by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
Are you ready? Tree lights twinkle in the window, I’ve finished my shopping, made a pan of fudge, even sent out some actual Christmas cards . . . I guess I’m ready. Do you remember Christmas Eve when you were a kid? Lying in bed, eyes wide open, listening...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 14, 2017 | Appalachian, dogs, Family, Memories, Nature
Last Friday’s forecast of 1-3 inches of snow morphed into almost a foot. Suddenly, we had a full-blown snow day on our hands. Schools closed, there was a run on bread and milk, and a few unlucky folks ended up in the ditch. I went home and took my dog out into...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
I love talking about my books and my writing. And it’s so nice when friends, family, readers, and others ask for details. But there’s one question that comes up over and over that I simply don’t know how to answer. It usually comes up in that quiet...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 7, 2017 | Appalachian, Family, Food, holidays, Memories
Once upon a time Christmas was simpler. Preparations didn’t start before Halloween, presents were homemade, food was based on what was in season, and decorations came from nature. Or so I hear. All of that could be me romanticizing a simpler, POORER time in the...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
Yesterday was the first Sunday of Advent. Which, in my book, means the Christmas season has begun. Advent is traditionally a time of preparation, of looking forward to celebrating the birth of Christ and to his return. Do you remember what it was like to look forward...
