by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 30, 2019 | Appalachian, Reading, Writing
I’ve written before about how hard it can be to let go of a manuscript. It can be agonizing when I send that first draft to my editor. And the rewrites? Oh, how I want to keep shaping and polishing! But releasing the final read through of designed pages? That...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 27, 2019 | Family, History, holidays, Uncategorized
Memorial Day is a day set aside for remembering those who have died in the service of our nation. Originally, it was proclaimed in honor of the Civil War dead by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic. The order became official on May...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 23, 2019 | Appalachian, Church, Family, holidays, Memories
Monday is Memorial Day–the unofficial start to summer. And in Appalachia it means time to start planning for Decoration Day. Usually held on a Sunday in June, this is a day when cemeteries would be tidied and flowers placed on the graves. I’m not talking...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 20, 2019 | Friends, Nature
As I’m approaching 50 I’m realizing there are quite a few things about aging that no one tells you. I’ve heard plenty of talk about the way pounds creep on with middle age, so I’ve tried to keep an eye out for that. And I’m pleased to say...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 16, 2019 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Memories, Nature
I still have to work hard to resist them. The catalogs filled with beautiful, full-color images of corn and strawberries and squash and green beans . . . The displays of candy-colored seed packets at the store . . . I don’t even have a garden. Oh, sometimes I grow a...
