by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 9, 2013 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Nature
As the days get crisp and the nights downright chilly; as the leaves begin to turn and the sky seems bluer each day; as I begin to crave “fall” foods my thoughts turn to–fried squirrel. With gravy. It’s been a looong time since I fried a...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 4, 2013 | Family, Friends, Reading
I was driving home from work on Wednesday behind a slow-moving dump truck. I wasn’t too happy about it until we passed a dirt parking lot where two little boys were playing. They saw the truck and began madly pumping their arms in the air. The truck driver blew...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 30, 2013 | Family, Friends, Miracles
I’m one of those annoying people who thinks she’s supposed to be good at just about everything. Okay, not music, but otherwise I should be able to figure it out. Which means when I’m NOT good at something I tend to think I’d better learn it. I...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 25, 2013 | Appalachian, Family, Miracles, Nature, Poetry
A state crew came out not long ago and re-ditched our road. It was badly needed in several places, but I have to say I wasn’t impressed with the finesse of large equipment. It worked great along the steep hill and in several other areas, but more than one...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 18, 2013 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Nature
Today is trash day in my neighborhood. That means I lug the white bag of garbage and the blue bag of recycling up to the end of the driveway and leave them for the garbage men. (I also say a little prayer that the bears don’t beat them to it.) This is a far cry...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 4, 2013 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Friends, Nature, Thistle
Oh it’s good to have friendly neighbors with apple trees. It may be even better than having apple trees yourself. No mowing over the windfall fruit. No yellow jackets swarming around all that fallen, bruised goodness. No guilt because you can never use them all....
