I read somewhere that to be healthier and to live longer, we should eat like our ancestors. The… Read More
It’s Just the Way We Talk By Reta Winebarger – Appalachian Women
This article isn’t really about women of our region, but all people of our region. It is about… Read More
Sunday By Reta Winebarger – Appalachian Women
Sunday morning breaks across the Appalachian mountains. The sun makes the sky appear pink above the Blue Ridge…. Read More
Emma By Reta Winebarger – Appalachian Women
The first time I met Emma she was 90 years old. She was a lovely woman with a… Read More
My People By Reta Winebarger – Appalachian Women
For the past few hours I have been staring at a copy of an old picture my brother… Read More
Fun and Games By Reta Winebarger – Appalachian Women
“Once there was a little old woman and one day she went to the neighbor’s to buy a… Read More
Gathering Herbs By Reta Winebarger – Appalachian Women
I never knew my paternal grandmother. She died in 1950, way before I was born. I grew up… Read More
Big Sister By Reta Winebarger – Appalachian Women
My sister Frances is thirteen years older than me. She is the oldest girl in our family and… Read More
Cool Spring By Reta Winebarger – Appalachian Women
Although the trip to the old home place was just a few miles away, Ann had to make… Read More
Mother Mountain By Reta Winebarger – Appalachian Women
We belong to the mountains. It’s just a feeling we have deep inside us, rising up, bursting forth… Read More