by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 1, 2018 | Appalachian, Memories, Nature
Last week I wrote about how we burned much of our trash growing up. Then, on Saturday, we had a soft rainy day with no wind–a perfect brush burning day! Brush piles were simply something that had to be dealt with periodically on the farm. Clearing the pasture,...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 18, 2018 | Appalachian, dogs, Family, Memories, Nature, Reading, Writing
We had a snow day yesterday–a couple of inches of the white stuff, hardly anyone venturing out, bacon for breakfast, and a good book to read (not to mention one to write!). Ahhhhh. When I was a kid, of course, snow days were a bit more exciting. And in West Virginia...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 4, 2018 | Appalachian, Church, Memories
Appalachia is kind of cool these days. Of course, I’ve been thinking it’s pretty fantastic for quite some time now. Guess I was ahead of the curve. Or maybe just incredibly blessed to grow up there! If you, too, want to be Appalachian-chic, I thought...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 1, 2018 | Appalachian, Family, holidays, Memories
My grandmother used to pay attention to who first stepped over her threshold on the first day of the new year, claiming that person set the household’s luck for the coming year. This is likely based on the Scotts tradition of first-footing. For the best luck,...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 21, 2017 | Appalachian, Family, holidays, Love, Memories
It’s the first day of winter. The darkest day of the year. Which, of course, has me thinking about LIGHT and all it’s sources. Even on dark days, there was lots of light on the family farm come December and not always electric. CANDLE LIGHT – We...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 14, 2017 | Appalachian, dogs, Family, Memories, Nature
Last Friday’s forecast of 1-3 inches of snow morphed into almost a foot. Suddenly, we had a full-blown snow day on our hands. Schools closed, there was a run on bread and milk, and a few unlucky folks ended up in the ditch. I went home and took my dog out into...
