by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 9, 2015 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Nature
It’s ramp season in Appalachia. Back in WV, April has long been the month for ramp suppers usually featuring a “mess” of the pungent onion/garlic/leeks alongside beans, cornbread, ham, and potatoes. Dessert can be assumed. We didn’t much go to...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 2, 2015 | Appalachian, Church, Family, Nature
I’m in West Virginia visiting family today. Thanks to spring break we’re all in the same place at the same time for once. A gift too precious to set aside for blogging. I’ll check in at the weekend! Below are some images from home that inspired...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 23, 2015 | Appalachian, Family, Nature
It’s my day to post over at SouthernBelleView and I’ve opted to rework one of my most popular posts ever–about stepping in poop. Come on over for some words of wisdom from my then nine-year-old nephew. Or, if you don’t feel like clicking over,...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 19, 2015 | Appalachian, Family, Reading
I recently joined a Facebook alumni group for my grade school back home in West Virginia. I’m not a very enthusiastic alumnus of any of the other schools I attended, but I was excited to see pictures and share memories of those early years. I LOVED elementary...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 12, 2015 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Nature
I still have to work hard to resist them. The catalogs filled with beautiful, full-color images of corn and strawberries and squash and green beans . . . I don’t even have a garden. Oh, I sometimes grow a pot of tomatoes on the porch or plant some herbs in the...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 5, 2015 | Appalachian, Church, Family, Nature, Waiting
It’s finally March and temperatures actually soared into the 70s yesterday. Of course, we’re supposed to get SNOW before today is out, so we’re not too excited. But it is getting to be time to think about planting the garden. When I was a kid my...
