Tearing Out the Beans & Finding Peace in the Woods of Appalachia
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- Come along as Matt and I tear out the beans, start on gathering wood for the winter, and talk about the peace and comfort we get from being in the woods.
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I'm still stymied that spring and summer flew by so fast! So much happened in such a short time...for your family & many others as well.
I know!! How does that happen? My mother used to tell me that the older you get the faster time goes. I thought she was crazy when I was younger. Now I get it. 😏
Ken Curtis (Festus) died in 1991 heart attack while he slept. 74 years old. His body was cremated and his ashes spread across the Colorado flat lands. I remember him most for being in the singing group "Sons Of The Pioneers". My Momma loved that group. He had a beautiful voice. If you don't remember them, look them up. You would enjoy their music. Matt is going to have to get a red plaid lumberjack shirt and a blue bull named Babe if he cuts all those logs. (LOL) God bless you and yours!
Thanks for the video tonight. Many prayers for Granny and wisdom for her doctors. God bless you all.
Forest bathing is a new one on me! I'm like you, Tipper. The first thing that came to my mind was going to the creek and taking a bath, which I used to do. My dad, being an outdoorsman, I was raised in the woods. I'm blessed to have a husband that way, too. We've got a home in the country that's mostly wooded that's got some beautiful places that I too like to go and clear my mind , pray and enjoy the beauty of God's creation. I feel close to Him there. Still praying for Granny and that God will give her doctors wisdom in treating her. 🙏
I have never heard of forest bathing either. We had acreage up north, loved it. Our daughter since birth was going up with us, she was taught at a very young age everything you can thinking’ about the woods. We then moved East of Michigan to a small town called East China, MI on ten acres. It was a double blessing for us. But Rebecca our daughter is now teaching her daughters 1 and 5 years old the goodness of the outdoorsy part of the woods. Very blessed, and so are you all ❤️🙏❤️
I loved your chatting about the serenity you find up in the woods. I am also a fan of nature and of mountains. Many people say they find peace at the beach; I am truly at peace in the presence of mountains. They make make me and any problem I have seem miniscule by comparison and help to keep me humble. One of my favorite Bible verses is Psalm 121: 1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, From whence cometh my help. I wish I lived closer to the part of the Appalachian range that passes through Massachusetts. Mountains will figure into my plans to relocate after I retire. God bless you for the gratitude you have for being in your part of the world.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and the kind words!
The mountains are where my peace is. Hearing rain coming toward you thru the trees is just the best! 💪🙏Granny is tough. 🥰
I love Granny’s spunk and determination! This young generation could use a page from her book! God fleas her and prayers.❤❤❤❤
My husband, while in the Navy, taught Land Survival Training, from 1991 to 1994. They had live animals on display. There were squirrels, raccoon, deer, ducks, snapping, and regular turtles, a fox and lots of snakes and an alligator. There was a green house and outdoor plants and many shelter examples done from logs and Parachutes. The idea of this training was to give the aircrew and a chance at survival after a crash till they could be rescued. There was 1day of in class training. The next 3 days and 2 nights were in the woods of North Florida. You would be surprised how many people have never been in the woods or seen animals we would consider everyday experiences. We didn't grow up in the country. But there were plenty of wooded areas or state parks near us.
I suppose there is a difference between people who say woods and forest. I used to sit for hours with my dog sleeping against my leg in the woods soothing my soul. Once a little wood thrush sang a quiet song while it dug in the leaves next to me. Pure magic..
When spoke if how you learned the term "forest bathing " reminded me of the day I asked our second grandson, who is 13 now and has highly functioning autism, why he chooses to go to our woods to work with grandpa instead of going or doing something else. He kinda shocked me when he said that it puts him at peace😊 It always makes me feel that too and he made me so happy to know that he felt the same way! He learned how to use the weed eater for the first time this summer and has proven that it is his tool of choice this summer. Grandpa turned him loose with it and he did a fantastic job cleaning up the undergrowth of our woods❤ ❤
So I had to Google it, and forest bathing started in Japan about 50 years ago. The Japanese take all aspects of health and well being very seriously, and what they mean by forest bathing is being out amongst trees, observing the nature around you while breathing deeply. You are very lucky that you can just walk out your door and find peaceful woods! I'm a city girl, and a creature of convenience so I love having many things close by, but I find such peace watching your videos with you and Matt sitting outside and chatting. One of my favorite videos of yours is when you all are walking alongside a creek, just the sounds bring me peace. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you 😀
Prayers for Granny. I love being in the woods. I grew up playing in the woods. My first "horse" was a partially fallen tree that I could sit on and ride. I have heard of forest bathing and earthing/grounding which is going barefoot. I'm 67 and glad I got to experience a kinder gentler world. I grew up in Georgia and am very proud of my Southern Heritage.
I am an Appalachian born and raised. Love you and your family and all the recipes, cooking, gardening, singing, stories and teaching others Appalachian sayings! ❤ praying God's blessings on y'all and thanking God for people like you.
Thank you 😀
I guess I’ve been forest bathing all my life. I just knew it as enjoying the beauty and solitude of nature. It sure is good for the spirit.
Tipper, I am 75 and went barefoot in my young days in the country. That is now called "earthing" and is considered a real health benefit.😊🎉
When I was a little girl in Tennessee I went barefoot all summer. Most kids did even though we were on the outskirts of Memphis. I’ll be 75 in January 😊
I grew up playing in the woods and pastures, such wonderful memories.
I grew up playing on the Beautiful Gulf Coast Beaches 💫✨🦈🐋🌴
Thank y’all Tipper And Matt ❤❤
That Granny is something else, going out to eat and how good for Katie to have a fun outing with Granny and Uncle Paul. That simple thing will be with Katie forever. Nothing better than family! Have a good week dear Tipper and Matt. ❤🙏 Oh Tipper I hope you and Jim do that book!
I was never really afraid of the dark, but I was always wondering when I was going to step on a big 'ol copperhead. 😮 Walked in the pitch dark many times. The good Lord kept me safe. Great video! Thanks for sharing! 😊
Copperhead snake 🐍 very Dangerous
I'm so scared of snakes we killed a big Copperhead in our yard about a week ago. they are very dangerous and aggressive my husband's aunt got bite about a month ago on the hand weeding her flower bed she ended up having to be flown out and spent two weeks or more in hospital. Her hand and arm swelled so bad it turned black all the way up to shoulder. The Dr. Was worried she was going to lose her arm but thank God she didn't she sure had a rough time.
@@SuzieQ-lw2kp Thank God 🙏
@@maryjemisonMaryjay1936 yes and thank you, many prayers were sure going up. she is in her 70"s so they said that probably caused more problems even though she is very active and in general good health.
I feel blessed that I have experienced the forest/mountains of Appalachia, the smokie mountains, Bavarian alps and more. To me they all have their own particular solace.
Glad you are still finding a little bit here and there from your garden.
Continue prayers for Granny.
Thanks Matt and Tipper for sharing your life with all of us!
I loved those flowers...beautiful colors. I'm sitting outside enjoying the cool weather. Hope you all are doing well. Hope Granny is doing ok and we all wish her the best. God is near this sweet lady and will do his best for her.
Nice coloured flowers in the garden just before you both sat down together to talk, just like the colours of the popsicles you both had! As ever, another nice and industrious update.
Thank you so much 😊
We're in rural TX and we battle armadillos. I'm torn when husband has to get 'em,because they're sort of 'so ugly they're cute'. When they get together here they'll really tear things up, especially when there's drought and poor things are just trying to get by. I ENJOYED THIS, as I always do. THANK YOU! 🙌🏼 💞
Never heard the term forest bathing. But I loved to find a place in the woods to sit and listen. Love also sitting on the porch just listening to all the sounds. God Bless to all
Tipper, I don’t know how in the world you get done what you do in a day. I’m still continuing to pray for Granny 🙏🏼❤️
Matt, Buy the Splitter!!!!!! It’s way too hard on your shoulders and joints.
I love Festus too! My favorite Western was The Rifleman. I Loved the beginning.
I think there may be two birthdays tomorrow! happy birthday to the girls.
Never heard the term Forrest Bathing, but it doesn't surprise me that it's a thing. Like you mentioned if you've always been blessed having access to nature like that, we can sometimes take it for granted. Y'all worked hard again today, and fall has arrived. Continued prayers for the Wilson-Presley clans.❤
Love hearing Matt tell stories, memories, and indeed - always wisdom, always a takeaway. Appreciated.
My goodness, I hadn't really thought about urban people who have never experienced the forest.
I live in PA, which is very green outside of the cities. I grew up running around our woods with my best friend, catching crickets and looking for salamanders.
Listening to the trees and feeling the dappled sunlight on us.❤
Prayers for granny God's our healer. I had uterus cancer a few weeks ago all praise to God they got it all .. Falon Moss was telling how she bought your cookbook. God's so wonderful having christian utubers. Blessings
Greetings from Oklahoma! Always a smile when your videos pop up.
Thank you 😀
My favorite saying from Festus Haggin' was when Festus was talking to a bad Guy. Festus would say "Don't you make one wrong move Mr. or yule be as dade as last years bird's nest." I will remember that for the rest of my Life, it always brings a smile to me. When I was younger I would take green horns into the deep woods of West Virginia and one of the Guys would call the experience "Wilderness saturation experience." He was called a "Hippy " back then and He loved the Wilderness. Thanx for sharing Tipper, God bless. 😃
I love the forest too , one of the special blessings from the Lord 🌿. I love listening to you both visiting, so peaceful and enjoyable 🌿.
We are praying for granny. God bless her
I’ve heard about tree bathing in Japan, not here in Costa Rica. Nature is a source of blessing, peace and health. No doubt about it! I just have one tree in my tini tiny back yard and I am truly grateful for it. ☺️❤️🌳🇨🇷 Blessings to all your family.
basking in the glorious woods - taking it all in. Back in the 1890-1900-s city people would take great pains to get out of the city to get into the natural world - it soothes your soul.
Praying for all of you, especially granny. Thanks for sharing your day.❤
Awe, he's so appreciative.
Amen nothing is made to last anymore
Always good to spend popsicle time with Tipper and Matt. I think you're far west enough to be safe from the hurricane. As always, I keep Granny close in my heart.
Matt probably wonders how he ever had time to work!! lol
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We just got a major portion of our wood cut and covered before the big rain ☔️ here in our region. Good thing is we’ll get another break in the weather,so we can finish the last of the fall chores. I am still getting strawberries 🍓 go figure.
Yay for more strawberries 😀
Have you ever heard Festus sing? He has a beautiful voice
Yes, he was a great singer! Thanks for watching.
Great video. Forest bathing and dirt therapy. Best things in life. Blessings everyone.
Good Morning Tipper and family, hope you all have a wonderful Blessed day.i will keep granny in my thoughts and prayers.
Praying for complete healing for the doctors to have the wisdom to know the right treatment for her. I enjoy these videos so nuch ❤
Continuous prayers for Granny 🙏
God Bless You All 🙏
love watching yall sit and chat. reminds me of me and my late husband. it's still in the mid eighties here in middle tn.
My favorite pea is pink eye purple hull. They are so good. Granny is still in my prayers. Praying for her Dr's wisdom also. Yall are working on fire wood and we are replacing air conditioning window units. I don't have central air and heat. We were 107 yesterday. Our 1st week in October will be in the 90's and 80's.i want your cool weather. Thank you Tipper and Matt for sharing your life with us. One of my favorite western movies is Katt Baloo. Not sure if I spelled that right lol.God bless you all.
Thank you Linda! I hope you get some cooler air 😀
❤ praying for you all!
Thank you 😀
Continue prayers for Caysen. They are sending him to Vanderbilt tomorrow. Now there is a spot on his heart!!!
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@@maryjemisonMaryjay1936 Thank you Mary!!
Prayers for Caysen❤
I'm sorry they found a spot! I am still praying for him and will continue. Thank you for the update!!
@@CelebratingAppalachia You are most welcome. That little feller has been through it!!!!!
Wow! It's amazing that you're still getting such big beans out of your garden. I'm excited to hear what they taste like. Please tell Granny we are continuing to pray for her. When i had breast cancer/chemo and radiation, they gave me some good medicine (pills) for nausea that really worked quickly for me. I think the main reason I didn't get too bad sick from the treatments was all the people praying for me. I know that Granny certainly has thousands of folks praying for her! So much love to you all. Thank you for sharing your lives with us. Forest bathing is a new term for me. I thought it was going to be literally bathing/showering outside. (There are lots of homes at the beach that have outside showers and I thought that was cool.) ❤🙏Jane in SC
I think Matt would be the perfect person to take a group of people "forest bathing". Only because he knows everything there is to know about the forest. I mean that as a compliment. Never heard of the phrase. My MIL watches Gunsmoke and Wagon Train everyday along with lots of other old TV shows and Waterns.
There is nothing better than being in familiar woods. Somehow after you sit in your forest you find tons of new things... and that makes it more your forest. It is so funny how the people of today act like they just discovered something new by sitting in the woods. I was like you Tipper, and I bet a few of your trees have taken the brunt of being mad at something like mine have. My favorite saying when my daughter was mad at one of her friends or something or me...I would tell her to just go kick a tree! She always came back in a better mood after roaming thru the woods. I know I do too. Shaking my head---forest bathing...lol We just called it getting back to nature or gonna go have a talk with God. Praying for Granny...
Love that advice 😀
Grew up in the city. My Dad was always ready to go outdoors. Hunting and fishing. Never heard of the term. Thanks Tipper! And Matt!
You and Matt deserved that Popsicle break after doing all that work! Prayers still going for sweet Granny! She’s such a strong woman! Loved visiting with y’all today and look forward to more!! God bless and much love! 💕🤗🙏🏻
Greetings from North Texas! We hit 100 degrees in some cities today and we're praying for Autumn. Take care!
Goodness that is warm! Hope you get some cooler air 😀
We live in Forney ,TX. Still very hot here. Wishing for cooler weather. My grandmother always said, "Don't wish your life away." As I am approaching 80, I can see the wisdom in her words.
@@joannethomas5729 bless ya'll!
I live in southeast Oklahoma and we got huge rainstorms the last 3 days...maybe it'll head your way
My 94 year old mother loves Gunsmoke. She tells me “I want to watch the Miss Kitty show.” 😊
Forrest Bathing. The Word is new to me. But my family down south North Carolina always bath in the creek. Just old as the moon and the stars. I had a great time with you and Matt.❤ Love y'all
Prayers for Granny 🙏. God's blessings on you entire family. Love all your videos Tipper! You & Matt make Southern Appalachia SHINE! 🙂🙋❤️
"Forest Bathing" made me chuckle the same way Matt did. I've been trompin' around in the woods since I was a kid. Even now, as an adult, there's nowhere I feel more at peace. My favorite place to be is on a hike with my dogs. I've even been considering whether or not I could do the Appalachian Trail, how I would do it, how much of it I think I could handle. I need a good bit of solitude to stay balanced, and there's no better place than in the woods! ❤
Hearing Matt say the splitter has split it's last log, reminded me, several years ago my brother had been mowing with the riding mower. After a few hours he went in the house for some ice water. After taking a good break, he went back to go get some more mowing done. And his mower wouldn't start. He walked back in the house and calmly got his pistol. His wife and youngest son started asking what ya doing, he didn't say anything. He stepped out on the back porch and filled the mower full of holes LOL
He's a nut
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I wondered how granny was doing I hope she has really good report when she go's back to doctor ❤thank yall for showing the great things come from yall garden 😀 and God bless everyone 😀
I've never heard "forest bathing," but I know what it means and feels like. I live in the great north woods where we are basically all woods, and this is a wonderful time of the year--high color and no bugs. I, too, love the chilly air and nights, and up here, most of us love winter, too--all 6 or 7 months of it. Good sleeping weather. Great video. God bless you all and Granny.
I had not heard of forest bathing but have done it my entire life. I am sure to many it is a new and wonderful adventure. To me it is like homesteading,for us it is just a way of life. It is how we have been brought up to live. We have gardens and deer hunt. We love you and your family and pray for you all
Good harvest of beans, good hearing y’all talk. Praying for Granny. Have a blessed evening.
Prayers for dear Granny 🙏❤️🙏
Gun Smoke is our favorite...watch it everyday. Festus is my Favorite...and he was really a talented singer also. Guess, we've seen them all, but I dont mind the reruns.
Continued prayers for Granny. It's never easy getting older but a blessing to be able to do so. ❤
Y’all remind me of my mom and my daddy, they always had a huge garden. They never made us children work in the garden because my mama was born in 1923 my father was born in 1918 a mother grew up in hogback Mountain North Carolina. She had to work so hard in the gardens growing up that she never made us but now I wish she sort of did because we don’t know what to do and I sure do miss her. mother told me that she had to work in the garden just like a grown man she said, soon as she could walk. She had to help her daddy. She was the oldest, she’ll take care of all the children, and more she had to get up at night to take care of the kids she was a step child of the other children, so she wasn’t treated as well, she had such a hard life she didn’t want us to be raised like. her. she wanted us to be a child and play . she never did get to play. That’s so sad to me..
Never heard of forest bathing. In my part of Appalachia Ohio, we don't say forest, we say woods. That term forest bathing, sounds like something a city slicker would come up with. Sending prayers for Granny. Bless you all.
Forest Bathing is a Japanese concept called "Shinrin-yoku." It's all about communing with the forests in a natural way - sights, sounds, feelings, and breathing. The trees will communicate with us if we'll take the time to slow down and listen. I like to practice Shinrin-Yoku here in Northern Kentucky. It soothes the soul and reminds us that we are a part of Nature and that all things are connected. BTW, my family are Western North Carolina transplants to Northern Kentucky. They're from Tuckasegee, NC. We love your TH-cam channel and celebrate Appalachia in our hearts..
I suspension thar ain't no tother way... 🙂
Armadillos dig up our landscaping looking for grubs. We hunt them in the dark to keep them from tearing up our yard and landscape. They also try to dig under our front porch, too.
I have never heard the term forest bathing, but it’s sounds so peaceful.
I would call it a forest soaking. Like soaking it all in. Looking forward to seeing the trees change their colors. Have a happy day!
Forest Bathing like Sun Bathing... never thought of it like that but it does make sense.. Something we love to do❣️💕
I hope that you and Matt can enjoy the last few days before the frost kicks in. Stay safe!
Continued prayers for sweet Granny 🙏🏻 I don’t think I have ever heard of forest bathing!
Enjoy your chats & visiting.
I am impressed that you can grow a garden in those woods....Good job.
My grandpa McGinnis in novoo Alabama had about 2 acres of garden between the house and the railroad tracks.he just loved to grow vegetables and his favorite bean was butter beans. Everything you can imagine he grew in it. When he was going to gather hot peppers he'd say well I got to go put ice in the bottom of my bucket so them hot peppers don't burn a hole in the bucket. He even planted butter beans up in the woods past the cow pasture. Or past the hog pen.
My husband and I always saying we need to go forest bathing. It’s supposed to be healthy for you. You get oxygen from the trees and of course it is so relaxing. Wish we lived in the woods.
We moved to the Missouri Ozarks a couple years ago. "Forest bathing," or whatever you want to call it, was something that is a LOT easier to do here than where we used to live. The hills and hollers around us are always available. We live in a little town of about 1300 people, surrounded by hills and woods. Yeah, this is where I was meant to live the last years of my life (I'm 74, and love where we are).
Yes, I have heard of forest bathing. It is usually mentioned when talking about societies or peoples with long lifespans. Forest bathing is a stress reliever and stress reduces our quality of life and longevity.
Wish I could go for a walk, did get out to my chair garden this morning, my sweet potato vines i planted 2 weeks ago are doing good, will have some greens to eat soon. Its 6 pm and 93 degree--HOT. Nice visit, Thank you. God Bless.❣& 🙏🙏's Jean
Finally got time to watch this. Never heard of Forest Bathing. I’m a fan of “Back Porch Country Bathing” 🤣 Praying for sweet Granny! Take care and God bless y’all. 😀❤️
Thank you for the lovely podcast. Haven’t heard of forest bathing.
Love watching your TH-cam I love watching you and Matt and the girls I feel like you all are family. I know you have a lot of people saying the same thing. Keep posting your TH-cam
Forest bathing was coined by the Japanese in the 80's. It was practiced before the name. It has always been used to relieve depression and such by sitting in nature and just enjoyed the peace and listening to nature.
I’m in the UK, since I started watching you we have cornbread once a week, we have biscuits on Saturday mornings and we had apple and walnut cake for afters on Friday. My children love the biscuits with Nutella.
Love that! Thank you for watching 😀
We just finished watching all 20 seasons of Gunsmoke on dvd. We’re going to start over.
I love you two. My husband passed of kidney cancer, 12 years ago.
I'm so sorry you lost him.
We've all been so excited for cooler weather to get here, but Im gonna miss sitting out in your back yard, listening to the cicadas and you & Matt's popsicle chats. Maybe you'll do a fireside mug of hot chocolate or cider or something. That would be nice. 😊 Much love to Grannie, and Happy Birthday to the girls!
I love this time of year the best. The sky is so blue and clear and the fall colors on the trees are so gorgeous. Best of all the heat and humidity is starting to wane. The leaf peepers will start to travel to the mountains to see the beauty. I was reading that armadillos are migrating north and they expect them to eventually get all the way to New England. I agree that playing outside in the dark was a load of fun and there is nothing better than spending some quiet time in the woods to pray and restore your peace. Still praying for Granny! 🙏
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I've lived and worked on my island all my life. The way you and Matt go to the woods for peace I understand. I would often find that working the water, out in the middle of the river , miles from the shore, no land in sight. Similar to your reference to a person in the desert. I can remember the first time I went to a city, I didn't know what a parking meter was, like being in a different world. Love and prayers to Granny.
Thank you so much for sharing your lives with us. ❤
I think we are en-mass seeking to be closer to the land, and that’s why forest bathing, growing, preserving and the like have resurged
Glamping and forest bathing new terms for what we did growing up. We also called it sitting in the forest on a stump thinking all by yourself. I’ve also run across individuals that thought they were all by themselves and forest bathed in the extreme. I Have a friend grew up in a big city, her husband took her for a drive here in Colorado, no one for miles, she had a panic attack, I would do that in the city, so I understood. Hope your feeling better.
God bless your family. 🙏🏼
I’m from the Ozarks and grew up eating similar foods to what you make. Watching and recreating your recipes brings back so much nostalgia of helping my Granny in the kitchen making Sunday “dinner” (lunch) after church.
Beautiful flowers. It has been so hot here in south Texas that even our grass is brown.
It is just a tad cooler but we so look forward to cooler weather.
90 degrees today in Mobile Alabama Gulf Coast Lots at the Beach 🏝
Again thank you for the invite
You talk about forest bathing and it got me to thinking. When we were kids we had my great grandmother’s cabin by the brook. Well I was 10 when the government “bought” the land to make it a reservoir. They never did anything with it and the cabin is long gone. My sisters and I still are drawn to the “cabin” area when life feels overwhelming. I think it’s the smell of the hemlock forest, the call of the jay and the sound of the brook that brings back all the good feelings of our childhood times there.
It’s been almost 50 yrs, but we still hold the “cabin” as a sacred place.