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 | Sep 20, 2013 | Appalachian, Food, Miracles, Reading
When Miracle in a Dry Season launches–August 2014–part of the promotion process will include me speaking. It’s not enough to do a book signing anymore, authors need to give readers something of value. Now, how valuable me talking is has yet to be...
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....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 21, 2013 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Friends, Nature
Labor Day weekend is right around the corner. When I was growing up that meant time for the annual hot dog roast at Toad and Berle’s. Yes, his name was Toad and he lived in what had been the community schoolhouse when my dad was a kid. There would be a big...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 5, 2013 | Family, Food, Miracles
My baby brother and his family visited us this past weekend. For a childless couple set in their ways it was an adjustment! But we loved it and now the house is SO quiet. On Saturday night, after supper, we were in the family room relaxing and talking when the...
