by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 27, 2013 | Family, Friends
It’s Memorial Day. I have the pleasure of a day off work and the duty to remember why. I have family members who served in the armed forces, friends, neighbors, acquaintances. There was my Uncle Judd who lost half a lung in World War II. Gail Phillips who had a...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Tim Barnwell is a local photographer who has several books that do an incredible job of capturing Appalachia. “The Face of Appalachia” is the first of three that ventures into the hills and hollers to preserve a way of life that I hope never dies. Midway...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 22, 2013 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Friends
Once upon a time, people in Appalachia were poor and didn’t have much. (Now too many of them are poor and have lots of stuff, but that’s another post.) When it came time for a wedding there was no question of going down to the bakery to flip through pages...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 20, 2013 | Family, Food, Friends, Waiting
I generally try to come up with blog posts all on my own. Well, mostly my own. But today I’m shamelessly borrowing from my friend Jamie Chavez who brought Harry Stamps’ obituary to my attention in one of her posts last week. This is the BEST obituary ever...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 17, 2013 | Appalachian, Family, Nature
I spent last weekend in West Virginia visiting lots of family and just soaking up the ambiance of my favorite place. I’m the seventh generation to grow up on the land where my father still lives. I’m hopeful at least one of this batch of nieces and nephews...
