The official beginning of fall is just days away. How will you celebrate the beauty of autumn? We suggest a road trip to wild and wonderful West Virginia! The Allegheny Mountains are often swirled in early morning fog, but the day finally gives way to muliple shades of green and blue peaks on the ... VIEW POST
Back. To. School.
It's here! Students are heading back to the classroom next week. Are you ready? Letting go of summer is always bittersweet. But the promise of cool autumn evenings, hot cocoa and fall sports are a great counterpoint. To ensure a happy and successful school opening, make certain that you get ... VIEW POST
Farm. Market. Freshness.
"If it could only be like this always --- always summer, always alone, the fruit always ripe." --- Evelyn Waugh Summer is especially glorious in the Shenandoah Valley. The mountains' dark green outline offers a perfect framework for a picture of bright flowers and colorful fruits and vegetables. ... VIEW POST
Summertime Treehouse
“Now we want to hear all your adventures, and let us relieve you of your burdens.” Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss The Family Robinson has the prize for the most famous treehouse, if only in our imaginations from descriptions on the page. But Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens in Richmond's ... VIEW POST
Roadtrip to Richmond!
"The Natural bridge, the most sublime of Nature’s works ... so beautiful an arch, so elevated, so light, and springing as it were up to heaven, the rapture of the spectator is really indescribable!" --- Thomas Jefferson, Notes on Virginia Happy summer! As COVID restrictions ease, it feels ... VIEW POST