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
#AtHome #SpookyFun
"When witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers, ‘tis near Halloween." ~ Author Unknown Halloween is just a few weeks away; how will you celebrate? Since traditional trick-or-treating seems risky because of the pandemic, we have ideas for a Halloween reboot that ... VIEW POST
#AtHome #FallFlowers
"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
Table fit for a TURKEY!
"Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast." William Shakespeare We Gather. The first Thanksgiving took place at the site of today's Berkeley Plantation on the banks of the James River. Over 30 British settlers celebrated "a day of thanksgiving to Almighty God," reading ... VIEW POST
Fall for Mums!
"I am so glad that I live in a world where there are Octobers." L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables You know it is autumn when mums replace geranimums on porches. It has been a hot fall in the Shenandoah Valley, but it now seems that temperatures have leveled off. We love driving around and ... VIEW POST