Watermelon Hill - Golden Sunshine & Favorite Pets
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- Опубликовано: 19 окт 2024
- In this video series we are reading a book Delbert R. Caudill wrote about his life in in the Appalachian Mountains and talking about the things that prick our minds as a way to celebrate Appalachia. The book is: Watermelon Hill by Delbert R. Caudill.
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Ordered two copies of Watermelon Hill for gifts.
I am 77 years old and if thought I could get up off the ground I would lay out in the grass and watch the clouds over head. I have to watch from a chair :) or sometimes I just stop my car on the side of the road and look up at a beautiful sky.
I hope Ms. Cindy has a window she can look through and see those wonderful clouds. Thinking of Matt and your whole family.
My uncle got me twice with a snipe hunt!
I, too, adore the changing of the seasons.
It’s one of life’s greatest moments.
We lived in South Carolina for 4 years.
Thought we wouldn’t see snow.
It snowed all 4 winters we were there.
A lot of the neighbor children had never seen snow.
The whole state shut down.
Of course The Yankees got the blame!
Good natured ribbing.
Thank you, Tipper.
These stories paint vivid pictures in my mind.
Blessings and Peace to your family in this difficult time of life.
I pray Miss Cindy has a peaceful transition.
I am so very blessed! You are a beautiful Princess warrior of The Most High!!!! God bless you with perfect peace❤🙏❤
Thank you, Tipper
You and your family are in my prayers ❤🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️
Thanks for the reading. It sure is good to escape for awhile with a good book.
Glad you enjoyed!
Bless you for giving us of your time when things are so busy for you and your family. ❤
You are so welcome 😊
📖👏👏👏Story reading, this video chapter selection, is completely revealing ! Enjoyable, with sentiments, and colorful experiences, of nature. Thank you Tipper💐
Bless your sweet heart-readings this wonderful book to us during this heartbreaking time. I know you are weary & heartbroken about Miss Cindy. You are such a strong & kind lady. My prayers are still going up for you, Miss Cindy & all of your family.
Thank you for taking the time to read for us, you look beautiful with that pretty bright green shirt❤…everything in this chapter brings back memories from my childhood and I love it❤
My prayers are ongoing for Miss Cindy & you & whole family….those sweet girls did a heart wrenching video updating their subscribers on Miss Cindy, I cried while watching them pour out their hearts ….and showing how strong their faith is in the Lord..you & Matt, I know are so very proud of them both …I just want to hug all of you, but it has to be cyber hugs 🤗 from afar❤
Thank you Brenda!!
I woke up thinking of you all this morning . Your silence is loud . Prayers for Miss Cindy , Matt . You & the girls and all the extended family as well . 🙏
Once again an ancient memory of Millers flying around the porch light. Have not heared that term in years. Thank you so much for helping bring that back to mind. Been praying for Miss Cindy and all of you.
Tipper such e wonderful reading today thank you for sharing 🙏
Thanks for the story and the strength to do it with the burden you must have. Bless you and your family and prayers for Miss Cindy 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Amazing stories ❤️🙏😇
Thank you Tipper for sharing this book with us! It brings so many memories of times gone by. ❤
Thank you for sharing Tipper 🤗 Praying for you all 🙏💕
Thank you Tipper really enjoy this story, prayers,strength and love being sent for y'all
The girls put up some beautiful photos to share with us. Thank you for being so thoughtful. You are all in my thoughts. Please give Matt a hug. I worry about him.
Hello Tipper
Thank you for the read !
🙏Praying for your family.🙏
Thank you for sharing.
Thinking and praying for you all. You're such a beautiful inspirational family ❤❤❤
Love you Tipper and Happy Father's Day Matt! I don't know either of you personally, but this video came out at the perfect time and we are all blessed to be able Celebrate Appalachia together ❤
Love the book
Thank you so much, Tipper, for taking the time to read to us tonight. I really related to so much of this chapter. Your voice is so calming, even with all you're going through right now. This helps me so much to forget my pain & struggles. I pray God wraps His loving Arms around you all and be with y'all as you spend this precious time with Ms Cindy. Prayers and blessings from VA. 🙏
I'm also Ms.Cindy, but better known as Momma or Ma/Mah. I just wanted to add that it thrills me so much to see you use every single piece of chopped veggies, and scrape out a bowl or can! Drive me insane to see bits and pieces discarded in the garbage. Thank you for showing a proper way to do it! 👍🙂❤
Matt, Tipper and family, so sorry to learn of Miss Cindy 's illness. I am sending up continuing prayers for each and everyone of you and what you are dealing with. God is watching over you and knows your needs all in His time. I hope that your beautiful garden will be your sanctuary especially at this time of sadness and worry. Thanks so much for your quiet readings as they greatly sooth my soul.
Prayers, love and blessings, Luellen from eastern Virginia 🙏🙏💗💗🙏🙏
Beautiful reading from Ms. Cindy’s. Thank you. I think your stories are good medicine for all, especially those people who are getting older now (based on first names in comments).
Tipper, thank you! You didn't need to read to us, but I sure appreciate it. I hope it gave a break and a calm to your mind and spirit. You're always thinking of others, thank you Dear Tipper! ❤🙏
Glad you enjoyed it!
Continued Prayers For Y'all.... 🙏
I love this
Thank you for today's reading. Having this book read to us with your wonderful accent reminds me so much of my dear Aunt Rosey. Another reader with no accent would not do this book justice.
Aw! How sad about his little dogs! Life is sure hard sometimes! Thank you for reading today, Tipper as you are in the middle of a very difficult time in the life of your family!
You are such a beautiful lady. Your work ethic and your love of family shine through. You are not just reading to us about Appalachia you are living it in this vlog. All my love for your sweet family
Thank you soo much for the read, you Bless me so much. God Bless . Jean ❣ & 🙏 for Miss Cindy
Thanks for taking time to read to us. I know you are stretched thin with your time, may Miss Cindy have peace during her last days here in earth. Y'all are a blessing! Love ya! Tami ❤
Sending all the love and prayers I can muster for Miss Cindy and your entire family. I hope you can feel us wrapping you in our love and prayers. Sending strength and love to Matt.❤🩹
The color of your t-shirt looks beautiful on you. Thank you for reading another excerpt from Watermelon Hill. I can picture it in my mind, you read it so well.
You are so welcome!
Tks for reading to us! Luv the sights & sounds of nature & the seasons! My dad had 3 categories of Yankees.... Yankee; those that stayed in the north....dang Yankee; those that came to visit and returned home.....and gall dang Yankee; those that moved to the south......I was never really sure if he was kidding or serious.
Glad you enjoyed!!
Love this book Tipper it reminds me of here in Kentucky.prayers for you and your family during this difficult time.❤💯🙏🏻🙏🏻.
Having a schedule and being as normal as possible is good therapy in stressful times. But I concur ... cannot believe you're making this video reading to us. Love it. Just unexpected. Sending stamina and heartfelt strength for you girls but especially for Matt right now.
Thank you!
Memories of lying on top of local hills just watching the clouds and listening to the buzz of the insects. We had lots of skylarks then, who would soar up high and sing the most beautiful songs. At my home where we have lived for 38 years, I have always had flowers and would have swarms of butterfly's and lots of bees. I am afraid to say most have disappeared. I do have a pond and spring nights get treated to the frogs singing. In the U.K. we have very strict rules on animal movement from abroad. We do not have rabies and continue to police our borders. I saw the film Old Yeller and had to be removed from the cinema as I was quite hysterical! Thank you for the reading when you have so much to cope with, it is always my Saturday morning highlight.❤
I remember the grown ups wanted to keep the kids occupied so they gave us flashlights and a pillowcase and we went snipe hunting while they chuckled...
Years later I discovered that there are birds called snipes that live around marshes!
I enjoyed the story Tipper... still sending love and prayers for Mrs Cindy and you all 🤗❤️
Thanks Tipper keeping you and Miss Cindy in my prayers 🙏🙏🙏
Thanks so much 😊
You are so precious for giving of your time to read this wonderful story. My husband made me laugh out loud one stormy evening when we were listening to the thunder getting closer to us. He said here comes the pumpkin wagon rolling across the sky. We have put up 6 quarts of blueberries in our freezer these past three days. And our bushes have a humongus crop this year, thank you Lord. I am sending you ,Matt, Katy and Cory and Hubby and Sweet Granny a warm hug.Praying God surround you all with the peace that passeth all understanding.🙏🙏🪶✝
Thank you for the reading🥰
Very beautiful stories thank you Tipper
Glad you enjoyed it 😊
I got so excited to see you made this video even though you're going thru so much. I thought of you today while picking tomatoes in my dad's small garden. We live in Tx, in the city but my parents are on vacation for their 50th anniversary. Ironically they are headed to NC!! I enjoyed hearing the story today, such a great writer & how it absolutely does feel like you're there with him. When I was about 7 yrs old we got a black cocker spaniel & her name was Blackie too! We only had her for a few weeks bc she died of parvo. Thank you for reading, I always look forward to it. I will continue to pray for y'all. May God bless & strengthen you & your family. You just don't know how much y'all have blessed me❤❤❤
You are such a good storyteller. I can close my eyes, just listen to you read, like listening to those old radio programs. I remember the smell of fresh tilled dirt in the spring. Thank you Tipper.
Glad you enjoy it!
Love to hear you read these stories❤
I'm so glad!
Thank you for reading today I know you’re going through such a hard time and my prayers are with you and your family God bless!
The fog is my favorite. I was raised in the mountains here in California Lake Arrowhead. We had a Vista that all over the valley below, and in the winter, you could see clear to the ocean ❤❤. We called it Teddy Bear, but that's a whole other story😊 I would ride my horse up to rocks and watch the fog climb up the mountain to me, it is a childhood memory I will never forget ! Everything stood quiet, and still, it was as if time stopped ❤❤
Beings back so many memories growing up in KY. Thank you Tipper.
Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Tipper im just starting to listen, God bless you, God bless Ms Cindy, in Jesus name
thank you Norman!
Oh Tipper I loved this part of the book. It reminds me of my childhood...actually the whole book does.
Glad you enjoyed it! It is a great book!
Oh yes the memories came to me, laying in the grass searching for shapes in the clouds. Or at night laying in the grass looking at all the sparkling stars. Sweet memories
Love those memories 😊
Thank You for reading to us this evening Tipper... Even with your plate so full. I felt that part of the story when he laid and looked at the sky. My favorite time and place is by the beach on the Gulf, in Corpus Christi Texas, where I'm from....early as the sun rises on the horizon, making sparkles across the water. You can see and hear the waves as they come in washing along the shore. I've heard about Snipe hunts.. never been on one though. I bet it was fun! Thank you for reminding me, as I sit here in North Texas, listening. 🌻🏖️🌻
Glad you enjoyed!
Wow you really are a very strong woman. I cànt believe you are reading to us in your most time of need. Now that's love.
@Celebrating.Appalachia what's that mean?
I can't believe your reading to us from Ms. Cindy's. God Bless and keep you all, your stamina and love of Jesus is what rings true for me. My Prayers are with all of you. You all are so loved and cherished. True CHRISTIAN Inspired folks.
Thank you!!
My daddy used to talk about going snipe hunting. Brings back great memories!
Thank you Tipper. You are humble and caring. Take care of Mr. Matt and Ms. Cindy.
❤️🙏💪
I loved the movie Old Yeller, so good but so sad too. In one of the Little House booked Pa Ingalls described a panther sounding like a woman screaming.
I remember that description 😊
He's right, children can fully love a pet. Thank you for a wonderful reading Tipper.
You are so welcome 😊
The cicada sound like UFO's when they come 👽😲😆
😊Thank you for listening!
Tipper, Bless your heart reading to us during this difficult time. Don't push yourself too much, my Friend. I and all your viewers truly understand what you're going through.
I do love to listen to you read though! I love this book, too!! I've never used audio readings before, but I've really gotten accustomed to listen to you. It relaxes me so well!! It's a treat for myself. Thank you!
Please tell Matt that my thoughts & prayers are most definitely being prayed for his beautiful Mother & for him, too. Tipper, I'm praying for your Strength, too, at this time. Get your rest. You're being a marvelous Daughter to Miss Cindy. I know she's very thankful for you!
I'm really thinking about Corie, Katie, Granny, & all of your Family. We are praying for Miss Cindy to remain out of pain & just wishing her Peace right now. Praying for all of your Strength, Faith & Trust to continue with God. I honestly believe that we are going to all meet again with our loved ones, our people!!
God is so Great!
He's got the Master Plan.
I love All of You, Everybody!!!!!
God's Speed Only!
With the winter season comes the tranquility and the starkness of the season. We truly live in the best place in the south. We're just day's away from a new season. I truly enjoyed tonight's reading. Much love and prayers for you and your family ❤️ 🙏along with a comfort 🙏 ❤️ for Ms.Cindy.
This reading helps comfort you also.
Praying for Miss Cindy today for the Lord to envelope her in his love. God bless your family. It is a very hard road for us to go on, but a wonderful one for our loved one. ❤️🙏🙏♥️👩🦳🌺
Dale is a wonderful story teller. I would love to sit and talk with him. My grandmother was much the same way. I could listen to her stories for hours. Thank you do much for sharing with us. And as always, prayers for Miss Cindy and all your family❤.❤❤
That cool Appalachian air. Where at least one side of each tree has moss grown on it. Way less salty and humid than the coast. Maybe that's why my language is less salty when I have the privilege of visiting the mountains.
I’ve been so busy with the garden that I’m just now getting to this reading. I was so engrossed with the story I forgot to add the vanilla and almond flavoring to the angel food cake I was making! 😂. I love the smells and sounds of the seasons too, they are comforting I think. Praying and thinking of y’all and that the Lord wraps y’all up in his comforting arms and y’all are leaning into Him. ❤❤❤. TeresaSue.
Such a wonderful book! The author has such a knack for describing everything in wonderful detail. It makes it so easy to imagine exactly what he’s talking about. Thank you Tipper - especially since you’re going thru such a difficult time right now. My love and prayers for Miss Cindy and all of the Presleys ❤️❤️
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING ABOUT WATERMELON HILL EVERY WEEK,YOU ,MISS CINDY AND YOUR FAMILY ARE IN MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS
Thanks so much 😊
I love that book❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏
😊its a good one!
That broke my heart, poor puppies. I just lost my senior shizu Bonnie. Loving this book tho. My older cousins did that too when we went camping.
Loved the whole story! I remember my Daddy digging taters n how wonderful the dirt/earth smelled. And the miller's seems to dissapeared here to. Moma did all the cooking cooking but in winter Daddy made snowcream when it come the 2nd snow. I love the night sounds,but not no panthers! My boys were young walking in woods not to far from home, they come up on a Bobcat. Matt the youngest froze and Israel had to run back to get him! They've never forgotten that. Thank God they made it home safe. Tipper are you still going to be at Boone tomorrow?
Thank you Cindy! I am planning on being in Boone 😊
Thank you for reading this to us; I know this must be hard for you to do. Some things that stand out for me from the story is how really loud Katydids can be! I know from personal experience camping with my Scout Troop how loud they are. Also. the lose of a pet is really hard. We had a cat that was 19 when he died; I felt like a member of the family had died. Thank you for what you do, Tipper
June bugs and Millers around the outside lights, grabbin' hold of the screens or - yikes! - their hooked legs sticking to our clothes or hair (insert primal scream!).
Hi Tipper! Thank you for taking time away from Miss Cindy to read to us. Tonight I'm listening & making peanut butter cookies a recipe I never tried before 😊 at the end you mentioned snow cream, as I told you I'm from Vermont originally & we had what was called sugar on snow. This is a scoop of fresh snow with maple syrup on top. Sending lots of love ,gentle hugs,peace 💛🤍🕊👣🫂😔
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Yes a very nice book and stories. My favorite dog Bandaide died in my arms of diabetes at 7 years old.
Thank you for taking the time to read to us . God bless you ❤patsy
I'm sorry Patsy! Glad you enjoyed this reading 😊
I don't have room to grow watermelons but I plant my squash and cucumbers in hills like Delbert. I don't have access to manure but home grown compost is almost as good.
I live in the middle of a very big city, Boise, Idaho, but I've had a resident mountain lion for a few years now (ever since I dug a pond). I don't go outside for anything late at night. I've never seen it but got a picture of a 3" wide paw print in the snow last winter. I knew it was big because I would find a big mashed area in my wildflowers on certain mornings.
Also, the thing about how people talk different. I moved to Hawaii when my son was @ 6 y.o. I met my neighbor's son and we became friends. They talk in a way they call pigeon English that I had a REAL hard time with for quite awhile. They have a word pronounced "bum-BYE" that means "at a later time". If you asked someone if they were going to the store, they might say "yeah, bumbye". So after about 6 months of struggling to understand him and I was fishing on the island of Molokai and I was complaining out of frustration to Kenneth that I just couldn't figure out what the fish would bite and he said to me, "S'ah'right, bumbye you go-een". And I got so excited and said, Oh my gosh, I understood what you said!!" 😆
And even in the 90's, Molokai was still a place where you can see a billion stars. Like the sky is more stars than darkness. I was able to see the Hale Bopp comet just looking out my door.
I am gonna have to get this book
The thing that struck me the most was stories of the pets. And all the beauty of our lords different seasons he made.
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Thanks beautiful
You’re welcome 😊
Rest in Heaven Bounce and Freddy 😢 i was 17 when my got a tumor: Basically, I watched my soul mate (no exaggeration there, he puIlled me out of a deep depression) starve to where he could barely walk on his own. He was a mixed breed with lots of terrier, about 25 pounds, energetic, would chase anything that moved. At 39 years old, I'm still grieving and pining for him to rub his soft floppy ears on myr face one more time. I don't think the grief ever truly leaves.
To end on a hqppier note, I'll email you a link to a picture of an Eastern Screech-owl I saw on my 2021 Christmas Bird Count route. Thank you sharing this part of history.
Edit: sorry for all the typos, I'm actually pretty good on a qwerty keyboard but this is what happens when I'm on the phone late at night and a story like this just grabs my heart and takes me on a journey. Tippep, thanks again you are an amazing story teller and Gld has definitely blessed you with the ability to reach even the hardest-headed of us out there. I've just ordered a 2nd copy of your book for a close friend of mine who I know will love it 🙂
I liked the part about the blue streak of lightning that went through Dale‘s house. A similar thing happened at my grandmothers house in Arkansas. There was a lightning storm and the lightning hit the house and a large orange ball of flame went down the hallway. Unfortunately I did not see it but she did and said that it was something that she would never forget. I also like all four seasons that we have here in central Oklahoma.
Oh goodness that would have been crazy to see!
I miss the sound of the bob whites. Haven't heard that in years.
I miss the grouse in my area 😊
@@CelebratingAppalachia I heard you say that a day or two ago! 😊
Metcalf Mills dedicated a song to you and your family during your loss. I hope it brings ya'll the blessings that it offers. May you fine peace during this time. God Bless.
Thanks for reading. My mom remembers laying on her back watching the clouds. I lost a Boston terrier to diabetes.
Thank you for listening Frank!!
My most special dog was my Boston Terrier, Buster. He was such an animated dog and we all loved him like family. He passed away at age 8 from a brain tumor.
I love all of this part of the book.. I have seen and heard Panthers. Dale and Katie are exactly right. It is a horrible screaming sound. It sounds like someone is murdering a woman. I watch the movie old yeller one time as a child and I have never watched it again in my life. Way too sad for me. Another sad movie is where the red fern grows. That one will make you cry too. Lots of love and prayers for all of you from the south east coast of Florida.🙏💕🙏
I've only had one encounter with a whip-poor-will, and it was not pleasant at all. I was camping in western Michigan near Pentwater. I set up my tent and bedded down. Just as I was about to get to sleep a whip-poor-will started his song in the tree above me. Talk about loud. I swear he could be heard 3 counties away. He kept it up unceasingly all night long till day break. I didn't get a minutes sleep that night.
lol the part about the Yankees made me smile. I, of course as you know Tipper, am a Yankee. But of course I'm only half a Yankee. That's a long story. I also love dogs.
Thank you Margaret 😊
Just at dusk one night there was a fox that screamed and it sounded like a woman being murdered. I knew what it was, and it STILL scared me. Never heard it again.
I know that sound, neighborhood cat in heat 🐈
Thank you for listening Norman!
We know how you feel my husband Mother passed away from cancer and I stayed with her until God took her home prayers for you all 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
I love this book. I was so proud of Corie and Katie on their video about Ms. Cindy. You and Matt sure did a great job with them. They constantly renew my faith in humanity.
Thank you Kevin!
I wouldn't blame you if you stayed with Ms.Cindy ❤
@Celebrating.Appalachia Praying for you and family 😇❤🙏
Prayers and Love for the family 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️
Are your daughters identical twins? ❤️❤️🙏🏻
Thank you! Their doctor thought they were 😊