by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 8, 2015 | Appalachian, dogs, Nature
It’s October–my favorite month. I realize the first day of fall was back in September, but October is when I KNOW the seasons are changing in these Appalachian mountains. Leaves are just starting to color, the mornings require a jacket, and the sky is getting...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’m over at SouthernBelleView today writing about hurricanes and the futility of worry. I even worked in Winston Churchill, so you know you’ve gotta read that! Come on over and say, “Howdy.”
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 1, 2015 | Appalachian, Family, Waiting
I make it a policy to avoid regret as much as possible. It just doesn’t do any good. But there is ONE thing I regret. I wish I’d studied harder for the Golden Horseshoe Test when I was in eighth grade. I am NOT a Lady of the Golden Horseshoe although my...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 28, 2015 | bears, Nature, Thistle
I like to make plans. I like for things to fit neatly together–preferably in an attractive pattern. For example, over the weekend I bought fried chicken at a deli for a church event. I really, really, REALLY wanted to suggest to the clerk that he should put the...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 24, 2015 | Appalachian, dogs, Nature, Thistle
Thistle and I often hike in the national forest near our house. I never know who we’ll run into up there–hikers, hunters, cyclists, foragers–there’s quite a variety of folks. Yesterday, though, was unique. We pulled into the gravel lot and I...
