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Christmas with Boiled Custard: I’ll Have Mine with Calf Slobbers!
One of the ancient Christmas traditions in our family, living near the south bank of the North Fork of the Holston River, in Scott County, Virginia, was to gather in at the old family homeplace. Granddaddy Ketron was still living … Continue reading
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By the Waters of Possum Creek 