Preparing for the First Hard Freeze in Appalachia | Cleaning the Chimney, Cutting Wood, & Harvesting

[@Sweetpea1128]

Matt doing the chimney cleaning made me think back 30 some years when my son (also named Matt) had a chimney sweep business. He was a career firefighter, so heights and fire were second nature. He found a tuxedo coat and top hat in a second hand store to wear and he always presented the lady of the house a red rose. 😂 Thanks for sharing your lovely day with us. ❤

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Love that 😀

[@sheryladams1964]

Such a special thing for your husband do. A tuxedo and rose. 🙂🙂

[@sheryladams1964]

I meant son.

[@rhondabutler4172]

That is so sweet of your son!🌹

[@katemolly100]

that is great :)

[@cumberlandquiltchic1]

I love that giddy laugh you have from time to time when you are with Matt and talking to him. In this video, I noticed it at the beginning. I guess since I watch your every video I am beginning to pick up on some things. Yall obviously love each other very much and even after all these years, you still have that spark and love. That’s a rarity this day and age. Im so happy for yall. He knows how to do so much and I can see in his smile he loves you. I see it with your daughters. Yall are so blessed. Having said that, it’s just another bonus for now and generations to come. To be able to show how life can truly be. Thank you for all you share with us Tipper (and family).

[@cumberlandquiltchic1]

Ask Matt if he’s ever heard this about keeping chimneys clean; You throw an aluminum beer can i to the fire every now n then. I guess it’s the same with soda can. Somehow it creates something to get rid of the sutt or creosote buildup. As I say, I’ve heard it, but don’t know if it works. Definitely don’t know HOW it works. We had a really bad chimney fire when I was about 13 in our cabin. It was in the pipe that came up from basement from stove and then at wood cook stove in kitchen. So scary! A miracle the house didn’t burn down! You never can be too carful. The only other I’ve ever had was up here and I was alone and shut off the vents to the fireplace and of course the smoke was in house but it put it out.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you Sandra!! I do love him! I've never heard him mention the can trick so I don't think he's heard of it 😀 That must have been scary!! Papaw's caught on fire one time when we were courting. Matt was able to get it put out before any damage was done thank goodness.

[@cumberlandquiltchic1]

Id give anything to have a fireplace. I have a grandpa bear fisher wood stove that I have for my “one day home”. I don’t know… it sits here. Id have a fire for sure! Meanwhile, i havent turned on my gas stove yet. Im like y’all, I wake up cold but know it’s gonna warm up, and it does. I know what you’re talking about with the in between weather.

[@KathysTube]

Too many people don't know what they're missing out on...the satisfaction from doing for yourself and appreciating nature's gifts. Thanks for sharing 🤗❤️❤️

[@georgeburke6336]

I can sit for hours and listen to the both of you talking. I think you 2 are the most real people on KZbin. You live a very rewarding life. The best folks in the world are country folk.

[@tracymcgrath1192]

I wish we were gettin some cold weather 😢 Humid as heck up here in Boston

[@tonisangel5024]

I TOTALLY AGREE! Sweetest people ever I love them its the most peaceful part of my day ❤💥🙏💥

[@brendamorris7263]

You are so fortunate that Matt is such a knowledgeable “handy” man! You all seem to work so well together. Blessed life!

[@diabeatit5189]

i love how Matt is warming up to the camera! Videos are always a treat when he lends his quiet demeanor

[@bramlintrent1145]

Same here. I listened to every word they said while they were sitting there -- from the "Coppertone popsicle" to "dreckly vs. DIE-reckly" to them "useless ole pine trees" that he ain't gonna pay anyone to cut the tops out of.

[@pk33617]

Matt def adds to the channel in a great way. Lol he's a "bee charmer" like Idgie in the movie Fried Green Tomatoes!

[@diabeatit5189]

@@pk33617 exceptional reference!!!

[@simonem.3092]

Thank you for not filling every second with talk. I enjoyed sittin with you.

[@judyspencer4998]

It's amazing how everything you and your family do is so much like my people in Kentucky did. I could close my eyes and swear I was listening to kentucky folks. My father used the word directly all the time. We moved north when I was nine but daddy and my stepmother still talked like that. We always had garden food even after we moved and cornbread or biscuits. I am so glad I found your Chanel, It's like being back home.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

So glad you enjoy our videos 😀

[@Grammysgarden]

My grandma in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri used that way of pronouncing directly. We moved to Central Missouri when I was 12 and I never heard it pronounced that way.

[@michellelee2397]

I know what ya mean. I love this channel because it’s like visiting the past with my mamaw and papaw. Our family all came from Kentucky and the food, talk, ways of living so much the same❤

[@sonyafox3271]

My great grandparents / parents of my grandpa came from Anderson Kentucky, we used to have to catch the Ferry to go over the rest of the way. I don’t know if you ladies from Kentucky remember the old IGA was at over there, their house was just within inches away from there. It looked old on the outside but, it sure was beautiful on the inside!

[@cindiagarrett9451]

Raised in Arkansas - 'drectly' and di-rectly were both commonly used - It wasn't until I started school and learned to read that I figured out it was actually 'directly' - it was like figuring out a puzzle for me! We knew what it meant any which way!

[@cindypressley4285]

It never gets old seeing you two together, it's a heartwarming sight. I can tell you why there are so many bees around the Deer Hunter....it's because he's so sweet!

[@thomasmccardle725]

My granny always made green tomato relish with those end of season not yet ripe tomatoes

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

They are great for that 😀

[@rhondabutler4172]

I’m anxious to see how you and Matt will take a break when it’s too cold for popsicles. Maybe a hot chocolate break. 😊

[@bryantdlynn7]

Y'all make me miss Granny so much. I go on about my life but when I hear you talk about language, and you say things she did...it trembles my heart...another of her sayings. It makes me slow down for a minute & be grateful for her. Bless y'all.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

I'm glad we remind you of her 😀

[@cathynations7169]

I just love listening to y'all talk about your work and your life. Y'all are the sweetest. I also have learned so much about the ways of Appalachia. So interesting! Thank you for sharing so much with your viewers.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you so much!

[@grammyb5216]

My momma and my daddy, said “directly “. I love watching you so much because you are just like family. What a blessing. Thank you both, so much. ♥️🙏

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

You are so welcome 😀

[@stokely418]

Me too, Grammy B!

[@billspann8958]

I feel like we had a porch visit. A good porch visit. The first frost is always a bitter-sweet event. Godspeed to you all!

[@tcorley210]

Hello from central Texas! I love y’all’s popsicle talks! It sounds like my people talking. We’re a huge family of Czechs that settled here in the late 1800s. Just plain country folks with simple tastes and a huge love for God and country. Thank you for sharing your family with us…some sanity in this world gone cuckoo. If enough of us remember how good most people are and how good the simple life is, we have a chance to keep the donkey out of the ditch. ❤

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

So glad you enjoy our videos!!

[@dipstick5869]

"Taste Just like Coppertone" 🤣, Matt's Hilarious. Y'all had a Great garden this year and looks like the Fall garden will be nice also! 🙂🙋‍♂️

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

😀 He is silly! Thank you 😀

[@johnnabuzby6103]

@@CelebratingAppalachia Tipper, that Malabar spinach of yours is still growing just like gangbusters. I noticed the blooms still on your pepper plants. . .it's a shame that the cold weather is gonna make them die back. Matt is right, you sure did pick a good mate in him. I wish I could've found a happily ever after soul mate like you did.

[@95KIPPIE]

It’s a good feeling when you can get so many things done in the same day. I’m like that myself it gives you a good feeling of relief, an accomplishment. Things that you know will have to be done, sometimes we dread, but when they’re done were so relieved

[@darlingusa2pettee57]

I can hear my grandma as plain as day, telling me, "Tell your mama, I'll be there directly". Dang, I miss her....and mama, too. Fall is my favorite time of year and today this video is the first real excitement of it all to come. Real nice video. Matt is a very good commonsense man, hard worker with a good size sweet streak. I'm just very happy you two found each other. Blessings for sure.

[@loriwilkeson1077]

Your home is cozy and neat as a pin. Y'all are so gracious to let us viewer's into your beautiful home so often through your videos. I especially like being in the kitchen where all the great cooking is happening.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you so much!

[@hack2it]

It’s a great pleasure to hear y”all talk about your life with us. You two are so happy together. Tipper you done well with your garden this year too. I miss seeing the turning off the leaves.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thanks so much 😀

[@hack2it]

@@CelebratingAppalachia you’re welcome

[@ritagilbert3271]

Your the beginning of my day Thanks

[@Sandy-mx5fr]

How great it would be to "sit a spell " and have a chit chat with yall. My Dad is in his last years and has worked hard all his life and raised 10 kids; 9 girls and 1 boy. He now rolls in the wood for his 1st fire. His knarled hands can no longer pack it in. His hard working hands are forever in my memory. Battered and bruised but always loving. I enjoy listening to your memories of pap.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Your dad sounds wonderful!! A whole lot like Pap 😀

[@marywilliamson1260]

🥰You two are a very impressive couple..you are an enormous example of how you can live simply with great abundance...

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you Mary 😀

[@patrickrwhite8354]

I guess what you guys have is what I wished I had grown up with. I would have felt more at home if my mother had ever calmed down. She was so high-strung. Dr. Tried to give her Valum when she was young she took one pill and said "I want to be in control and this pill makes me loopy." I would have preferred Loopy rather than having to walk on eggshells day in and day out. So keep up the beautiful family videos you guys are great people never forget that. I am a gentle soul and my Grandmother and I was so close it was the only reason I stayed home until she passed when I was 17. She was my saving grace to be honest.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

I'm glad you had your grandmother!!

[@patrickrwhite8354]

I am too she made me who I am today Tipper. So thankful God gave me a Good Grandmother to watch over me.

[@ADJ458]

“Things I’ve either grown or killed” This is so true. Not everything you do is a success but worth trying.

[@katemolly100]

Just doing kitchen stuff, making bread, doing dishes, I love just having you two in the background prattlin' on about stuff . Thank you once again for keeping me company

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Our pleasure!

[@the_eternal_student]

I thank you for these final glimpses of gardens and houses with chimneys, as we are all headed for a premature, slow, and painful death in an apartment complex in a man-made desert.

[@lisaanderson2900]

Matt is handsome Tipper! Mine gets better looking the older he gets. I love your conversations at the end of the videos! 🍁🍂

[@southtexasprepper6605]

Your channel would fit perfectly in the prepper community, here in south Texas the leaves are starting to turn into their fall colors as well, love your channel ma'am.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you-so glad you enjoy our videos 😀

[@rhondamcilwrath3739]

Tipper every time you talk about Gainesville Georgia you make me homesick . I live in Illinois now but I worked at Northeast Georgia medical center for 22 years. I lived in Flowery Branch for 30 years. I sure miss my Georgia home

[@keeptrying5962]

A man who can do all that AND can clean out y'all's chimney? That's what I call a GOOD CHOICE (when you chose to marry) ! 👏🏼 🤗 Both of you are so capable, I'm always admiring of and inspired by your example. Thank you Tipper and Matt!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

You are so nice-thank you 😀

[@darleneridgeway7452]

It’s just life & I’m not being sad. My husband could do anything & repair things that were broken. We had a wonderful life together & I didn’t realize how much he did around the house. My George is with the Lord now . I so enjoy seeing you work together. Keep up the fun & thanks for sharing your life❤️💛

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

He sounds wonderful! So glad you had him and that you know where he is now 😀

[@parnellbeth]

Matt's chimney cleaning made me think of my dad and uncle cleaning the chimney at Granny's house. The would select the right size cedar tree, tie it tight to a long rope and one guy on the roof and the other on the hearth would pull on the rope till the cedar had scrubbed out the soot. As a kid I found this very entertaining.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Love that! I will share that memory with Matt 😀

[@galewinds7696]

I always like the early autumn days when it is frosty in the morning, air seems fresh and less insects is always welcome, thanks to Tipper and her hubby ❤️ 😘 😊 😀

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thanks for visiting 😀

[@pamelab5480]

I’d like to see a day in the life of Matt at work I bet he’s super talented what a fine gentleman you got for yourself Tipper great marriage such a nice pleasure for me to watch you both work kindly side by side on his days off thanks for sharing your lives with us

[@juliayoung537]

Mrs Tipper picked a lot of peppers to pickle 🤣.. Love y'all take care and stay warm ❤️

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

I did 😀 Thank you for watching!

[@TRMTRM-qw7ov]

Every so often I come across one of your older videos that I haven't watched completely. Today, this one showed up, so I watched it. We had a fireplace in the home where I grew up. About every 10th fire, we threw a handful of rock salt (which we had on hand for the winter to treat the sidewalk) onto the fire. This removed a great deal of the creosote throughout the season and, therefore, the chimney did not require extensive cleaning each year. It really worked!

[@simpsonfarms]

I love that Matt said “people that say directly are my mind of people”!! We use that word all the time Like - we will be over there directly I love to be around “my kind of people” too!! 😊

[@anniesaenz525]

I love watching y’all. It brings back fond memories of spending time with my family in the Smoky Mountains in TN. Your videos bring me peace and I appreciate all the knowledge you share. You and your family are such a blessing to all of us ❤️

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you for the kind encouraging words 😀

[@anniesaenz525]

@@CelebratingAppalachia you’re welcome!

[@OkieJammer2736]

Sure wish we could clone multi-talented Matt, a modern Renaissance Man. His many skills are sorely needed everywhere.

[@bethrindal3478]

I love seeing you two working side by side helping each other!

[@lockeyanderson3597]

My husband done got the chimney cleaned out and are enjoying the cozy warmth of chilly mornings. Love your channel I to love that calm country life. Finished up some beef bone broth this morning. Continue your lovely videos

[@grandmasgaming6788]

Your story of the old man working, and your comments about having a work ethic reminded me of something that happened years ago. There was in our church a family of farmers, all born and raised on the family farm. Dad, his son and grandson. The son had been to town, so was away for several hours by the time he came back home to discover his dad on the barn roof doing some repairs. The Dad and son got into a bit of a heated debate over who should be up there doing the job. The son declaring he should be the one as Dad was too old to be climbing around on the barn roof. Telling this story to the folks in church brought a few chuckles. Bear in mind, the son was in his early 70's and Dad was in his 90's and you'll see the humor.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

😀

[@1vidamc]

You and Matt remind me so much of my husband and myself - 20 years ago! Now I have to hire someone to clean our chimney though we try to do as much as we can ourselves. Our gardens are now all raised beds because I can't bend over so much any more, but we still enjoy getting out daily and working our beds.

[@goodgrieflouiser5807]

Yay! Still warm enough for a popsicle moment. This is what Matt should have gotten after the truck dash adventure.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

😀

[@ixchelkali]

I always feel better after I watch one of your videos. I like your vest and it looks especially good over that russet orange shirt. My daddy was one of those always working types. Outside of working at his paid job, he'd be in his shop building something or inventing something, or he'd be working in the garden. At night he'd work at fixing busted TVs and stereos and cameras. I don't remember my folks ever hiring anyone to do anything. Whether it was electrical, plumbing, roofing, automotive, masonry or whatever, Daddy did it himself. He built our house himself. And then I went and married another one. My husband always had a project in his hands. If we went to stay with relatives for a visit, after a few hours he'd get antsy. The smart ones would ask him to fix something and then he'd settle down and be happy as a clam. Any time he'd be upset or worried, he'd prune trees. If none of ours needed pruning, he prune the neighbors' (with their blessing).

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

So glad you enjoy our videos!! And that you've been blessed with people who can fix anything 😀

[@smalltownjoy1]

I still use directly a lot. My Granny used it so often and I think I hear her words coming right out of my mouth so often.

[@normastilwell246]

Your nasturtium are still hanging in and looking lovely!

[@informaticsnursebev1538]

I loved this! Thank you both! Love to light up our fireplace and be outside with the smoke smell wafting through the air. Something very ‘homey’ and comforting about it all. 💝

[@erincarey25]

I am a new subscriber and watching and listening to you talk it is like being back home with my grandma and grandpa when they were busy doing chores. I lost both of them in May two days before my birthday. Thank you for just being here. You're family has made me feel better on hard days.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

I'm sorry you lost them!! Happy we remind you of them and good times 😀

[@nkb1]

I'm envious of those that can work. I'm disabled and I don't have a day without pain. I think that's why I enjoy your videos. I can't work. But, it's so rewarding watching you work like I want to.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

I'm sorry for your pain!! Thank you for watching 😀

[@vernareed2692]

It is such a blessing to have a wonderful mate that you all have, you with a good husband and him with a good wife!! So much fun & good times, companionship, someone to talk to!! Helpmate!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

It really is 😀 Thank you!

[@mbmiller1956]

Yes! My mama would say ‘drectly’ when I’d ask when we were going to do somethin’. As a child, I knew it meant pretty soon. It was years before I understood that drectly was directly ☺️

[@kimberlymason7080]

I am going to miss these garden videos! I love watching you both work in the garden and your sit down chats after.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

So glad you enjoy them 😀

[@calamityjane9548]

Time for hot chocolate, instead of popsicles

[@nancydellinger303]

So relaxing to listen to the rustling of the leaves and the chirping of the crickets.

[@Laurette6309]

I enjoy your videos very much…I love the end of this one especially how you guys are just sitting outside because I like hearing the leaves rustling in the trees and the bug noises in the background…I also like how your just talking naturally and not needing to fill all the space with words…it’s very nice and relaxing to watch ❤️ God Bless you guys from an old fashioned California girl

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Glad you enjoyed it 😀

[@sherrieburgess7494]

My Mamma and Pappa said 'directly' all the time. it is one of the words that i use all the time and never really thought about it until now. i'm 66 so they were born in the early 1900 and Pappa's family was from Western North Carolina.

[@Gypsy235]

We just had our chimney cleaned and loaded up on wood for the winter, but we won’t start a fire until it’s cold during the day and the night. We have electric heat too but we turned the AC off the first night it was cold and have had the windows open since. Our wood stove will heat our whole house throughout the winter and we save so much money during the winter by not having the electric heat on. I love this time of year the best. 😊

[@paultriplett243]

I think it's wonderful how you all work together and keep the home fires burning.🙂👍

[@Grammysgarden]

Watching this video was sort of bittersweet. Seeing your garden drawing to an end as mine is doing leaves me longing for another season. Your talking about phrases and words used such as " drekly" remi ded me of my grandma in the Ozarks of Missouri. She said it so often ie," we'll go to the garden "drekly" she also used the word commence so often, such as Now don't commence, whi h she said when my sister and I squabbled. I loved her language and more now than ever since I'm 73. I hope that language is never lost. The reference in todays video about choosing a mate... I think you both are so perfectly paired. I wait for your videos.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

So glad you enjoy our videos!! I love that language too 😀

[@kathydill9539]

Seeing ya'll working in the garden at the end of the season brings good memories! My dad used to say "the garden's played out" and we knew what we had to do. It's satisfying to take in the last harvest and settle in for winter. Bless you all!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

It really is 😀 Thank you Kathy!

[@eleanorluckhurst9192]

What a pleasure to share your life ...and chores....and see what nice people you are. Stay well

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you so much! 😀

[@debbiemorgan6701]

My Grandmas both used to say drecly. I was born in a very small town in Oklahoma. We were not city people by any means. I miss that small town. It was a wonderful place to grow up. When I go home to visit, my kids and Grandkids are so surprised that we are related to everyone. The Grandgirls talk about how many cousins that they discover they have. LOL!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Love that!

[@OkieJammer2736]

Tipper, your patience with the few personal and frankly, a couple of rude questions and comments is ... amazing. THANK YOU ⚘ for these great videos and the fun 'shorts' that come up on Facebook.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

We appreciate you 😀

[@melrose795]

I will always drop back by to help you all celebrate Appalachia..Wish I could drop by for an actual visit..The Pressley family are good people! 💕

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you 😀 We appreciate you!!

[@thanaeller3533]

Once at the end of the season my older sister had us younger kids pick everything that was left in the garden and she made and canned vegetable soup. It was so delicious that winter.

[@maryhubbard782]

I still use the word "Dreckly " My family has always said it. I'm from W.Va .Love your videos. I watch it and remember all your recipes I grew up eating, and I usually make it the next day. So now I'm the greatest cook in the world. Thank you.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

😀 Thank you Mary!

[@petermichelson3865]

Look right behind your left shoulder! Your hoop style green house is a perfect place to hang your pepper plants. What you & Matt should look into for early plantings and frost protection if your crops is hoop style portable green houses. As long as your have the hoop frame work, it’s just a matter of setting it up, and tarping 40 to 60 mmm plastic. If there is a military resale place by ya, please check out their web pages. You can get hoop style field tents that have fully open up, so you let the sun on, and you can close up all of some of the sections when the temps drop protecting the plants from the frost. We use them on the farm. It’s seems to work.

[@72chargerse72]

I liked just listening to you two, chat about stuff. My wife and I aren't that comfortable and we have been together 38 years. I envy you guys. this may sound funny but your sweet.

[@aliciamott1396]

I’ve been busy watching all my through hikers finishing up the Appalachian Trail at Mount Katahdin in Maine ! Most everyone has made it , still a few to summit yet and I’m following several south bounders !!!! The trail totally changes people for the better!!! I’ve done the Georgia part , it’s all so beautiful!!!!!

[@lorettajohnson9066]

Love your channel. Im 58 and was raised in Southwest Virginia Coalfields. Dickenson County Va. I am a coal miners daughter. I have lived that life and miss it so. Chocolate gravy and all the good cooking. My grandfather was one of the McCoys of Hatfields and McCoys from Kentucky. Bless yall

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

So glad you enjoy our videos 😀

[@lorettajohnson9066]

@@CelebratingAppalachia oh im so excited you responded. Im such a fan. I live now in Bristol Tennessee and so miss the mountains...

[@lisalooney2681]

Tipper you definitely did good in finding a good husband! Yall work together & that's beautiful! Ive got to catch up a couple day's, but I'm wondering if you got any frost on Monday night. It's not got cold enough yet in the midlands of SC. It's a pleasure to catch up with you daily!! I cant wait to see the leaves. I love that you show everything. Your outlook on life is so good. You can feel & see all of God's beauty all around you, & it touches my heart. It cones from your upbringing, too. Honestly, I know God & have that connection like yours. It's how we were raised. So, I identify with you & your Family well. Thanks for sharing Appalachia! It does help to see it and know the fresh smells, fresh air, see all the Beauty, it's kinda like being at home everyday. Thank you so much!! Be safe! God's Speed Only.❤💛🙏🙏

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you Lisa!! We didn't get any frost-I was sure expecting it but it just didn't get cold enough.

[@maryjoeckenrode7307]

I lived in West Virginia for Ten years, we did all the things that you and Matt do. I miss those days!

[@shelleyscarborough9171]

I just ran across your channel and the girls channel and the blind pig and accorn. You live in God's country!! I am enjoying your videos so much!! May God continue to bless you and yours and thank you for sharing the preciousness of your life in Appalachia.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Welcome and thank you so much 😀

[@patriciafleischer8866]

I really love the way you and Matt Reminisce

[@mariaoconnor9995]

Tipper l love when you and your husband tell us stories sitting in front of the camera. When Corue & Katie do it too. It's nice.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

I'm so glad -thank you!

[@bethgiesey9405]

I enjoy your videos so much especially when you sit down for a break, eat your fruit bars & just talk with us. I have learn so much from you. Thank you

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

I'm so glad! 😀

[@keitheverhart9556]

My grandparents always used the word directly. I still use it occasionally.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you Keith 😀

[@stevenschram7591]

The fruits of your labor 😊

[@michellebilodeau3882]

I saw the Smokies in October. Stunning beauty 😊

[@thelmablake7045]

You guys are the cutest couple! I just love listening to you guys and watch your play and work with each other. 😊

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

😊 thank you

[@lindakeyes9709]

I always say dad thanks for the work ethic i have a hard time calling in sick lol im getting older now and cant do what i used to but i still keep going and we cant find help even with good qages people just dont want to work anymore

[@user-ef2se7hs2b]

Y'alls place is set up.... You have done a great job!! 😊👍

[@LJ-rn1kz]

My dad used to say "directly" often. I heard myself say it a while back. I didn't even mean to say it, it just flew out of my mouth so easily. We are Hoosiers & many of your ways are our ways too. :) And like you folks, we don't pronounce the "t" in directly.

[@homesteadingpastor]

Oh yea, I love the fall of the year, it’s my favorite season, can’t wait for our first fire 🔥 and love the smell of that wood chimney smoke outside. Gonna have to break out the extra blankets and quilts here DAReckly with the crispness of fall in the air! I guess that’s why our friendship has grown so much with you all, because we have so much in common even a lot of our talk/speech. Dive bombing your head”love that phrase Ms. Tipper. Lol 😂

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

😀 We feel the same way Pastor Lon!!

[@benlaw4647]

I enjoyed this ! I know I have said it many times, but I'll say it again " matt can do anything"! The man has alot of knowledge! We had our first frosts last week, and again Sunday and this morning. The leaves are definitely changing fast now. Big difference from last year , when the cold and frost came late and leaves changed later...I agree about growing own food and hgv harvesting meat as much as possible. I wish I could hunt and fish all the time too..when I was a kid , my dad, my uncles and grandparents taught me how to hunt and fish and I use to tell them , that when I grew up , that's all I was going to do is hunt and fish. They all laughed it off...I know why, because they know , it was not reality . Anyhow, thanks, appreciate yall... God bless y'all always...🙏❤

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you Ben! Hope you have a great day 😀

[@johnreginahenderson7032]

I’d like to see up close how Matt cleans the chimney. So he can explain the tools he uses. Thank you for sharing your lives with us. 😊Regina

[@dianaspy6733]

Yeah he’s a keeper! He’s happy at home and not sleeping around. Watched your canning video! Never heard of a habanada pepper! Definitely want to try those! Thanks!

[@jenniferparry4966]

Love you Two !!!!! Thank you for all your wisdom .. and family stories ... love it !!!!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thanks for watching!

[@thlsralv]

My husband and I have taken to sitting down with popsicles to watch you guys... It's like sharing a little treat with friends, ha! 😄❤️

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Love that! 😀

[@melanierxdoc]

You can always dry the peppers 🌶 too by putting a thread through them and hang them in a sunny dry spot of your kitchen. Also I freeze them without washing them.

[@95KIPPIE]

Oh my gosh the word directly, said in my family a lot up here in West Virginia

[@susanoswalt1169]

Drecley,I don't know how to spell it but May made my heart sink I was raised by my granny and we always used that word.broughy back so many memories.bedy times of my life was spent with my granny.thank you

[@swoodhaus]

Wonderful day spent preparing for the winter! I carried in wood last week and had my chimney cleaned late spring of this year. I don't so heights, plus I have a steep roof system. Yesterday, Saturday, I had my first fire in the stove. Love getting it ready and then run outside to watch the smoke come out of the flue. Thanks for sharing once again!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Yay for the first fire 😀

[@sandrapalone6163]

My grandmother used to say, direckly...and , "I reckon." Lol😁

[@richellerichardson6301]

We love y'all, you're the real deal!!, BTW have y'all ever seen bigfoot?

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you so much! We have never seen bigfoot but when I was a kid my cousins and I sure wanted to 😀

[@rogerebert5122]

You got yourself a good man.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

I really do Roger 😀 Thank you!

[@lylacrawford1827]

Watching your videos takes me back to my childhood. Such great memories. I have reached that time in my life where I can't do the things I used to do and it is really hard to accept sometimes. Thanks for your videos.

[@pattivanderhart2221]

Matt-you and my husband and older son have that same dream of just hunting and fishing for a living. While there are some advantages to modern times, I would love to.go back and live like the Ingalls family (with all their knowledge, of course. I'd probably die if I lived that way now.) I remember her writing a couple of different times about how comforting and pretty it was to see their food harvest stored for the winter. It seemed like a feeling of security.

[@Luwanasue]

I say directly all the time my grandmother use to say it here in Caryville Tn