October 2004
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Dahlia Days
Dahlias have been on my mind lately. Every fall I end up with dahlia thoughts and it's triggered by my desire to have cut flowers in the house. Deep down I'm pr…
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Cranberry Relish
The family Thanksgiving dinner ritual in this country has some regional variations, but there some basic rules that we all must follow. For example, the "food c…
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Community Help Needed to Carry On Beautiful Tradition
Middleburg looked like heaven to me. I never saw a place as pretty as Middleburg when I was a youngster. The prettiest maple trees lined both sides of the stree…
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Christmas as It Ever Was
The cold crisp air of fall in northern Virginia reminds us that the holidays are coming. You can get a jump on the shopping crush and see how Christmases of old…
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Bow Wow the Cats Meow
If dogs and cats could drive, there would be a traffic jam in front of a certain store on Washington Street in Middleburg. Luckily for them, their owners have d…
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Autumn Arrives with Aldie Harvest Festival - Virginia Traditions Attract Crowds To Historic Village for Day of Fun and Entertainment Marks 50th Anniversary
Music, food, crafts and demonstrations were all part of the Aldie Harvest Festival celebration Saturday, October 16th. Artisans exhibited and sold handcrafted f…
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Animal Children Receive Annual Blessing
In Middleburg, when citizens refer to their "children," they may be referring to their animals as well as their offspring, so it makes perfect sense that the an…
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A Tribute to Vincent Price - From Behind the Stove
One of my most horrific images of childhood is of a black and white studio portrait of an actor that I discovered in an old magazine. It just scared me to look…
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Middleburg Eccentric October 2004, Volume 1 Issue 7
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