by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 14, 2021 | Family, Memories
The long, dark, cold days of winter are upon us. It’s just getting light when I take Thistle for her morning constitutional and I can barely squeeze in a quick trot with her at the end of the workday. It’s just dark. And cold. And we won’t even talk about how...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 24, 2020 | holidays, Memories
While I suppose we were relatively modern when it came to my childhood Christmases, the old-timey traditions are still hanging on in the mountains. And there are some I very much think we should revive for broader use. Here are a few of my favorite Appalachian...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 7, 2020 | Memories, Waiting
Last week I celebrated my 49 birthday. And since we celebrate birthdays at the END of the year, that means I am now entering my FIFTIETH year. Whoops. How did that happen?? While I don’t feel fifty, I can’t help but think about how each day of this coming...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 26, 2020 | Family, holidays, Memories
Oh for those Thanksgivings gone by! The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade would be on TV, mom would be filling the house with the aroma of butter, sage, and turkey. I’d be watching out the window counting down the minutes until the cousins came . . . The...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 26, 2020 | Family, Food, holidays, Memories
Seems like I just can’t keep track of time this year. The seasons, the holidays, the day of the week–it’s all a weird 2020-induced blur. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to think hard to remember what month it is! But I do know...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 17, 2020 | Family, Love, Memories
Yesterday was Dad’s 79th birthday. Of course it was also three and a half months since he died. Let’s just say I had lots of feelings but they all boiled down to this–I miss him. It’s been raining a lot in Western North Carolina. Dad liked the...
