by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 27, 2020 | Hiking, Nature
It’s been a quiet weekend with early morning hikes before the heat, humidity, and insects get bad. I know lots of people love the hustle and bustle of a city, but give me a couple thousand acres of national forest any day! Especially when there are sweet spots...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 23, 2020 | Appalachian, Family, Nature
Some friends and I have been trading jigsaw puzzles back and forth. I have a pretty good collection, mostly from my mother who shares hers with me. My friends had discovered puzzles based on art by Charley Harper, a renowned illustrator and artist who specialized in...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
I’m so weary of all the controversy in the world right now. People have so many opinions and strong feelings about just about everything. And we’re all so doggone determined to get our two cents in. Well here are mine: The flowers sure have been pretty...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 16, 2020 | Appalachian, History
More than 120 years ago, in July 1897, Edward Shue was convicted of murdering his wife Zona “Elva” Heaster Shue–thanks to HER testimony. The story out of Greenbrier County, WV, actually rates a state historic marker. And it goes something like this: On January 23,...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 13, 2020 | History, Writing
I love getting to visit the places where I set my stories. The Right Kind of Fool–releasing in November–is set in Beverly, WV, just down the road from my mom’s house. Last fall we went over and poked around town making it possible for me to add some...
