Granny Sue's Storytelling Page

Every year my family lights a bonfire on New Year's Eve to light in the new year. As part of our tradition, we write down the things we're worried about--health, money, family, work problems, etc--and we toss those troubles into the fire.

The first year we did this, we invited family and storyteller friends to email their troubles to us to burn, and many did just that. This is the 9th annual bonfire I believe, and once again I invite my friends and family to send troubles for the fire. If you p… Continue

While researching mistletoe, I came across an interesting ghost story. Check my blog to read the story and its many incarnations as ballad, play and more.

I would be interested in hearing any folklore, sayings or legends that others would like to share about mistletoe.

Still looking for some new stories to add to your Christmas storybag? The Silver Pine Cones is a simple tale, easy to learn, and gives a storyteller or librarian the opportunity to either make silver pine cones as a craft activity with children, or give out silver pine cones as a program favor. You can find the story by clicking here. Enjoy!

And while you're visiting my blog, do… Continue

I found this story in an old collection of tales by Maud Lindsay called the Story-Teller. It's no longer under copyright, and might make a good addition to a Christmas program. It's a little on the sweet side, but counterbalance it with something funny or strange--or it might be useful for Sunday school classes. You can access the story by clicking here. . Leave a comment on my blog to let me know if you visi… Continue

Over the past year I have written many blogposts about the holidays, from cooking to natural crafts to family and Appalachian traditions and folklore. To make all of these posts more accessible, I listed them into one post. I though people on this list might like the quick references for stories and other ideas.

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Mincemeat and the mincemeat tarts re… Continue