My second Foxfire book was not completed with the speed and enthusiasm of the first. I need to battle through the lull that occurs after the initial excitement of an idea has ended. I still think the book is a great idea, its something I still wish to pursue, but I have to find the drive to get it done.
The second book was not filled with as much "good stuff" as the first. But there were definitely some great tidbits worth noting.
The book opens with a interview with a woman by the name of Maude Shoppe. Foxfire is a high school english project, so these are high school students in the 1970's interviewing past generations of Appalachian natives. At one point, the students asked Maude what she considered her most valuable possession to be and her answer? Water. Water is Maude Shoppe's most valuable possession. That answer really put things in perspective for me and made me think about the world they lived in. After water, the next most valuable possession to Maude was her cattle and livestock. Not because of the food they provided, but because they kept her company.
The book spent quite a bit of time discussing midwives and burial customs which could be of some use later.
There was also a very dissapointing chapter on ghost stories that actually had no stories at all. Everyone interviewed said they didn't believe in ghosts.
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