by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 20, 2016 | Appalachian, Family
If you follow my blog you should probably get used to me celebrating my home state on June 20. Because today, those West Virginia hills turn 153. And if you’ve ever met a West Virginian, you know we tend to be overly fond of the Mountain State. Once part of...
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....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 16, 2016 | Appalachian, Family, Memories
One of the nicest compliments I’ve gotten about my books is that the characters seem real. Well thank goodness, because sometimes I forget and think they are! One of the most common pieces of advice writers hear is: Write what you know. That works great for me....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 28, 2016 | Appalachian, Church, Family, Friends, Nature, Waiting
We celebrated our 20th anniversary yesterday, which seems impossible since we only just met, fell in love, and decided to spend our lives together! But here we are, a chunk of LIFE under our belts. I think you could say our wedding was pretty uniquely Appalachian with...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 31, 2016 | Appalachian, Family, folklore cures, Food, Nature
Flowers are blooming, afternoons are warm, the sun moves more slowly across the sky . . . It’s the time of year when the old folks start shunning preserved foods for something fresh. Something green. Poke sallat. Fiddleheads. And ramps, which are somehow getting to be...
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...
