by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 14, 2020 | Appalachian, Nature
As if 2020 hasn’t been hard enough already. The east coast–specifically NC, WV, and VA (how did TN opt out?)–are due for the emergence of the 17-year cicada. Folks often call them locusts, but they’re really Magicicada periodical cicadas....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 11, 2020 | Appalachian, Nature
Over the weekend I draped my peonies in an old sheet to keep them from getting nipped by frost. The last frost date for our part of the mountains is May 15 but we’ve had such a lovely spring that lots of folks jumped the gun with their spring planting. Sure...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 30, 2020 | Appalachian, Family, Love
If you follow my blog you know Monday was my anniversary. It was also the day my Dad died. He’s the one who passed the storytelling gene on to me. So many of his stories are woven into my novels. Dad finding my first novel on the shelf at the Upshur County...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 23, 2020 | Appalachian, Food, Reading
Lots of folks are coming up with creative ways to keep busy (and maybe distracted) during all of this self-quarantining time. Which got me to thinking about how some of my characters might handle being stuck at home. Turns out, several of them would fit right in these...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 9, 2020 | Appalachian, Food, Memories
I think we’re all looking for good news these days. A hint of a silver lining in the midst of all the craziness in the world. And I think I’ve found one! Growing up, we had a full-on summer garden. Potatoes, sugar peas, lettuces, corn, tomatoes, cucumbers,...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 2, 2020 | Appalachian, health
A couple of weeks ago I posted about my challenges dealing with atrial fibrillation. Well, since then, the issue has gotten worse. And so, in the midst of the country being in various types of quarantine, I’m going into the hospital today (just for one night) to...
