by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 17, 2014 | Appalachian, Family, Nature
A couple of weeks ago I posted about the wonders of playing in the front yard when I was a kid. This week we’re headed for the creek! How many times did my mother tell us either NOT to play in the creek or NOT to get wet. Seriously Mom, what were you thinking?...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 2, 2014 | Appalachian, Miracles, Nature
While fall has long been my favorite time of year, spring comes in a close second. I do my best novel plotting whilst walking in the woods and April-May-June provide an ever-changing palette of flowers for inspiration. Mountain laurel, lady’s slippers, wild...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 22, 2014 | Appalachian, Nature, Thistle
A crew has been cutting trees and clearing brush under the power lines along our road. It’s mostly something of an eyesore (though I understand the need), but last week they uncovered something really wonderful. A spring house. While the road I live on has...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 24, 2014 | Appalachian, Food, Nature, Thistle
I let Thistle out for her final constitutional before bed recently and the light from the open door fell on, of all things, a young opossum. Thistle hurried to investigate and thankfully seemed content to just sniff the little critter. The opossum was less content and...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 21, 2014 | Nature, Thistle
While hiking with Thistle on Saturday I walked up on, of all things, a ten-dollar bill. There it was, folded in half and soggy in the middle of the trail. I picked it up, scraped dirt off and tucked it in my pocket. And then I got to thinking about how my reaction to...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 10, 2014 | Appalachian, Food, Nature, Waiting
It’s April in Appalachia. That means it’s time to go dig some ramps. I know where there’s a patch up in the national forest near our house. Okay, so maybe it’s on a neighbor’s property right on the edge of the national forest. Technically...
