by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 15, 2018 | dogs, Reading, Writing
While I love being a writer, one of the downsides is that it definitely cuts into my reading time. I used to read several books a month, often reading several at once, and now if I finish one or two I feel like I’m doing well. And then there are contests. If you...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 14, 2017 | Appalachian, dogs, Family, Memories, Nature
Last Friday’s forecast of 1-3 inches of snow morphed into almost a foot. Suddenly, we had a full-blown snow day on our hands. Schools closed, there was a run on bread and milk, and a few unlucky folks ended up in the ditch. I went home and took my dog out into...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 7, 2017 | Appalachian, dogs, Family, Memories, Nature
While it’s still a little early to proclaim the season changed, we are getting the loveliest taste of fall this week. Which means it’s prime porch sitting time! The house we live in has the sorriest excuse for a front porch. But it’s still a porch and I’ll...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 14, 2017 | bears, dogs, Hiking, Miracles, Nature, Thistle
You know it’s a doozy of a hike when the least scary thing to happen is a bear thundering off through the brambles. That’s how my hike with Thistle started one evening last week. And we weren’t much alarmed. After all, the bear was leaving. Then...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 22, 2017 | dogs, Writing
I’m working on a new story idea–which is typically my FAVORITE part of the process. That and finally seeing a cover! Even when I think I know what a story is going to be about, it will often go off on a tangent I didn’t see coming. Thistle–my...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 2, 2016 | Appalachian, dogs, Family, Love, Memories
What do you do when you have a whole day before you with pretty much no digital technology to distract you? Oh wait, I remember! That’s how it was when I was a kid. Sure there were three or sometimes four channels to watch on TV, but nothing of much interest....
