Our Cabbage Harvest was Pitiful but Family Camaraderie and Sweet Popsicles Brightened Our Day

[@beckykukoski8678]

I love watching Matt he just sits there listening to all girls talk. He pipes in every now and then. What a happy family.

[@shirleydenton4747]

I like what Corey is saying about wasting food. I think when you work close to the earth with gardens and raising animals you become very aware of how much work is involved to get food to the table. You do not want to waste.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you Shirley 😀

[@sledneck7398]

Lol, I think that was the funniest Popsicle session I've seen yet, Matt getting thrown out of kindergarten, lol.

[@benitastevens612]

My mother use to save all her left overs in quart jars and make soup. She would always add ajar of tomatoes, onions, celery and potatoes. It was always so good…I still do that today. I even put chicken, beef or what ever left over all in the same pot…grilled cheese sandwich always went good with the soup.

[@133rip]

It's rare to have a garden when everything does good. Popsicles will never let you down.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

So true 😀

[@hereigns7221]

Katie & Corrie’s banter during popsicle time was my favorite. You can tell they are the BEST of friends. Makes me wish I had twins! What a special connection.

[@leela715]

My sisters are twins... 🙂

[@karenstewart8818]

Katie and Corrie's memories of school days. I remember in 1st grade having to spend recess indoors, writing "I will not put pepper in anyone's milk again" 10 times. Oh, torture to a 6 year old.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

😀 Love that memory

[@hitoshishinso1315]

@@CelebratingAppalachia I cannot say enough how much I love your family. I go to sleep every night listening to our watching your videos

[@hitoshishinso1315]

Lol these girls are funny

[@johnnabuzby6103]

@@CelebratingAppalachia I remember when I was in first grade my teacher was Mrs. Louise Terry. It was nap time one day and we had some new headphones with padding on them. Mrs. Terry was out of the room, and I had it in my head that I wanted to try on them headphones just to see what they felt like. I was so scared of getting caught that I hemmed and hawed and waited; finally got up the nerve and put them on. . .not listening to music or nothin', when in walks Mrs. Terry. I got my hand whipped with her ruler [this was the early 70s] something fierce while everybody else was out to recess. When my mama got her teacher's aide certification and started working at my elementary school, guess whose room she was assigned to? Mrs. Louise Terry's.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

@@johnnabuzby6103 😀 Thank you for sharing that memory!

[@edieparastatides9403]

You should get a kickback from those popsicles. I haven’t bought popsicles since I was a kid. Now I buy a box every week!! And I know I can’t be the only one!! 😂

[@monicataylor1313]

Yes! I'm buying them also. 😄

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Love that 😀

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

😀

[@janmiles6262]

I just started buying Popsicles since seeing you relish them!!! My 6 yr old grandson and my husband are enjoying them, also!! You both deserve every break with a Popsicle!!!

[@chelym4094]

Me, too!! I’d never heard of them until they started eating them! 😅 Now I buy a couple of boxes every week. We love them!

[@rebeccajones9735]

I am a retired teacher (middle school and elementary). I love Tipper's remembrance of Corie's teacher saying she was the kind of student who made her want to be a teacher. Then Matt chimes in with Katie's the kind that makes a teacher want to retire! Lol. I have had plenty of both types! I honestly don't think Katie would make me want to retire, however! My very first public school teaching experience was not the best. I was assigned two groups of kids in middle school who had been identified as "potential dropouts" and I literally went home and cried every day!

[@mitchmatthews6713]

Family is the greatest garden to grow.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

So true 😀

[@susansterchi4269]

“This is brought to you by cabbage.” Your daughters crack me up! ❤

[@MsKindaSorta]

That was funny😂

[@johnpearson4899]

I see a good ole fashioned bean breakin in the future. When I was growing up in Tennessee we had cornshuckins, pea hullin, pea hull jelly. Picking, peeling, cutting apples from the orchard around our chicken coop and then drying them in the sun on screens we made our own souse meat between Thanksgiving and Christmas. All kinds of things most folks today wouldn't begin to understand or undertake. Neighbor ladies from out the road would visit one another and just sit down and start helping like it was their own garden being worked up. Sure do miss my grandma 👵😔

[@apiecemaker1163]

When something goes wrong like y’all’s cabbage, I say “oh well the company was good.” That’s what this video reminded me of.

[@staceydoten845]

Love listening to the 4 of you talking while eating popsicles. Enjoy those times - it goes by quick! 🧡

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@leela715]

Love this! Brings back a lot of great memories of us grandkids hoeing in the garden with Granny, and gathering all the crops in the fall. Awww... I can't wait to see them again.... in heaven! 🙂

[@GaryNichols-hp3iq]

You all are just some wonderful people. I was partly raised on a farm in North Western Ohio and I love being allowed to peek in on your lives if it is cooking or planting and sharing stories. That farm was the only real happiness I had as a kid. I wish you all the best.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you so much Gary 😀

[@georgiaedwards9423]

That’s exactly how I learned to save little bits of veggies. We had a soup freezer bag. Just add to it- corn, carrots, onion , peppers and potatoes.

[@chrissiewalker8980]

Now look my dears - it’s all a matter of perspective, PR and marketing. You have not failed at cabbages but rather you have been successful at growing a couple of magnificent Brussels Sprouts. Be proud and boast a bit xx

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

😀 Love that outlook

[@chrissiewalker8980]

@@CelebratingAppalachia PS we have just had our first shower of rain in many weeks and I have ordered the okra seeds for next year x

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

@@chrissiewalker8980 Yay for that rain!!

[@kimsmith6974]

Katie cracks me up ! She's so silly I just love it !

[@chelym4094]

I LOVE THIS!! “What are you guys… super human?” That absolutely made me laugh!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

😀

[@csnanny1882]

I am glad you have a family, I haven’t had one for years.but my Lord is always with me. He said he would never leave us. ❤

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

I'm glad you have the Lord! Sorry you've lost your family.

[@Alicia652]

Loved this video of your sweet family working and laughing together, sharing good memories with one another. It cracks me up that Corie and Katie loved their teachers when they were little but hated school. LOL. I can just imagine what little stinkers they were. It sounds like they got it honestly from their Daddy who took all his clothes off and ran around the room in Kindergarten resulting in him getting sent home. Lol And speaking of the disappointments of gardening, my cucumbers were growing like gang busters with blooms galore. Then I notice some the of the leaves started to turn yellow, curl up and some were even getting spots. Being new to gardening, I didn’t realize how devastating the moldy mildew can be to cucumbers. Fortunately, I have been able to have plenty to eat with our meals and I have put up several jars of pickles. I will know what to do next year and will get on it at the first sign. I hope your family enjoys the Labor Day weekend. Thanks for always making me smile.

[@lisateel3248]

When life gives you lemons, Katie will write a song about it. 🤣

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

😀

[@mbohlin01]

It’s fun seeing Corrie’s work face. My family all have that face when we’re in the flow.

[@judymooney2993]

As much as one loves their children's significant others, it is always so special to have your children home alone . In my case, it is my boys.

[@cindypressley4285]

I love this video, with the four of you. There is always good-hearted banter when this group is together. I promise you it's real it's not just done for the video, they really do act and talk exactly like this. You guys are a really wonderful family!

[@lindamcgee3651]

Although your cabbage didn't do well, you definitely have been blessed with a great bounty of other crops. Happy to see y'all making more memories to cherish. Have a blessed week 🙏🤗💕

[@judymcgary8336]

Those little cabbages are so tender-you will love them. We purposefully eat some of the young ones because of that!

[@taintedlove202]

I love ya’ll even more for remembering that Andy Griffith episode of the moonshiner wearing cow shoes 🐮❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@sherierodriguez7708]

There just isnt anything better than growing your own food. The satisfaction of knowing that you grew it, raised it. Picked it or processed it.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

It is so rewarding 😀

[@rickballard1627]

Blessings everyone. Thanks for sharing

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you for watching 😀

[@taintedlove202]

Those kindergarten stories are hilarious

[@marysurbanchickengarden]

I so enjoy your reading books that are so relatable. I once thought I had enough talent to be interesting, but I've had to rethink that. My bridge broke and I haven't been able to see the dentist so I'm not going to be on camera until I get another. A face to go with the voice of teaching a few garden tricks goes a long way.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

So glad you're enjoying the book!! I'm positive you are as interesting as Alex 😀

[@garybrunet6346]

So much fun joining you guys in your garden. I feel like I’m right there with you. Thank you for inviting me into your yard! 😊🇨🇦

[@samfinn487]

Thank y'all for a very pleasant Sunday evening. Enjoyed your company. God bless.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Glad you enjoyed it Sam 😀

[@leaper2294]

Your family time is a treasure. ❤️

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

It is 😀 Thank you for watching!!

[@brandiegger8808]

Loved watching the four of y’all talking about old times.

[@MsKindaSorta]

Hands down the best popsicle session ever! Y’all make me laugh. You silly girls still do the giggly twin thing while Mom is talking. 😂

[@dottiehildebrand3123]

This reminds me of my family while planting or picking from the garden. I love The Appalachian Life. Thank you for your videos. God bless.. 🇺🇸🌹❤️

[@virginiamesko6369]

Corie, when I was raising my family, any leftover veggies from supper were drained and when at room temperature, I would dump them into a ziplock bag in my freezer. Even tomatoes that were getting overly ripe, I would cut up and add in. Potatoes that were getting too old, anything like that. Because there were 5 of us, I used a gallon sized bag, but now that it is just me, I use a half gallon bag. When I am ready for vegetable soup, I just cook my stew meat and dump in my bag of mixed vegetables and nothing goes to waste. Sometimes, there would just be a serving spoon of corn or Lima beans or pintos,but it all adds up. You can do the same with fruit. Then use it for smoothies.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Great tip-thank you!

[@sherrywilliams409]

I love that pluck sound when picking beans from those vines. Thank you Cori for showing us the beans as you were picking. I was holding my breath waiting to see some. Regarding the cabbage…..well fiddlesticks!!!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

😀

[@anitatenney1975]

You brought back memories of my growing up in my childhood home with all my siblings . My sisters and I would sit in the yard stringing green beans and talking while my dad was in the garden picking and my mom was in the kitchen canning.❤

[@kastlefrank]

keeping it real is cool; most relatable video yet

[@rita1259-y5c]

My sister is visiting and we watched this together. We laughed so much, talking about our own family gardening memories. Your popsicle session was so much fun! The deerhunter's parenting skills are epic! The school registration was too! LOL!

[@Sweetpea1128]

After spending the summer with my parents and (then) 16 year old brother, my son came home to enter the second grade. At the first teacher/parent conference, his teacher said, “He is such a good student, always cheerful, helpful to his friends……did you know he has been doing Cheech and Chong routines for Show and Tell?” 😱🤣 I had a long talk with my son and then my brother. We still laugh about it today. Love you all working together and enjoying family time! ❤️🙌🏼

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

😀

[@lauriefulkerson5418]

I have been struggling after a difficult time in my life. And I wish you knew watching your gardening excitement, you love of family and love of the history of your folks has helped me get through. I thoroughly enjoy your adventures, my Mom was a Kentucky girl, my gramma a Tennessee girl and I feel homesick for the stories and you bring that back for me I thank your whole family. Y’all make my life less lonesome

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Sorry for the rough patch of life and I sure hope things improve for you. Glad we remind you of family 😀

[@suzannebear4194]

I love the coconut 🥥 popsicles nice to see the family all together 🧡

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you! They are so good 😀

[@marysurbanchickengarden]

Where do you buy your popsicles? You've had me drooling for some for weeks.

[@suzannebear4194]

@@marysurbanchickengarden you can get them at Walmart where I live

[@janisbillyluttrell9573]

My Mama had a Tupperware bowl that she kept in the freezer for leftover bits of veggies. She called it her “Soup Seed.” When the bowl was full, it was time for soup! She made the best vegetable soup! I love your garden! I used to have an acre garden when my children were young. Sure do miss all the wonderful vegetables. 💙🥹 Lots of memories of us in the garden.🥰♥️🙋🏻 ~Janis

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Love that!

[@swoodhaus]

Love seeing you all together! Great memories! One of these days you'll have more kids running around the yard and eating popsicles. Thank you Tipper for sharing!

[@JudyVt]

Just love this family!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you 😀

[@karenchakey]

Its been so hot this summer i welcome fall and winter, i love the changing of the season, ..

[@dm7761]

Delightful!! Thank you for another wonderful visit! ❤️🇨🇦

[@lauraleebaird9729]

I was just talking about kindergarten yesterday on the drive to church. Ya'll are making such great memories with these videos. What a treasure to have them to look back on. God bless!

[@souletunes]

What an awesome video, in the last half I felt like I was just hanging out with y'all in the yard. Be blessed! 🙏✨

[@justmejustme1245]

We used to sing a song in school glee club called memories. One line was memories, pressed between the pages of my mind. Now I know what that means. At 13 not so much.

[@TexasGal-HillCountry]

Well live and learn, but at least no snakes were found in the weeds. And even though the cabbage didn't make, the rest of the garden was beautiful! What a great gift all the grow bags. That was so nice. And can't wait for the watermelons!! hahahah have your teeth floated like a horse---now that is funny... Love it when you all get together! Oh have to check the acorns out to see if it is a knife fork or spoon in it. I hope we have a good wet winter to make up for this no rain summer. Cow shoes---that was Andy Griffith show--loved that episode. I had a woodpecker once that decided to peck on our gutters at 6 in the morning. Now that was loud. I guess he got the bugs that fell out. Can't wait till y'all sit around the fire and play guitars again! Haha--Matt streaking---now that is funny! Love yall sitting around talking. God Speed to you all!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Glad you enjoyed this one 😀

[@FloydofOz]

I’d enjoy a video or series detailing how you’ve laid out your garden, how you’ve grown and developed it over time, what you plant when, and how you keep it up during the growing season. My grandmother (who lived about 100 miles SW of you) always had a big garden like yours but the knowledge was never passed to my generation. Been binging your videos all week. Thanks.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you for watching!! And for the video suggestion 😀

[@theresaleek7750]

It's a 4 POPSICLE snack today! Love watching your funny daughters, make me laugh 😂! Sorry about the cabbage, all isn't growing well in Illinois either. Katie drove right past me in IL, I'm in Rockford, that's when she went to Iowa.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

😀

[@jackieellenbarnes1268]

I like hearing your Conversations. Such a Neat Family.

[@stokely418]

Y’all make me laugh 😂. I love your videos!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

I'm so glad 😀

[@riversong6681]

Glad to see mom and dad wearing hats to keep the sun off your face. The girls need to start to. I don’t mean to preach but i am currently having radiation on my nose from skin cancer. I wish i could tell my younger self to stay out of the sun. Just an fyi. Love y’all 💜

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

I wish I had worn a hat when I was their age too 😀 Thank you for watching!

[@darlingusa2pettee57]

I sauteed fresh yellow squash and onions for dinner last night. Man, was that good! So, I did it again tonight. : ) Your family has enjoyed a great harvest this summer, overall. I'm so glad for you! Yummy eating all winter, I pray. I've seen many say they didn't fare so well for one reason or another (lack of rain, bugs and such). But we're all blessed we won't go hungry anytime soon.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Yum that sounds good 😀

[@naomibee9020]

This was a sweet video. It makes me feel nostalgic. It's nice that you captured a little of that for the girls to look back on.

[@debbyrene]

I love the idea of gettin in the truck and finding findin someone else who had a good year with cabbage. That is hilarious!! And crocheted pumpkins might not taste good at Thanksgiving. Reminds me....I had a bowl of fake apples sitting on my dining table. I had a bunch of family over and the next day there was a fake apple with teeth marks in it and a chunk bitten out of it. To this day I don't know who tried to eat my fake apple but they probably won't try that again.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Love that memory-too funny 😀

[@stevenlapham5254]

I enjoy this family so much it makes want to clean my room and garage so I can invite them over after church.

[@yuvondaseal6736]

Love every second of this video....❤❤❤❤

[@mikkig2964]

im thinking the grape and coconut outshines are the best ones so far that we have had

[@susanryman9948]

It was nice spending time with your family today! Thanks.

[@karenrinke9071]

Sorry about your cabbage. But I heard you say OUR, that is you and me. That our tomatoes matt poked fun at are looking good! Yay We just might those tomatoes, and we can giggle at matt. I had such a fun day with you guys. When you said that you all were going over to Cory's house to work on her garden, I wanted to yell, I get to ride the truck bed! God bless all of you, and Olive.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you Karen 😀

[@marysurbanchickengarden]

You have some beautiful daughters and I truly enjoy their playing and singing. Our porch growing up was always in use. Our house had a large open hallway with a porch at each end. The hallway was called a dog trot, it separated the kitchen and living room from the bedrooms and helped the breeze come through in the summer. Momma cooked on a wood burning stove winter and summer, so the hallway kept the heat out of the bedrooms, but in winter the cold wind blew through that hallway and the bedrooms were always cold. You should write a book, I would like it very much and I'm sure others would as well.

[@raven4592]

I think this is my favourite video with you all together enjoying each other’s company,roll on spring and summer tipper great seeing you all out the garden

[@hank1519]

You wonderful people are the real deal! Best wishes!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Wow, thank you!

[@judymartius7779]

Totally enjoyed the stories. Laughing with you!

[@leela715]

I fell in love with you guys, very down to earth, decent people...hard to find these days! 🙂

[@sandraheassan378]

You have cute Cabbage Patch Kids🥰

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you 🤗

[@busdweller]

You folks are the best.

[@virginiafox2119]

This reminds me of childhood. I love when you mentioned the surprise Lillie's. My mom had them in her yard. Thanks for sharing

[@cindyharbert553]

I’m sorry your cabbage didn’t yield a good crop for you this year, but at least now I don’t feel so alone & like such a failure. It helps to know that I’m not the only one who had struggles in their garden. The blight got my yellow squash, zucchini & cucumbers, even though I planted them twice. I battled the drought all summer, so even my tomato yield was low. The only things I got a good crop of, was my Sweet Heat & Bell Peppers & my Bee Balm. Thank you for keeping it real & showing your failings as well as your successes. It serves to remind me that we are all human & have our struggles. You and your family are so precious & such hard workers! Love your channel!💕

[@homesteadingpastor]

Enjoyed watching you all together in the garden Miss Tipper, sorry y’all’s cabbage didn’t do well this year, but so glad that pretty much everything else did. I heard another homesteader say that nothing is a failure if you learn from it. I know y’all enjoyed the popsicle time as a family because we sure did. Cherish those moments because time is just flowing on by! GOD BLESS YALL 🙏🏻😇❤️🙌🏻👍🏻

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

So true-learning is always important 😀 Thank you Pastor Lon

[@sharonbennett2953]

Oh my!! This reminds me of picking green beans with my Grandma. Then my first favorite part was getting to snap them. And my second favorite part was eating them after they were canned and Grandma always put bacon in them!! Yum!! Thanx for the memories!

[@judymcgary8336]

Tipper could you make a video about making leather britches for those of us who have never made them from green beans? Maybe talk a bit more about them too? I have another question. Is there any sassafras around any more. As a young girl I loved tea made from sassafras.

[@irenehaugen6143]

I am so impressed by your amazing family and the incredible garden you tend all year long. Everything looks so lush and healthy. Really surprising that the cabbage did not do as well as expected. But the bounty you have gotten so far from the garden is beyond wonderful. I am so inspired by all of you! Even the popsicle breaks are charming and delightful. God bless you all and keep you safe!!! Greetings from Northern AZ.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you so much 😀

[@marginallycompetentgourmet]

Thrilled to hear Katie mention being fond of one of my favorite authors, Carl Hiaasen.

[@williamrandall6472]

Absolutely love your vlogs Tipper.The girls are sure a blessing. Lol,Matt talking about driving around and robbing someone else's garden.What a privilege to be able to watch both you,and the girls' videos.Bwahaha, that's beyond hilarious, omgoodness, you need to have your teeth floated dad,like an old horse,Bwahaha

[@bernicedean59]

Tipper I love all your videos. But I have to say I especially enjoy the ones when all four of you are just sitting around talking and enjoying one another. It's so beautiful to watch and hear. I know I don't have to tell you. You are very blessed indeed. God Bless you all. Lots of love to you and your family 💞

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Glad you like them! Thank you 😀

[@sharongarrett6624]

I love it when you guys sit and talk eating your popsicle. Good family time.

[@hermitbob7304]

What a wonderful day, despite the poor cabbage harvest. Really enjoyed your sittin and talkin about such random things, really made me smile.

[@erinlogan9886]

I loved napping with my son Brett when he was little

[@Okoktok45]

This was extremely heart warming to watch! Sorry about the cabbage. ❤️

[@txtopaz7997]

The sounds of the birds calling and the insects whirring are so peaceful❤. Love watching your videos, they make me feel like I’m with family.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Glad you like them!

[@deborahkimball-billups6405]

Happy family 👪 💓 💛 💙 Love wins always ❤ 💕

[@donna-n5h]

I'm gaining so much knowledge about gardening and cooking from your videos. After watching the video I want a Popsicle !

[@Roadtaken-fi1cd]

What a great video. Sorry about the cabbage disappointment but your telling stories and laughing together was lovely. Matt the rebel streaker made me laugh out loud.

[@buzsalmon]

Funny I never had much luck with cabbage. I sure enjoyed your family visit! Best advice from Matt "don't let him drive ".

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

😀 Thank you Buz

[@melrose795]

Sorry about the cabbage! Still so much good bounty, though, well done! Fun family times together and sharing over the popsicles.. I agree, I think that Pop company needs to sponsor you, you are a good "influencer", people are buying them up 🙂 My brother and I reminisce alot about school days too.. One of my embarrassing memories as a 1st grader was the day I was just 'over" being at school, so I faked a "stomache ache" and went to the sick room. The lady Principal came in and was on to me and questioned me if I was really "sick".. Well I stuck by my bold face lie and they called my Mom, who came and took me home. My conscience starting really bothering me and I remember walking out of school with my head down in shame. I don't remember if I ever came clean, but my Mom was no dummy either, so I may have been punished, I don't remember, lol.. Your chickens will be eating "high on the hog" as my Mom used to say with all the greens from the garden! Hoping we'll see another video with you down at Corie''s soon harvesting her garden! God bless you all and have a great week!

[@saner6888]

That was so sweet! 🌻

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

😀 Glad you enjoyed it

[@7hoopdawg]

Awesome family. Keep the mountain traditions alive. I was afraid that family gardens would die out but their are young people in my community growing vegetables and canning what they grow. Some have blueberry bushes and strawberries too. With this inflation it's also a great way to save money! And look at the family time y'all get to enjoy while you're melting in the August heat.

[@paularhodarmer3267]

I love all your videos. It is such a treat when I see you have posted one.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you so much!

[@nickik.9037]

I loved this video today. It was so much fun to hear all the stories about kindergarten with Matt & the girls. Matt getting kicked out of kindergarten was hilarious. I see where the girls get their fun loving & bold ways now. Corie, you could crochet Olive a sweater for fall coming up. I would call your garden a wonderful success this year. Thanks for taking us along. Hugs to you all!!

[@bobsternvogel5550]

Hope you have a better cabbage harvest next year and that those grow bags work. I enjoyed hearing the stories about school days.

[@rosenix2804]

Tipper you have such a lovely family ang I enjoy watching your videos .It makes my day.😊🧡

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you Rose 😀

[@dianatennant4346]

Really enjoyed listening to you guys all today