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...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 12, 2015 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Friends, Nature
It’s almost holiday time in West Virginia. Oh, sure, there’s Thanksgiving and Christmas, but the REAL festivities begin on the Monday before Thanksgiving. The first day of deer season. Many schools are out all week because, well, no one would come if they were open....