Old Ways - Dean Campbell
Salt is pretty good to be known as a bad guy
When I took the first bite of my buttered grits for breakfast this morning I was painfully aware ... Read more
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Old Ways - Dean Campbell
Marching along in the interval around the equinox
The astrological first day of spring is marked by the spring equinox, at least in the Northern Hemisphere. ... Read more
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Senior moments…called forgetfulness when not a senior
While most folks are thinking about something the Babylonians began in 2000 B.C.—the making of New Year resolutions ... Read more
Community
Predicting winter weather before we hired meteorologists
Did you notice how many heavy fogs we had in August? At least two, with several thinner ones. ... Read more
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Why grandma saved flower seeds every year
Old Ways of the Dark Corner A 52-year-old friend and reader called me last week to say, “You ... Read more
Old Ways - Dean Campbell
Christmas celebrations were a mixture of fact and superstition
“Do you have more of those really funny Christmas superstitions like the ones you wrote about in your ... Read more
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Apologies for the tremendous case of déjà vu
If you searched for my Old Ways column last month, and found an attractive, two-page layout with a striking masthead ... Read more
Community
Homestead pollinators produced a sweet and medicinal product
Almost as ubiquitous as the moonshine still in the early days of the Dark Corner was the beehive. Both had ... Read more
Twice Told Tales of the Dark Corner - Dean Campbell
Wild plants of the backyard, field and forest used in healing remedies
Whenever I think of the many wild “weeds” that have healing power in their leaves, bark or flowers, I am ... Read more
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Old Ways of the Dark Corner: Most common herbs that were grown, kept handy by Dark Corner families
Having no patent medicines available on the frontier, grandparents and sometimes single people steeped in various uses of ... Read more
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