Archive: 2020
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Response to Anthony Wells
As usual he is attacking our President Donald Trump, his favorite political enemy. This time he is trying to foist on his Middleburg neighbors the unjustified a…
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Positive update for The Mozambique parks
In these trying times, we thought you might appreciate a very positive update we just received from our partner, Peace Parks Foundation. As you may remember, GE…
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Paul and Bunny Mellon: Visual Biographies: The Trompe l'Oeil Paintings at Oak Spring
This beautifully illustrated book, both scholarly and accessible to all, provides an intimate and discerning insight into the private world and intellectual pas…
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PYO - Pick Your Own
What better way to spend a beautiful fall afternoon than in an orchard gathering apples. As a family, it has been our tradition every fall, to pick apples with…
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Old Favorites
In my span as a gardener and a grower, it is interesting to note where the perennial world has gone in terms of new plants. Some that were once popular are no l…
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Mosby Heritage Area Association Adopts New Name
As part of its 25th Anniversary celebrations this year, the nonprofit education and preservation organization known as the Mosby Heritage Area Association has t…
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Middleburg Film Festival 2020 - Virtual and Outdoor Screenings
Dear MFF Filmgoers and Friends, Thank you for your patience while we have been figuring out our options for this year's festival. Everyone's health and safety d…
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Middleburg Eccentric August 2020, Volume 17 Issue 5
THIS MONTH IN THE ECCENTRIC: THIS MONTH IN THE ECCENTRIC: MARS Great Meadow International, The Positive Facet of Community Collaboration and Sidewalk Sales,…
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Maximize Your Health and Your Dental Benefits
Many people had to postpone necessary dental care due to COVID-19, and it is time to review your annual dental benefits before they are lost. Waiting longer wil…
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MARS Great Meadow International
MARS Great Meadow International
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Horse-Crazy: MARS Great Meadow International
MARS Great Meadow International enjoyed an eventful (sorry, couldn't resist being punny) long weekend, June 20-23, at Great Meadow – a first-class event at a fi…
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Corotoman farm Permanently Protected
Working with the Land Trust of Virginia (LTV) in conjunction with The Virginia Piedmont Heritage Area Association (VPHAA and formally Mosby Heritage Area Associ…
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20/20 Sincerely me
Many enjoy taking quizzes, personality tests, and other insignificant, online, bot-fueled, information collecting, questionnaires to see what Disney character t…
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Windy Hill Plants Community Gardens to Promote Healthy Eating
W ith all the challenges going on right now, it might seem that planting a garden would be a luxury. For many of the residents of Windy Hill, it probably is.…
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What Say You? - Sincerely me
E ncyclopedia Britannica defines “Hieroglyphic writing is a system that employs characters in the form of pictures. Those individual signs, called hieroglyphs,…
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Thoughts from the Field; Electrolytes Please pass the salt (and water)!!! - Fieldcraft
With the temperatures soaring, the grass becoming crispy, and our horses either maintaining their workload or coming back into work in anticipation of hunt…
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THANK YOU! - Around the Town
As many of you know, my human Tom had COVID. It was a scary time for both of us. He had to be in the hospital for five days, and I was taken care of by my mom,…
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Summer Symphony - The Plant Lady
Dependent on humidity and recent rain, my tree frogs are loudest at night, joined by the katydid who repeats katydid, Katy didn’t. Summer nights can be…
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Sally Barclay Guthrie
Sally Barclay Guthrie died at home near Middleburg on June 23, 2020, after a short illness. Her daughter Julia was with her. Sally was born on May 31, 1929, in…
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Mid-year new albums - In Unison
It’s June, COVID is still with us, and many of you are still home. Here are ten great new albums you can check out. Best listened to on Spotify or your…