by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 12, 2018 | Appalachian, Reading, Waiting, Writing
I submitted my latest manuscript to my editor over the weekend. After the hours of writing, re-writing, and editing you’d think I’d be glad to turn it loose and move on. But releasing a story is surprisingly hard. I think this is a good story. Maybe the...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 8, 2018 | Appalachian, Hiking, Miracles, Nature
I didn’t think we were going to have fall this year. The weather stayed summer so long. I figured we’d get a few mild days and then winter would pounce. And as for the autumn color? The prediction was that we would go from green to brown to gone. Which...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 1, 2018 | Appalachian, Family, Love
No, not the state. I often brag about how the people of Appalachia are pretty fantastic. Well, this week, a young man named Montana helped prove my point. I’ve mentioned before that my Dad has Parkinson’s Disease. Every six months or so I head home and we...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 29, 2018 | Appalachian, Family, Memories
This week I’m taking the closest thing to a vacation I ever do. It’s a week off from work to spend time with my family. It’s not exactly a trip to the beach, a cruise, or a European getaway, but it’s what I love–being on the family farm...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 25, 2018 | Appalachian, Hiking, Uncategorized
If you follow my blog and/or my Facebook page you know that I spend time tromping around in the woods almost every day. In theory, I’m taking Thistle for a walk, but I also just love being in the woods. Which is not to say they’re a perfectly safe place to...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 18, 2018 | Appalachian, History
On October 22, 1977, the New River Gorge Bridge in Fayetteville, WV, officially opened. At the time, it was the world’s longest single-span expansion bridge at 3,030 feet across. That’s 390 feet more than half a mile. When you’re driving across, it...
