by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 6, 2017 | Appalachian, Family, Memories
If she’d lived longer than the 97 years God gave her, Grandma would have turned 102 this past weekend. That’s how old Aunt Bess was when she passed, so it’s not much of a stretch. I wear the engagement ring my grandfather gave her on my right ring...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
I have an affinity for bobcats which are native to Appalachia. So when a news story ran this week about Ollie, a female bobcat, escaping from the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., I tuned in. I might have been rooting for the bobcat. Oh, I know, she’s been in...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 30, 2017 | Appalachian, Family, Memories
I write historical fiction . . . but I cheat. I only just realized this as my third novel was about to release last year. I’ve long struggled with genre and fitting what I write into a specific slot. Maybe it’s historical. Maybe it’s romance. Maybe it’s historical...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
On January 23, 1903–114 years ago this week–the Legislature of West Virginia passed a joint resolution naming the Rhododendron as the state flower. I’ve known our state flower for as long as I can remember knowing there was such a thing. Rhododendron...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 23, 2017 | Family, Love, Memories
I’m closer to the half-century mark than I used to be. Which, I suppose, means I am undeniably a grown up whether I want to be or not. But still . . . there are days when I just want my momma. I recently spent several days at home in West Virginia. I wish it...
