"And all at once, summer collapsed into fall." --- Oscar Wilde When we began the hashtag #AtHome, we thought it would probably be for a few months. Now that summer has literally collapsed (almost) into fall, many of us are still working from home. School begins this week, but students are ... VIEW POST
#AtHome #SchoolDays
"Education is the key to unlocking the word, the passport to freedom." --- Oprah Winfrey The new school year is here. It doesn't look anything like a normal year. You don't see yellow buses hurridly traveling the streets; most of the supply bins at stores are still full. Shopping for ... VIEW POST
#AtHome #WriteItDown
“You can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page.” ― Jodi Picoult As the pandemic rages, there have been unexpected twists and turns in our daily routines and habits. Because our options for connection and socializing have been curtailed, the age-old custom of writing and sending ... VIEW POST
#AtHome #RoadTrip
"He doth nothing but talk of his horse." —William Shakespeare Middleburg, the enclave of Virginia's horsey set, is only 30 miles down Route 50 from Winchester. So, grab your mask and take the trip with us. Where else could you see a concrete dog wearing a tie? You don't need a horse, but you ... VIEW POST
#AtHome #TravelBlues
"Summer afternoon --- summer afternoon: to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language." --- Henry James It is summer again. Vacations are cancelled, but memories are not. Years ago, I started collecting plates from my travel desitinations. I created a plate ... VIEW POST