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Here is a video of me playing Rockin' in a Weary Land. It's in C minor tuning. This is based on Mary Z Cox's tab. I love Mary Z ...

Here is a little bit of Greasy Coat on my old Pollmann banjo. It's the first day of October and super nice outside. Clawhammer banjo on ...

In case you haven't seen a Pollmann ivory patent stamp from the turn of the century, here it is. Technically, it's iveroid; no eleph...

All this cuteness on my desk. #officekitties #desktoys #cats A photo posted by Merit Cooper (@meritcooper) on Mar 23, 2016 at 1:16...

I stumbled on Nahko and Medicine for the People one day when I found his "Black as Night" video. After loving the feeling in his m...

It's been awhile since I last posted and especially any banjo videos. It was super hot in Texas that day. The first take was in the back...

Have you ever heard of a Gourd Banjo?  It's a banjo made from a gourd. I have bought this masterpiece from Barry Sholder.  You can purc...

Been a long time, but I have made another banjo video.  My playing has been very spread out with my little man running loose in the house. ...

Awhile back I posted a banjo video of me playing Mary Had a Little Lamb - clawhammer.  Someone contacted me and asked if I had the tab.  I h...

As you may know, I have a custom made (Texas proud) banjo from Chuck Lee.  I need to work on a new song because I can really wear out an old...

I bought the best thing in the world for $20 at Walmart, and this may be the first time I have bought anything cheap that actually works as ...

It's official; my Etsy shop is now open.  http://www.etsy.com/shop/AndersonCreekSoap I have been making soap for awhile now.  Ev...

As of right now, this is what is curing on my table.  I still have some of the Oatmeal, Milk, and Honey soap in the back.  You can tell be...

Having fun a few hours before evening church.  Crocheting.  I haven't crocheted in around 2 years.  I can't believe it has been that...

Even though I make soap, I buy this soap, Frankincense & Myrrh (organic) from Charlene at the Bathhouse Soapery & Caldarium in Hot ...

I have been filling my soap curing table up in the last few weekends. My latest creation combined a few things I have been wanting to try - ...

It's been awhile since I posted.  I have made 3 videos in the past few weeks that are of clawhammer banjo playing. If you have a minu...

I needed some skirts to wear and love denim, but good jean skirts seem hard to find when you are looking for them.  I had older Levis pants....

This Plecostomus has become the star of our tank. He is a few years old and eats wafers everyday. Our tank is 47 gallons and vertical. He ...

If you like the taste of MetroMint Peppermint Water but do not like the price, you can make your own. I bought some of this water and paid a...

I made a blog post back at the beginning of November telling how I was making the scented pine cones, orange slices, and lemon slices. T...

I had never heard of Thieves Oil until this past year. I started dabbling in essential oils and making cleaners. I heard this word come u...

I haven't been to get a pedicure in 2 years. Last few times I went, they cut me pretty deep or injured me somehow. I decided to just p...

Perfect day today for a good crock-pot soup. I wanted to try and make a Hot and Sour soup because I had never made one. I also love curry ...

Several weeks back, we collected pine cones from the yard and set off to make scented pine cones and other holiday items. I used my dehydr...