by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 12, 2018 | Appalachian, Family, Memories, Nature
Of an evening, I often sit out on the front steps and watch the daylight linger. As the fireflies rise and Thistle nibbles grass it’s fun to think about what a fabulous playground the front yard supplied when I was a kid. There were endless yard games with...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 18, 2018 | Family, Food, Memories, Nature
I remember the first time I heard of free-range chicken. Having grown up on a farm, I couldn’t think what that meant. What other kind of chicken could there be? Then I found out about tiny cages, cut off beaks, and other abominations. And I learned that...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 14, 2018 | Appalachian, Family, Memories, Miracles, Nature
You know it’s summer in the mountains when the lightning bugs start putting on a show. As kids, we loved to catch them and drop them in a mason jar with holes poked in the lid. Then we’d put that jar on a dresser in our rooms to watch them twinkle until we...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 7, 2018 | Appalachian, Family, Memories, Nature
In the cool of the evening my husband and I often sit on the front porch steps. We chat lazily, watch Thistle poke around, and wave at passing cars. It’s a very Appalachian-summer thing to do. Of course, if we were kids, we’d be up and off the steps...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 28, 2018 | Memories, Reading, Writing
I literally wore out a set of Little House on the Prairie books. I read the covers right off of them and kept going until they were in pieces. I LOVED those books. And I wanted to be Laura. I wanted to wear a sleeping cap when I went to bed in a loft. I wanted a...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 24, 2018 | Appalachian, Food, Memories, Nature
I made my first trip to the local farmer’s market last week. There was an ABUNDANCE of spring greens available along with green onions, garlic scapes, and a few of last seasons potatoes. Which means it’s time for kilt lettuce! I don’t know for sure,...
