Category: PASTIMES
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2 Cold Weather Recipes for the Adventurous Culinarian - From Behind The Stove
A s is often with our moods, clothing and activities, they all change with the seasons. Naturally, so does our food. Winter is a time of long simmering burgoos…
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February is Children’s Dental Health Month
H ere are the answers to some frequently asked questions about children’s dental health. When should I bring my child to the dentist for their first visit? A…
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Ireland Solitude
Landscape photo by Teresa Thomas wins Best of the Year’ award on Pixoto.com! ~ http://bit.ly/1Qecy1L You may see more of her images displayed at The Shaggy Ram…
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2nd Annual Good Friends for a Good Cause Private Estate Dinners - Middleburg Humane Foundation
GAP RUN FARM - Photos by Bryan Esposito WAYSIDE FARM - Photos by Sue McManus Coon Tree Ridge - Photos by Sue McManus LOCKSLEY MANOR - Photos by Dee Dee Hubbard…
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Federal Agencies Involved in Water Resources: The U. S. Geological Survey
My first article in this series dealt with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), the longest serving Federal organization dealing with water resources in…
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Albert’s Corner
M y brother was a smart, strong, and energetic whippet named Tucker. He taught me so much, especially about courage when he survived a serious battle with…
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The Awesome Possum - The Plant Lady
The opossum or possum is a very interesting mammal, and very common in Virginia, although originally from South America. Many things make them interesting, one…
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The Artist’s Perspective
We artists have a way of playing off emotion. We get inspired by things that make us feel good or bad, or that make us think, and depending on our creative…
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Managing trade professionals at home, tips to success - Ask a Remodeler
Whether or not you’re considering a remodel, there comes a time that each of us needs to perform maintenance and repairs on our home. As a professional…
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SNO-M-G
What did everyone do when a blizzard of epic proportion blew through Middleburg last week? It seems the absolute first thing everyone did was go to straight to…
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West End Wine Bar & Pub - From Behind the Stove
It happens when two people wearing riding clothes see each other, same with two bicyclists meeting on the road. An automatic camaraderie is formed once…
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Cosmetic Dentistry Update: Esthetic Bonded Fillings
Gone are the days of restoring teeth with unattractive metal fillings. New technology and training coupled with dental artistry have replaced unsightly…
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Fixing Fate - iMed
People are born to die, and it can’t be otherwise, because extinction is the price of mass-immortality. But what can be otherwise is that people might die…
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Self-talk and health
Have you ever heard the saying; what we resist, persists? In other words, if we constantly tell ourselves we do not have enough time to exercise or eat…
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Albert’s Corner
This is one of those times when hindsight is 20/20, meaning that I wish I had written about this month’s topic a few months ago. I am, as they say, late to the…
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An Early Look at the Crazy 2016 Election - RED
Well, the silly season is thoroughly upon us and, though hard to believe, it’s even sillier than usual. The leading Republican is P.T. Barnum; the leading…
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Hypocrisy
I am writing this from San Cristobal (sorry about “your snow”) The significance writing from here is the Zapatista movement. It began here in San Cristobal and…
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A Place To Be - MOVES!
A Place To Be, who recently celebrated their 5th anniversary of helping people face, navigate, and overcome life’s challenges using the therapeutic arts, has…