Archive: 2018
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Help Your New "Best Friend" Survive The Holidays
We just moved for the third time this year. It's lovely where we are, albeit temporary. The first couple weeks were tough, but so far, so good. We planned my co…
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Governor Northam Announces Administration Appointment of Robert Banner President of Great Meadow Foundation, to the Virginia Horse Industry Board
Governor Northam Announces Administration Appointment of Robert Banner President of Great Meadow Foundation, to the Virginia Horse Industry Board
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Free Solo
I don't know much about sports, but I do know this: if a good sports movie has all the right ingredients, it can stir a rousing excitement in me. It's even more…
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Dan Morrow New Town Administrator
Middleburg has formally announced that it has hired Danny Davis as its new Town Administrator, replacing Martha Mason Semmes who, after 8 years of service in th…
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Dan Kaseman Named Shenandoah University Executive in Residence
Middleburg's Dan Kaseman is bringing his industry knowledge to the Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business as its newest executive in residence. The Executive-in-…
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Celebrating the Piano World at Greenhill Winery
Come celebrate with us the timeless music of Brahms, Schubert, Grieg, Dvorak, Liszt, Mussorgsky and American composer Samuel Barber. This exciting program will…
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Boy Erased
"To "Fake It" is to Survive in "Boy Erased" "God will not love you the way you are now," proclaims the man apparently trying to help. "Our family's just so norm…
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Blogging and Music In Unison
I was a blogger for a few years starting in late 2006. At the time, inspired by the writer Richard Louv, I was writing about human connections to nature on my b…
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At Eternity's Gate
Schnabel's At Eternity's Gate portrays the last years of Vincent van Gogh's life in ways never seen before as you are immediately drawn in by the intense colors…
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Middleburg Eccentric October 2018, Volume 15 Issue 7
THIS MONTH IN THE ECCENTRIC: Virginia Fall Races, Hill School Dedicates the Polly Rowley Arboretum, Middleburg Town Council Report, American Legion Post 295…
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Your Best Friend & Wildlife: BeeZee CEO
BeeZee CEO (canine executive officer) – smart, funny, better than a wise grandmother… Being the progeny of a Rat Terrier and Blue Heeler, I have both hunting an…
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Water on Mars: WaterWorld
When I was a kid in Nebraska, I was fascinated with the sky. During the day, using the aircraft spotter books my uncle gave me, I scoured it looking for German…
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Virginia Fall Races
Virginia Fall Races
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Videos and the Music that plays them: In Unison
My television is one of those smart TVs with a web browser that affords me the luxury of watching any video of my choosing from the internet. I've taken to watc…
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Tricks and Treats to Keep Your Home Functional This Fall
The air is getting cooler, leaves are falling from trees, and with the holidays ahead, there's no better time to make your home a priority! If they haven't alre…
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The Virginia Fall Races: Beautiful Horses, Bold Jockeys, Spectacular Vistas, Fresh Air, Tailgate Parties, and Shopping
Horses are powerful, athletic, gorgeous animals and you don't need to know anything about them to enjoy watching them in action. That's what Deborah Addo, CEO o…
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The Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC Returns to Middleburg
No strangers to the White House or The Kennedy Center, members of the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC, will perform in Middleburg for the third year in a row…
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Sonabank Earns Prestigious Designation from U.S. Small Business Administration
Bank is top SBA lender for intermediate banks in district for third consecutive year The U.S. Small Business Administration has recognized Sonabank as the top S…
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My Fur-st Baby
Last month I announced my pregnancy. This month I will tell you about my fur-st baby, Dixie. When my last dog Roxy died at age 17, I grieved and waited the appr…
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Mild in the Middle: The Plant Lady
It's that time of year when the woolly caterpillars are traveling. I'm not sure if they do it for several months, or I just remember that they cross the highway…