by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 27, 2020 | Family, Friends, Love, Memories
Today is my 24th wedding anniversary. And thankfully we’re not only still in love, we also still like each other enough to stand being quarantined together. Two decades plus somehow feels like both a lifetime and maybe two weeks. Time is slippery that way....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 26, 2020 | Appalachian, Family, Food
Once again, Appalachia is ahead of the curve. You’uns come get some beans and cornbread! Last week, when people began taking this whole coronavirus business more seriously (aka panicking a wee bit), the grocery stores were hit hard. There were the usual...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 6, 2020 | Appalachian, Family, Love, Memories
I recently had my grandmother’s engagement ring restored (thank you Andy at Marthaler Jewelers!) It now sparkles like it must have when Grandpa bought it more than 60 years ago. The ring is VERY special to me. Grandma Burla was Grandpa Rex’s second wife....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 9, 2020 | Appalachian, Family, Food
My great-grandmother was on the sustainable eating bandwagon before it was even a thing. Of course, she called it “surviving.” She mostly ate what the family grew, foraged, or hunted. They took what they needed with a little extra to “lay by.”...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 28, 2019 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Memories
I like Thanksgiving almost as much as Easter. It combines gratitude with amazing food and those are two of my favorite things. And Thanksgiving at our family farm has long held a special place in my heart. When I was a kid, Thanksgiving most years centered on my Mom’s...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 25, 2019 | Family, Friends, Speaking
Last week I had the chance to do a reading and book signing at my hometown library in Buckhannon, WV. It was wonderful, but it was SO much more than a book event. So today I thought I’d share some of the REAL highlights from the day. My almost nine-year-old...
