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A long time ago a group of mountain folks left North Georgia to work in a cotton mill in Atlanta.  They took their crafts, remedies, recipes and customs with them.  Joyce Brookshire’s song writing help sustain hearts that yearned for … Continue reading →

    Appalachian Voices Magazine – posted by Madison   Barbara Taylor Woodall, a distinguished writer and Appalachian native, tells the gripping — and sometimes humorous — story of her life growing up in the heart of the Georgia Appalachians … Continue reading →

 ”I swapped a double barrelled shotgun last used in a wife ‘r death wedding for this, but I’d not trade a good plow mule for a field full of tractors.  They pack down more than’s turned.”…Mr. Ellis

Hear Barbara Taylor Woodall on WPPR-FM Candice Felice interviewed It’s Not My Mountain Anymore author Barbara Taylor Woodall for the October 11. 2011 edition of “Community Life in Northeast Georgia” on WPPR-FM 88.3 in Demorest, Georgia. You can enjoy this … Continue reading →

 Appalachians share a common love for the mountains.  Virginia Watts said, “The mountains give me a sense of protection from city distractions. I experience a moving awe in my soul here. A purer atmosphere and the wonderful people are the … Continue reading →

Snowfall created and vast  fun park for my brother, Ernest and me. He is two years older and like a burr under a horse saddle.  Mama said, “Poison ivy will never bother that boy. I do declare he sugars his oatmeal … Continue reading →

  The barn was a mainstay on mountain homesteads, housing more than tools and feed.  A multitude of memories rests on old gray boards.  One rainy day my brother and I climbed the wall ladder looking for hen nests, but a … Continue reading →