by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 26, 2022 | Hiking, Memories, Nature
When we were kids walking home from the school bus along a West Virginia dirt road, touch-me-not or jewel weed offered excellent entertainment. And now, as an adult, when I’m walking Thistle along mountain trails, I keep an eye out for plump jewel weed pods....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 19, 2022 | Family, History, Memories
I remember Great Grandma Jane–my dad’s grandmother. She scared me stiff! She always seemed so serious–perhaps a little grim even. I suppose if you live into your 90s after losing all seven of your siblings, two husbands, and four children (with just...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 5, 2022 | Family, Memories, West Virginia
I knew I was going to get old; I just didn’t think it would start this soon. When I visit the family farm these days I’m steeped in nostalgia. So many of the “old folks” are gone now and the folks who I used to only think of as...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 8, 2022 | books, Memories, Reading
I’ve always loved going to the library. As a kid, Mom would take us to the Upshur County Library that Dad helped make possible as a county commissioner. We’d go in the children’s section and could choose any books we wanted. It was heaven. Except for...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 27, 2022 | Dreams, Memories
When I was a kid, I had a collection of dress up clothes. I particularly remember a brown and white striped jacket and skirt ensemble that must have been one of Mom’s castoffs. I had some of Grandma’s old slips. Scarves. Costume jewelry. Old Halloween...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 20, 2022 | Family, Love, Memories
It’s been more than two years now and I still have moments when I reach for the phone thinking, I need to call Dad. I know he’s not missing me. He’s not waiting for me. But when we see each other again . . . well. It’s going to be GOOD. Until...
