by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 27, 2018 | Appalachian, Food, Friends, holidays, Memories
School starts here today. I used to look forward to the first day of school, but even so there was a bittersweet feeling in the air. Now I miss having the definition–the segmentation that came with the seasons. Life anymore is a bit of a blur. And Labor Day...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 9, 2018 | Appalachian, Food, Nature
No, it’s not a pet name for your grandfather. September is when pawpaws–also known as Appalachian bananas–are getting ripe. A pawpaw is a large, greenish oval that’s the largest, edible native fruit in the U.S. Folks say it tastes like a cross...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 30, 2018 | Appalachian, Food, Memories
Summers when I was a kid meant supper from the garden. These days it would be a stretch to say I’m doing much vegetable gardening. There’s a pot of herbs on the porch, potatoes growing in the front yard, and a cherry tomato plant that’s almost...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 9, 2018 | Food, Thistle, Waiting
We saw some storms blow through late Friday afternoon knocking out the power just before five. Our landline went down as well, so I loaded up Thistle (who is FREAKED OUT by power issues) and drove about a mile and a half to where I can get a cell phone signal. Called...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 25, 2018 | Food
I don’t watch that much TV (cuts into reading/writing time). I like HGTV, a few Food TV shows, have a weakness for Jeopardy, and sometimes catch the news. But the one show I will actually rearrange my schedule to watch is on once again. I ADORE the Great British...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 21, 2018 | Food, History
Yesterday was West Virginia Day. That would be the 155th birthday of my home state. Often, I celebrate the day by subjecting my readers to the history of how West Virginia became a state (and was almost called Kanawha, which I think would have been nice!), but this...
