by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 6, 2014 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Nature, Thistle, Uncategorized
While out hiking with Thistle last weekend I came across a bearded fellow and his grandson. The older man’s looks and language told me he was a local–an old-timer–and just as I would have expected, he stopped to visit with me. After a bit of talk he...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 10, 2014 | Family, Food, Reading
When I was a teen, I consumed short stories like peanut M&Ms. I could always squeeze in one more. I read them in the car, in my room, while the family was watching TV, as my brothers set off bombs . . . Nothing could distract me. I could visit twenty places in an...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 8, 2014 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Nature, Waiting
Our power was out for 14 hours yesterday. That would be on a day that went from -1 to a balmy high of 23. When the power was finally restored it was 47 degrees INSIDE the house. Not fun. But somehow, when I think back to power outages when I was a kid–they were...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 1, 2014 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Friends, Waiting
I married a southern boy, so my New Year’s traditions now include collard greens, black-eyed peas, and football. Fine traditions all! Especially when you add in some corn bread and thick-cut bacon. But back home in WV, we have slightly different traditions. Mom...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 4, 2013 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Miracles, Uncategorized
We had so many Christmas traditions when I was a kid. And–this probably won’t come as a shock–quite a few had to do with food. Popcorn Balls – Mom would make popper after popper of corn and load it into a huge bowl. (It might not have been that...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 29, 2013 | Family, Food, Miracles
We had a lovely Thanksgiving with my husband’s family. Good conversation, too much wonderful food, people we love, and (my husband would add) football. Then home to loose-fitting pants, a walk with the dog in the cold, and a lazy evening. SO much to be thankful...
