by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 13, 2017 | Family, Nature
We’re now on Daylight Saving Time–or “fast time” as my grandmother called it (since that first day just flies by!). Blech. My circadian clock is firmly meshed in a standard 24-hour cycle. Yesterday, someone robbed me of an hour (hmmm, I think that was an hour of...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 2, 2017 | Appalachian, Food, Memories, Nature, Waiting
Spring is technically still a ways off, but we have daffodils, forsythia peeking out, warmer days (followed by COLD ones), and last night I heard the first peepers of the season. So I’m indulging my spring fever with seven things I love about this time of year....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 16, 2017 | Appalachian, Nature, Waiting
Every year a few hardy daffodils jump the gun and bloom in February. Every year we act surprised. Somehow it seems too soon, but I’ve looked back at notes from five years ago and this is nothing new. Every February the daffodils unfurl seemingly fragile yellow...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 5, 2017 | Appalachian, Family, Hiking, Memories, Nature
I’m not a fan of looking at the turning of the calendar as any kind of clean slate. I figure most every day is the perfect time to begin doing whatever it is I’m supposed to be doing. But in the spirit of the New Year, I took a moment to look back over...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 23, 2016 | Appalachian, Family, Nature, Uncategorized
It’s getting HOT in Western NC. Oh, not like out west with temperatures over 100, but we have been in the 90s and we are NOT used to that. Of course, we have the perfect antidote to hot, summer days in the mountains of Appalachia. The swimmin’ hole. At...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 28, 2016 | Appalachian, Church, Family, Friends, Nature, Waiting
We celebrated our 20th anniversary yesterday, which seems impossible since we only just met, fell in love, and decided to spend our lives together! But here we are, a chunk of LIFE under our belts. I think you could say our wedding was pretty uniquely Appalachian with...