by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
More than a decade ago my husband and I had breakfast in Oxford, MS, as part of a foodways conference. On the table that morning was a jar of apple butter. As soon as we tasted it, we agreed it was the BEST we’d ever eaten. For me, it hearkened back to the apple...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
I’m enjoying a bit of a stay-cation this week. I typically try to take some time off in October so I can enjoy this favorite season of mine and this year I think I pegged it. Normally, peak color would have been last weekend, but with warmer, drier weather, fall...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
The apples have fallen, the pumpkin’s carved, and the leaves are turning orange and yellow and red. Must be time for the nut harvest! Of course, if we don’t hurry, the critters will beat us to it. Growing up on the farm, we had walnuts, chestnuts, and filberts...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
When Thistle was a puppy, she had a penchant for chewing things. Sticks, shoes, area rugs–whatever. Once, while out for a walk, she spotted a green, plastic cup on the side of the road. I’m not sure what qualities she looked for in shreddable trash, but whatever...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
Even though fall is really just now getting underway, there are already signs of the coming winter. Two weeks ago I took Thistle to the woods and had to practically dodge falling acorns. I stood up the trail from a massive oak and listened to so many pelting through...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
A Tapestry of Secrets has been out for two months now and if anyone out there is considering reading the book as part of a book club, I thought I’d share some ideas I put together with the marketing team at Bethany House. Ella Phillips, the heroine of A Tapestry...
