by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
Spring approaches in the mountains in fits and starts. Days in February alternate between bone-chilling cold and balmy. Sunday was in the 60s and sunny, Thursday in the 30s with snow. But the signs are here. Our neighbors’ yard is dotted with crocuses. Purple,...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
My word to think on for the last five days of the Lenten season has been “noble.” It’s one of those words I know the meaning of, but when I tried to define it for myself . . . I wasn’t so sure. So I looked it up. “Of an exalted moral or...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 18, 2016 | Appalachian, Food, Uncategorized
At the grocery store these days, I can buy strawberries and asparagus. This (along with a few days in the 60s) adds to my delusion that it’s spring. I could even try to trick myself into thinking it’s summer with corn-on-the-cob, tomatoes, and okra. My...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
We tend to put a little more effort into weekend breakfasts. Pancakes and sausage. Eggs, bacon, and toast (with sliced tomatoes in the summer!). French toast. Gravy. Often, when I’m on kitchen duty, my husband will prep for me while I walk the dog. He’ll...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
Do you remember those days in high school when Valentine’s rolled around and you waited to hear your name called over the intercom to come pick up flowers sent by an unknown admirer? Then you’d carry your vase from class to class so that the whole world (meaning...
