My Life in Appalachia 25 | Fall of the Year & Our First Fire in the Wood Stove!

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Жыл бұрын

Along with celebrating and preserving Appalachian heritage and culture I'm always hoping to shine a light on the good life that I live in the Appalachian Mountains of Western North Carolina. I hope you enjoy this peek into my life.
Song: If Today Was the Day written by The Louvin Brothers. Performed by Corie, Tipper, and Paul.
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@jessiehancock7823 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love the sounds of nature..the leaves falling, footsteps in the fallen foliage, running water and the first kiss of frost. Thank you for letting us be a part of 'the extended family'. ♥️🙏

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed this one 😀

@grammyb5216 Жыл бұрын

Me too. God surely blessed us with all of nature. My daddy taught me to appreciate so many things God made. He was such a grateful man. I’m so grateful for him.

@comiketiger Жыл бұрын

God bless all here. Great video.

@sidedishescook Жыл бұрын

You're living the good life for sure. Its always a joy to hear that good, good singing too 😊

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 😀

@sidedishescook Жыл бұрын

@@astropoe2898 Yes, it is.

@cordiscoscorner Жыл бұрын

Is it possible to miss a place you've never been before?

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

😀 Thank you John!!

@osmadchlo Жыл бұрын

Yes, yes it is...

@janagaylord3033 Жыл бұрын

I agree with John. I love the mountains. I live in the south, so no mountains here. Gatlinburg/Smokey Mtns are my Utopia. Would live to visit your area. Enjoyed the video.

@tracymcgrath1192 2 ай бұрын

Hiraeth

@phyllisarrington7436 Жыл бұрын

"If Today Was The Day" is one of my favorite ol time hymns. Thank you for the singing, I sang along in my head and just smiled and smiled 😃

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed the song!!

@johnboy6594 Жыл бұрын

Never heard it before. Boy do i love that song.

@EuleneWages4644 Жыл бұрын

From the Asian persimmon to the Zennias you have a beautiful piece of the Appalachia.Thanks Tipper for sharing all of it with us.May God be with you and your family as we get ready for winter.🙏🏻❤🙏🏻

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

So nice of you 😀 Thank you!

@tonytherf-mb3dg Жыл бұрын

All I can say is, wow. Isn't nature and it's change of seasons amazing. God surely knew what he was doing. ❤

@robinhaupt9119 Жыл бұрын

It's nice going through the seasons in Appalachia. Thank you Tipper.

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

Thank you Robin 😀

@gregscheyd4131 Жыл бұрын

I am only 2 minutes into this video and I love it already ..... the SIMPLE LIFE , THE GOOD LIFE , PRINCIPLES , TRUE VALUES , WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT ..... today these things are A DYING BREED ..... but they will NEVER DIE !!!

@skokian1able Жыл бұрын

Beautiful family, beautiful land, beautiful life!

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

Thank you Ethel 😀

@MarkWYoung-ky4uc Жыл бұрын

I love matt's kindling splitter and that homemade box stove. Instead of eating a pop cycle outside, y'all can drink hot chocolate or coffee by the stove. Great singing and picking!

@jarhead3038 Жыл бұрын

I'm a Nebraska farm kid now 72 yrs old. The life of farmers parallels yours in many ways. I too cook with cast iron, butter and Crisco. You have a delightful channel that I've started to follow. Your family is the heart of America.

@michaelbriggsbfn1130 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Miss Tipper. That was enjoyably relaxing. I wish my life was that a way. I've allowed the enemy to rob me of that peace and joy all my adult life. Im now 59 years old and am saddened by all the time wasted on feeling so melancholy and fearful. Thank you again for sharing your family's life. It brings me a moment of peace to my troubled soul. God bless you and your family always.

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you enjoyed it!! If I could offer an encouraging word: 59 isn't that old and you have a lot of years left I'm sure 😀 We appreciate you!!

@michaelbriggsbfn1130 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words.

@cherrieperkins5065 Жыл бұрын

You and Matt have a beautiful place. I absolutely love your videos. Thank you for sharing your everyday life. The fall colors of the trees are stunning. Thank you Tipper. Blessings to you and your family. 💕

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@gaylam6378 Жыл бұрын

When I'm having a stressful day I know exactly where to come. Y'all soothe my soul and make me smile. Thank you!

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you enjoy our videos 😀

@ruarifinn Жыл бұрын

Love to see how meticulously Matt laid that fire.

@chestinebentley1818 Жыл бұрын

Save your dryer Lent and that is what l use to start my fire to..put it under the small Peace's of wood..

@humdrummed Жыл бұрын

Examining each piece to make sure it is correct!

@kerrymetzger5432 Жыл бұрын

It’s simply beautiful where you live. And all you meals you prepare for Matt, even a sandwich, are made with love.

@abelincoln95 Жыл бұрын

Tipper, y'all hit on an important element. The videography without narration has it's place. Many thanks for sharing and God bless!!!

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it 😀

@kb6lcw99 Жыл бұрын

I love all you share!

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@pamelamoore7763 Жыл бұрын

There's nothing like the warm relaxing feeling of a wood stove or heater the heat soaks down in your bones I miss my granddaddy making a nice warm fire in our wood heater

@wakeup6910 Жыл бұрын

Shout out to Uncle Paul, seems he doesn't always get the recognition he deserves 👏👏👏👏

@terrillschneider3778 Жыл бұрын

I know I had already run my mouth but hadn’t realized the song was from the Louvin Brothers My best friend introduced me to their music and story many years ago and I love them They are one of the greatest little remembered acts in country and gospel music and it’s a shame Thanks for helping to preserve their music

@benitastevens612 5 ай бұрын

Love seeing the leaves falling and the wind blowing through the trees. You have a beautiful place where you are living.

@keeptrying5962 Жыл бұрын

There was so much that was special in this video. The nasturtiums, before so pristine and full of life, and then the frost (wondering if it got them). All the beautiful food, then Matt's kindling splitter, which looks really handy. As if all that (and so much more that I didn't even list) wasn't enough, you end with an amazing song. That sounded PERFECT, y'all were rockin' it. I can't help but think that song was perfect with a theme of changing seasons, the leaves, the beautiful garden, the frost, the chimney/ the fire warming your home. This video was very beautiful. THANK YOU, as always. 🙌🏼

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it!! The nasturtiums are all shriveled and flat after the frost, but I know they'll be lovely again next summer 😀

@danellecox2588 Жыл бұрын

Aw!! I love that last dance of the leaves! Just imagine the beauty they see traveling down the creeks and valleys!! We are very lucky people!! ❤️ So many don't see it! The music was beautiful! My Grandmother sang in Wheeling WV. Her and her sister were called The West Virginia Sweethearts!

@the_eternal_student Жыл бұрын

That asia persimmon is how you got your japanese bugs. Thanks for the shots of the mountain scenery. When you walk outside and there are no trees hiding you neighbors houses, it is like you are standing in public naked; no privacy.

@valeriedelaney5245 Жыл бұрын

What an absolute lovely piece of nature that you are living in! I’m in a city but grew up in a small town and I’m telling you the older I get the more I long for this country life! Thanks for sharing you life, I love to watch your videos!

@goingplaces1860 Жыл бұрын

That gospel song at the end was icing on the cake…😎❤️👍🏻

@benitastevens612 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful colors in the trees. I love the time when the leaves turn.

@lindahays8444 Жыл бұрын

Love your place. It's so gorgeous. And I can just imagine the smell of smoke from the wood stove. You are truly blessed.

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

Thank you Linda! I am beyond blessed and I'm thankful for it!!

@shirleyphillips8575 4 ай бұрын

Wow that's was a beautiful song they can really sing I love gospel songs❤

@user-ef2se7hs2b Жыл бұрын

It is just so lovely! Breayhtaking really. ❤️ I think back to the late 1800s when my grand papá was born. I ponder what it must have been like in Cherokee when he was a small boy. I ponder my great-great grandmother accepting a white name given to her by the Calvary. Her long journey to Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears... And then her return to North Carolina. To go from scrub brush... And return to this lovely terrain. I can imagine her excitement and happiness. Your videos give me a longing to be there.

@angelawalker1075 Жыл бұрын

That first hard frost is invigorating and sad at the same time. Falling leaves are magical.

@lilliewilliams3331 Жыл бұрын

My Dad taught me how to "lay up a fire". It was nice to see again.

@Bythaway564 Жыл бұрын

There isn't much I can say about how much I appreciate being able to spend time with you and your beautiful surroundings. Thank you for sharing

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you 😀

@robinchanteusedylan8326 Жыл бұрын

Percolated coffee! 😊 All the food looks tasty! 😋 You're having a gorgeous fall, great photography of it. Thanks for the beautiful full version of that song y'all wonderfully did. 🌼

@sherrieburgess7494 Жыл бұрын

Old Jack Frost came to visit. Tipper, thank you for sharing your beautiful videos. We can't come for our annual fall visit this year, so this is as close as we'll get until spring. Your videos are a comfort to my soul. Boy howdy, Matt makes building a fire a work of art! loved watching him do that!

@xianthe_ Жыл бұрын

I love love love the mountains and outdoors. Provides so much inspiration.

@nancyl3843 Жыл бұрын

Great music, great garden, great food. God bless you all.

@hack2it Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your life with us Tipper.

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

My pleasure! 😀

@cheryllamb8831 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Tipper. The first fire of the season is always special. I'm saving for a small wood stove myself. 🍁🍂 The older your brother is the more he looks like Pap

@melissafrain5761 Жыл бұрын

Yall gave me goosebumps with singing and playing together. How beautiful!!!

@kathleena.callahan8511 Жыл бұрын

That kindling cracker looks really handy. And your land, the trees, are about at the point our leaves were about two weeks ago. This morning we got a strong wind that blew them all down, except for a few left glittering in the sun. Leaves covering the ground, the brook waters, and I feel right at home looking at your world, so much like New Hampshire, but its very own Appalachian beauty.

@patriciaanne7932 Жыл бұрын

That breakfast, with the last tomato on the side...oh my goodness ❤️

@cindypressley4285 Жыл бұрын

It is a good life that we live here in the mountains. I love this video meandering through life, the wonderful life in the mountains of Western North Carolina! That's a handy new tool to split the wood!

@MrMarkar1959 Жыл бұрын

🎸That is a Nicer part of Heaven on Earth Y'All live in.🎸 Have some Nice Holiday's and GOD BLESS

@johnboy6594 Жыл бұрын

Love that song at the end. About the End. Or is it just the beginning? God only knows. Lovely song just the same. Loving Appalachia. It beats life in the suburbs. The culture is so down home and comforting to witness. Gods love permeates all that you do. From the gardening, cooking and music is just so relaxing to watch. It make me feel in some way that we are missing out on a beautiful life style. So getting to experience it with you all is a little slice of Heaven. Thankyou

@pamelamoore7763 Жыл бұрын

Fall is my favorite season I love the beautiful rich colors thank you for sharing

@samfinn487 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed our time together as always. Thanks and God bless.

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

Thank you Sam!

@paulad6728 Жыл бұрын

I love watching your channel. I am not a native, but have lived in Blairsville GA for the past 8 years. Learning a lot and just enjoy your life in Appalachia

@gailgaddy5340 Жыл бұрын

Hi my sons live in Rome and Plainville Ga they love it there🎃

@judyking4930 Жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this video, one of the best you've done. Nothing like a wood fire, the beautiful trees, water and loved the playing and singing. God Bless.

@bluebird218bn Жыл бұрын

There are so many things to love about this video. The nasturtium leaves with frost are especially lovely. The singing had such beautiful harmony. I really enjoyed this.

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@benlaw4647 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed this ! Love everything! The leaves were very beautiful around your home ! The food looked delicious! The flowers beautiful! The frost is even beautiful, although it kills. I love a good fire in the old wood stove, so warm and cozy! Matt can start a fire in a creek ...😉..loved the music too ! Thanks for sharing your life and the beauty where you live tipper! God bless y'all....🙏❤

@frankscarborough1428 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Tipper! Enjoyed seeing the leaves fall and the sound of the creek! Matt knows how to build a fire! I've lived in a city a good portion of my life only lately have had to build a fire when we had snow and rolling power blackouts here in central Texas

@phyllisalexander7644 Жыл бұрын

WHAT PURE BEAUTY.!!!!!!! NEED I SAY MORE. THANK YOU TIPPER. I REALLY NEEDED TO SEE THIS TODAY. WHAT A BLESSING Y'ALL ARE. Jeri Whittaker 10/26/2022 Near Athens, Georgia

@phyllisarrington7436 Жыл бұрын

My daddy used to take those small cayenne peppers and pack em real tight in a "Texas Pete" bottle and fill it with vinegar. He'd let it sit awhile on the counter and then put it in the fridge. He'd sprinkle the pepper vinegar on his greens at supper time. If the jar got empty he'd just add more vinegar, shake it up and keep on using it that way til the next year. I'm 67 now. Seeing you pick the cayennes stirred that memory.

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

That sounds like something Matt would love 😀

@kimberlykelly7280 Жыл бұрын

I so enjoyed your vlog tonight. Your property, the leaves, your toasty fire and the wonderful music you played. In my family we had a player piano!!! None of us had good voices but we belted out the old Irish songs anyway. Danny Boy and When Irish Eyes are smiling but my favorite was Yes We Have No Bananas!!!! Your songs are lovely. Makes you wonder where your soul would go for sure! I still have that piano and I was looking at the rolls which came from my grandmother and went through a couple house fires but were saved. Lots of old time songs and great memories. Your daughters will have so many wonderful memories making music together with you. Happy Fall to you.

@stevethomas1638 Жыл бұрын

Very relaxing video. Good singing perfectly balanced and executed. ❤

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that-thank you Steve 😀

@Chrisfeb68 Жыл бұрын

I like these type of videos. I also really enjoy the videos where you cook outside and sit by the fire.

@jillyinsd8343 Жыл бұрын

What a beautiful day, beautiful sounds of peacefulness & wonderful song … you helped me relax so I could go to sleep. Thank you Tipper ~ jillyinsd

@sandyhenson5875 Жыл бұрын

Happy memorial day to all ❤I love cooking 🍳 on wooden stove 😊and God bless yall 😊

@maitak Жыл бұрын

Really enjoy the videos of your family, your place in the mountains, and the music.

@rosenix2804 Жыл бұрын

Tipper,the video was very interesting a little of every thing and the beautiful change after the frost.The song was up lifting.Thank you!😊👍

@nancysanborne1226 Жыл бұрын

Our trees are almost completely nekked. One day glorious colours, next day none. Our temperatures have been in the 70s. the last couple of days. Warm for our part of the world. Eastern Ontario, Seaway Valley.

@susanw8471 Жыл бұрын

A lovely, well spent day! Thank you for sharing. Hugs

@davidbabin387 Жыл бұрын

You guys harmonize so well! The guitar group sounds extremely well also.

@kennethboydsr3966 9 ай бұрын

Love yaw ! The food looked so good and the music was so great. Love the last harvest part to thanks so much 🌺

@Bullseye120 Жыл бұрын

Tipper, I probably enjoyed this video more so than any one of your others thus far. I guess it was because it had varied content. The outdoor scenes, Matt's demonstration of the Kindling Cracker, the family music, and of course your cannin' and cookin'. The only thing missing was seeing both the girls, Granny, and Olive.....LOL. P.S. Matt probably doesn't know this, but for many people who don't know how to start a proper fire in a wood stove, he just provided a great how to lesson.

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Clark 😀

@janet1744 Жыл бұрын

I love to hear the sounds of a creek.

@UncleSasquatchOutdoors Жыл бұрын

Excellent video. The trees there are like they are here..still beautiful but starting to show signs of becoming bare. Thanks for sharing.

@sharonharrison3611 Жыл бұрын

Everything is wonderful! The music is amazing.

@gregknight293 Жыл бұрын

Enjoy watching yall's preparations for winter. Always enjoy watching you cooking and preparing meals. This may be my favorite song that yall sing. You really have a knack for capturing the sights and moods of the changing seasons and family life. Can't say enough good about your videos making me feel I'm there also.

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Greg! We appreciate you 😀

@debbieclark7031 Жыл бұрын

This was so beautiful and peaceful and as always I learned so much.

@joanneG75 Жыл бұрын

I love the song at the end ♥️👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

@witsonsmom729 Жыл бұрын

It was my first year growing nasturtium this year. I tried a recipe for pickling the seeds with part of my seeds and seed saved the rest. I dehydrated some of the flowers and leaves too for tea concoctions. It was a beautiful plant.

@jankitteringham8483 Жыл бұрын

Just beautiful Thankyou. ! 🥰🇬🇧

@debbeasher-k4764 Жыл бұрын

That’s a handy tool for making kindling & reducing logs.great demo on how to use it.

@heatherinparis Жыл бұрын

Such a lovely video today! Especially loved the singing and playing near the end. Cory does a really good job with the vocal harmony 💚💚💚

@sbishop16 Жыл бұрын

What a great video🥰. I loved seeing the day after the frost. This has been the longest loveliest Fall I’ve seen in awhile, The weather here in KY and TN has been just perfect!

@Kathrynpreston67 10 ай бұрын

I LOVE this! Your finger-picking and singing is awesome!

@debbeasher-k4764 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed the singing & picking. Fun & well done.

@g-maw5458 Жыл бұрын

What a fabulous life you have Tipper. I would so love to live the good life too. God, family, heritage, tradition and the mountains what more do you need ? (And don't forget a great garden too !!!!!!) ❤️

@Richard-rf9bb Жыл бұрын

What a great family. Love you all.

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 😀

@virginiawimer8064 Жыл бұрын

How beautiful that frost was!

@karena3102 Жыл бұрын

From beginning to the end of the video is Perfect! So very refreshing!🎵 Beautiful song! 🎵Thank you so much for sharing! 🕊

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@florenehillestad1256 Жыл бұрын

I love this video ,summer ifs so hot and miserable here when fall finally comes in late October and November it makes me wish we had one month of summer sometimes and fall all over again

@nnglnd Жыл бұрын

You have so much space . The surrounding area looks lovely.

@lindasimmons131 Жыл бұрын

I always love watching you cook and just watching ya'll. ❤

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 😀

@JYF86 Жыл бұрын

We have those same bushes here in Maine at 7:27 minutes. Beautiful foliage there!

@AuntMaryNC Жыл бұрын

There's something so poignant about frost on the blooms. A reminder of the impermanence of life, but not without the knowledge of the renewal that will surely come again in spring. The young don't watch the seasons as closely as those of us in our later years. We know, I guess, that we are those blooms, and one day we will not escape the frost. There's never sadness in the change of seasons. I trust in the rhythms of nature and in a source greater than myself that all will be reconciled. A million thanks Tipper for all the joy your sharing brings.

@debbieclark7031 Жыл бұрын

I love the tool Matt was using to make kindling. I'll have get my son one for his home.

@TexasGalOnTheHill Жыл бұрын

Just love seeing the leaves change! Deer Hunting, marshmallow eating, fall garden, crisp mornings, woods walking, snake disappearing, rain returning, guitar playing around a campfire season is my favorite time of year! Thanks for sharing!

@sherylpruitt9785 Жыл бұрын

Gorgeous scenery! Loved this vid! Great job on the bass, Tipper! ❤️

@user-fy1ef3gd1q 11 ай бұрын

I loved the music piece. How special!

@denisemccartney9723 Жыл бұрын

Wowee your a talented family. I just loved that!!! Awesome

@praisedalord58 Жыл бұрын

My husband & I absolutely love your videos! God is using y'all for His glory! I'm so thankful that we discovered y'all on here. We also love your daughters KZfaq channel! Oh & I eat popsicles everyday too! I've been doing that for years. Where do you buy yours? Walmart doesn't have them. I'm gonna guess Kroger?

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

Thank you! So glad you enjoy our videos 😀 My local walmart does have the Outshine brand and our Ingles grocery store does too 😀

@praisedalord58 Жыл бұрын

@@CelebratingAppalachia thank you Tipper! I'm itching to try the coopertone flavor 😘Matt cracks me up! 😂😂

@ixchelkali Жыл бұрын

The leaves falling were so pretty it brought tears to my eyes. They almost look like big, fluffy snowflakes, only in technicolor. And walking through dry leaves is one of the best sounds! But the tinkling sound of a creek moving over rocks beats it. This video is a feast for the senses!

@user-hx7yd8hw7g 19 күн бұрын

When I see something beautiful like your orange blossom I almost immediately ask myself…..I wonder what God was thinking when He created that? His beauty just goes on and on and on…….🥰

@lynettepacella9880 Жыл бұрын

Love the kindling splitter I wish I had one when I lived in the house with a woodstove for over 15 years lol! lol

@CelebratingAppalachia Жыл бұрын

It works so well 😀

@debbeasher-k4764 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful stlights. Sounds& music

@eugenefried5609 Жыл бұрын

wonderful fun watching you guys !!!!!! Love your music !!!!

@jamesnbrenda8960 Жыл бұрын

When I was young I always thought of the leaves falling down covering the ground to protect and nourish it for the spring. Y’all make me miss home so very much!!♥️