by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
CBS Sunday Morning just reran this piece from last December. If you’ve read The Finder of Forgotten Things, you’ll recognize the mention of silicosis. It’s now cropping up as a complicating factor in today’s young miners with black lung....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
Walking in the woods is one of my very favorite things to do. But I have to be careful who I say that to, because people then often want to come with me. And it wasn’t until I read this poem by Mary Oliver that I realized why I so rarely take people up on it...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
Last week I posted about collecting moments at our family farm like I would seashells at the beach. Here are a few more from our most recent trip home. Last week it was all about family. This week, the moments are focused more on the land we love so much. Sunrise is...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
Vermont gets most of the maple syrup press, but Appalachia produces its fair share of the sticky, sweet stuff. West Virginia has 75 or so farms producing more than 2,500 gallons of syrup in a given year. And February into March is harvest season. The trick is to tap...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
Yesterday was my fiftieth birthday. Which feels more surreal than anything. I just can’t wrap my head around the fact that I’m starting my sixth decade! Weird. It does invite introspection, though. And I’ve been thinking about what I’ve learned...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
We’re spending Thanksgiving with my husband’s family this year. And I while LOVE spending Thanksgiving with them, somehow the food isn’t exactly what I grew up with. Oh, it’s delicious. Adding homemade macaroni and cheese to Thanksgiving is genius. But it’s not...
