December 2020
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What Changes Have You Made to Your Home Since COVID-19? - Ask a Remodeler
With corona virus numbers ticking back up, likely, many of us are still hunkering down in our homes with our “pod” of family and perhaps a few close friends.…
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Two Holiday Favorites - The Kitchen Philosophy
Lemon Cream Tarts 8 Individual tarts I love the idea of everyone getting their own tart and the combination of berries and the lemon cream is delicious - You…
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The Hill School Builds a Stout Defense to Prevent Covid
Angela and Krister Killinger, parents of Hill School fifth and seventh graders, admittedly had some trepidation about sending their children back into the…
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Ruth Williamson Ripley
Ruth Williamson Ripley, a woman of great style, substance, and business acumen which helped found a highly successful real estate firm in Middleburg, Virginia,…
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River systems are Integral - The Fence Post
In last month’s installment, we described a well-managed property like a diversified stock portfolio. All the natural assets available are used to create…
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Pirate Radio Lives - In Unison
During the sixties in the United Kingdom, the record companies controlled the music that any disc jockey could play over the airwaves. Combine that with the…
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Pigs Can Fly - Sincerely me
I have the most amazing horse ever to walk the face of the earth, and my connection and bond with her are like those found in a little girl’s dreams. I…
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New Gardeners Surge - The Plant Lady
The Corona virus has been a horrible event but a good thing for the gardening world. There may have been toilet paper and hand sanitizer shortages, but there…
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Middleburg Eccentric December 2020, Volume 17 Issue 9
THIS MONTH IN THE ECCENTRIC: THIS MONTH IN THE ECCENTRIC: Seven Loaves sees a considerable increase in demand, Hilary Thompson & Her Passion for Horses,…
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Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy Unveils the Harrison Street Pollinator Meadow Interpretive Panel
Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy installed a pollinator meadow along Harrison Street near downtown Leesburg along the Washington and Old Dominion Trail with…
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International Gold Cup and Other Reasons for Giving Thanks
Thanksgiving heralds the holiday season, and we have many reasons to be grateful despite and because of all the challenges thrown at us throughout 2020. Now…
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Dentistry for Children Q&A - Middleburg Smiles
When should I bring in my child for their first dental visit? The first visit should be after the baby teeth first begin to erupt. Establishing an early…
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Betty June Randolph
Betty June Randolph died peacefully at the age of 93 on Tuesday, November 17th at 4:23 am while being treated at the Novant UVA Medical Center in Haymarket,…
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A little Joy - Around the Town
Here come the holidays! And that means family, friends, food, gifts, and fun. Or does it? I know all of you humans are sad about the pandemic and how it will…
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The Reckoning – Donald Trump
Donald J. Trump has played out his hand, lost the presidential election, proven himself a bad loser, and will soon confront all those offenses he committed in h…
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The Origins of Conservation
My friends, who know I live in a foxhunting paradise, regularly ask, "What's it like there?" My reply has always been, "It's like living in a national park, jus…
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The Holidays in Middleburg
The Holidays in Middleburg
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The Day I Fell in Love
I was in the Middleburg Humane Society for about two weeks before I found myself dressed up as a deer. Yeah, that's right, a deer. On December 8th, 2012, I was…
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Sylvia Rideoutt Bishop Had a Way With Horses
Middleburg journalist and author Vicky Moon has written a fascinating new book on the life of America's first African-American female thoroughbred racehorse tra…