Walk in the Woods & Garden with Us

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

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[@everycoLor_312]

Hope Granny is good ❤

[@Kristin54557]

The day you plant the seed is not the day you eat the fruit!!! I love watching you both be so patient with your garden!!! Learning so much from you both!!!! May God continue to bless you and your garden!!!!!

[@Kimber-zn6jd]

I love that!

[@litaheffley6990]

Wow interesting stories great 👍 video ❤scary 😨

[@brendahorsley4664]

I live off grid and wish we had a stream like that! I buy drinking water and catch rainwater for bathing and dishes.

[@northcarolinagirl]

Every single time I watch your vlogs, memories of my family come flooding in my mind. I used to go on walks in the woods with my great aunt and uncle who had a place up near McGrady NC. You took a right up the mountain and then there you were at the end of the road. It was always cooler up there and stepping into the woods was spectacular on the senses. I loved the smell, the sounds, the beauty, and the drop in temps. I especially loved falling asleep to the Whip poor whills.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Love those memories!

[@helencantimagine]

While waiting for my yeast rolls to rise, I decided to take a pleasant break and watch your video. It's always a great video because it's laid-back, beautiful, and relaxing.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you for visiting with us 😊

[@karenwallace9099]

Thanks so much for sharing. Your energy level is apparently recovering from being away from the house during Granny’s hospitalization. There isn’t any reason to worry that your gardens won’t be gloriously beautiful. The house has to be filled with sounds and smells. Activities and emotions of days gone by Having babies in the house and family immediately brings to mind. After you’ve finished your season of child rearing. ‘ How in the WORLD did I manage. 😊 ? But oh the joyful times. Savor the moment. Each and every. It’s great that you and Matt can be together in your hikes. Close to home but the forest. Gives renewed energy and awe of Gods grace. Take care everyone.

[@freshcut6952]

That was a great walk in the woods and sounds you can only hear in the woods

[@markcoto5815]

You are the most humble gentleman I have ever seen. Nice folks!

[@bethmiller6827]

We add 1 tbsp sugar, 1/2 tsp cayenne in cornbread batter with a sliced onion for hush puppies.

[@sandysmith8567]

I was raised in the midwest in flat farm country and remember getting almost claustrophobic when we'd travel through mountains on vacation. As an adult and on a business trip, though, we'd stopped to look at a piece of property for sale up in Maggie Valley for a possible retreat. On looking out over the mountains, I had such an overwhelming feeling that God was there. I heard a co-worker ask another why I was crying, but not sure I could have explained that feeling if they'd asked. Of course God is everywhere but on that day, I knew for certain that only God could create something so beautiful.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you for sharing!!

[@sourlemons5168]

Nothing Better than walking in your own backyard and just picking stuff off the garden and eating it many blessings that God gives you ❤️

[@Jacabiem]

Yes. The storms and tornados in ‘73 or ‘76 were fierce. I was a young child in Chattanooga. These last storms made me mindful of that. We watched it go through us and over us straight towards Elijjay. Sirens going off everywhere here in Chatsworth.

[@benitastevens612]

Love seeing all that is popping up in the woods. We just had a desert of strawberry fluff. It was so good.

[@patsyguthrie8520]

Love to come along with you and Matt I am not able to do these things anymore so it is nice to watch you

[@csnanny1882]

Don’t ever stop making videos,you just don’t know how much you make my long lonely days better. I can’t wait for the baby to get here, I sure hope Corie lets us see him. I believe you are going to have a huge abundance of vegetables, God is good. I send my love.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you for visiting with us!!

[@myerstalesofappalachia]

I absolutely love walkin the woods nature is calming

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Me too 😊

[@larrettamullen4023]

Shiny pinwheels from a dollar store. Or a few coil-y "foil" gift ribbons pulled apart to tie around the garden. Keep being awesome.

[@diannedutton6127]

Matt looks good without beard.😊looks younger. Enjoyed this ❤ my mom was a great cook too.

[@hermitbob7304]

Not much more I like than a walk through the woods, especially on a hot day. And the sound of that creek flowing is like music to my ears.

[@rolandpinette9946]

These are the days we looked forward to all winter long. It's hard to believe that we're only one month away from the longest day of the year, already. We'll be harvesting and preserving food before long. We started with asparagus this week. Another growing season is upon us. Yeehaw! Best wishes for a bountiful harvest!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

It's such a great time of the year 😊

[@JoFields-mh2ze]

That potato crop is looking great!!!! Your hard work won’t go unrewarded. 🥰🙏🏻

[@OkieJammer2736]

⚘ Oh, Tipper. I so needed walking in the woods. Thank you all.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you 😊

[@maryjemisonMaryjay1936]

Especially if you’re like me I live in the City 🏙

[@mishalea]

Always LoVe the mountain stream! 🥰

[@carolynpurser7469]

A beautiful walk in the woods. Fried fish, hush puppies and slaw sounds like a delicious meal.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you!!

[@CANDGIRL271]

Lord Matt makes me nervous standing on that lol. I just love y'all together. How couples are supposed to be.

[@RoberyRichey-my7dx]

Hope to plant peas this week. My 92 year old aunt found a small container of white peas my grandmother use to grow. My grandmother stopped gardening in the early 80s. They probably won't germinate but I'll try. Maybe some will and I can get a start of seeds.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Oh I hope they do!!

[@BettyRobinson-gg5tz]

God is so good!!! Love you sharing your life with us! God bless you and your family!!🙏💐🌈🕊😃😀💕💕💕💕

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you so much!!

[@virginiafox2119]

To make papaw Tony's hush puppies all you have to do is hold your mouth just right 😊lol. I heard that saying alot growing up. I've also seen it rain in the front yard and not in the back.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

😊

[@RabittsGal]

My Okra is coming up, my squash has flowers. So do my potatoes. Tomatoes the size of golf balls. God is Good 😊

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Wonderful!

[@leighflorkevich9916]

Yes He is, all the time! Enjoy that wonderful bounty friend!

[@danaweiss6359]

Gosh! Where do you live? I’m so far behind, just got my tomatoes in the ground!

[@maryjemisonMaryjay1936]

I dearly love Okra and Tomatoes 🍅 stewed together with onions 🧅

[@cindy9032]

@@maryjemisonMaryjay1936 big pot of butter beans with okra thrown on top to stew 😋

[@patbuegeler7770]

❤LOVE A GOOD FISH FRY!!!! Love fish!!!!!

[@saner6888]

So beautiful and lush with all that rain! Would Papaw Tony ever consent to a chatting with Matt on the channel? He sounds like a very special man🩵

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

If we can ever work it out schedule wise I think he would 😊

[@leighflorkevich9916]

I can't walk in the woods anymore so I watch y'all and it's almost like being there! ❤

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

I'm so glad you enjoy it 😊

[@prettyclassyladyOG]

Another great video Tipper. I'm wondering if you have ever heard of a 3 Sisters Garden? I just learned about it this week and it's an traditional gardening method that puts corn, pole beans, and squash all in the same space. If anybody in the comments has tried it I would like to know as well. I might do it next year.

[@bettypogue7021]

I have never done the three sisters gardening but my Daddy did one time and said he would never do it again. He loved a super neat garden and he Saud that was just a mess. He told me that you can't get in there to harvest your veggies. Like I said I have never tried because if I did I would never hear the end of it. Lol. I sure miss that grumpy sweet man

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

I have heard of it and we tried it but everything got really tangles up 😊 I wonder if it was because we were growing sweet corn instead of field corn.

[@tonistephens4068]

Some folks have green thumbs, and others have a talent for cooking. My mother was like that too. I love you all. Blessings to you always!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you so much 😊

[@AmynAL]

My grandmother made the best salmon patties, fried potatoes, and brown beans. I have tried to make it and it’s okay, just not hers. I think you’re right, it’s the love that she put in it. Have a great week…

[@brandonhoward98]

I learned how to do hush puppies from my Papa when I was a kid. The right consistency of batter seems to be the key for me. He and my nanny would always get the batter right with no recipe just mix till it "got right" .

[@mywoolmitten]

I just laughed when Matt said send everyone to town so the two of you could eat the fish 😂❤

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

😊

[@americanredneck8686]

This video brings back so many memories to me can I thank you so much. We're still sending the prayer warriors for granny.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you!!

[@yoderc]

What a wonderful walk through the woods🪵 by your home. So peaceful too. Tell Granny hi and asking God to bless her.

[@charlessommers7218]

Good show 👍

[@pauletteispassingiton943]

You are a Good man, Matt!!!

[@charlottehetherington8720]

enjoyable video it's like sitting on the porch swing with friends

[@chubs1701]

Love the video thanks for sharing 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Our pleasure!

[@tearalewis7532]

My in-laws would place a wooden stake at the end of each corn row and after they plant the seed they would run a thick piece of twine across the row from stake to stake about 4 inches above the ground over the seeds. For some reason it keeps the birds from digging the corn up, and from eating the seedling's. By the time they were 4 or 5 inches tall and touching the twine, they were big enough and they would remove the twine.....they also had a few werlygigs to help too, but this worked like a charm.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

That is great!

[@smoothvern165]

It’s awesome to see Matt working on his tree stand! Really cool to have a spot nearby!!😃👍

[@cherihabegger9856]

Just from watching your videos, my husband and I decided to try to grow okra. We haven't eaten it before so it will be a real experience.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

I hope you enjoy it!!

[@sandyhenson5875]

It sounds so delicious fish and huppuppies and slaw also fries 🍟 and have a blessed day are night 🌙

[@unaka1983]

Y’all are making me homesick for my East Tennessee stomping ground. Elizabethton

[@peggyreid6836]

Please give us more updates on Granny, Katie and Ira; and the whole family. I'm still praying for Granny and all.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you Peggy! They are all doing really good 😊

[@carolyndavis8273]

You two have me hooked on those Outshine Popsicles 😂 I love them!!! Thanks❤❤❤❤ They should sponsor you all.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Glad you like them!

[@livvyweimar7362]

This was so pretty. And I am known for several dishes. My mashed potatoes, my gravy, my stock, anything made with chocolate, and my devilled eggs. Seriously, my devilled eggs are a show stopper. My son took a dozen and a half to his boyfriend's house for Thanksgiving with their family and they were all gone in less than 30 minutes... and there were only 4 people including my son eating them 😂😂😂 but I cook by smell and taste. That's the trick. My son only had 2 of the 18 he brought 😂. They asked for the recipe so he texted me to ask if he could share it. Of course I said yes and texted him my recipe... Boil and peel enough eggs, cut in half and add the yolks to a food processor. Pulse until they are like sand. Add enough mayo to make it stiff but combined. Pulse until that happens. Add enough mustard powder until it gets a little bit more yellow, but not much. Add black pepper and salt to taste, pulse to combine. At this point it should be a little dry and starting to crumble again, don't worry. Take a couple of spoons of sweet relish juice (not the actual pickles, just the juice) and add it along with enough horseradish sauce to thin it out a bit. Pulse to combine. Add some garlic juice from chopped jarred garlic, half to a full spoon, however much you need. Pulse to combine. Now taste. Do you want any more of a single ingredient? Add it, very slow. If it tastes great but it's too thick still? A spoonful of mayo is all you need. They have never mastered it, neither has anyone else, but they all get excited when I show up with them 😂😂😂

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Sounds so good!

[@keeptrying5962]

10:10 Oh Tippper yes, so many pioneers to the (midwestern) prairie lived in sod houses, dug-outs. My Norwegian ancestors left an established, beautiful farm back home to go to SoDakota. Matriarch was already 50 yrs. old at the time. She left civilization to live (thank God only for a time) in the dirt of the prairie so that her children would better be able to own land, farm, prosper. She looks pretty pressed (like it'd been hard life) in all the old photos, bless her strong heart. Loved this video, as always. 🙌🏼 💞

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Love her story! Thank you 😊

[@ceciliadiaz1148]

A "visit" with ya'll, while I had my morning coffee. ❤ I'm in Middle TN, the cicadas are singing loud.

[@elizabethclark275]

You are the first person I have heard beside myself say "teen ninty" I began to think I had made it up 😊

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

😊 Love that!

[@joanneG75]

I thought I heard wrong I played the video back to be certain 😂

[@DancingWatersAnCoFOB]

I hang up old CD's that sway and sparkle in the wind, to keep the birds away. The song birds pay no attention to them but woodpeckers and bigger birds keep away from it. The only issue if there is no sun or wind then your CD bird deterrent is useless. Haha

[@mb369b8]

I have to say, your recollection as a couple of weather events is the best. Reminds me of me and my wife. We remember completely different things that are the same in the end. God bless!

[@Ronald-hx6zn]

Here on the coast of North Carolina we heve thoroughly enjoyed some nice cool days which helps keep the ocean cool. No complaints from us at all!!

[@sharonharrison3611]

My aunt used to use aluminum pie pans to scare crows off. Just put a string through them and hand them where they can make noise. It worked for her corn fields.

[@JUDYPATRICK-vf9ql]

Thank Y'all For The Walk Through The Woods. I Lived By A Creek,Had Lots Of Hills,Hollers. We Used To Swing Across The Creek On A Huge Vine. Y'all's Gardens Are Beautiful. Y'all Have A Green Thumb 👍

[@robinhaupt9119]

Thank you Tipper and Matt for bringing us along on your doings. Looking for to seeing how your garden grows.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you Robin 😊

[@drbr452]

Our woods here on my PA. property the forest floor is covered in ferns.. It is really hard to see the timber rattle snakes and the copper heads... Your lucky to have such a clear forest floor in your area,

[@Mete0ryt]

I love hearing you talk about your local ecosystem. A person can learn a lot about a place simply by knowing what weather is common. I'm in Ohio, which is both a Midwestern and an Appalachian state (somewhere around 30/35 of the south-eastern counties of ohio are considered Appalachia). Each year, we get our fair share of Midwestern storms and tornadoes (especially in the north-eastern part of the state where it gets pretty flat), so we tend to have wet springs, but our summers dry out pretty badly by mid-july and the heat us unkind. There's this strange mixture of dense humidity but no rain and dry ground. It makes for a miserable time watering gardens each night, even with garden beds that are fully mulched. Even though the weather isn't always ideal, I wouldn't give up my easy access to kayaking through the Appalachian foothills down the Ohio River! I think your channel does a wonderful job of helping people understand why so many of us stick to our Appalachian roots, whether we're in the north, south, or smack in the middle of the mountains.

[@jacquethirlkel3001]

Thank you for another peaceful walk in the woods. Calming. Makes me happy. God bless your family! When I was growing up my mentally ill mother did not want me at home and wanted me gone at high school graduation. My dad disagreed but she made home very unwelcome for me. I moved far away and made my own life far from my origins. It was very lonely. It is so important for young adult offspring to have a loving home base. You give your girls that. God bless you all!!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

I'm sorry your family had to deal with that. Thank you for your kindness and for visiting with us 😊

[@Moonwaif65]

Love your videos! You've inspired me to try gardening, and I've bought my first set of grow bags. Wish me luck!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

That is great! I hope everything does well 😊

[@bluegillbum3165]

❤

[@deborahgarrison4349]

Good luck!

[@kimberlylyerly2207]

Beautiful! ❤ Nature is such a precious gift. I so love walking in the woods with ya'll. Planting the garden , preparing to reap the benefits of ya'lls hard work. Two words, "Thank you " Hugs 🤗 and God's blessings ❤🙏❤️

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

So glad you enjoyed it! Hope you have a good week 😊

[@benitastevens612]

I like to mix up the hush puppy batter and put it out on an iron skillet, very thin layer. We love it.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

That sounds great!

[@BrooksLMM1]

We too are getting rain and some cool temps. It’s nice but I’m ready for all the planting weather. The forest looks so pretty. I love the animal life all around ya. Thanks for the pop cycle talk. Brooks Oregon.

[@JUDYPATRICK-vf9ql]

I Hear Sweet Binks..... 🐈 😺

[@brendaschenck859]

My daddy made the best hush puppies…I make them just like he did, but like you said…they never taste as good as his❤

[@rhondabutler4172]

You might look for shiny Christmas ribbon on a spool at the thrift store to use to scare the birds off.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

That's a good idea 😊

[@darlagoodman6417]

I agree Matt. I hunted with my man for 16 yrs here in E. Tn. Mountains. Venison is the Best meat...tenderloins..roasts..or cubed. We also hunted wild boar . He made the Best home made breakfast sausage using an old time grinder. Luv the way Y'all live ❤️🙏

[@gigievans395]

I so LOVE your location. What a blessing to have grown up there and that you both are able to continue to share with many generations of your family. ❤ Lovingly jealous for sure having come from a family that cannot appreciate descendents living together on and off the God given land 😢. I've always been the outsider with the genetic make up of my earlier family members who lived n farmed in Iowa.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you for visiting with us and for the kindness!!

[@DTD-no7wl]

Great video

[@RuthCollins-g1g]

I love deer steaks smoothed in gravy and onions with biscuits so good

[@sharondoan1447]

When you were talking about” alternate housing” like dugouts, I thought about those Soddy kind of houses out there on the prairies. That one always gave me nightmares thinking about it as a young reader. Loved to read about the pioneers . In the library there were picture books with old photographs taken back in the days when people lived in a Soddy. The stories of snakes and burrowing rodents falling right into your house were more than I could stand to think about.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

I love those accounts too 😊

[@Lkim3]

Storm cellars are everywhere here in our part of Bama after the April 27, 2011 tornadoes. We are 5 Miles from where two F5’s hit that day. Never forget it or the storms of 74, too close to those too.

[@HollyRollins-nm3bm]

We had some new potatoes today that had grown from our potato peels that had eyes started.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Wonderful!

[@Jacabiem]

Wow Matt. Well done pre-blind sir.

[@kimb6893]

My grandmother could make the best rib roast and Yorkshire pudding. The tomatoes she grew we’d just eat like apples. She lived in East Tennessee but was from Montreal. Her mother was Scottish and was a professional baker so scones were a daily treat. I can make the scones but the Yorkshire pudding is just not the same. I miss her so much.

[@melissalambert7615]

I live in rainy Oregon. But from now till mid September we get NO rain. Not a drop. Nice we had a few light showers today and it washed some pollen down. Nice you two got out and about today.

[@judymcmurtry7805]

Hi Tipper and Matt, my parents bought a farm in 1953. That's where I was raised and we had a storm cellar. It was built in a hill with steps going down under the ground. It had a pipe sticking out of the top., I would speak into the pipe and it would echo. Thank God we never had to use it, but it was nice knowing it was there if we did need it. Thank you for bringing the memories of my childhood back to my mind. I love y'all. Hugs

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Love those memories!

[@childersryan91]

Awesome, we have lot's of great crops coming in!

[@frankscarborough1428]

Enjoyed Tipper thanks and Matt

[@kimmiller6371]

You live in a magical place. I only see woods and mountain streams when on vacation.. but never secluded like your piece of heaven on earth and never often enough. My soul yearns to live in a place like that. I dream of it. I'm like Matt, I could live in the woods. A sod house! Little House on the Prairie was my favorite growing up. Matt shaved! Noticed it immediately. Must be getting too hot for facial hair for him lol He is so funny! I'm hungry now too.. fish, slaw&hushpuppies sound so good. 😋 would love to park my feet under your table and join your family for some great food&fellowship!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you Kim 😊

[@annierambo5606]

Thank you both for taking us on your walk through the woods. Y'all are so blessed to live in such a wonterful Place. God bless. 🙏❤🙏❤🙏❤🙏

[@ShelbyBunten]

Great walk love hearing you both talk ❤️ Shelby

[@whiterose1972]

My father in law put a pump in the creek for my mother in law to water plants with. They had a well but they never had enough water from it, especially to water anything outside.

[@katemoore6249]

Yum. Fish fry sounds wonderful!!!

[@tonisangel5024]

Thank you for this relaxing peaceful video love hanging out with y'all ❤❤❤...Camille 😘❤

[@camilleolsen]

I second that! With love from another Camille 😊

[@JosieCardenas951]

Thank you Tipper and Matt for the walk in the woods very nice stay safe .

[@andreacooley9428]

I was thinking the same thing Tipper!😂 all that talk about yummy fish fries😊sounds so good❤

[@Williamleo71]

A truly enjoyable visit. Thanks for sharing it

[@christinej2358]

Great visit with good conversations.

[@tinahiggins5789]

Love your videos Best channel on KZbin

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Wow, thanks!

[@kinneyelliott5615]

Matt if you climb that stand put on your harness i have a friend who fell out almost killed him !

[@UncleSasquatchOutdoors]

You'll get the garden finished. It's been a wet week here too. It finally dried up enough that I mowed my yard today. I've got hay if any body wants to bale it. I like the Ruger wheel gun Matt was toting.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

😊 Thank you! I hope it dries up here this week 😊

[@leegarner4111]

I can remember being out with papa in the car we would drive through a rain storm,we would get home and it would be dry,no rain,he would say we forgot to pay the preacher.You ever hear of that old saying?

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

I have heard that one 😊

[@TexasGal-HillCountry]

My word the creek is full and beautiful❤ it makes me nervous seeing Matt up the tree... i bet it does you too. Cool find on the arrow. Garden is looking great! I bet it surprises you this year by the time you harvest...at least that's my prayers. Praying for Granny and Ira and Katie and Corrie. ❤ Oh and you and Matt too❤

[@seasonandsprout2213]

i just love your videos miss tipper and mr matt. thanks for sharing

[@marycontryman5496]

Everything is so green! Looks so lush.