by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 10, 2016 | Appalachian, Family, Memories, Nature
I don’t suppose the childish instinct to build playhouses is unique to Appalachia. But maybe our materials are. When we were kids with the run of a 100-acre farm, we had quite a few castles, forts, and playhouses. There was just something about building our OWN...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 3, 2016 | Appalachian
Sorry, it’s not much of a post today. I have two weeks to finish the next-to-last round of edits on book #3–A Tapestry of Secrets. So, here’s a peek at how my evenings look right now. Of course, I love it! Except for those moments when I think, Oh my...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 18, 2016 | Appalachian, Food, Uncategorized
At the grocery store these days, I can buy strawberries and asparagus. This (along with a few days in the 60s) adds to my delusion that it’s spring. I could even try to trick myself into thinking it’s summer with corn-on-the-cob, tomatoes, and okra. My...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 4, 2016 | Appalachian, Nature, Poetry
While folks living further to the north have no illusions about winter being over and folks further to the south rarely get the full-on winter experience, we here in the middle–the Appalachians–are suffering that in-between season. We just had a major hit...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 28, 2016 | Appalachian, Family, Memories
I have fond memories of the power going out when I was a kid growing up on a farm in WV. I was reminiscing with my mother about one winter outage when I was particularly delighted because we got to play cards by lantern light, keep a fire going in the fireplace ALL...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 7, 2016 | Appalachian, Family, Love, Memories
The long, dark, cold days of winter are upon us. It’s just getting light when I take Thistle for her morning constitutional and I can barely squeeze in a quick trot with her at the end of the workday. It’s just dark. And cold. Which got me to thinking...
