by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 16, 2018 | Church, Family, Friends, Love, Memories
This past weekend a good friend and her family hosted a yard sale to empty out her grandparents’ house. Health issues and advancing years have forced the couple into a facility and it’s time to think about selling the little house they’ve lived in...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
Man friends, I’m so crazy right now that I basically gave you a repost of one of June’s blogs today. Shoot. I even used the same picture! Well, that simply won’t do. So here’s something new. It’s been hot lately even in the often...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 12, 2018 | Appalachian, Family, Memories, Nature
Of an evening, I often sit out on the front steps and watch the daylight linger. As the fireflies rise and Thistle nibbles grass it’s fun to think about what a fabulous playground the front yard supplied when I was a kid. There were endless yard games with...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 9, 2018 | Food, Thistle, Waiting
We saw some storms blow through late Friday afternoon knocking out the power just before five. Our landline went down as well, so I loaded up Thistle (who is FREAKED OUT by power issues) and drove about a mile and a half to where I can get a cell phone signal. Called...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 5, 2018 | Appalachian, History, holidays
Just like everywhere else in the country, folks in Appalachia spent yesterday enjoying cookouts, eating watermelon, warning the kids not to burn themselves with sparklers, and maybe enjoying some patriotic music. We grilled hot dogs and chilled our watermelon in the...
