by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 2, 2013 | Appalachian, Miracles, Nature, Thistle
Well, it’s October. I realize the first day of fall was back in September, but October is when I KNOW the seasons are changing in these Appalachian mountains. Leaves are just starting to color, the mornings require a jacket, and the sky is getting ever bluer....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 4, 2013 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Friends, Nature, Thistle
Oh it’s good to have friendly neighbors with apple trees. It may be even better than having apple trees yourself. No mowing over the windfall fruit. No yellow jackets swarming around all that fallen, bruised goodness. No guilt because you can never use them all....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 12, 2013 | Thistle
There are two gates at the dog park. One is the regular gate that most everyone uses while the second is a wider gate that city staff can use to bring in mowing equipment. Because the narrower gate is used most often, there’s more of a path there and when it...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 3, 2013 | Appalachian, Family, Friends, Thistle
I’m worried that the art of visiting is drifting into obscurity. I was writing a scene earlier this week and a character invited guests to “come in and sit a spell.” This was a common phrase when I was growing up. Even if you were just dropping...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 6, 2013 | Appalachian, Family, Friends, Reading, Thistle, Waiting
Our power was out for a little while yesterday afternoon. It was in the 40s with rain and WIND. (What happened to spring?!?) After reading, revising, cleaning, and watching my husband bounce around bored, I suggested we leash up Thistle and go investigate the outage....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 26, 2013 | Appalachian, Miracles, Nature, Thistle
We’re fortunate to live just a mile from Pisgah National Forest. Almost every day after work I head to the woods for a hike with Thistle. On the weekends, hubby comes along and we go even further afield. Hiking not only provides Thistle and I with exercise, it...
