by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 18, 2020 | Family, Love, Memories
It’s been three weeks since Dad died. I’m getting used to the idea. That’s Dad grinning with me on my wedding day. But not really. Maybe that’s the catch. I don’t actually want to be less sad about losing my father. It feels right to me...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 14, 2020 | Appalachian, Nature
As if 2020 hasn’t been hard enough already. The east coast–specifically NC, WV, and VA (how did TN opt out?)–are due for the emergence of the 17-year cicada. Folks often call them locusts, but they’re really Magicicada periodical cicadas....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 11, 2020 | Appalachian, Nature
Over the weekend I draped my peonies in an old sheet to keep them from getting nipped by frost. The last frost date for our part of the mountains is May 15 but we’ve had such a lovely spring that lots of folks jumped the gun with their spring planting. Sure...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 7, 2020 | Family
It’s been a tough week, but also one filled with blessings. We had a small, family only service for my Dad at the farm in West Virginia. It was a terrible, wonderful day. A pastor Dad’s known since high school delivered the service on the deck at the farm...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 30, 2020 | Appalachian, Family, Love
If you follow my blog you know Monday was my anniversary. It was also the day my Dad died. He’s the one who passed the storytelling gene on to me. So many of his stories are woven into my novels. Dad finding my first novel on the shelf at the Upshur County...
