by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 25, 2020 | Appalachian, folklore cures
I have freckles. More than an adorable smattering across my nose. More than a dusting across my cheeks. I have a freckle on my lip, on my eyelids, my ears. And when I was a kid I wanted them GONE. Luckily (or not) there are quite a few folklore remedies for freckles...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 12, 2020 | Appalachian, folklore cures, superstition
Ever get a cut that just won’t stop bleeding? Or a nose bleed that goes on and on? Or maybe your dog cut his paw and you can’t figure out how to get the blood to stop! I know . . . yuck. But there are some Appalachian remedies/superstitions that could be...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 25, 2019 | Appalachian, dogs, folklore cures, Nature, superstition
You’ve almost certainly heard this time of year referred to as the “dog days” of summer. But do you know WHY it’s called that? I always thought it’s because this hot, muggy time of year isn’t hardly fit for a dog. And I had a...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 25, 2019 | Appalachian, folklore cures, holidays, Miracles
I’ve always loved to bring wildflowers in the house. As kids we’d pick daffodils and forsythia, then wild azalea and lilacs, then daisies and black-eyed Susans. I even got in trouble for breaking off a branch from my mother’s redbud tree! But we...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 22, 2018 | Appalachian, folklore cures, Food, Nature
It’s been a roller coaster leading up to the first few days of spring. We’ve had temperatures in the 70s and then . . . snow. Back and forth, spring has been a terrible tease this year. Of course, it’s not as bad as when folks had to wait for spring...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 27, 2017 | Church, folklore cures, Food, Friends, Love
It’s day 19 of this ridiculous cold that has apparently morphed into something else. The paperwork from the urgent care clinic says, “Acute upper respiratory infection, unspecified.” I have antibiotics. I think the doctor may have given them to me to...
