by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 19, 2021 | Appalachian, Church, Family, Memories
We’ve gone from winter to grass-mowing season here in Western North Carolina. Lawns are suddenly lush and thick and green . . . and in need of maintenance. Let me just say, I’m not a fan of cutting the grass and thankfully my husband is the Head of Lawn Maintenance at...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 25, 2021 | books, Memories
One of my favorite things to do when I was a kid was to get out Mom’s button tin. It was a round tin chock full of random buttons. The colors! The textures! Some were plain while others were glossy and glitzy. I remember sparkly jet buttons and big, flat...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 15, 2021 | Memories
The other day I’d made it all the way to the self checkout when I was suddenly steamrolled by a wave of nostalgia for my high school days. I couldn’t stop thinking about who my friends were, the guys I had crushes on, the awkward school dances . . . I...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 18, 2021 | Family, Memories, Nature
Terrible weather has been rolling through the country with snow, ice, and tornadoes causing all sorts of problems and power outages. As I’m writing this we’re expecting a mix of snow, rain, and ice to hit us throughout the night and into the morning....
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...
