tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post8581098740523930077..comments2023-12-13T04:08:28.957-06:00Comments on Halcyon Days: Hollerssandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-3827621582313945842013-02-02T23:11:51.560-06:002013-02-02T23:11:51.560-06:00The hollers definitely could be dark and scary pla...The hollers definitely could be dark and scary places when we were little. Remember that we used to take the car on Sunday afternoons to the Ingram Holler for a wash in the creek? And the Goodman Holler was where your toe got cut badly when we were wading the creek!sandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-31489531308627784422013-02-01T17:28:26.146-06:002013-02-01T17:28:26.146-06:00I'm also familiar with these "hollers&quo...I'm also familiar with these "hollers". Just a part of our history and I remember how scary sometimes it felt riding the schoolbus into these dark places and crossing a creek. <br />You are truly diverse in your subjects and I love it. Keep it up - with a recollection of stories from you, we will never forget our past.Edith Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064143456339054752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-7716264141910989522013-01-31T21:23:20.518-06:002013-01-31T21:23:20.518-06:00If my posts are anything they are diverse! So hard...If my posts are anything they are diverse! So hard to categorize my blog. Some are about fashion, cooking and other specific topics but I don't know what category mine belongs in! I did not see the film version of Sleepy Hollow.sandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-54672428651085824202013-01-31T21:21:18.825-06:002013-01-31T21:21:18.825-06:00Great to hear from you again, Areeda. And I think ...Great to hear from you again, Areeda. And I think I forgot to mention one that's near us: the Moody Holler. Looking forward to seeing you soon.sandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-45321055086639542742013-01-31T21:19:05.260-06:002013-01-31T21:19:05.260-06:00Corn was the staple of everyday life in the old da...Corn was the staple of everyday life in the old days around here. Corn was grown more abundantly than wheat so there were many corn grist mills, not many of which have survived.sandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-74604675892188833742013-01-31T21:17:04.957-06:002013-01-31T21:17:04.957-06:00Life in the Southeastern U.S. was probably not gla...Life in the Southeastern U.S. was probably not glamorous enough for Hollywood to portray! They were a hardy bunch, setting out to make a new life in a new land. They endured many hardships Most of the original settlers were Scot-Irish, Irish and English; some Germans.sandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-74644183611288202952013-01-31T21:13:28.227-06:002013-01-31T21:13:28.227-06:00Patricia, so happy that the worst of the flooding ...Patricia, so happy that the worst of the flooding is over in Australia and glad you came through it safely. I don't remember the Disney cartoon. I thought that was a nice photo of the grist mill; found it on the Web.sandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-60778051020150992182013-01-31T21:11:30.250-06:002013-01-31T21:11:30.250-06:00There are numerous "hollers" in south ce...There are numerous "hollers" in south central Tennessee. They are several degrees cooler than the flat land above!sandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-20653592936345609642013-01-31T21:09:20.279-06:002013-01-31T21:09:20.279-06:00Thanks, Beryl. It's been a long time since I r...Thanks, Beryl. It's been a long time since I read the Legend of Sleepy Hollow. I should put it on my reading list.sandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-11455610462191004512013-01-31T16:50:33.406-06:002013-01-31T16:50:33.406-06:00As always, such a great and interesting post! I lo...As always, such a great and interesting post! I love the diversity of topics you cover and that your posts really make things about things I otherwise wouldn't.<br />I did love the film version of Sleepy Hollow, a quirky adaptation that's somewhere between a horror film and a black comedycoffeeaddicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08719243899202995984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-81608429497336839622013-01-30T19:56:40.970-06:002013-01-30T19:56:40.970-06:00Sanda,wonderful story about our hollers - I know a...Sanda,wonderful story about our hollers - I know all of them and it's so good to hear details about all of them. Keep digging/researching and sharing all of these memories. Since they're part of my own past, I love them!! Also, enjoyed re-reading our great-grandfather Thomas Berry Howard's story. Sorry I've been MIA for a few weeks.Areedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01109698170112913028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-44676994328623144292013-01-30T08:32:09.124-06:002013-01-30T08:32:09.124-06:00Familiar with the term Holler/Hollow but it isn...Familiar with the term Holler/Hollow but it isn't common in my part of the U.S. However there is an old working grist mill located on our way to the mts. It is now part of a State Park and a couple of days a week they actually grind corn and you can purchase some. So much fun to see the "old ways".<br /><br />DarlaDarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729017606957829830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-22432272750098447632013-01-30T07:44:50.167-06:002013-01-30T07:44:50.167-06:00Enjoy reading the early American history,my idea o...Enjoy reading the early American history,my idea of the early history was from films...cowboys/Indians crossing wild spaces to make a new life..this is the follow up to those amazing people.<br /><br />Makes a change from hearing about city life. IdaJudith https://www.blogger.com/profile/03634258386057489997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-78413752427240645422013-01-30T01:13:09.859-06:002013-01-30T01:13:09.859-06:00Hi Sanda, I've been off-line a few days and ju...Hi Sanda, I've been off-line a few days and just catching up on all the posts. I remember the Sleepy Hollow story and the Disney cartoon version, which gave us the thrills and chills as kids. I am unfamiliar with the term Holler, but it makes perfect sense. The picture of the grist mill is very olde worlde charming! Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-51841588204844160402013-01-29T22:08:35.253-06:002013-01-29T22:08:35.253-06:00beautiful pictures! i'm familiar with the term...beautiful pictures! i'm familiar with the term, but we're up on a bluff here in memphis and don't have many areas like that nearby.<br /><br />the irving story can still make chills run down your spine. the best stories last.Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-13528497102949842912013-01-29T21:18:52.695-06:002013-01-29T21:18:52.695-06:00Very cool pictures and history! I loved the Legen...Very cool pictures and history! I loved the Legend of Sleepy Hollow and constantly compared spooky looking canyons in Southern California with what I imagined Sleepy Hollow would look like.Berylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386043271411304736noreply@blogger.com