by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 4, 2017 | Family, Memories, Nature
My heart is heavy for the folks in Texas who are dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. They’re dealing with a horrific mess that won’t be tidied up quickly. But I do want them–and anyone else who feels like the worst has happened–to...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
Can you believe tomorrow is September? My grandmother was right when she told me time picks up speed as you age. She was right about a lot of stuff. When I was a kid, Labor Day weekend meant it was time for the annual wiener roast at Toad and Berle’s. Yes, his name...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
Everyone’s busy these days. Busy. Busy. Busy. Remember free time? Remember complaining about being bored when you were a kid? A friend recently commented on Facebook that she was bored and asked for suggestions to end her boredom. I didn’t comment, but my...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 24, 2017 | Appalachian, Food, Friends, Nature
Early signs of autumn are showing. Ironweed and Joe Pye weed blooming along the road. Cooler nights. A few leaves beginning to turn. And . . . apples! Oh, such an abundance of apples. We’re blessed with a neighbor who has five apple trees all burdened with fruit...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
I’m writing this in case today’s eclipse isn’t the end of the world. While hardly anyone seems to agree with anyone else about anything these days, I think there is an almost universal sense of good-grief-what’s-the-world-coming-to?? Politics,...
