by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 17, 2023 | Appalachian, Nature
I ADORE spring in Appalachia when the most amazing wildflowers put on a show. While there are certainly some showy flowers out there, the ones I like best are the sweet little flowers poking up through last autumn’s leaves. Hope for another year in shades of...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 10, 2023 | Family, Food, holidays
So many holiday traditions are centered around food. And Easter is no exception! When we were kids, Mom always made deviled eggs for Easter dinner. I think sometimes they were even made from the eggs we’d dyed earlier in the week. Of course, that was back in the...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 3, 2023 | books, holidays
I’ve been remiss in bragging about my fabulous Christmas gift from my husband. I MAY have dropped a pretty strong hint that this is what I wanted, but he gets all the points for following through. When I’m out and about with my crossover bag I get tons of...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 20, 2023 | Appalachian, folklore cures, Nature
It’s been a roller coaster leading up to the first few days of spring. We’ve had temperatures in the 70s and then . . . snow. Back and forth, spring has been a terrible tease this year. Of course, it’s not as bad as when folks had to wait for spring to eat anything...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 13, 2023 | Family, Love, West Virginia
I don’t have much to say this week other than that I LOVE these people. Got to spend some time with family in WV over the weekend. This one is Mom, my niece, and me.
