by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 5, 2018 | Appalachian, Food, Nature
Ahhh, ramp season! I’ve been keeping my eye on the patch behind a neighbor’s house. They’re in Florida this time of year so, by default, that’s MY ramp patch. Of course, I’m not really one for cooking what you’d call a mess of...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 29, 2018 | Appalachian, Hiking, Nature
My favorite spring symphony. And yes, they DID stop peeping shortly after I stopped talking. Ornery little frogs. Do you have spring peepers where you live? [wpvideo jb4X2O9a]
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 22, 2018 | Appalachian, folklore cures, Food, Nature
It’s been a roller coaster leading up to the first few days of spring. We’ve had temperatures in the 70s and then . . . snow. Back and forth, spring has been a terrible tease this year. Of course, it’s not as bad as when folks had to wait for spring...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 15, 2018 | Appalachian, Family, Nature
I saw a Facebook post earlier this week sharing how to speak “Appalachian.” Some of the phrases weren’t exclusive to Appalachia–they definitely overlapped with the south. But one was 100% Appalachia. “Watch out for deer.” And...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 8, 2018 | Appalachian, Memories, Nature, Poetry
No, not the states below the Mason Dixon Line. I’m talking about the cooperative store started by farmers in Virginia. When I was a kid, we’d go to Southern States to buy things like cattle feed, bulk dog food, bag balm, seeds, medicine for cattle, and...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 22, 2018 | Appalachian, Memories, Nature, Waiting
Every year a few hardy daffodils jump the gun and bloom in February. Every year we act surprised. Somehow it seems too soon, but I’ve looked back at notes from five years ago and this is nothing new. Every February the daffodils unfurl seemingly fragile yellow petals....
