by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 14, 2018 | Appalachian, Family, Memories, Miracles, Nature
You know it’s summer in the mountains when the lightning bugs start putting on a show. As kids, we loved to catch them and drop them in a mason jar with holes poked in the lid. Then we’d put that jar on a dresser in our rooms to watch them twinkle until we...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 11, 2018 | dogs, Hiking, Nature, Thistle
Ah, June. Those days of complaining about how cold it is are well behind us. Mild spring days have wound down. Some afternoon it’s even getting . . . hot. While the first true day of summer may not be until June 21, school is out this week, I’m going...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 7, 2018 | Appalachian, Family, Memories, Nature
In the cool of the evening my husband and I often sit on the front porch steps. We chat lazily, watch Thistle poke around, and wave at passing cars. It’s a very Appalachian-summer thing to do. Of course, if we were kids, we’d be up and off the steps...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 4, 2018 | Hiking, Nature, Thistle, Writing
We’ve all read those novels. You know the ones. The heroine has been riding in a covered wagon for two months when she meets the dashing cowboy who saves the wagon train. He finds her lovely in spite of the fact that she hasn’t washed her hair since late...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 31, 2018 | Appalachian, History, Writing
I’m currently working on a story idea that involves a feud. One of my goals in writing stories set in my beloved Appalachians is taking some of the stereotypes and clichés and either debunking them or shedding new light on them. So. Feuding. In the style of the...
