by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 16, 2019 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Memories, Nature
I still have to work hard to resist them. The catalogs filled with beautiful, full-color images of corn and strawberries and squash and green beans . . . The displays of candy-colored seed packets at the store . . . I don’t even have a garden. Oh, sometimes I grow a...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 13, 2019 | dogs, Friends, Hiking, Nature, Thistle
Over the weekend Thistle and I headed out for our usual hike. It was a rainy Saturday, but dogs don’t much care about a little wet and neither do I (so long as it’s just a little!). There was only one other car in the parking area and it belonged to a family with two...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 2, 2019 | Appalachian, Family, History, Nature
When Dad told stories about hunting in Kumbrabow State Forest I assumed the name was Native American. Not so. The story I’m currently writing (due out in late 2020) is set in Randolph County not far from where I grew up in WV. As I’ve researched the area I...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 18, 2019 | Appalachian, dogs, Hiking, Memories, Nature
April is National Poetry Month. You probably knew that 😉 I think MOST of my poems fall into the Appalachian category in some form or fashion. Here’s one inspired by a walk in the woods with a dog and some turkeys . . . Sure do miss my Sammy . . . HOLDING BACK...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 11, 2019 | Appalachian, Food, Nature
It’s ramp season once again! The patch on my neighbor’s property is flourishing. I dug a few ramps Sunday and added a few to a tomato and avocado relish last night in place of green onions. That’s my preferred way to use them–as a seasoning or...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 4, 2019 | Appalachian, Hiking, Nature
Autumn used to be my favorite season, but as I get older I’m enjoying spring more and more. Maybe it’s the relief from the cold. Maybe it’s more hours of sunlight. Or maybe it’s the wildflowers! As kids we’d keep an eye on the daffodils...
