by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
Strawberry season is actually winding down in the mountains of Appalachia, but what a lovely time of year! There are so many little, strawberry-related memories from my growing up years. Tiny, wild strawberries growing on a bank under the chestnut trees. My brothers...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
I recently wrote about putting up hay in the summertime. When I was little, my job was to carry a Mason jar of ice water out to the men working in the field. I can still so clearly feel the heat of the day and the cool, slick jar n my hand, ice tinkling against the...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 1, 2017 | Appalachian, Family, Memories
Remember when June meant school was over and you had long, hot weeks stretching out ahead of you before you had to think about having a schedule again? Of course, I grew up on a farm, so there was plenty to DO with gardening and haying and general choring. But even...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 29, 2017 | Family, Friends, holidays, Memories
Memorial Day is set aside for remembering those who have died in the service of our nation. Originally, it was proclaimed in honor of the Civil War dead by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic. The order became official on May 5,...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 25, 2017 | Appalachian, Family, Miracles, Waiting
Yesterday we returned from a trip home to West Virginia. A trip that didn’t go QUITE the way we planned! Everything was on track until we passed through Rock Cave, WV, and I noticed the bright red battery light on the dashboard. Uh-oh. My husband checked the...
