by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 4, 2016 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Friends, Love, Memories
Back home in West Virginia there was always a bean supper at Lucille’s for the Fourth of July. George and Lucille were first cousins to my dad and they had a little, white house up on the ridge above the church. Each year, Lucille would organize the event with a big...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 2, 2016 | Appalachian, dogs, Family, Love, Memories
What do you do when you have a whole day before you with pretty much no digital technology to distract you? Oh wait, I remember! That’s how it was when I was a kid. Sure there were three or sometimes four channels to watch on TV, but nothing of much interest....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 16, 2016 | Appalachian, Family, Memories
One of the nicest compliments I’ve gotten about my books is that the characters seem real. Well thank goodness, because sometimes I forget and think they are! One of the most common pieces of advice writers hear is: Write what you know. That works great for me....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 10, 2016 | Appalachian, Family, Memories, Nature
I don’t suppose the childish instinct to build playhouses is unique to Appalachia. But maybe our materials are. When we were kids with the run of a 100-acre farm, we had quite a few castles, forts, and playhouses. There was just something about building our OWN...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 28, 2016 | Appalachian, Family, Memories
I have fond memories of the power going out when I was a kid growing up on a farm in WV. I was reminiscing with my mother about one winter outage when I was particularly delighted because we got to play cards by lantern light, keep a fire going in the fireplace ALL...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 7, 2016 | Appalachian, Family, Love, 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. Which got me to thinking...
