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I swear I think my blood pressure goes down “hanging out” with you guys….listening to the birds, etc! Thanks for these videos!

@mc12358

Жыл бұрын

Me too. I heard a Wood Thrush pretty much through the whole video. Their song is so beautiful!

@cindycollins3324

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it's so relaxing. I loved hearing the birds too! Especially the wood thrush, it's my favorite birdsong, almost like a musical instrument.

@txtopaz7997

Жыл бұрын

Me too💕

@csnanny1882

Жыл бұрын

@@cindycollins3324I have blood pressure problems to, and I know that when I am setting listening to Tipper , Matt and the family my blood pressure will level off to where it’s suppose to be. I just relax and enjoy this awesome family.

@ixchelkali

Жыл бұрын

​@@mc12358, thanks for identifying the wood thrush song. I wondered what it was. We don't have them here in the west. It's a pretty song, almost flute-like.

PRAYING FOR GRANNY AND Y'ALL 🙏

I enjoy all of your videos, but I gotta tell you, my favorite part is 'popcicle chat' with you and Matt. 😅 He's an interesting character, and you guys compliment each other perfectly. Thanks for sharing your life and love with the world. Prayers for Granny and your entire family.

@CelebratingAppalachia

Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you enjoy them 😀 Thank you!

One year my husband was handing out squash and zucchini in the Walmart parking lot. We had so many! Praying for Granny❤

@CelebratingAppalachia

Жыл бұрын

Love that! Thank you 😀

@ixchelkali

Жыл бұрын

I wish my husband had thought of that the year of our great zucchini glut, instead of sneaking out at midnight to hang bags of zucchini on neighbors' doorknobs, like he thought he was the zucchini fairy! 😂😄

❤hugs and prayers for 👵 granny!❤😊❤❤

@CelebratingAppalachia

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Debbie!!

@sandsquid1

Жыл бұрын

Oh my!!! I adore Granny! She’ll be in my prayers. Hopefully it’s just a bad infection that’s stubborn cuz of her age and stuff. I’ll be thinking of all y’all. I think the book idea is awesome. Since I was an anthropology major, I love reading about culture, and since it’s partly my culture , I enjoy it even more! I have a question: we used to sit on the porch and snap green beans…what kind of beans are they? I could make a whole meal outta those kind of beans! And I love hearing the cicadas in the background. They have different broods…the most famous is the 17 year cicadas and they have red eyes! 17 years they live underground and come out to mate and have young and then back to the ground! I wonder how they know to crawl out of the ground and up the tree? I guess they have really good batteries on their little cicada alarm clocks! Lol!😂

@CelebratingAppalachia

Жыл бұрын

@@sandsquid1 😀 Thank you! I wonder if they were white half runners?

@sandsquid1

Жыл бұрын

@@CelebratingAppalachia I don’t know, we didn’t grow them ourselves, but they were green, long and skinny. We usually broke them in thirds and cooked them till well done with fat back. Always better on the second day. (Probably the only pork we let sneak it’s way into our food)!

"Just two things that money can't buy, and that's true love and homegrown tomatoes..." 🎶

Sending my prayers to Granny. Hope she's okay and feels better soon. I'm crazy about green beans also. Thanks for including us in your life.

@CelebratingAppalachia

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 😀

@shazskay

Жыл бұрын

Oh no. I’ve learned to care very much for Granny. She will be in my heart and mind. She has such a sweet voice. Stay with us, Granny.

@shazskay

Жыл бұрын

Grandma’s only rule was that I couldn’t help her if I was having my period.

Made a Greek cucumber salad last night and the combination of fresh watermelon, fresh cukes and fresh mint hit your tastebuds just right. Made me think of Matt's infamous "Gosh, that's good!" Prayers for Granny and your entire family, as you face another family struggle. Some years bring more than others and it sometimes seems too much. Know that your online community is with you, as always.

Theres that secret garden. And the house filled with love.

@CelebratingAppalachia

Жыл бұрын

Love that 😀

Life sure can bring some emotionally troubled times, along with the perfectly joyful days. Praying for you all, through your daily journey. Beautiful tomato bounty! 😊

I love Matt's sense of humor, when he was talking about the leaves falling😂

Prayers, Mighty Prayers for Granny and your family 🙏🏻💛🙏🏻

I'm like you, everything I know about canning, I learned from my Mama and I'm 74 years old. I have never read the instructions from the FDA.Never gotten sick from anything I've canned. Prayers for Granny. She is so sweet.

Praying for granny 🙏🙏🙏❤❤

Prayers for Granny's health. Prayers for you all as well.

Tipper & Matt I truly enjoy watching the 2 of you. You can see the love in Matt’s eyes when he looks at you. He has the best smile. Tipper the same is for you towards Matt. I can tell he like to give you a hard time like when he was talking about the leaves. It’s great to see all you are harvesting. I love canning also and i guess I’m a rebel canner also but it’s how I was taught and I’ll continue that way. Many prayers for Granny and all of the family. ❤🙏

Lovely hearing the wood thrush in the woods behind you during popcicle time! Magical birdsong!

I will be praying for Granny. Hopefully, you will get good news this week. God bless you for sharing your videos with us. I enjoy all your content. ❤

Praying for Granny. Matt’s Cherokee purple tomatoes are so beautiful. Hope you enjoy your bounty.

I just wanted to thank you for sharing your life with all of us. Your videos are so relaxing for me. You are such peaceful folks and I love to sit and share a popsicle with you as you share your life with us. I love to hear you read from one of the many wonderful books you have discovered. Some of my favorite videos are those with no conversation but just the sounds and pictures of nature around your home. Many nights I go to sleep with the peaceful videos you have and those of your family singing. I just love you all.

@CelebratingAppalachia

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words!! Bless you 😀

You two are so authentic and pleasant to listen to. I enjoyed every minute of this video, thank you!

@CelebratingAppalachia

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

Tipper, I was always spooked out about sticking my hands under leaves to get cucumbers, squash, etc. So, I started carrying a hoe with me and would put it under the leaves and pull them back so I could see the cucumbers and look for snakes at the same time!! Prayers for Granny! When she gets to feeling better, I would sure love to hear her harmonize to a song with Paul. It’s fabulous!! 💔🙏🏼🐾🙏🏼💔

@chrisp308

Жыл бұрын

Yeah we got them canebrake rattlesnakes that absolutely love hiding under the melons, cucumbers and squash plants

@deborahgarrison4349

Жыл бұрын

A hoe a great idea.

Prayers for Granny as well as you all! 💖

Praying for Granny and all of y’all. Those pickles sounds fantastic, love when they have that crunch. As always, thank you for letting us sit and relax with the great conversation with you and Matt. ❤️

We will surely be lifting Granny & your family up to the Lord. -much love from NJ ~Mary & fam

Sending prayers for Granny! Keep us updated. Much love to you all! ♥

Thank you for sharing Tipper. Prayers for Granny ❤. When I worked outside I'd lay a row of ice in my bandana then roll up like Matt did for my neck. Really was cooling!

That was a wonderful video ♥ Praying for Granny to feel better ♥ The popsicle chat is a refreshing highlight. 🌻

@CelebratingAppalachia

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

I absolutely love your videos, Tipper. I’m not from Appalachia, but I find the culture and foodways so fascinating. Some of my favourite food to cook and eat. You have the gift of story telling and I could listen to you and Matt talk about gardening and pickling all day long! Love from way up north in Yellowknife, Canada!

@CelebratingAppalachia

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😀

Mr. Matt’s glorious basketful of ripe tomatoes makes for a fine season of good eating for you all. Makes the world feel just right 🍃

Those golden varieties of tomatoes have always produced really well for me. I'm glad to hear you like them too. Gosh, I'm so sorry to hear the Granny is feeling poorly. My hope is the doctor can provide some answers and some relief.

I’m praying for granny and for all of you. Thank you so much Tipper. Sending you lots of love from Texas ❤

Hugs and prayers for Granny. She's so lovely and funny and real. ❤❤

Prayers for granny. I hope she feels better soon. I do enjoy watching the videos that she's in. I can see the worry in your eyes.

Beautiful garden! Praying for Granny's healing, in Jesus' name❣🙏

Tipper, you sound a little congested. Hope you're not getting sick. Please take care of yourself. I love your videos. They remind me of a life long gone from me. Greetings from North Carolina.

@johnnabuzby6103

Жыл бұрын

How do from here in eastern NC. We have good taste in our choice of videos.

Prayers for some better time for you all.

Prayers sent for Ms. Granny. May she feel better and spend some time in her garden . Matt really does need to go fishing . Some fresh fish with supper would be great . Please film while they are frying and make them even more enjoyable for all of us .

Oh mercy I will be praying for Granny and that you will get good news next week.

So sorry to hear Granny is not at her best, please tell her we are all asking after her ❤. Also it really tickled me to find out I'm a rebel at my age! 😀x

@CelebratingAppalachia

Жыл бұрын

😀 thank you!

@gailgaddy5340

Жыл бұрын

Beautiful tomatoes😊

Sending my thoughts and prayers for Granny’s healing & health. ❤️‍🩹🙏🏻

Please tell Granny she is in my thoughts and prayers.

Prayers for Granny and you all. I have fond memories of making egg baskets with the Popsicle sticks from all of us kids. I was one of 36 grand kids. Mom had 6 brothers and 6 sisters, My Dad was from West Virginia he had 7 brothers and 2 sisters. They were born in the 30s and both raised on large farms. I also was raised on a farm and I miss it. I really enjoy watching you all.

“A little bit of legality involved this time of year” 😂 Matt tickles me so! Praying for Granny ❤

Sure hope that granny gets to feeling better and you get some good news. Maybe canning green beans would perk her up.

God bless your family, Tell Granny she is in my prayers

I am just sheltering from a thunderstorm, just after I put the washing out. My garden has really got away from me but I can't do what I used to. I have got my fingers crossed for Granny. She reminds me of my Gran and I would love to sit down with her and some crocheting. Rain stopped,sun out, everywhere steaming so I will put my wellies back on. Take care.

My Prayers r with Granny. She is such a Gem. God is Good and he Does Not believe is our Suffering. Glad to see that she is Happy at least. Love to All of U, those Tomatoes look so Refreshing. U Guys Rock, and I look forward to seeing U Guys All the time. Thank U Guys for sharing and Keep Pushing!

Prayers said for Granny, please let her know we are thinking of her and that she has many prayer warriors 🙏 You and Matt have the most beautiful garden! Happy harvesting.

My goal is to preserve something every day, even if something small. Our green beans are kind of crazy right now so yesterday I made a jar of pickled green beans for the fridge. All I had time to do because I had a granddaughter spending the night. But it was something!

Wonderful tomato harvest! Aw no... I certainly will be keeping Granny in my prayers. After my father in law passed, my distant cousin passed this week, he was only 60. I don't like this getting old stuff... God bless you all. The Japanese beetles are over my beans plants, ugh ... Well, I believe I've done enough complaining. Have a blessed week.💖🙏🌅😊

@CelebratingAppalachia

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Misha! I'm sorry you lost a cousin too!

Your garden and yard looks so nice, Tipper, from all the hard work that you and your family put into it. Once the shelves are stocked again it’s a good feeling having food put up for the winter and coming year. You and Matt look so cute together. I will be praying for Granny!

Tipper and Matt, I am so very sorry for all you have been going through. It’s a difficult but also grace-filled time of our lives. Such an honor and blessing to help our parents thru this journey. Thank goodness we have God to lead us all as we navigate these days. Much love from the Hoosier state.

I'm very sorry to hear that Granny's not well. Y'all are having a rough time of it this year. I hope they can determine what it is and that it can be fixed without too much difficulty. I know you must be worried. Holding all of you in my heart & prayers. My mom not only used the "open kettle" method when she made jam (though I'd not heard it called that), but she used any kind of glass jar and sealed them with paraffin wax. I started out using the hot water bath method not because I thought it was better, but because it was easier! And once you opened a jar, there was a lid you could close. And since I started out doing it that way with jam, I just naturally kept doing it that way for canning. The look on Matt's face when you talked about burying the cabbage made me laugh so hard! You two are good for me.

Oh I do hope your Mother gets to feeling better, Tipper ♥️ Thank you both for the visit. 😊

Praying for good results and doctors wisdom for Granny!! She is so precious and love watching her bake and her crocheting ❤

Lots of things you do remind me of my mother, especially when you talk about canning. Fond memories of her doing that. Praying for Granny! God bless y’all! 😀❤️

Hello Mrs. Tipper, I want You to know that I will put your Mama on my Church ⛪️ Prayer List. I will also Pray for her now, as for you and your Family for Comfort and Strength. You All have been through SO much. Blessings 💖

Yes you work very hard Matt. With all those lovely goodies you make, I’m not surprised you are always hungry! X🥰🇬🇧Prayers for your Mother Tipper. 🙏🏻

Praying for granny and all the family. Much love and hugs for you all.🙏🏻🙏🏻💕💕

I’m so jealous of those beautiful Cherokee Purple tomatoes 🍅 ❤ it’s 90* here every day and humidity is terrible, my tomatoes have been done!…..Sorry to hear Granny hasn’t been well, will keep her in my prayers Hope y’all have a good week ❤

Your popsicle time is my favorite time. ❤️ prayers for your Mom, Tipper.

Love your videos, your garden is beautiful, Tipper give Granny our love, we will definitely keep her in prayer 🙏 she is such a joy, I just love it when she's in a video, she reminds me so much of my mother.

Absolutely 🙏 for granny and ya all

Prayers going up for Granny!! Also, we had a very good crop of beets this year. Eight 5-gallon buckets made us 88 quarts of pickled beets!!

Praying for Granny to be restored to good health🙏🏼🙏🏼

Love, hugs, thoughts and prayers for y'all and Granny 🙏 Blessings on your family now and always ❤

We love seeing Granny & hearing her talk, about kniting, coking, or anything. Sweet Lady. Prayers, going up for Granny & You all, as well. Maybe the green beans will encourage her. Hope she rebounds and gets her some half runners, her favorites.

Matt teasing with you at the end reminds me of my husband. They know you need laughter. Prayers for all❤

We use to can even freeze … I would use my food processor and blend until it all is liquid….yes seeds and pealing. I seasoned them with lemon juice, salt and I blended onions and celery, carrots up with the tomatoes also. Cooked until done and if freezing, we would just it cool and put in freezer bags…if canning , we would put then in hot jars and seal them with hot lids. Always have your water hot before putting the hot juice in the water bath. Bring to a boil and boil for 15 minutes. It is like a v8 juice.

Always enjoy your Sunday videos!! Prayers for Granny and your Family!!

Praying for Granny. My Mama used to can her squash in pint jars. Drain them put a egg,chopped onion,corn meal & fry in oi!. She called them squash patties. God bless y'all.

I’m praying for Granny. I hope everything goes well with her. I also hope you two get your fresh vegetables in as they mature so you will get your canning and pickling all done. The weather is hot now so I know you had a very warm time in the garden. Good to see you relaxing and having your popsicles!

hope granny recovers from the infection.praying for her and all of the family.love n hugs xxx

Granny is the sweetest little thing. Prayers for her and the family.

Matt has me eating a tomato sandwich almost every day… I have eaten home made mustard as well of home made Mayonnaise…I have never made either one.

Thank you for allowing us to celebrate with you.😊

Its nice how you'all tend your yard nice like we do here. That talk about making mayo and such, well, if you got time, well that's one thing, but making supper and pickin and preparing all that is a LOT of WORK! LOL! I think you need to take time to just relax and enjoy all thay ye all done! That's what important like. Marcee, my wife she got some work in the kitchen, but mostly I tend to the yard and we got all day to do that and then we play some dulcimer and guitar with the grandkids to just relax some. It's a nice ol life and we like your channel a lot! Bless!

Thank you for sharing pieces of your life. God's best for granny. God bless all here.

Prayers and good wishes for Granny. Love to you all. ❤

I’ll be praying for Granny and your family! 🇨🇦😊🙏

Hi Tipper. I'm so sorry to hear Granny is having some issues. I will add her to my prayers. I hope it's nothing serious and she gets to feeling better soon. I love your videos.

Prayers for Granny❤ That she feels better very soon, and she gets good news from the doctor. God bless you all.

I hope 🙏 and pray granny OK 👍 I will pray for granny I fall I don't know were I broke my hand I hope and pray that I don't God will have mercy on me as well as granny 🙏 I will keep granny in my prayers 🙏 God bless everyone 🙏

❤Praying for your Mom!!❤ One of the nurses at my former hospital in East Tennessee used to bring squash, zucchini, tomatoes and cucumbers enough for all the staff to have plenty all summer every year. I miss that since retirement. Also loved Matt's "I have come unfed" comment.

I’m so sorry to hear granny isn’t feeling well. Prayers for good report from the Dr.

Prayers for Granny and your whole family.❤

It makes me tired just thinking about all the harvesting and preserving you all have ahead of you!!

Im from pa and its so refreshing to watch you and matt share your lives, struggles, victorys and worked together thru it with love and respect for each other. Rare in this day and age at least where im from. Love at the end of the work day you share a popcicle or hot choc and talk about the day. Also so blessed to have the girls close that want to be around their parents often. You are truly blessed. Sorry about miss cindy and prayers for grannie. You will all meet in heaven ✨️ ❤🙏

You two are too cute.. Matt teasing you about thinking about the fall in July after the leaves blew. 😂 I look forward to watching your pickling videos. 😊

Oh Tipper, so sorry to hear about Granny not doing well. Praying there's been a misdiagnosis and that things will turn out better than expected. Sending much love to all the family, especially Granny. I know this must be extra tough, coming on the heels of all you've been through lately. May God wrap you in His loving arms and give you peace. ♥

We are all praying for Franny and all of you❤️🙏❤️

Prayer is so powerful! We all love your family!

Prayers for Granny and your family.

Prayers for Granny, and you all.❤🙏

Love celebrating Appalachia with you and hearing about food preservation. It seems like we always want to improve ways of doing things and then go back to proven ways. 😉 prayers for all of you.

I tell my husband when We have a bountiful harvest ,God blesses us so we can bless someone else.

I so enjoy sitting working on my watercolors and listening to your conversation. So soothing and comforting. Lord Jesus give granny good health and strength, let her enjoy fully the beauty of your creation. In your name Lord Jesus. Amen.

So sorry Granny isn't well, prayers for her and your entire family!