeful of Pettus
Embarrassment would be an understated word for what I felt on a recent trip to the eye doctor....
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September 1, 2006
You Might Not Be Country If…
Give yourself this quiz and see if you’re country, too.
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September 1, 2005
Dumpling Disappointment Leads to New Recipes
Being a dumpling connoisseur and one who enjoys the subtleties of good dumplings, I have found people today...