by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 4, 2018 | Appalachian, Hiking, Nature, Poetry
I’ve loved Robert Frost’s poem Nothing Gold Can Stay since I first saw The Outsiders movie. I think that’s the hardest I’ve ever cried at a movie. The poem is so gorgeously bittersweet. To me, it’s always spoken of that moment in autumn...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 23, 2018 | Appalachian, Family, Hiking, Nature, Waiting
While in West Virginia last weekend my brother showed me some ginseng plants. He was checking them to see if they had seeds he could plant to spur future growth. He gathered up the red fruit with seeds inside and sowed them in a new spot. Seeds need 18+ months to...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 2, 2018 | Appalachian, bears, dogs, Hiking, Nature, Thistle
There’s SO much I love about the Appalachian mountains. Here’s the first of what I hope are many videos sharing some of the wonders of my mountain home with you. [wpvideo DgUSIocK]
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 28, 2018 | Appalachian, bears, Hiking, Miracles, Nature, Thistle
There are people who have never seen an animal in the wild. Oh, maybe a city squirrel or some pigeons, but I’d argue they’re not really wild. My mountains are a veritable zoo of wildlife. Just yesterday Thistle and I encountered a teenage bear on our...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 11, 2018 | dogs, Hiking, Nature, Thistle
Ah, June. Those days of complaining about how cold it is are well behind us. Mild spring days have wound down. Some afternoon it’s even getting . . . hot. While the first true day of summer may not be until June 21, school is out this week, I’m going...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 4, 2018 | Hiking, Nature, Thistle, Writing
We’ve all read those novels. You know the ones. The heroine has been riding in a covered wagon for two months when she meets the dashing cowboy who saves the wagon train. He finds her lovely in spite of the fact that she hasn’t washed her hair since late...
