by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 25, 2019 | Appalachian, folklore cures, holidays, Miracles
I’ve always loved to bring wildflowers in the house. As kids we’d pick daffodils and forsythia, then wild azalea and lilacs, then daisies and black-eyed Susans. I even got in trouble for breaking off a branch from my mother’s redbud tree! But we...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 18, 2019 | Appalachian, dogs, Hiking, Memories, Nature
April is National Poetry Month. You probably knew that 😉 I think MOST of my poems fall into the Appalachian category in some form or fashion. Here’s one inspired by a walk in the woods with a dog and some turkeys . . . Sure do miss my Sammy . . . HOLDING BACK...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 15, 2019 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Hiking, Writing
My older brother and his family came to the mountains from their home on the coast of South Carolina for spring break. Of course, dogwood winter showed up to greet them with a blast of cold air that pretty well froze their thin, southern blood! Nevertheless, we got...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 11, 2019 | Appalachian, Food, Nature
It’s ramp season once again! The patch on my neighbor’s property is flourishing. I dug a few ramps Sunday and added a few to a tomato and avocado relish last night in place of green onions. That’s my preferred way to use them–as a seasoning or...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 4, 2019 | Appalachian, Hiking, Nature
Autumn used to be my favorite season, but as I get older I’m enjoying spring more and more. Maybe it’s the relief from the cold. Maybe it’s more hours of sunlight. Or maybe it’s the wildflowers! As kids we’d keep an eye on the daffodils...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 1, 2019 | Appalachian, holidays
Just in case you didn’t notice, today is the first day of April. OR April Fool’s Day. I’ve never been a fan of April Fool’s jokes, but there IS a long-standing tradition of natives of the mountains (or most any place) playing tricks on...
