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Porch Patrol Report 🐾

The Appalachian Yorkie Neighborhood Watch is officially on duty and today the lawn guy is on surveillance.

Trust me when I say that the three of them so still and focused never ever happens! It is usually non stop activity with the #BabySharks.

From their favorite window perch in our mountain bungalow, Gracie, Buzz, and their supervisor, Auggie Doggie, are keeping a close eye on that lawnmower.

Honestly, there's no better way to spend an #Appalachian afternoon than watching the world go by with the #sunshine beams coming in through the window and watching the world go by one wag at a time.

❤️ Life is slower here. And that's exactly the point.

#AncestryRoads #AppalachianStories #YorkiesOfMastodon #PorchPatrol #MountainLife #Appalachia #DogsofMastodon #Yorkies #Dogs #YorkshireTerrier #BlueRidgeMountains #CountryLiving #SmallTownLife #AppalachianMountainBungalow #DocumentingAppalachiaOneStoryAtATime 🐾🍃🏡

AppalachianMtnBungalow May 26

Two little #Yorkies, one cozy chair in the studio and a reminder stitched right into the pillow: #gratitude. 🐾🤍. I just love these little #pups.

In our little corner of the #Appalachian mountains, it has been monsoon weather. So much rain! But the rainy afternoons and soft blankets make for the best naps. (Just don't tell my boss)

Gracie and Buzz, the #BabySharks have officially declared this chair occupied.

#YorkieLife #AppalachianLiving #CozyHome #MountainLife #Dogs #Gratitude #Georgia #AppalachianRainforest #PorchLife #CozyVibes #AncestryRoads #MountainLiving #Yorkies #SimpleMoments #Appalachia

50+ Music May 17

"O Death", also known as "O, Death", "Oh Death", "Conversations with Death", or "A Conversation with Death", is a traditional #Appalachian folk song, listed as #number4933 in the #RoudFolkSongIndex. The song is generally attributed to the musician and Baptist preacher #LloydChandler, but it was likely taken or adapted from folk songs already existing in the region. The song has been covered in a variety of contexts, including films, video games, and television.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bysCvrpgaU8

Grace And Mercy

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Baas

May 15

Appalachian Achin': Thoughts about home, my first complete zine. I'm very proud of it!

Tw: sad subjects of being homesick. It was spurred on by learning about data centers coming to my hometown, though it's been slowed because of push back (for now).

I'll add it to my shop soon.

#zine #zines #riso #risograph #furry #furryart #furryartwork #furryartist #appalachia #appalachian

BC BY-NC-SA May 11

Jimmy Triplett – Lee Hammons Repertoire Vol. 1
#Appalachian #Folk #fiddletunes #oldtimemusic #WestVirginia
CC BY-NC (#CreativeCommons Attribution Non Commercial) #ccmusic
https://skyislandstringband.bandcamp.com/album/lee-hammons-repertoire-vol-1

Lee Hammons Repertoire Vol. 1, by Jimmy Triplett

26 track album

The Sky Island Stringband

50+ Music May 10

Legacy

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Ancestry Roads May 9

After almost a year from buying a place in the #BlueRidgeMountains, we finally had a #datenight. I promise you that there is nothing like living in a small town and supporting small business owners. 🏡

Living slow, dining local, and drinking something strong (yes, #moonshine) under #Appalachian skies. Around here, the sunsets stop traffic, everybody knows your name, and the stories get better after dark. Small town life may not move fast but it sure knows how to live. I am so fortunate. The sunsets are pretty fabulous too!

Also, how cool is it that I'm standing in the middle of the road to take this picture. 😁

#Appalachia #Sunsets #SmallTown #Georgia

Writings of a Feral Goddess & Free Spirit Apr 28

Where the Fae Still Wander Free

There is a place in the Appalachian spine where the mountains remember before memory— where mist does not merely drift, but thinks. There, the veil has thinned— not torn, not broken— but lifted, gently, as though two worlds agreed to breathe the same breath. And in that quiet covenant, the fae still roam….

https://kandiblaze.wordpress.com/2026/04/28/where-the-fae-still-wander-free/

AppalachianMtnBungalow Apr 23

Backyard evenings don’t get much sweeter than this 🍃🐾

These little mountain #pups, puppy ice cream treat, and a whole lot of love in the #Appalachian air.

Gracie and Buzz and Auggie proving that the best things in life aren’t fancy, they are simple, shared, and just a little bit messy. 💛

Out here, it’s green grass underfoot, birds singing overhead, and a cool treat on a warm day. Passed back and forth like a peace treaty between best friends.

This is the kind of moment you wish you could bottle up forever.

#AppalachianLife #YorkieLove #PorchDays #SimpleMoments #MountainLiving #DogLife #GracieAndBuzz #AncestryRoads #CountryLiving #SweetSummertime #Yorkies #Dogs #IceCream #Appalachia #BeanAndBasil

DC Books to Prisons Apr 15

As far as we know, we are the only prison book program on Mastodon. However, there are many other prison book programs in the United States. One is the #Appalachian Prison Book Program, which sends books to people incarcerated in #WestVirginia, #Virginia, #Tennessee, #Kentucky, #Ohio and #Maryland. The founder, Katy Ryan, has some quotes online at https://www.newswise.com/articles/expert-on-prison-education-says-books-open-doors-for-incarcerated-people

#KatyRyan

Expert on Prison Education Says Books Open Doors for Incarcerated People | Newswise

With World Book Day approaching on April 23, the founding director of the West Virginia University Center for Prison Education and Research says reading can be a lifeline for incarcerated people. Katy Ryan, Eberly Family Professor of Outstanding Teaching at the WVU Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, is available to discuss the impact of access to literature on those serving time in correctional facilities. In her work with the Appalachian Prison Book Project, Ryan has helped ensure that more