October 2012
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Windy Hill Fashion Show
Windy Hill Fashion Show
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Water Resources Concerns… 2013 to 2016
The presidential election is less than three weeks away as I write this. The winner will have enormous responsibilities in the next four years regarding jobs, t…
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The Blackburn Murder: Into the Dark
Julia Junkin, Tom Blackburn's "date" for church, was eighteen, and by all accounts "bright, energetic, amiable and very pretty." Her father was not only Preside…
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Save your Bulbs
If you want to save some of your tender bulbs by storing them for spring, there is a relatively new method that is easy and successful. In the past, if you want…
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Right to Vote – and the Responsibility
My wife Edie and I are retired sailboat racers, and devotees of the coast of Maine, which Edie has visited every summer for 75 years. This summer, as we drove b…
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Ride On
The death-by-a-thousand-cuts of Lance Armstrong's reputation and place among the gods in cycling's Pantheon has been arrestingly horrifying to watch. What's bee…
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Reinventing Your Fight Against Cancer
It is time to attack cancer with both barrels. Western medicine can be very effective, but is limited to the physical body. Anyone challenged with cancer unders…
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Red Sky
My wife Edie and I are retired sailboat racers, and devotees of the coast of Maine, which Edie has visited every summer for 75 years. This summer, as we drove b…
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Power House of the Golf Swing
Fall is my favorite time of year to be on the golf course. The weather beckons us to come out and play. We all are looking for special techniques or equipment t…
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Phillip Thomas. Celebrating 50 Years in Real Estate and the Preservation of Land and Historic Properties in Hunt Country
Phil Thomas sits in his beautifully appointed office surrounded by shelves of wonderful mementos and memorabilia collected through the fifty years of success hi…
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New Executive Director for Waterford Foundation
The Waterford Foundation announced today that Kenneth W. Rosenfeld will be this award-winning preservation organization's new executive director. "We are deligh…
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Middleburg Council Plans for the Holidays
Planning continues apace for this year's December 1st celebration of Christmas in Middleburg, with the memorandum of understanding governing how responsibilitie…
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Loudoun Museum's Annual Hauntings Tours
If you like a good ghost story, you won't want to miss the Loudoun Museum's Annual Hauntings Tours. This year's tours will take place Friday, Oct. 26 and Saturd…
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It Feels Good to Sing
Wishing for the lead in the next school musical? Hoping your cough stops nagging you during Sunday choir? Whether young or old and whatever the reason, students…
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International Gold Cup
International Gold Cup
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Honoring Two of Loudoun's Finest
On Friday, October 19th, two of Loudoun's finest were feted by over 160 of their closest black-tied friends and family as Fred Drummond and Stanley Caulkins wer…
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Grace Church Concert Series Offers Great Quality & Variety
The 2012-13 season of the Grace Church Concert Series in The Plains showcases the high quality and greatly varied programming that has been its hallmark for man…
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Going Once
A land needs to have a budget that's realistic to what they're looking for. I'm not going to try and upsell them on something that's out of their range. I certa…
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Girasole Offers A Delicious Bit of Italy
Everyone knows what makes a house a home. It's cozy, inviting, filled with loved ones, good food, and everyone's welcome, especially around the holidays. That's…
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Foxcroft Head of School to Retire in June 2014
Mary Louise Leipheimer, whose visionary leadership and dedication have guided Foxcroft School from a time of uncertainty to a position of extraordinary strength…