Archive: 2019
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How Do You Ensure a Successful Design? - Ask a Remodeler
A successful remodeling project is one that improves your family’s enjoyment of your home long after the project is completed, and the process starts with a…
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Harriet - Middleburg Film Festival
True story movies can be tricky sometimes, because although most of them are pretty entertaining, it can be hard to tell where the “true story” ends and the…
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Fall is a Time for Sowing - The Plant Lady
Maybe contrary to your notion of a timeline for seed sowing, fall is the best and perfect time to sow seeds of winter annuals and biennials. This exercise is…
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Dental Benefits, Use Them or Lose Them - Middleburg Smiles
It’s time to review your annual dental benefits before they are lost. Most employer-sponsored health insurance plans are on a calendar year. This means that…
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Daniel Sanders Morrow: 1944-2019
By Margaret Morton, Cate Magennis Wyatt Since his death on October 26 at Winchester Medical Center, tributes have poured into the Middleburg community from…
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Concert on the Steps Middleburg Community Center
Photos by Dee Dee Hubbard
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Carroll Brent Gookin Williams
Carroll Brent Gookin Williams, a long-time resident of Middleburg, Virginia, died on October 3, 2019, just two weeks before her 90th birthday. Carroll, the…
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Buy Polar - Sincerely me
Since I have 9-month-old twins who are growing like weeds, keeping them fed and clothed can be quite costly. I have been given pre-loved clothes and toys,…
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Beautiful Day - Middleburg Film Festival
Every once in a while, a film comes along that seems to speak to a generation in times of need. Easy Rider embracing the beauty of America in the late ‘60s…
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A Night of Music & Light with A Place To Be
The Middleburg and Loudoun County Community turned out to celebrate a Night of Music & Light with A Place To Be. Nearly 200 people gathered at the Sheila…
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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood - Around The Town
M y human Tom is obsessed with a man named Mr. Rogers. He told me that Mr. Rogers kept him company and taught him a lot when he was a child. Mr. Rogers was the…
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Middleburg Eccentric November 2019, Volume 16 Issue 8
THIS MONTH IN THE ECCENTRIC: THIS MONTH IN THE ECCENTRIC: An Amazing Bronze Fox Sculpture Finds a Home in Middleburg, Blue Ridge Wildlife Center Educates the…
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When Dental Excellence Matters - Some Toothpastes Can Harm Your Teeth
The toothpaste you are using may be wearing away your teeth, especially at the gum line! The use of "grit" in toothpaste is not unlike the use of grit on sandpa…
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WNBA Championship Trophy displayed at Salamander Resort & Spa
Congratulations Mystics and Sheila Johnson, President and Managing Partner of Washington Mystics.…
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The recycling dilemma
While progress is made globally on a daily basis with advancements in sustainability and renewable energy, recycling remains, to many, a mystery. Despite good i…
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The Inaugural Community Trail Ride of the Newly Formed OCH Conservation Foundation Met at Muster Lane Farm
Much of the area within the OCH Conservation Foundation's regional focus has remained unchanged for generations and some of the trails throughout this breathtak…
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The Equine Land Conservation Resource Board Meeting
Conservation issues are always on the front burner in our region, especially as it pertains to equestrian pursuits. For this reason, The Equine Land Conservatio…
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The Amazon
No, this is not another article about the deforestation of the Amazon. That's a serious problem that we should all be concerned about, but I'd like to discuss s…
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The "Last" Artist's Perspective
Sometimes we say hello, and sometimes we say goodbye, but maybe it's best just to say, "See you around." Over a decade ago, I started writing for what was then…
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Sleep is just as Important as Exercise
What many people don't know is that sleep is just as important for your body as fitness and exercise are. Sleeping is a crucial part of your exercise routine. T…