Living in a city of over two million people, I wish I lived an Appalachian life. It's more peaceful, friendlier, lower crime, less traffic, low stress. People are more patriotic and share more of the ethics and values that hold the country together. It's a real community. Anyone who looks down on Appalachia probably doesn't understand it and has never actually been there to experience it for themselves. It's a beautiful place with a beautiful culture, full of the best people you'll ever meet.
We are some of the happiest people in the world we just need people to look at us and understand we are like everybody else all we need is for everybody to understand we need everybody else to understand we live in another world here the Appalachians is totally different believe me
My grandmother lived to 112! We lived on a farm & ate out of the garden, raised beef & milk cattle, chicken & pigs . Made butter, froze & canned food . Something to be said about eating home grown food .
@@thepressleygirls When y'all said y'all know how to make green beans, I yelled "and sweet tea!" at y'all through the screen! That was so funny. Katie, of course we want to see your pretty face, so please keep it in the shot. 😉 😊
I have sweet tea every day and love it...especially with green beans. My green beans must be snapped (or broken) and cooked with bacon seasoning, until they are done. I have found some that weren’t broken and were still raw! In the mountains we know how to cook them with flavor!
I've learned that most people who share the same opinion think everyone else to be wrong. I would take mountain living over any other in a heartbeat. Pay no mind to the negative comments. I for sure appreciate what you guys do by sharing your videos.
You two have had the best upbringing. Work ethic, compassion for others, understanding and appreciating old ways. So valuable in todays world. You are so far ahead of others your age.We live in a small community where everyone knows everyone and everyone looks out for each other. We also live country ways. More valuable than gold.
I’m always amazed at how little meat you eat in your family. For people to criticize your mom for cooking with butter, or lard, or bacon grease, that’s just crazy. You all work so hard, you work off your intake. Don’t let the cranks get you down!
I don't worry about butter, lard, or bacon grease in my food because my mama died in 2015 at 97 and I'm 83 and still eat that way. My folks were from Oklahoma and thats what I grew up eating. My husband and I lived in Oregon for 24 years . We ate pretty much the same way you do in Appalachia ad so did all our neighbors. Now that I live in Arizona again add a lot of Mexican food to our standard food and a good many of my friends eat the same way. But with so many people from so many different places now days you can get almost any food you want.
@@BigDsHomestead She sure is. She seem's like a down earth person too. Not always staring into the camera. She is like "whatever" and I think that is why people are so drawn to her.
Corie & Katie - I grew up living on a small Island and the only way to get around was by boat, small water plane, or walk. Everyone knew everyone. Everyone looked out for the other even if the closest neighbor might be a few miles away. You had to be self sufficient as there was no corner grocer, medical or dental offices for close to a days travel away - by boat. And yes, stereo typing was also a 'thing' back then of being uneducated, backward etc. We had a one room school with one teacher that taught from grades one through 8. Further education required moving to a city. People seem to like to do negative talk about what they don't know or understand - have never walked in similar shoes to what you walk in. Ignore them. My father was a 'white' man, my mother was a Indigenous (Indian) so as what most call as 'half-breed' I know about stereo-typing. You and your family are precious and we all learn much from your videos. Thank you for being so candid in sharing your lives. I love each one of you. ❤I wish I could meet you all one day but at 81 years of age and living on the west coast of Canada (and in a city in a small high rise apartment) I don't think that's likely to happen. God bless each of you.
I had relatives that lived the Appalachian life. We called it they had "4 rooms and a path" and of course the path led to the outhouse. I will forever hold my visits on weekends and vacation times dear to my heart. The food was cooked on a woodstove and water was carried from the spring to the house. One favorite memory is me taking 2 left over biscuits from breakfast, putting mustard on them, walking to the garden and pulling spring/green onions and radishes. I would take them to the spring, wash them off and put on the biscuits. Best lunch EVER. Never a meal was eaten before the blessing was offered and it was almost a sermon!! LOL As kids we would get so antsy before they said Amen!!! I envy you young ladies living like you do and wish my precious 16 year old grandchildren could experience some of your joys. Thank you so much for sharing
I’ve never been to Appalachia but I was born in a small Alaskan village and grew up most of my life in a small town in Alaska. It’s grown a lot since then. Now, I live on a farm in Idaho farming our own produce, fruit, chickens, pigs, dairy goats and soon to be cows. I was distracted in my early 20’s by collage and the city but came back to my senses and ran back around to this life as fast as I could. My whole life, I’ve been chasing the small town country life and it’s one of the most important values I plan to pass onto my children. Canning, fermenting, raising livestock, sewing, cooking, home schooling and raising children well to love God and love the land is, in my opinion, the most valuable and worthy cause to live for. Amen to your way of life and to those who seek it. May we always love the land, our family and God as well as we can.
Thank you for watching and sharing. We’ve always wanted to go to Alaska. You are so right, those are the most valuable things, you’ve got it figured out. God bless you and your family! 🙏✝️🎄
I live just north of ya’ll in Virginia. Near Bristol VA/TN. I love how much of a positive light that is shown on our culture and region. Please keep shinning such a good light on our region!!!!
@@HolmansHomestead My mom and niece are planning on hitting the farmer’s market in Abingdon in the morning. I think a bunch of folks in the region really like this channel!
Such beautiful country. Thanks for taking me along with y’all. I was raised on a homestead. We canned everything, was self sufficient. Had a garden, raised all the meat we ate, picked berries for jellies and jams, had chickens for our eggs, my daddy went hunting, we ate, deer, squirrel, rabbit, wild Turkey, quail, we would go fishing. It was hard work, but life was simple, and we had the love of family. I’m 62 years old, and I hold those memories dear to my heart. I love this channel and your Mamas channel also. ❤❤
My parents used to say they didn’t realize there was the big depression back in the 30s, they lived in the hills and grew everything they ate. They didn’t have much but didn’t need too much. They worked hard, had fun hard, and ate good.
The Appalachian life is the life I lived for 52 years. Half-runners and home-grown taters, squirrel dumplings, and biscuits were regular dinner items along with pinto beans, pork chops, and corn bread.
I went to school in a small town in North Carolina years ago. I was surprised to find everyone so friendly because I was from the DC suburbs where people were not so friendly. I really enjoy your videos about living simply. Thank you for sharing with us.
I grew up in Appalachia, went to college there, and taught my first year of school there. Because my husband’s work was far away and inconvenient, we moved to another state where he had his good job and was home every night. I got a job teaching there for the next twenty- nine years! (And two years off for maternity leave). We were able to go “home” to visit our parents often and when we had our children, they were able to see their grandparents often, even though it was a four-hour drive to visit them. Our parents came to see us and also, my husband had two sisters with families who lived where we moved and they were teachers, too. It worked out really well. Sadly, my husband and his two sisters have passed on, along with our parents. We had a great life, traveled all over this U. S. A. a few times and loved it. (Many, many times to FL)! I’m thankful for our two children and grandchildren, as they are all I have now. I love watching you girls and your family! There’s no place like Appalachia! It’s the best!!!
My paternal family lived in Appalachia, I am the first generation to be born in the west and I still feel like all of this resonates with me. We garden and raise our own meat, we can and sew and stay on our land unless we need a trip to town. It’s lovely to hear about this way of life, thank you.
Your family is obviously an active one. A little extra butter on your bread isn't gonna hurt. There's a lot to admire about the two of you and I really hope there are a lot more young people like you scattered around the world. Your family and anyone else you choose to call your friend are fortunate to know you.
That’s what I love about living in the ozark mountains here in Arkansas we love our heritage and we have time to say hello to a stranger and we depend on and love our neighbors
And just think, more and more people are moving in and wanting to be self sustainable, just like us. I love our old ways, we come from a long line of survivors! Love y’all!
I love how you respect different cultures. I've been fascinated with Appalachia for a while, and thanks to your mom's and your channels, I fall more in love with it. I hope to see it one day! I admit to have had few sterotypes before, but looking back I can see how ignorant I was. Your channels have been a blessing and so wholesome. Your faith as well encourages me, as your fellow sister and friend in Christ. I thank God for the Pressley Family! Love the beautiful scenery! Thank you for sharing! God bless!
My Grandmother taught me to live off the land. She taught me to process chickens which I do not do. But I know how if necessary. I do can and rattlesnake beans are my favorite. Enjoy watching your channel so much.
Ladies, I’m in California but from a southern family and my momma raised us to speak to everyone. It doesn’t cost us a thing to be polite. I’m encouraged by you and your parents to plant my vegetable garden again. First of all I will know how it was grown and second, there’s nothing like going out to the garden and picking fresh food. I enjoy the videos and I’m thinking right now about making a fried jelly sandwich for breakfast. I also made Tippers chicken and dumplings and it was delicious it was my first time and her recipe was so easy! Keep being who you are, stay sweet 😊
Great video! Kudos to your parents for raising such grounded and admirable daughters! It's so refreshing to see young people that know what is truly important in life 🙂
Appalachia is ingrained in my blood. It is in my heart and soul and it will always be a part of who I am. Life took me away from Appalachia but “you can take the girl from the country but you can’t take the country out of the girl”🥰. It’s amazing that the 165 miles that I moved to, made such a difference in attitudes. I have always stayed true to my beliefs and no matter what negativity I endured, there are those that find endearment in who I am. I’m so proud to have been raised in Appalachia. Loving the Appalachian people, language, landscape and the way of life is what draws others to these channels. It affords everyone the opportunity to share in and be a part of it. Even if we cannot physically be there, we can have a nice visit🥰. All through life you will experience negatively and when met with it, just let it go, everyone has their opinions and it’s ok. One of my best life’s lessons came from my grandmother, it was raining and we were watching the ducks. They went about their business looking for food and seemed to be having such a great time and almost sounded like they were laughing. She pointed out how the drops of rain would just ball up and roll off their backs. The ducks didn’t mind the rain, and actually seemed happier because it was easier to find the worms! She said these raindrops should be like your troubles, let them roll off your shoulders, just like water off a ducks back. I love your channel and it is such a joy to watch. Thank you for sharing 🥰
You girls are an absolute breath of fresh air. I grew up in rural Central AL, not far from the southern terminus of the Appalaction mountains (now live in Southern Middle TN) so I know about country living. Growing up in the sixties in the rural South was tough but I thank God for it, and I thank God that there are still young folks like y'all around!
My family came from Jones Cove ,Sevier , Tennessee. My Whitted and Thomas family left there in the early 1900’s because of the hardship of trying to grow enough food for the family in the hills. I was told by my grandmother that it took her family 2 years to travel from the Smokey Mountains to Macedonia in Mississippi. Because they worked for food along the way, working at harvesting crops in season. Although my grandmother was raised mostly in Mississippi she still had a lot of the Appalachian Mountain ways as did my Aunts and Uncles. My family is drawn to this area of the Smoky Mountains I feel at peace while visiting and looking at the Mountains. Even though I was not raised here I feel a connection to the land and a sense of belonging. And going to the different cemeteries and finding my ancestors that lived there.Thank you for a glimpse of the beautiful Mountains this morning, it made my day.
I’m from eastern NC all my life, living in Raleigh right now but soon going back to my hometown of New Bern cause Raleigh is just too big. I’m a small town gal! Love you girls. This is my first time seeing your channel. Glad I ran across it.
Yes, we want to see Katy's lovely face and yours too, Corie. I love the way you live. I lived like you in the 70's - 80's. I loved it. We raised our food. We used fats and ate deer, hog, chicken, of course cow meats, our own eggs. It was a simple life. I miss it so much, but can't do it all anymore due to health. You've got a good life where you are. The people who negative about your lifestyle don't know what they're missing! I love your mom's posts too. I'm in suburbs, I guess and hate it. I miss the country roads. You girls stay safe out there 😉. God bless you both and your family. 🙏✝️💕🥰🤗
I will say people in the south tend to be very friendly! We live in Missouri and when we travel we notice how warm and friendly people are in the south as soon as we hit Tennessee. Having said that once you’re established in a little rural community people become more welcoming here.
Hello from Blue Ridge, Ga. I love my Appalachian way of life, and there’s nothing better than green beans out of a mason jar. Growing, canning and eating your on food there’s pride and contentment in it. It’s an enjoyable way of life. Keep up the good work ladies. God Bless. P.s. Sweet car!
I was born and raised in southern Georgia, but have lived most of my life in Florida, I am an Appalachian at heart and see nothing wrong with being a hillbilly. What matters is what’s in your heart. Yes, we want to see Katie’s beautiful face on the screen❣️
My mother was born and raised in Harts, West Virginia. I was born and raised in Texas and although Texas is my home, both in mind and spirit, WV holds a kind place in my heart. You're both beautiful and smart ladies. I've enjoyed your video greatly!
I grew up on a farm in Idaho. I still wave at people on my way to town and I do say hi and ask people how they are! That is fairly common in my area Appreciate your wholesomeness
Having traveled to over 50 countries while in the Navy and now living in Erwin in east Tennessee I can honestly say that East Tennessee and Western North Carolina are the most BEAUTIFUL places on earth.
I’m in my kitchen canning green beans, and fermenting pickles as I listen to y’all! God Bless! We really love all of your families videos, I actually fell asleep last night listening to your mama tell the Dorie woman of the mountain last night! 💞💞
My dad was from Appalachia. Mom was from the eastern side of the piedmont. My brother and me were taught similar values as y’all have. I enjoy hearing your stories and seeing you live life by faith…
Amen Ladies!! We live in East TX in a small town but have ridden our motorcycle in western NC many times and love it there. You ladies are an inspiration. Too bad there’s not more young people like you. Your videos are precious. Keep them coming and May God bless!!
Y’all are absolutely correct about the north. We used to be like that maybe 40 years ago but definitely not now. When I do it people look at me like I’m crazy. I’m from the north but I’d rather be in the south. I wish I had been born in the south. I love everything about it. Thanks for the ride y’all. That’s my all time favorite car.
Thanks for sharing Sisters -- it never hurts to take a moment to remember that having a house and sleeping often in the mountains does not make you a "Son or Daughter of the Mountains"...it is how you feel about others (community) and nature (geography) and a healthy respectful pride in your family history (or personal history) that creates a Appalachineer. -- thanks for being honest about being "clanish"__it is a reality and one of the few shortcomings of us mountain folk -- by da way... just noticin' you got 800 views in the first hour -- how far y'all have come...we are proud of you.
My new favorite channel! I live in Eastern NC in a tiny town. My husband and I spent half our honeymoon on your side of the state this June. What a beautiful place! 💕 Many blessings to you!
I love driving mountain roads. It's reminiscent of my growing up visiting family in the Catskill mountains just a stone's throw from the Woodstock music festival.. I get what you say about community and generosity of spirit. when I hear the sounds of your creek I'm brought right back to spending summers just twenty yards from Esopus creek where people came from everywhere to rent tire tubes in town to go tubing. Summer nights, windows open, falling asleep to that sound. Thanks for an enjoyable video, ladies. Cheers!
Gorgeous mountains. There's nothing prettier than the Appalachian Mountains. I got dizzy a couple times as you all were driving on those winding roads. I always did growing up when mom and dad took us to different churches. I used to get so offended when people would call us Tennessee Hillbillys, but I'm so proud of that today.I worked at a little Market called Hillbilly Market. The people that came to visit would stand around for such a long time talking to us about how they wished they lived here. I've been all over the US and wouldn't change my hometown for anything. By the way, many of those out of state people have since moved here and made it their home. 😄😃🥰
I was a country girl and on both sides of my family relatives lived next to each other...I'm in Michigan...I am not comfortable in big cities...I am a homebody and my heart is on the banks of the Grand River...things have changed a lot but they have always been changing. Its part of life, but I am happy keeping it simple. I have been to your part of the country and I like it very much! My dads family came to America in 1631 and fought in every war, lived and moved all over...its all a part of who I am...you two have such common sense..love your videos...from a greatgrandma.😊
I absolutely loved the content today. Thank you for sharing so much.The preservation of your culture, your roots, your way of life....is actually imperative to a civilization. Kudos to you for dispelling myths, giving all others their due, and remaining true and strong to your way of life. Foolish are those that ignore or run away, from the consideration to 'harken to the old ways'. Have a Blessed weekend.
I love seeing the beautiful scenery and hearing about your way of life. It seems very special. I moved from SW Indiana on the Ohio river and parts are very flat with large areas of corn, wheat and soy bean fields. I now live in a small southern Illinois town in the Shawnee National forest with huge hills and deep gorges and rock cliffs. A lot of orchards and vineyards around here. Both states are beautiful to me. Thanks for sharing!
I just stumbled onto your channel. You two young ladies are awesome. I live in the foothills of the Appalachia mountains. I love the mountains and wouldn't live anywhere else. I love the simple life and closeness of a small community. It is the mountain people that will make through the hard times because they are self sufficient and know how to live off the land.
I’m so blessed to be able to live in Appalachia. I never tire of the mountains. Their beauty is different everyday. I love the slower pace here, and the absolute kindness of the people. I appreciate how important God is in so many people lives here. The church was so often the center of the community and still is in many areas here. Thank you ladies for sharing you wonderful words about Appalachia. No other place I’d really want to live nowadays. Love ya, God bless and keep you safe. 😊❤️💕❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
I know you two are proud of the way you have been raised.... there may come a time when you will be so thankful for all the things you know how to do. I look back on so many things my Grandmother told me and showed me how to do(I can make a mean pan of cornbread)😉 These things are worth their weight in gold.
I love your videos. 💕 I’m so sorry you get negative comments but that’s how the internet goes. 🤷🏼♀️ The majority of us love your content and your family. 😊
I'm very proud of you gals. Seeing a younger generation proud of your roots and heritage. Awesome! Don't let people shun you.... Even the one's from the holler. I've lived in Appalachian mountains all my life and proud to said it! Hike these beautiful mountains there is so much life in the Appalachian mountains. God Plants Trees Creeks Critter's... And the People! Ol Timer's a lot to learn from. I will say this talk to the old timers and listen to them. I wish I could have recorded it when I was younger but technology wasn't available. Learn Learn and teach as you grow long in the tooth. The Way this world is going. You maybe saving lives... families....and souls. Yep I following you gals on RUclips! From a ol mountain feller from N.Ga mountain! Y'all's people did a great job raising you gals! awesomely creative! God bless!
So glad y’all talk about true Appalachian culture not only bc it’s in my own ancestry but it’s interesting and important. I hate when people judge how certain people eat saying it’s not healthy bc this or that… for one homegrown and homemade food is as healthy as you can get lol. People spend money getting “organic” things from the grocery and who knows if it’s any different than the regular things. But also just like other countries and cultures if you grew up eating a certain way especially generationally then your body is accustomed to those foods. Like y’all said people ate that way because it’s what they had on hand. Again one person could eat for example eggs every day of their life and be perfectly healthy another person could and have cholesterol problems… people don’t seem to get that we are not all the same so “healthy” food is not a one size fits all. And our genes definitely play a role in it as well. But anywho love y’all’s videos :)
Nearly 10 years ago, my husband and I lived in Murphy, NC. He pastored Friendship Baptist Church off of 294 for about 3.5 years. I loved living there. Life was slower and it was exactly like y'all were talking about. In our time there, I learned how to can and put up garden harvests, bake bread from scratch, and cook with a cast iron skillet. All things that I never have time to do anymore because we live in the city now and I have to work to help make the ends meet.
Have great day girls....nice conversation....bless you both...we need to get back to the earth...we have been spoiled in the the big towns....small town America...it will come back...
You girls are a breath of fresh air! My mom was raised in KY, she raised us in Ohio years ago w/the same type of culture you girls and ur parents were raised. Canning, butter ( lol), gardening, canning, etc. Country folk are kind folks, family folks, God folks. Being happy w/the blessing of life that cannot be purchased. U girls are wonderful!
As a child I lived in an urban area in Indiana and then to TN. When I was old enough and got out on my own, I bought a house in the country. I have always been drawn to be in a rural area. I love it. I learned how to garden, canning and raising some animals, therefore becoming more self-sufficient. I wish I would have grown up like you and learned all those things from family. Instead, I taught myself and asked people a lot of questions to gain as much knowledge as I could. Love your lifestyle. Love providing for myself. I can't stand the thought of people stereo typing a way of life. Each to his own. Whatever works for individuals. I just happen to like your way of life. Keep the videos coming. You girls keep, keeping on.! Oh and also...guns are just a way of life in the rural areas like appalachia. They have many purposes, for protection and farming.
There are many people who don’t understand the mountain life. I live in north Alabama, raised in eastern Tenn. My people were plain, with little money, but I never remember not having anything. We had an uncle who raised hogs, we all had gardens, we were let loose in the morning and didn’t come in until dinner, then back out again until supper. We were expected to do our part and we did (no doubt with grumbling), but I would take NOTHING for having lived that way. God, family, manners, lookin out for others, common sense, lovin one another, being part of a community, takin care of others as well as yourself, being grateful for what you do have, including sweet tea 😉. Being plain and simple is so much easier to maintain. Being older brings a host of blessings and challenges. But it also makes me more thankful for my family and for the simple life. Good job ladies! Thanks for letting me ramble.
I can relate to a lot of what you said here . I am only 58 yrs old, but my mom is still living and is 91 yrs old and she talks to me about how things were when she was growing up in Johnson County, Kentucky the hometown of Paintsville, KY and this is in the Eastern part of Kentucky in the hills and valleys and foothills of the mountains . My mom grew up about 10 miles from where that Country Music singer Loretta Lynn grew up . My dad grew up in Lawrence County, Kentucky a county that borders Johnson County, Kentucky, where that my mom grew up . So I grew up in Lawrence County, Kentucky just a few miles from where the Country Music singer Ricky Skaggs grew up . I love living out in the country and enjoying the simple things in life and wouldn't trade it at all . I live on a farm of almost 200 acres that is a part of the original 600 acres that my great, great grandfather bought after the Civil War, he was a union soldier in the Civil War. I never grew up poor, or rich, I just grew up a plain simple life, we had running water, which was more than my dad or mom had in their earlier growing up years, my dad didn't come from a big family but my mom did, she had 12 brothers and sisters, but out of the 12 there was a set of twin boys that died the day that they were born, but the other 10 brothers and sisters gree up into older senior age . We always had plenty to eat and always grew a big garden and had apple trees, strawberry patch, black rassberry patch, raised our own meat, hog or beef, had chickens and a milk cow. We always had a horse or mule, most of the time a team of them to work with on the farm. But we were always thankful for what that we did have . Things have changed so much in this whole world in the last 10 to 15 years, life is just not the way that it use to be . But still I think that I have a better life with my simple life out here in the country, than a lot of people in these big cities and places . I just wanted to comment on what that you wrote, so take care and stay safe and appreciate the life that you have . Cause things could always be worse . As always, Jeffrey !!! 🤗👍💖💫
@@amymahers2957 Thanks Amy, for the reply, we got the hay cut here on the farm on Saturday, but then it has rained a couple of times over the past several days . So this evening we ran a machine over the hayfields that picks the hay and throws it up in the air and fuffies it up as it comes back down to the ground, will probably do this again tomorrow evening and then we can get ready to rack it the next day and round bale it . There is always something to around here on the farm, but I love my country life . I am divorced now and my 91 year old mother is in the nursing home now and I live here by myself, with my 4 dogs 🐕 . I have no children, so my dogs are like my kids and are a big part of my everyday life . They were born here on the farm on February 28 in 2015, all brothers and sisters, 2 girls and 2 boys, there was originally 3 girls and 3 boys, but 1 of girls and 1 of boys has died . And when you have had them, since the minutes that they were born and you watched them come into this world, it really hurts to lose them . But that is a part of everyday living. Thanks Amy, take care and stay safe and "Bless You". As always, Jeffrey !!! 🤗👍💖💫
Whenever I'm in Appalachia I feel the atmosphere of freedom. I do not think negative or look down upon those who are from there. Most are just good ole American folks just going on with their everyday lives. You two are special just living out your lives ❤
When we lived in southwest Oklahoma, the small city we lived in, Meers Oklahoma, we would wave at each other as we drove by. And if there was a need, the extended community would show up to help. ❤
Love you girls so much. You made so many great points about the Appalachian way of life. Eight years of my late childhood and teenage years were spent in the NC mountains. Once you live there, your heart is always at home and longs for the mountains. ❤️🙏 Jane in SC
Community is a wonderful thing, and I believe that is exactly what the church is for. A great church is like an extension of your family, but sadly too many churches lack that now. Too many Sunday Christians. Not enough who live and breath Christ daily. Thanks so much for sharing your family with us.
Katie and Corie, you nailed it, so much truth! You both are just so beautiful. I love that you both love Appalachia so much. I call it God's country. I especially liked that drive through the mountains, and your car! Oh my, I was just there and know hwy 64 very well. I have friends that live in Harshaw Farms, and then some friends in Brasstown, Murphy, and in Marble. We had a cabin in Hiawassee, but were only 30 minutes to the NC line and so we were there almost everyday. I love the Tusquittee area as well, but it's all beautiful, peaceful, and what is so cool is that you can be at a restaurant and you can see at 99% of the tables, the folks praying before they eat! Folks are just so caring and compassionate there and are always willing to smile and talk to you, and also invite you to their church. The only reason why we left was because my husband needed a radical surgery, and we thought that things were going to get real bad,..they did for a while, but GOD had another plan. So, now that he's recovered, we've been looking for some property because we believe like you do...that you can be self-sufficient there, and why not surround yourself with likeminded people...especially for a time such as this. Times are going to get real dire, but we know God is at the helm, and He is our navigator. Bountiful and Boundless Blessings to you and your family with good health, safety, and overflowing joy. Thank you for this most precious video, it makes me home sick for Appalachia🙏🙏🙏🙏
So glad he head recovered! And that’s awesome. Yes we love it here very much and it’s great to be surrounded by like minded people And to be able to live off the land for sure! Thank you for your sweet kind words! ❤️
I love the way y’all live. A community is a good asset. You can depend on your neighbors. Some places in the country, it’s like pulling teeth to get someone to talk or just say hi sometimes. Living off the land the food tastes so much better. Fresh eggs are the best. I like seeing Katie’s and Corie’s face. Y’all are very pretty you ladies. I enjoy you all’s videos so much. To me y’all are special and down to earth. God fearing wonderful ladies with incredible family. You parents are priceless. Austin is a good man. Are y’all going to be playing any music in your area? I would sure like a list of places that y’all are going to play. I enjoy so much hearing you play and sing. Love the area where y’all live it is so beautiful. I fell blessed that GOD lead me too you videos. I always feel so much better after I watch one of you videos. Thank you for sharing. GOD bless you all 🙏❤️
Another great video. I have learned so much about Appalachian culture from you and your mother’s channel. Love your family’s approach to teaching. The more we learn about each other, the more we understand and bridge gaps to widen unity. Blessings ✨
I love and look forward to your videos. I've never been to your area but would love to visit. I've always lived in the city (I'm 78 years old) and recently moved to the county on 5 acres of woods. I love this life. It's so quiet and peaceful. It's only a few miles from the small town and 15 minutes to the city. Never thought I'd like country living but I do. Keep putting out your videos. ❤️❤️
Thank you so much for making this video. so informative, please think about doing more videos. You have done this project with class and broke it down in terms anyone can understand. Every place in the country is unique, Appalacia is so pleasantly different. I live in a more metropolitan area in Pennsylvania but grew up on canned goods, working on my uncles farms, trapped as a child to make a little spending money then joined the military to do a career of 32 years. Now retired i have gone back to the simple way I am most comfortable in. You ladies have done such an amazing job with this video. My wife is so much a city girl, we are different in what makes us tick but still compatible in enough ways to make it work. Even though I am more of a person who likes to get to know everyone in my town, I can function in towns with lots of people. Sweet tea has migrated all over, it is popular here but you are right, it initially was a thing in your area. Stay safe, be well, walk in peace and remember.....you have done something in this video by sharing. Most city folks did not know the facts you have shared here. Well done.
You girls make me proud to be from our mountains. I live in a city now, but I so appreciate my roots. Your canned food is better for you than what folks are eating as a whole. You all are staying active growing your food, taking care of your land, is much more healthy! Keep it up!
My mom and dad came to Cincinnati in the 40s from West Virginia..we always still had a garden and canned..Now my wife and I are in our 60s and live in the country and still can our garden..our fruit..and our kids do the same thing..And it's not out of necessity..it's out of love for it..we love y'all ❤️
Loved this video. My great grandparents on my mom's side and on Dad's lived in the Appalachian mountains of NC. They went to Texas and to Georgia so I've heard a lot of what you're saying. I don't live in the hood but have black friends. There are many misconceptions about them also. Thanks really enjoyed
I spent every summer on my grandparents farm. I milked cows, picked cotton, worked in the garden and helped with canning. My parents generation did not go to college but they were skilled laborers, carpenters, electricians, etc. they contributed to their town and county. There was no running water inside or plumbing until I was 13. I was responsible for getting water from the well and bringing it inside. All that was my favorite time each year. I learned to quilt and embroider from my grandmothers, things I still do today.
my daughter and I traveled from Kalamazoo Mi to Lawrence county Ky for music fest this year, Tyler Childers was playing, it was the kindest, friendliest crowd I have ever been in.. We've experienced similiar in Missouri in 2016.. we love it down south!
Your accent!! Seriously, you two could probably just have a regular old chit chat and I would be happy to just listen in. Just recently discovered your channel and of course instantly subscribed! I'm an old gal, grew up country, raised our kids country and living out our lives country! You two are a breath of fresh air!
Living in a city of over two million people, I wish I lived an Appalachian life. It's more peaceful, friendlier, lower crime, less traffic, low stress. People are more patriotic and share more of the ethics and values that hold the country together. It's a real community. Anyone who looks down on Appalachia probably doesn't understand it and has never actually been there to experience it for themselves. It's a beautiful place with a beautiful culture, full of the best people you'll ever meet.
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Same I was born & raised in Chicago I want to move to Tennessee
how far is it from your house to in town?
I wish the world was full of women like you two ❤️❤️❤️
Awe, thank you!
Agreed 👍
Amen!
It is you just got to find
We are some of the happiest people in the world we just need people to look at us and understand we are like everybody else all we need is for everybody to understand we need everybody else to understand we live in another world here the Appalachians is totally different believe me
My grandmother lived to 112! We lived on a farm & ate out of the garden, raised beef & milk cattle, chicken & pigs . Made butter, froze & canned food . Something to be said about eating home grown food .
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@@thepressleygirls When y'all said y'all know how to make green beans, I yelled "and sweet tea!" at y'all through the screen! That was so funny. Katie, of course we want to see your pretty face, so please keep it in the shot. 😉 😊
I have sweet tea every day and love it...especially with green beans. My green beans must be snapped (or broken) and cooked with bacon seasoning, until they are done. I have found some that weren’t broken and were still raw! In the mountains we know how to cook them with flavor!
Wow! What A Blessing to have your Mother, that Long!
Mine too! My grandpa lived to be 103, had a 200 acre farm that he lived off the land and taught my momma to do the same. Love y’all!
You girls reminds me that there is still some hope for this young generation!!!!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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I've learned that most people who share the same opinion think everyone else to be wrong. I would take mountain living over any other in a heartbeat. Pay no mind to the negative comments. I for sure appreciate what you guys do by sharing your videos.
What negative comments? Everybody loves these two, lol.
Well spoken words. I agree.
You two have had the best upbringing. Work ethic, compassion for others, understanding and appreciating old ways. So valuable in todays world. You are so far ahead of others your age.We live in a small community where everyone knows everyone and everyone looks out for each other. We also live country ways. More valuable than gold.
Wow, thank you!
I am very impressed with your upbringing. I also grew up ina small town and had very similar backgrounds.
What part of appalachia are yall from
@@terahcooley7040 I’m from Canada
Mobile Alabama Gulf Coast USA 🇺🇸
Y’all are what we call, “Living the Life”. You ladies have the most beautiful spirit I’ve ever seen! Stay true to you!!💐
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They’re from earth. I’m sure they are familiar with the phrase “Living the life” 😂
I’m always amazed at how little meat you eat in your family. For people to criticize your mom for cooking with butter, or lard, or bacon grease, that’s just crazy. You all work so hard, you work off your intake. Don’t let the cranks get you down!
And a lot of crap, we’ve been told about certain foods being bad for us, was a lie. Truths are slowly coming out now.
I don't worry about butter, lard, or bacon grease in my food because my mama died in 2015 at 97 and I'm 83 and still eat that way. My folks were from Oklahoma and thats what I grew up eating. My husband and I lived in Oregon for 24 years . We ate pretty much the same way you do in Appalachia ad so did all our neighbors. Now that I live in Arizona again add a lot of Mexican food to our standard food and a good many of my friends eat the same way. But with so many people from so many different places now days you can get almost any food you want.
Fun fact: animal fats are MUCH healthier than seed oils like canola, corn, soybean, etc.
@@gabrielgolden4336 Absolutely, Ansel Keys should be posthumously tried for crimes against humanity.
I have always said, when the bottom falls out, the people up there will be the ones who survive.
Just love Katie's facial expressions, of course we want Katie's pretty face in the video ☺️
Katie also has the most prettiest voice when She sing's. We could listen to her all day!
You auto make a trip to Lake Michigan shores are covered with beautiful rocks
By the way I love your videos also your mothers we are very similar her in Kentucky
YES WE DO!! She's so BEAUTIFUL! 🥰
@@BigDsHomestead She sure is. She seem's like a down earth person too. Not always staring into the camera. She is like "whatever" and I think that is why people are so drawn to her.
Corie & Katie - I grew up living on a small Island and the only way to get around was by boat, small water plane, or walk. Everyone knew everyone. Everyone looked out for the other even if the closest neighbor might be a few miles away. You had to be self sufficient as there was no corner grocer, medical or dental offices for close to a days travel away - by boat. And yes, stereo typing was also a 'thing' back then of being uneducated, backward etc. We had a one room school with one teacher that taught from grades one through 8. Further education required moving to a city. People seem to like to do negative talk about what they don't know or understand - have never walked in similar shoes to what you walk in. Ignore them. My father was a 'white' man, my mother was a Indigenous (Indian) so as what most call as 'half-breed' I know about stereo-typing. You and your family are precious and we all learn much from your videos. Thank you for being so candid in sharing your lives. I love each one of you. ❤I wish I could meet you all one day but at 81 years of age and living on the west coast of Canada (and in a city in a small high rise apartment) I don't think that's likely to happen. God bless each of you.
Wow!
amen! Did you grow up in Washington state or Maine?
What island did you live on?
Your awesome god bless you and even at 81 yrs I hope you get to meet them one day
I had relatives that lived the Appalachian life. We called it they had "4 rooms and a path" and of course the path led to the outhouse. I will forever hold my visits on weekends and vacation times dear to my heart. The food was cooked on a woodstove and water was carried from the spring to the house. One favorite memory is me taking 2 left over biscuits from breakfast, putting mustard on them, walking to the garden and pulling spring/green onions and radishes. I would take them to the spring, wash them off and put on the biscuits. Best lunch EVER. Never a meal was eaten before the blessing was offered and it was almost a sermon!! LOL As kids we would get so antsy before they said Amen!!! I envy you young ladies living like you do and wish my precious 16 year old grandchildren could experience some of your joys. Thank you so much for sharing
I’ve never been to Appalachia but I was born in a small Alaskan village and grew up most of my life in a small town in Alaska. It’s grown a lot since then.
Now, I live on a farm in Idaho farming our own produce, fruit, chickens, pigs, dairy goats and soon to be cows. I was distracted in my early 20’s by collage and the city but came back to my senses and ran back around to this life as fast as I could.
My whole life, I’ve been chasing the small town country life and it’s one of the most important values I plan to pass onto my children. Canning, fermenting, raising livestock, sewing, cooking, home schooling and raising children well to love God and love the land is, in my opinion, the most valuable and worthy cause to live for.
Amen to your way of life and to those who seek it. May we always love the land, our family and God as well as we can.
Thank you for watching and sharing. We’ve always wanted to go to Alaska. You are so right, those are the most valuable things, you’ve got it figured out. God bless you and your family! 🙏✝️🎄
I live just north of ya’ll in Virginia. Near Bristol VA/TN. I love how much of a positive light that is shown on our culture and region. Please keep shinning such a good light on our region!!!!
Hi Sarah, my family is from Bristol /Abingdon….small world…
@@taintedlove202 Very small! I'm in Abingdon at the moment actually. So wild to stumble across a local.
We drove to bristol at rural king and in abingdon to buy feed this evening.We live in mountain city tn
@@HolmansHomestead My mom and niece are planning on hitting the farmer’s market in Abingdon in the morning. I think a bunch of folks in the region really like this channel!
I live in a small community in coker creek TN.
Such beautiful country. Thanks for taking me along with y’all. I was raised on a homestead. We canned everything, was self sufficient. Had a garden, raised all the meat we ate, picked berries for jellies and jams, had chickens for our eggs, my daddy went hunting, we ate, deer, squirrel, rabbit, wild Turkey, quail, we would go fishing. It was hard work, but life was simple, and we had the love of family. I’m 62 years old, and I hold those memories dear to my heart. I love this channel and your Mamas channel also. ❤❤
My parents used to say they didn’t realize there was the big depression back in the 30s, they lived in the hills and grew everything they ate. They didn’t have much but didn’t need too much. They worked hard, had fun hard, and ate good.
It’s called compassionate, friendly, family oriented, the way you folks live is the way to live. Blessings girls
The Appalachian life is the life I lived for 52 years. Half-runners and home-grown taters, squirrel dumplings, and biscuits were regular dinner items along with pinto beans, pork chops, and corn bread.
Squirrel dumplings sound really good. If they didn’t have wobbles right now I’d go kill me a mess of squirrels and make some.
Hell to the yes is all I can say all that oh yeah sticks some butter on it
I went to school in a small town in North Carolina years ago.
I was surprised to find everyone so friendly because I was from the DC suburbs where people were not so friendly. I really enjoy your videos about living simply. Thank you for sharing with us.
I grew up in Appalachia, went to college there, and taught my first year of school there. Because my husband’s work was far away and inconvenient, we moved to another state where he had his good job and was home every night. I got a job teaching there for the next twenty- nine years! (And two years off for maternity leave). We were able to go “home” to visit our parents often and when we had our children, they were able to see their grandparents often, even though it was a four-hour drive to visit them.
Our parents came to see us and also, my husband had two sisters with families who lived where we moved and they were teachers, too. It worked out really well. Sadly, my husband and his two sisters have passed on, along with our parents. We had a great life, traveled all over this U. S. A. a few times and loved it. (Many, many times to FL)! I’m thankful for our two children and grandchildren, as they are all I have now. I love watching you girls and your family! There’s no place like Appalachia! It’s the best!!!
My paternal family lived in Appalachia, I am the first generation to be born in the west and I still feel like all of this resonates with me. We garden and raise our own meat, we can and sew and stay on our land unless we need a trip to town. It’s lovely to hear about this way of life, thank you.
"haters gonna hate, ain'ters gonna ain't!" sharing appalachian culture with us is awesome; thank y'all!
Your family is obviously an active one. A little extra butter on your bread isn't gonna hurt.
There's a lot to admire about the two of you and I really hope there are a lot more young people like you scattered around the world. Your family and anyone else you choose to call your friend are fortunate to know you.
Thank you so much! 🙏
The butter is fine. It's the bread that will cause more health issues.
Oh girls, you both a so special. Giving us hope in our youth today. God has blessed you both and you have a true relationship with Him.
That’s what I love about living in the ozark mountains here in Arkansas we love our heritage and we have time to say hello to a stranger and we depend on and love our neighbors
And just think, more and more people are moving in and wanting to be self sustainable, just like us. I love our old ways, we come from a long line of survivors! Love y’all!
I love how you respect different cultures. I've been fascinated with Appalachia for a while, and thanks to your mom's and your channels, I fall more in love with it. I hope to see it one day! I admit to have had few sterotypes before, but looking back I can see how ignorant I was. Your channels have been a blessing and so wholesome. Your faith as well encourages me, as your fellow sister and friend in Christ. I thank God for the Pressley Family!
Love the beautiful scenery! Thank you for sharing! God bless!
My Grandmother taught me to live off the land. She taught me to process chickens which I do not do. But I know how if necessary. I do can and rattlesnake beans are my favorite. Enjoy watching your channel so much.
We do all that in rural Texas too, the waving and talking to people in the community.
Thank you two for sharing the beautiful scenery. Never leave your roots !! You are blessed more than you know !! 🙏❤
I'm from Western NC great smokies and I'm proud that we have beautiful women like these sisters
Ladies, I’m in California but from a southern family and my momma raised us to speak to everyone. It doesn’t cost us a thing to be polite. I’m encouraged by you and your parents to plant my vegetable garden again. First of all I will know how it was grown and second, there’s nothing like going out to the garden and picking fresh food.
I enjoy the videos and I’m thinking right now about making a fried jelly sandwich for breakfast. I also made Tippers chicken and dumplings and it was delicious it was my first time and her recipe was so easy!
Keep being who you are, stay sweet 😊
Great video! Kudos to your parents for raising such grounded and admirable daughters! It's so refreshing to see young people that know what is truly important in life 🙂
Appalachia is ingrained in my blood. It is in my heart and soul and it will always be a part of who I am. Life took me away from Appalachia but “you can take the girl from the country but you can’t take the country out of the girl”🥰. It’s amazing that the 165 miles that I moved to, made such a difference in attitudes. I have always stayed true to my beliefs and no matter what negativity I endured, there are those that find endearment in who I am. I’m so proud to have been raised in Appalachia. Loving the Appalachian people, language, landscape and the way of life is what draws others to these channels. It affords everyone the opportunity to share in and be a part of it. Even if we cannot physically be there, we can have a nice visit🥰. All through life you will experience negatively and when met with it, just let it go, everyone has their opinions and it’s ok. One of my best life’s lessons came from my grandmother, it was raining and we were watching the ducks. They went about their business looking for food and seemed to be having such a great time and almost sounded like they were laughing. She pointed out how the drops of rain would just ball up and roll off their backs. The ducks didn’t mind the rain, and actually seemed happier because it was easier to find the worms! She said these raindrops should be like your troubles, let them roll off your shoulders, just like water off a ducks back. I love your channel and it is such a joy to watch. Thank you for sharing 🥰
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You girls are an absolute breath of fresh air. I grew up in rural Central AL, not far from the southern terminus of the Appalaction mountains (now live in Southern Middle TN) so I know about country living. Growing up in the sixties in the rural South was tough but I thank God for it, and I thank God that there are still young folks like y'all around!
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Spot On, Ladies! ❤️👍🏻 Count your blessings. The grass isn’t greener anywhere else.
Yes Corie I love those old ways don’t stop talking about them.
My family came from Jones Cove ,Sevier , Tennessee. My Whitted and Thomas family left there in the early 1900’s because of the hardship of trying to grow enough food for the family in the hills. I was told by my grandmother that it took her family 2 years to travel from the Smokey Mountains to Macedonia in Mississippi. Because they worked for food along the way, working at harvesting crops in season. Although my grandmother was raised mostly in Mississippi she still had a lot of the Appalachian Mountain ways as did my Aunts and Uncles. My family is drawn to this area of the Smoky Mountains I feel at peace while visiting and looking at the Mountains. Even though I was not raised here I feel a connection to the land and a sense of belonging. And going to the different cemeteries and finding my ancestors that lived there.Thank you for a glimpse of the beautiful Mountains this morning, it made my day.
I went to Jones Cove elementary with some Whitteds, small world 😊
I’m from eastern NC all my life, living in Raleigh right now but soon going back to my hometown of New Bern cause Raleigh is just too big. I’m a small town gal! Love you girls. This is my first time seeing your channel. Glad I ran across it.
Yes, we want to see Katy's lovely face and yours too, Corie. I love the way you live. I lived like you in the 70's - 80's. I loved it. We raised our food. We used fats and ate deer, hog, chicken, of course cow meats, our own eggs. It was a simple life. I miss it so much, but can't do it all anymore due to health. You've got a good life where you are. The people who negative about your lifestyle don't know what they're missing! I love your mom's posts too. I'm in suburbs, I guess and hate it. I miss the country roads. You girls stay safe out there 😉.
God bless you both and your family. 🙏✝️💕🥰🤗
You two are awesome!!! Good people with a good heart!! Thanks for sharing & being real!! Beautiful area you all live in!!!
Y’all never disappoint! To be so lucky to live in such a beautiful area… I always feel closer to God when I’m in the NC mountains ❤️🌄
I will say people in the south tend to be very friendly! We live in Missouri and when we travel we notice how warm and friendly people are in the south as soon as we hit Tennessee. Having said that once you’re established in a little rural community people become more welcoming here.
Hello from Blue Ridge, Ga. I love my Appalachian way of life, and there’s nothing better than green beans out of a mason jar. Growing, canning and eating your on food there’s pride and contentment in it. It’s an enjoyable way of life. Keep up the good work ladies. God Bless. P.s. Sweet car!
Hello neighbor!
Thanks for teaching me about life in Appalachia. You both are awesome
I was born and raised in southern Georgia, but have lived most of my life in Florida, I am an Appalachian at heart and see nothing wrong with being a hillbilly. What matters is what’s in your heart. Yes, we want to see Katie’s beautiful face on the screen❣️
God bless you brother I was born in the Appalachians but I love Southern Georgia 4-H beauty but we all have the same meaning in life
My mother was born and raised in Harts, West Virginia. I was born and raised in Texas and although Texas is my home, both in mind and spirit, WV holds a kind place in my heart.
You're both beautiful and smart ladies. I've enjoyed your video greatly!
I grew up on a farm in Idaho. I still wave at people on my way to town and I do say hi and ask people how they are! That is fairly common in my area
Appreciate your wholesomeness
Having traveled to over 50 countries while in the Navy and now living in Erwin in east Tennessee I can honestly say that East Tennessee and Western North Carolina are the most BEAUTIFUL places on earth.
The traditional ways of life are old wisdoms, and it’s good to preserve this knowledge. Great video! 🙂
Love this, glad we're moving to the area
Nice!
I’m in my kitchen canning green beans, and fermenting pickles as I listen to y’all! God Bless! We really love all of your families videos, I actually fell asleep last night listening to your mama tell the Dorie woman of the mountain last night! 💞💞
My dad was from Appalachia. Mom was from the eastern side of the piedmont. My brother and me were taught similar values as y’all have. I enjoy hearing your stories and seeing you live life by faith…
Amen Ladies!! We live in East TX in a small town but have ridden our motorcycle in western NC many times and love it there. You ladies are an inspiration. Too bad there’s not more young people like you. Your videos are precious. Keep them coming and May God bless!!
Y’all are absolutely correct about the north. We used to be like that maybe 40 years ago but definitely not now. When I do it people look at me like I’m crazy. I’m from the north but I’d rather be in the south. I wish I had been born in the south. I love everything about it.
Thanks for the ride y’all.
That’s my all time favorite car.
Thanks for sharing Sisters -- it never hurts to take a moment to remember that having a house and sleeping often in the mountains does not make you a "Son or Daughter of the Mountains"...it is how you feel about others (community) and nature (geography) and a healthy respectful pride in your family history (or personal history) that creates a Appalachineer. -- thanks for being honest about being "clanish"__it is a reality and one of the few shortcomings of us mountain folk -- by da way... just noticin' you got 800 views in the first hour -- how far y'all have come...we are proud of you.
My new favorite channel! I live in Eastern NC in a tiny town. My husband and I spent half our honeymoon on your side of the state this June. What a beautiful place! 💕
Many blessings to you!
I love driving mountain roads. It's reminiscent of my growing up visiting family in the Catskill mountains just a stone's throw from the Woodstock music festival.. I get what you say about community and generosity of spirit. when I hear the sounds of your creek I'm brought right back to spending summers just twenty yards from Esopus creek where people came from everywhere to rent tire tubes in town to go tubing. Summer nights, windows open, falling asleep to that sound. Thanks for an enjoyable video, ladies. Cheers!
Gorgeous mountains. There's nothing prettier than the Appalachian Mountains. I got dizzy a couple times as you all were driving on those winding roads. I always did growing up when mom and dad took us to different churches.
I used to get so offended when people would call us Tennessee Hillbillys, but I'm so proud of that today.I worked at a little Market called Hillbilly Market. The people that came to visit would stand around for such a long time talking to us about how they wished they lived here. I've been all over the US and wouldn't change my hometown for anything. By the way, many of those out of state people have since moved here and made it their home. 😄😃🥰
I was a country girl and on both sides of my family relatives lived next to each other...I'm in Michigan...I am not comfortable in big cities...I am a homebody and my heart is on the banks of the Grand River...things have changed a lot but they have always been changing. Its part of life, but I am happy keeping it simple. I have been to your part of the country and I like it very much! My dads family came to America in 1631 and fought in every war, lived and moved all over...its all a part of who I am...you two have such common sense..love your videos...from a greatgrandma.😊
I love your moms channel because she’s sharing those forgotten ways. She is the best story teller.
I absolutely loved the content today. Thank you for sharing so much.The preservation of your culture, your roots, your way of life....is actually imperative to a civilization. Kudos to you for dispelling myths, giving all others their due, and remaining true and strong to your way of life. Foolish are those that ignore or run away, from the consideration to 'harken to the old ways'. Have a Blessed weekend.
Thank you!
I finally saw the whole video and I like it. Beautiful countryside!
I love seeing the beautiful scenery and hearing about your way of life. It seems very special. I moved from SW Indiana on the Ohio river and parts are very flat with large areas of corn, wheat and soy bean fields. I now live in a small southern Illinois town in the Shawnee National forest with huge hills and deep gorges and rock cliffs. A lot of orchards and vineyards around here. Both states are beautiful to me. Thanks for sharing!
I just stumbled onto your channel. You two young ladies are awesome. I live in the foothills of the Appalachia mountains. I love the mountains and wouldn't live anywhere else. I love the simple life and closeness of a small community. It is the mountain people that will make through the hard times because they are self sufficient and know how to live off the land.
I’m so blessed to be able to live in Appalachia. I never tire of the mountains. Their beauty is different everyday. I love the slower pace here, and the absolute kindness of the people. I appreciate how important God is in so many people lives here. The church was so often the center of the community and still is in many areas here. Thank you ladies for sharing you wonderful words about Appalachia. No other place I’d really want to live nowadays. Love ya, God bless and keep you safe. 😊❤️💕❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
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I know you two are proud of the way you have been raised.... there may come a time when you will be so thankful for all the things you know how to do. I look back on so many things my Grandmother told me and showed me how to do(I can make a mean pan of cornbread)😉 These things are worth their weight in gold.
I love your videos. 💕
I’m so sorry you get negative comments but that’s how the internet goes. 🤷🏼♀️
The majority of us love your content and your family. 😊
Simply precious. i have lived in W Tn most of my life but visiting E
Tn its so gorgeous!
I'm very proud of you gals.
Seeing a younger generation proud of your roots and heritage.
Awesome!
Don't let people shun you.... Even the one's from the holler.
I've lived in Appalachian mountains all my life and proud to said it!
Hike these beautiful mountains there is so much life in the Appalachian mountains. God Plants Trees Creeks Critter's...
And the People! Ol Timer's a lot to learn from.
I will say this talk to the old timers and listen to them.
I wish I could have recorded it when I was younger but technology wasn't available.
Learn Learn and teach as you grow long in the tooth.
The Way this world is going.
You maybe saving lives... families....and souls.
Yep I following you gals on RUclips!
From a ol mountain feller from N.Ga mountain!
Y'all's people did a great job raising you gals! awesomely creative!
God bless!
Thank you! 🙏
My paternal grandmother was from Randolph County WV. Eastern side of the Appalachia Mountains ❤
So glad y’all talk about true Appalachian culture not only bc it’s in my own ancestry but it’s interesting and important. I hate when people judge how certain people eat saying it’s not healthy bc this or that… for one homegrown and homemade food is as healthy as you can get lol. People spend money getting “organic” things from the grocery and who knows if it’s any different than the regular things. But also just like other countries and cultures if you grew up eating a certain way especially generationally then your body is accustomed to those foods. Like y’all said people ate that way because it’s what they had on hand. Again one person could eat for example eggs every day of their life and be perfectly healthy another person could and have cholesterol problems… people don’t seem to get that we are not all the same so “healthy” food is not a one size fits all. And our genes definitely play a role in it as well. But anywho love y’all’s videos :)
Nearly 10 years ago, my husband and I lived in Murphy, NC. He pastored Friendship Baptist Church off of 294 for about 3.5 years. I loved living there. Life was slower and it was exactly like y'all were talking about. In our time there, I learned how to can and put up garden harvests, bake bread from scratch, and cook with a cast iron skillet. All things that I never have time to do anymore because we live in the city now and I have to work to help make the ends meet.
I love your channel and Appalachian ways down to earth living . Keep up with your video's I really enjoy them.
Thank you!
Have great day girls....nice conversation....bless you both...we need to get back to the earth...we have been spoiled in the the big towns....small town America...it will come back...
You girls are a breath of fresh air! My mom was raised in KY, she raised us in Ohio years ago w/the same type of culture you girls and ur parents were raised. Canning, butter ( lol), gardening, canning, etc. Country folk are kind folks, family folks, God folks. Being happy w/the blessing of life that cannot be purchased. U girls are wonderful!
I can't tell you how many people I've met who have a connection to Ky, Cincinatti (or Indianapolis) and Florida. I call it the Dixie Psygogglangle.
We live in Appalachia London, Kentucky and absolutely love it. Blessings to you dear people. Merry Christmas blessings
As a child I lived in an urban area in Indiana and then to TN. When I was old enough and got out on my own, I bought a house in the country. I have always been drawn to be in a rural area. I love it. I learned how to garden, canning and raising some animals, therefore becoming more self-sufficient. I wish I would have grown up like you and learned all those things from family. Instead, I taught myself and asked people a lot of questions to gain as much knowledge as I could. Love your lifestyle. Love providing for myself.
I can't stand the thought of people stereo typing a way of life. Each to his own. Whatever works for individuals. I just happen to like your way of life.
Keep the videos coming. You girls keep, keeping on.!
Oh and also...guns are just a way of life in the rural areas like appalachia. They have many purposes, for protection and farming.
This is a great video! (I also have my Concealed Carry. My papaw always taught us about safety.) ❤
There are many people who don’t understand the mountain life. I live in north Alabama, raised in eastern Tenn. My people were plain, with little money, but I never remember not having anything. We had an uncle who raised hogs, we all had gardens, we were let loose in the morning and didn’t come in until dinner, then back out again until supper. We were expected to do our part and we did (no doubt with grumbling), but I would take NOTHING for having lived that way. God, family, manners, lookin out for others, common sense, lovin one another, being part of a community, takin care of others as well as yourself, being grateful for what you do have, including sweet tea 😉. Being plain and simple is so much easier to maintain. Being older brings a host of blessings and challenges. But it also makes me more thankful for my family and for the simple life. Good job ladies! Thanks for letting me ramble.
🙏❤️ your right a lot of people don’t understand it!
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I can relate to a lot of what you said here . I am only 58 yrs old, but my mom is still living and is 91 yrs old and she talks to me about how things were when she was growing up in Johnson County, Kentucky the hometown of Paintsville, KY and this is in the Eastern part of Kentucky in the hills and valleys and foothills of the mountains . My mom grew up about 10 miles from where that Country Music singer Loretta Lynn grew up . My dad grew up in Lawrence County, Kentucky a county that borders Johnson County, Kentucky, where that my mom grew up . So I grew up in Lawrence County, Kentucky just a few miles from where the Country Music singer Ricky Skaggs grew up . I love living out in the country and enjoying the simple things in life and wouldn't trade it at all . I live on a farm of almost 200 acres that is a part of the original 600 acres that my great, great grandfather bought after the Civil War, he was a union soldier in the Civil War. I never grew up poor, or rich, I just grew up a plain simple life, we had running water, which was more than my dad or mom had in their earlier growing up years, my dad didn't come from a big family but my mom did, she had 12 brothers and sisters, but out of the 12 there was a set of twin boys that died the day that they were born, but the other 10 brothers and sisters gree up into older senior age . We always had plenty to eat and always grew a big garden and had apple trees, strawberry patch, black rassberry patch, raised our own meat, hog or beef, had chickens and a milk cow. We always had a horse or mule, most of the time a team of them to work with on the farm. But we were always thankful for what that we did have . Things have changed so much in this whole world in the last 10 to 15 years, life is just not the way that it use to be . But still I think that I have a better life with my simple life out here in the country, than a lot of people in these big cities and places .
I just wanted to comment on what that you wrote, so take care and stay safe and appreciate the life that you have . Cause things could always be worse .
As always, Jeffrey !!!
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Thanks Amy, for the reply, we got the hay cut here on the farm on Saturday, but then it has rained a couple of times over the past several days . So this evening we ran a machine over the hayfields that picks the hay and throws it up in the air and fuffies it up as it comes back down to the ground, will probably do this again tomorrow evening and then we can get ready to rack it the next day and round bale
it . There is always something
to around here on the farm, but I love my country life .
I am divorced now and my 91 year old mother is in the nursing home now and I live here by myself, with my 4 dogs 🐕 . I have no children, so my dogs are like my kids and are a big part of my everyday life . They were born here on the farm on February 28 in 2015, all brothers and sisters, 2 girls and 2 boys, there was originally 3 girls and 3 boys, but 1 of girls and 1 of boys has died . And when you have had them, since the minutes that they were born and you watched them come into this world, it really hurts to lose them . But that is a part of everyday living.
Thanks Amy, take care and stay safe and "Bless You".
As always, Jeffrey !!!
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Whenever I'm in Appalachia I feel the atmosphere of freedom. I do not think negative or look down upon those who are from there. Most are just good ole American folks just going on with their everyday lives. You two are special just living out your lives ❤
You young ladies. Are excellent ambassadors for Appalachia. Enjoyed hearing your thoughts and feelings very much.
When we lived in southwest Oklahoma, the small city we lived in, Meers Oklahoma, we would wave at each other as we drove by. And if there was a need, the extended community would show up to help. ❤
Love you girls so much. You made so many great points about the Appalachian way of life. Eight years of my late childhood and teenage years were spent in the NC mountains. Once you live there, your heart is always at home and longs for the mountains. ❤️🙏 Jane in SC
Beautiful hills thanks for sharing
Community is a wonderful thing, and I believe that is exactly what the church is for. A great church is like an extension of your family, but sadly too many churches lack that now. Too many Sunday Christians. Not enough who live and breath Christ daily. Thanks so much for sharing your family with us.
Katie and Corie, you nailed it, so much truth! You both are just so beautiful. I love that you both love Appalachia so much. I call it God's country. I especially liked that drive through the mountains, and your car! Oh my, I was just there and know hwy 64 very well. I have friends that live in Harshaw Farms, and then some friends in Brasstown, Murphy, and in Marble. We had a cabin in Hiawassee, but were only 30 minutes to the NC line and so we were there almost everyday. I love the Tusquittee area as well, but it's all beautiful, peaceful, and what is so cool is that you can be at a restaurant and you can see at 99% of the tables, the folks praying before they eat! Folks are just so caring and compassionate there and are always willing to smile and talk to you, and also invite you to their church. The only reason why we left was because my husband needed a radical surgery, and we thought that things were going to get real bad,..they did for a while, but GOD had another plan. So, now that he's recovered, we've been looking for some property because we believe like you do...that you can be self-sufficient there, and why not surround yourself with likeminded people...especially for a time such as this. Times are going to get real dire, but we know God is at the helm, and He is our navigator. Bountiful and Boundless Blessings to you and your family with good health, safety, and overflowing joy. Thank you for this most precious video, it makes me home sick for Appalachia🙏🙏🙏🙏
So glad he head recovered! And that’s awesome. Yes we love it here very much and it’s great to be surrounded by like minded people And to be able to live off the land for sure! Thank you for your sweet kind words! ❤️
I love the way y’all live. A community is a good asset. You can depend on your neighbors. Some places in the country, it’s like pulling teeth to get someone to talk or just say hi sometimes. Living off the land the food tastes so much better. Fresh eggs are the best. I like seeing Katie’s and Corie’s face. Y’all are very pretty you ladies. I enjoy you all’s videos so much.
To me y’all are special and down to earth. God fearing wonderful ladies with incredible family. You parents are priceless. Austin is a good man. Are y’all going to be playing any music in your area?
I would sure like a list of places that y’all are going to play. I enjoy so much hearing you play and sing. Love the area where y’all live it is so beautiful. I fell blessed that GOD lead me too you videos. I always feel so much better after I watch one of you videos. Thank you for sharing. GOD bless you all 🙏❤️
Thank you friend! Were not really playing any gigs right now, but hope to put more music on RUclips soon ☺️
Love this video and appreciate all that you're sharing!!
Another great video. I have learned so much about Appalachian culture from you and your mother’s channel. Love your family’s approach to teaching. The more we learn about each other, the more we understand and bridge gaps to widen unity. Blessings ✨
Thank you!
You girls are great! I grew up near Murphy. I grew up in Hayesville. I love hearing about your girls' lives. Keep it up!
I love and look forward to your videos. I've never been to your area but would love to visit. I've always lived in the city (I'm 78 years old) and recently moved to the county on 5 acres of woods. I love this life. It's so quiet and peaceful. It's only a few miles from the small town and 15 minutes to the city. Never thought I'd like country living but I do. Keep putting out your videos. ❤️❤️
Well, Welcome to the Country Ms. Clara 🙋♂️🇺🇸
Thank you so much for making this video. so informative, please think about doing more videos. You have done this project with class and broke it down in terms anyone can understand. Every place in the country is unique, Appalacia is so pleasantly different. I live in a more metropolitan area in Pennsylvania but grew up on canned goods, working on my uncles farms, trapped as a child to make a little spending money then joined the military to do a career of 32 years. Now retired i have gone back to the simple way I am most comfortable in. You ladies have done such an amazing job with this video. My wife is so much a city girl, we are different in what makes us tick but still compatible in enough ways to make it work. Even though I am more of a person who likes to get to know everyone in my town, I can function in towns with lots of people. Sweet tea has migrated all over, it is popular here but you are right, it initially was a thing in your area. Stay safe, be well, walk in peace and remember.....you have done something in this video by sharing. Most city folks did not know the facts you have shared here. Well done.
You girls make me proud to be from our mountains. I live in a city now, but I so appreciate my roots. Your canned food is better for you than what folks are eating as a whole. You all are staying active growing your food, taking care of your land, is much more healthy! Keep it up!
My mom and dad came to Cincinnati in the 40s from West Virginia..we always still had a garden and canned..Now my wife and I are in our 60s and live in the country and still can our garden..our fruit..and our kids do the same thing..And it's not out of necessity..it's out of love for it..we love y'all ❤️
Loved this video. My great grandparents on my mom's side and on Dad's lived in the Appalachian mountains of NC. They went to Texas and to Georgia so I've heard a lot of what you're saying. I don't live in the hood but have black friends. There are many misconceptions about them also. Thanks really enjoyed
I spent every summer on my grandparents farm. I milked cows, picked cotton, worked in the garden and helped with canning. My parents generation did not go to college but they were skilled laborers, carpenters, electricians, etc. they contributed to their town and county. There was no running water inside or plumbing until I was 13. I was responsible for getting water from the well and bringing it inside. All that was my favorite time each year. I learned to quilt and embroider from my grandmothers, things I still do today.
So much of this resonates with me. I’m always carrying. I protect myself and my babies. If my husband isn’t here I can handle myself if I have to.
my daughter and I traveled from Kalamazoo Mi to Lawrence county Ky for music fest this year, Tyler Childers was playing, it was the kindest, friendliest crowd I have ever been in.. We've experienced similiar in Missouri in 2016.. we love it down south!
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So inspiring and I learn something every time. Thank you
Your accent!! Seriously, you two could probably just have a regular old chit chat and I would be happy to just listen in. Just recently discovered your channel and of course instantly subscribed! I'm an old gal, grew up country, raised our kids country and living out our lives country! You two are a breath of fresh air!