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In this day and time it's a pure pleasaure to watch you both. Your family are just good people. 👏

Matt and Tipper, We are the ones blessed by you and your family. Thanks for sharing your skills and lives with us! ❤

I always feel so relaxed and comforted when I watch you two and the girls.

A 3rd Q&A would be great. I'm several years older than you, and across the country, but still I identify with you. You take me back to how I was raised. I look forward to your videos, I really enjoy you and Matt sitting and talking. Love your sweet girls, and the values you and Matt have instilled in them. Thank you for sharing your family with us, and bringing back the memories I treasure! 😃❤

Me and my wife both enjoy your channel more than any other we can't wait for the next video. Speaking of my wife. She had heart surgery last week but is doing well. I brought her home this afternoon. Been a rough week for her but she is so glad to be back home. Thank you for sharing your lives with us.

Tipper you were thanking the viewers for watching, but we should all be thanking you and your family. Y'all are so centered and real and genuine. Watching your channel is so calming and reassuring because of the love and closeness y'all have and most of all your faith. If people who are out there searching for peace and joy and love would start to watch y'all, it would change them. It might make them slow down and appreciate the life and blessings they have. I feel like y'all are family.

I love these Q&A videos! It’s so fun to learn more about my KZfaq family. 😊 I like seeing Matt’s sense of humor come out. 😂 You look so pretty in pink.

Y’all are just good people. God bless you both.

Kindness, thoughtfulness, sharing, helping, giving, always thinking of someone else in need. That's the Pressley family. Thank you for being a loving and caring family. It is truly a blessing to come to your channel and just sit and be quiet and watch and listen to everything you have to share with others. Prayers for Granny and her health. God bless you and yours, Always in Christ name, Amen

I love these I call talks, so many enjoy your channel, especially us so-called city folks. I say if you don’t have a garden, you might be city folks. God bless

Please continue the Q & A sessions. I love them. Not only do I learn more about you all but I think about how I would answer some of the questions and perhaps learn something about myself.😊

Share part 3 whenever you like or are ready ---we're happily here for it all. Have a blessed day Appalachian friends. Y'all are in our prayers. -much love from NJ ~Mary & fam

This was another fun video being able to learn a little more about you two. Praying for granny and give us an update when you can

I'm so envious of your life together as a married couple living in the woods and sharing a life together...I always wanted for that!

How many people learned to drive a tractor before a car?😊

We live here in Texas and I have read about the Galveston hurricane of 1900. The nuns tied the little orphans to them to save them, but all were lost but 1 little boy who got caught up in a tree ,very sad.

You have blessed me too. I started watching Celebrating Appalachia in 2020. I saw your channel on my suggested channels and the title appealed to me immediately because I am also, as you say Tipper, "plum foolish" about Appalachian culture. I am such a fan of your channel, as well as the girls' channel. God bless you all and keep up the great work! You make Appalachia proud! 😀❤

Matt, you and I are lucky men. Raised girls who respect others and we have lived through it. 😁 good ole common sense, Jesus and healthy honest relationships with neighbors.

Favorite memory because I loved my grandpa so much was sitting on the porch with him while he ate his favorite raw hambuger sandwich and he gave me a bite. I have loved raw beef ever since. But I love him more and that memory. I miss him so much.

I KNEW I loved y’all but Tony Rice and Ricky Skaggs. YESSS!! I played mandolin, sang and acted a fool in a bluegrass band here in Va Beach/Norfolk Va back in the 80’s. I met both of those men playing at festivals. Tony Rice was a master.

Thank You for Sharing your life with us! I live here in OntarioCanada! 😊😎🙏🤗😂😃🙁

As a new follower, I love learning more about you all. Interesting you mention Tony Rice as a friend told me today I should look for his music. I have no reason to think that I have anyone from my family that ever lived in Appalacia but my heart sure feels a pull to it. And your videos help me to realize it's ok to slow down and just sit a while. Feel like I'm right there sitting with you.❤

im like matt, tomato season in my garden means tomato sandwiches in my kitchen lunches, I love love beef steak tomato sandwiches thank you both ❤

I could listen to y'all all day and night. Bring it!!

I just want to let you know how much I enjoy your channel. I have learned so much about my family from watching your channel. See I did a DNA test and I knew my family was from Eastern Kentucky, but until I watched your channel, I didn't know why we ate soupy pinto beans and cornbread, or why my Dad crumbled his cornbread and put his soup beans on top. It's an Appalachian thing. Thank you for keeping the heritage alive

Hope Granny is doing well…prayers continuing 💛🙏🏻

My Dad always told me, "You can do anything you want to do. You just have to want to do it bad enough." This has been my lifeline many times. Thank you for sharing with us. You are such a blessing!

I wish that y'all were my neighbors!

Tipper and Matt. I love your answering those questions. But mostly, I just wanted to let you know how much you've both added to my life. Thank you.

So nice to spend my time shuckin and freezing corn while I visit with y’all. ❤

As an Eastern Kentucky girlie, I was driving a tobacco wagon and tractor by six or seven; I still drive a 6 speed vehicle. No worries about auto theft here!

I grew up on a farm and started learning to drive around 8 or 10 years old... driving the truck on the dirt road on the property, helping during irrigation with checking pipes.

My favorite part of the videos is when the two of you are just talking to each other. Valerie in SC

I always loved tobtead n read to the little kids in the neighborhood

That is so crazy that I was thinking of a memory when I was young and sitting in a chair, holding my baby sister and I dropped her and she was weeks or months old and then Matt spoke of being dropped.

I really appreciate you all’s family. It is comforting to me. I am absolutely sure most of the reason you all have such a close family is you are close to God. And you have passed it along to your daughters. I truly loved Corie’s recent tribute to Miss Cindy and how she shared her faith. That goes back to the closeness of your family ties and your Faith. Matt and Tipper it is clear that you love each other and your family and even friends. Your love is clearly visible.

Thank you for sharing your stories. It was so interesting to here how you got this far on KZfaq, since I only just started watching your channel this year, I did not know. You are both so soft spoken and nice to listen to. You provide such wonderful content. Thank you

Would love for y’all to continue with the Q&A. It is so relaxing listening to both of you. ❤

Tipper, so glad you told the story about bloody bones! I told you before that my family the Ledfords were from Shooting Creek. That’s one of the things we were always told. Be good or bloody bones will get you! I thought it was just something my grandparents started.

Great to see Matt coming out front more. Didn’t realize what a great sense of humor he has.

We had a bloody bones in Alabama! Also can still drive a stick although it’s been a long time. You never forget

I just love your channel, Tipper! You remind me of how I was raised. It makes me miss my Grannies, who were both southern ladies to the core. I also love how you leave the camera rolling while you and Matt just talk. It’s so relaxing to watch, especially with so many disturbing things in the news and on TV these days. You take us back to a much simpler time. Always looking forward to a new video. ❤

We love your common sense morals and ethics.. And your recipes! And your garden and the beautiful scenery! And you're a wonderful accent!! Love you both! Love you both!❤❤❤

Yes, please answer more questions., y’all are so sweet together! How did you meet each other? What is your most favorite meal, dessert? Do you have any pets besides the hens?

Every boy needs to experience swinging on a grapevine . Love watching all your videos .

I love your Q & A Videos. Keep ‘em coming. I just find your content fascinating. Almost always I’m watching on our big screen TV, so commenting is not possible, but I love watching you all and wish you continued success with your channel. ❤️❤️❤️

You need to make this a once a month video deal or project. Just the two of you sharing life. Really enjoyed these videos. Thanks for sharing.

The two of you are a natural relaxant to watch and listen to. God did well when he put you two together. 🙂

Tipper I’m forever grateful for you and your willingness to share the beauty of home!

I absolutely agree Tipper, the Skaggs & Rice album is wonderful! "Talk About Suffering" is my favorite song off of that album. RIP Tony Rice

You remind me of Hee Haw when they would ask grandpa Jones whats for dinner. Please answer the rest of the questions, its like listening to my family talk about the past. How I miss those days.

Been watching u all for about 6 months now. U are all great down to earth people. I definitely got some new viewers for u. They all love u too. I live in mid west Ohio, 7 miles from Indiana. Small town, love it here. It's beautiful where u live. Thank for all the entertainment. U guys are awesome, God fearing people.

I love listening to y'all while I'm out working in the gardens. You inspire me to keep going in these 90 and 100 degree days!. I love and appreciate the videos!

❤❤🎉🎉thank you so much for this video!❤ I could watch 50 more of these.❤even though you say you tube blesses you, we the people on the receiving end are the truly blest ones!!! Thank you. We are having our first sweet corn here in pa. And are picking blueberries 🫐 tomorrow! THE LORD IS GOOD! PRAY HE CONTINES TO BLESS YOUR FAMILY AND THIS GREAT COUNTRY.😊❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

I enjoy your conversations a lot and look forward to your videos

I look forward to your channel. I check everyday and enjoy all that you share. The Q and A is especially interesting. Blessings🙏

I enjoy this very much I look forward every day for a new video I have got my brother and my sister watching you now

This has nothing to do about a question,just a comment....Tipper that color of pink looks so beautiful on you! You look so pretty!🩷

Tipper, pink looks really beautiful on you!

Thank you for posting these Q & A videos! I really appreciate being able to vicariously experience southern Appalachia even though I don't get to live there anymore or get to visit much. Getting to see you all in your garden, cooking or preserving food is such a comfort and feels like being with family. Thanks again!

Dear Tipper and Matt, we enjoy watching you so much, I think your the nicest thing on tv and it’s a learning experience. A couple of things, my husband grew up with a 22 magnum and he would like to know what kind of Rifle Matt uses in 22 Magnum. So I like to make Blueberry pie (my Bible study loves it) I have used The Wild Maine Blueberry pie recipe in Yankee Magazine. The pie crust is all butter and the thing is a food processor, frozen butter, ice water, AP flour, salt and a little sugar. Blend the butter into the dry, pour into the feed tube the ice water slowly until it clumps and stop immediately. Take out and make 2 discs and refrigerate for 1/2 hour. Roll out on a floured board. This is perfect Tipper and the better thing is Irish grass fed butter. You can taste the difference. Fresh blueberries, 3 Tbsp minute tapioca, sugar and butter. 2 1/2 C Flour 1 C butter cubed and frozen 1 Tbsp sugar 1 tsp Salt 6-8 tablespoons ice cold water Add flour, sugar and salt to a food processor and mix it. Add butter and mix it until it looks like corn meal. While running dribble in water just until it clumps, stop immediately. Take out and make two discs and wrap in plastic a refrigerate at least 1/2 hour or over night. Roll on a flour dusted board. This is for a 9 inch pie plate. Filling 5 C blueberries and frozen is fine but don’t thaw. 2/3 C sugar 1 Tbsp lemon juice 3 Tbsp minute tapioca 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1 pinch nutmeg 5-6 pats of butter Add blueberry mixture to pie shell and top with butter. Top with top crust and flute the edge. Brush with egg wash and sprinkle with a little sugar, bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or longer. How hot does your oven run? If you get really hot and berry juice is bubbling I’d say you’re done. Just keep an eye on it. This crust is a winner and is so light and flakey, just lovely and I get a lot of requests for this pie. I give it to you with all my love. I enjoy your writing to much and love getting to sit and visit with you and your family, it is such a pleasure to see your garden, watch you cook, see Granny and what’s she doing. Tell everyone I said Hi and god bless you all. Can’t wait until I get your cook book, wish I could have it signed. Your friend, Jennifer Gearhart

I really like these! You're good and interesting people, and I love the way you live. Take care, and God bless!

I randomly came across your channel a while back and was immediately drawn to the title. My father was from Tennessee and I was very close to his mother until her death at 93. They've both been gone for a decades now and I miss their language, cooking and stories. So, nostalgia made me click on your video and I've been hooked ever since. I've ordered the cookbook for myself and my son. It's a link to my father, who passed long before my children were born.

I love listen to you both chat. Still reminds me of my mom and dad ❤

A tractor...no, that would have been fun! My Mom gave me good pointers and helped me get my first vehicle, a 1956 Pontiac (stick shift) with the huge chrome bumpers! 😊

Love these question and answer videos. Thank you so much for sharing your life with us. May God richly bless you and your family.

I definitely would like to see more questions and answers. I have thoroughly enjoyed these. You enrich our lives, you and Matt, with your stories and experiences.

Tipper, I just love you and Matt…you’re such nice people! I will watch your videos as long as you post them…I love the girls too! So keep ‘em coming…I look forward to each and every one❤ you have a way of making us feel like we really are part of your family!

Please go ahead with part 3, I enjoy hearing your stories and insights! I would be over the moon to see more Matt on the channel if that’s in the plans. Heck strap a GoPro to your boat and take us on a kayak fishing adventure 🎣☀️and call it a days work😊

Thank you for the videos. Feels like a nice visit. You folks are just real people and very relatable. Hope you have a great summer. Sincerely, Shannon Duncan

My momma used to say, “ don’t worry about things that might happen, if it doesn’t than you worried for nothing and if it does happen then you’ll have to worry twice as long.”

Looking forward to Q&A part 3. I enjoy watching your videos. Thanks for sharing your life with us.

Aa a child I had growing pains. Thank you Matt for helping Corrie through it. I still remember how much it hurt. Love your family.

I really did enjoy part 2 of the Q&A. Thank y’all for sharing so much of your lives with us. Y’all really are like good close friends sitting around just having conversations. I hope and pray God continues to bless y’all so Matt can stay home to help produce more good videos.

You all are like my family, so down to earth. Good folks 👍

Enjoyed the video. Wow, can I . come to supper? Everything on the menu sounds wonderful. I'd like to watch Matt shoot his bow!

Tipper and Matt, We are thankful for your ideas for gardening. We are both elderly and love raising a garden and your videos have helped us do this easier. We now use cattle panels, a Vego raised bed and grow bags. We would not have done this if not for your informative videos. Green beans, tomatoes ,cucumbers, mustard greens, onions, and potatoes have already been harvested. We look forward to all your videos. God Bless you both.

Tony Rice's recording of Church Street Blues is great.

I love hearing the wisdom from your parents. That invaluable wisdom carries on, never gets old and is a true treasure to hear. Thank you for sharing.

I'm a repeat of all your comments.... We are blessed to have you, Matt and Tipper and your family sharing your life with us. I hope you really understand the impact you have made on so many people. We need more people like you in the world. Thanks for sharing Tipper. A part 3 of the Q&A would be wonderful.

Yes. Part 3 video question answering would be awesome. Thanks for the video and have a good day. 🙂 Question: What is Matts favorite hunting and fishing equipment that he uses most often?

Lord the stigma of having a out house we were probably the last family in our community to get indoor plumbing

I enjoyed spending my evening with you and Matt. Thank you so being so genuine and honest. I feel your channel is a youtube treasure, and I pray that God will continue to bless you and yours. Yes, I'd love to hear the third edition. Dinner sounds sounds lovely. Hope you enjoyed it. Peace be with you.

Perfection..can't comment any more honestly..in every area..ty..xoxo 🥰👍✌🖐🤟🤪

Your sweet girls show the best they were taught by their amazing parents

Thank you for sharing your family and life with us. I have been recovering this summer from knee replacements. It is like being outside in the woods, the garden or just sitting in the yard visiting. I so appreciate your family and the old ways and values. In this troubled world its such a comfort to sit a while with you guys and visit. Praying for Granny. God bless you all and God bless America.

Your girls are so blessed!! Matt rubbing Corys legs when she was young made me tear up!! I heard my biological father tell my mom that he didn't want the responsibility of me anymore. I was about 6 or 7!!!! My stepfather was my Daddy!!!!!!!! I miss him so so much!!

Love this! So good to escape to something that is authentic. Brings me way back to my childhood ( I'm 66 yrs old/young ) spending time with my mamma and grandaddy. Garden they had and the pen for granddaddy's hunting dogs. When all of the noise of the present moments, it is so good to just watch you two and your daughters doing things.

I’m glad you and Matt shared your life lessons. It’s been so hard for so long I forget that there is good too. So thanks to you and Matt for reminding me! Y’all are so helpful, you don’t even know!!!!😢😮😊❤

I absolutely love these Q &A sessions with you and Matt! Great getting to know you better! Good people with good values…my kind of people! Tipper, like you, I love reading!! Can’t wait till the 3rd session!! God bless and live to you both!! 💕🤗🙏🏻

If you ever did take a vaction north I would recommend northern michigan it reminds me alot of your area but with 3 really big lakes around especially the Sleeping Bear Dunes area. Enjoy all your videos!

Tipper yal taalking about putting up corn thats what we have done the last two days. I look forwsrd to gardening every year!

We are so privileged to be able to come and be part of your family. Thank you so much for allowing us in, Tipper. Hugs to you and Matt and the girls and Austin; a special hug for Granny, praying for her every day!! 💗 Oh, love hearing the anwers to the questions! Please keep going!! 😊

27:..... love this answer. I love mine too and will never give it up.

We love the car talk. My husband and I have a 76 ford highboy. We love ‘Sweetums’ - she’s our wood truck & she does alright for evening drives to catch the sunset. Alaska & montana are beautiful- but so is your backyard 😉♥️ we loved living in Montana and it is worth a trip - especially then west side if you’re looking for the alpine beauty. Love hearing you mention of your tight ties to your home! Enjoyed the memories from your childhoods. We hear Matt in the 22. It’s a mountain staple. Wonder what is your favorite firearm (just one you’d like to have)? What do you prefer to bow hunt? Loved the advice to boys. We live backed up to the forest & we have a creek running through our 10 acres - my son sleeps out in a teepee tent almost every night of the summer. It’s so true that the outside time is just good for kids & especially boys. ♥️ Grateful for your wholesome content and gracious attitudes towards the success of your channel.

Good Evening! I vote for a third Q&A. I have a few more questions I would like to ask. My kin were from Montana. They lived in Brutte, coal mining town. Not a very pretty area but I found my great great mother and father in the cenus. A wonderful area is near Yellow Stone National Park. The best time to visit is in September and June, not too many visitors. I have skied many resorts throughout the state. Just beautiful in the winter time. Start saving your pennies for a trip. Peace

When I was little my Ninnie (my mothers mom) lived on a big hill and when we were in the back yard playing, she would tell us not to go past the clothes line because if we went over the hill the "hippies" would get us. I didn't know what a Hippie was but I didn't want them to get me.

I don’t live in Appalachia but many of my family do, I agree that the people, culture and the food are the best

Growing up in Charlotte, I took drivers ed in summer school. We learned to drive a stick shift on a Volkswagen Beetle. The teacher was a football coach and he made us drive on Independence Blvd and I-85 which was scary for a new driver.