January 2021
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Talking Trash: 2020 Foxcroft Road Clean up Report
The year 2020 was the eighteenth consecutive year of volunteer action to control trash on Foxcroft Road. The author conducts this survey as a single observer.…
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Small Retailer Gives Large Gift to Women in Need
When Middleburg shop owner Wendy Osborn wanted to support those in need in the new year, she reached out to the YMCA of Metropolitan Washington and YMCA…
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Lost Barrel Brewing is now open
Located just outside the town of Middleburg. Lost Barrel Brewing is the home of craft beer, hard seltzers, and amazing food. With attention to every detail,…
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Winter is Here.... Now What?
Well, with the arrival of the sub-freezing temperatures, the frozen mud, and the "What the heck am I going to do?" we have lots to think about. Let us be proact…
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Steve's Picks for 2020
We're rapidly approaching the year anniversary of the pandemic. In my case, I have been teleworking since March, spending most of my time within a mile or two o…
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Spring Catalogs
As the seed catalogs arrive the gardener highlights or folds over pages of interest. While the garden is in its brown phase, colorful pages take us into the fut…
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Middleburg Town Council Report
Special Recognition The Council adopted a resolution extending its appreciation to H. H. "Dev" Roszel for his service on the Economic Development Advisory Commi…
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Middleburg Eccentric January 2021, Volume 17 Issue 10
THIS MONTH IN THE ECCENTRIC: Small Retailer Gives Large Gift to Women in Need, Old Ox Warming Houses, The Origins of the Conservation Easement, Lost Barrel…
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Letter from the Plains: On the Precipice
So it seems Joe Biden will be sworn in as President, a man who now scarcely knows who or where he is, but throughout his long tenure in Washington distinguished…
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Justice is the Answer to Trump's Rally to Riot
There is a Republican talking point that the Congress and government should forego impeachment and possible criminal prosecution of outgoing President Donald Tr…
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Health and Nutrition: Reflections and Resolutions
Since the onset of COVID-19, we have been establishing new routines to stay healthy. Covid-19 prevention has placed a heavy emphasis on personal hygiene and uni…
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Breathing
These days have us all breathing shallowly. As if we are holding our breath, waiting for something else to happen. So much like the fight or flight syndrome. We…
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5-Spice Duck Breast Salad with Kumquat Dressing
I am celebrating the season of citrus with this recipe - clean and refreshing kumquats and blood oranges combined with roasted sweet potatoes and pan seared duc…
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5 Home Design Trends for 2021
With 2021 upon us, I'd like to share a few of the home design trends that our VP of Design TJ Monahan believes will influence our renovation projects this year.…