March 2012
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Hypocrisy
The horrible event in Kandahar last week of the slaughter of nearly an entire family by a member of the U.S. military provokes so many thoughts about the war an…
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Hunt Country Writers' Retreat
Horse country has long embraced its riding community but many don't realize that there is a robust horse country writing community as well. Two Middleburg resid…
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Hill School Top Reducer in 2012 Green Cup Challenge
Students from 116 schools in 22 states collectively prevented 1,567,562 pounds of global warming carbon dioxide (CO2) from being released into the atmosphere in…
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Grant Steel Cain
Grant Steele Cain of Purcellville, Virginia, died in a tragic accident at home on Wednesday, February 22, 2012. He is survived by his parents Scott and Laure Ca…
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Goodbye to March
March has its ups and downs, this year more up than down, what a fickle month, especially for the gardener. And it's not just the weather, but the mind and body…
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Global Warming - Waterworld
Global warming? What the heck is that? Sure, we've had the mildest winter since…..well, I don't know when – I've only lived in NOVA for 23 years. Yep. Global wa…
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Foxcroft, Norwood Take Top Prizes at K2M STEM Summit
Dozens of high school and middle school girls spent last Saturday engineering brick walls, mixing chemical solutions, solving genetic and forensic quandaries, a…
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Foxcroft Junior Earns National Photographic Honor
Olivia Jane Johnson, a junior at Foxcroft School, recently was selected as a finalist in Photographer's Forum's 32nd Annual College and High School Photography…
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Finally, A Dog Groomer Who Understands
If there is one thing a dog cannot abide, it's being cooped up in a dark, distant cage while waiting for a bath and a haircut. Those little rooms filled with cr…
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Family Values?
There has been a lot of loose talk about "family values" in recent months – on the campaign trail, in the newspapers, on the airwaves and in some of America's h…
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Daisy the Pig at Middleburg Community Center
On a recent and surprisingly snowy March morning, the Middleburg Community Center welcomed Farmer Paul Minor of Bristol, Connecticut, and Daisy, the world's mos…
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Creighton Farms Opens Beautiful Clubhouse
Years of preparation for discriminating members concluded this month with the opening of the Clubhouse at Creighton Farms. Widely regarded as the Washington D.C…
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Courage
After yet another breaking of bread with old school Republican friends, the question remains: whatever happened to political courage? "Off the record," bless th…
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Congressman Frank Wolf Kicks Off New "Waterford Books & Wine" Series
The Waterford Foundation recently announced the re-launch of its popular author lecture series. Originally named the George Bentley Lecture Series, after the lo…
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Albert's Corner
I'm just a little distracted. Spring has sprung and I'm beyond excited. Spring fever has me itching to write about long-awaited games of fetch, sunny morning wa…
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A Delicate Drink of Cool, Clear Water
If you've ever closely observed a thirsty horse delicately breaking the surface of a pool of water, you will understand and appreciate the magnitude of the wond…
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A Creek Runs Through Us
From the trickling of time, the creek that runs through our Hunt Country carried the Indian name Cokongoloto and Gohongarestraw, meaning the "river of swans or…
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Middleburg Eccentric March 2012, Volume 8 Issue 12
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