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Deeper In The Holler

Fishing for something new

While I fly my flag proudly

Jul 01, 2026
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Here’s what’s waiting for you this week:

Appacabulary - The opposite of wrong is right, and I need to think about not bein’ wrong

The Great Debate - Do you sway berry or fruit?

Front Porch Sittin’ - I want to see a flag flying from our front porch, and I’ve got something fishy goin’ on.

Deeper In The Holler - Coming out of the hollers to gain Independence.

Garden Report - Didn’t I say I never met a spud I didn’t like?

Grandmaw’s Recipe Box - I got half a peck picked, and they need used up!


This week it’s getting into the upper 90s here in East Tennessee, and I don’t like it. I never complain about the cold, but I sure do complain about the heat. Today I walked past someone at work and I said “This ain’t natural. I better Get Right, cause I can’t do this for eternity!”

So our Appacabulary saying this week is Get Right, meaning I need to straighten up and live right, or I’ll face the fires of hell for eternity, which may be a break from this heat. I told you I complain about it. I know it’s not that hot, but I’m tellin’ you it ain’t natural.


The Great Debate

Blackberry Cobbler vs Peach Cobbler - both are great summer desserts, and both are really great with ice cream on top, but which way to you sway?

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I’ve been forgetting to report back on these polls, but so far you prefer your tea sweet and your taters fried!


Front Porch Sittin’

As we approach the 4th, and America’s 250th Birthday, I’ve been seeing lots of posts about patriotism, the flag, and being an American. It may be my algorithm, but they all have the same threads running through them, and it’s

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