by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
We had so many Christmas traditions when I was a kid. And–this probably won’t come as a shock–quite a few had to do with food. Popcorn Balls – Mom would make popper after popper of corn and load it into a huge bowl. (It might not have been that huge, but I was a kid....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
I refuse to intentionally listen to Christmas music until we’re at least a week into December. Of course, it’s unavoidable in stores and co-workers sometimes have Pandora going, but I’m just now tuning my radio to the holiday stations. Yesterday, I...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
We’ve had a live Christmas tree almost every year–when I was a child and now as an adult. When we were kids in WV, we’d go to a nearby Christmas tree farm (I mean, a mile or so away) and pick out a tree. Now, in Western NC, the tree farms are higher up in the...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
After four months of only trace amounts of rain, we’re finally getting wet. And the funny thing is . . . I can’t quite remember what I was so desperate about. As October rolled into November and then December approached without rain, I longed for the least...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
I’m turning 45 today. I’ve opted to brag about my age rather than quibble about it. I’ve known too many ladies who loved to lay claim to being the oldest person still living in our little community to blush at something as arbitrary as age. I’m...
