“In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.”Oscar WildeI have come to notice that of those happy few who stop in here from time to time most are from outside the Fredericksburg city limits. Some are way outside, i.e., out of state, another …

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”Mark TwainTom …

Another Computer Enhanced Photo of An Abandoned Building. Why do I Keep Subjecting You to This?A question I asked myself when I took this photos. Last week I went back to take a photo of something I had passed for years with little notice. The scene h…

God Bless AmericaAs you travel down Rt. 205 you will notice that someone has attached American flags, and in some cases yellow ribbons, to random street and roads signs. Welcoming someone back? Or just a simple way to show love of country?

Just A Gravel RoadTypical rural Virginia road coming off of Rt. 205.

A Garden Along the Road”When a gauzy, purple butterfly, Softly tilts a golden flower,It’s cool wings ease the summer flame As laughter sooths a troubled hour.”

The Post Office in NideNot many of these one room Post Offices remain.

Truly the Road Less TraveledAn old section of a cement based road that runs parallel to Rt. 205 in King George County.

For the Seafood “Chefs” in Our MistFor those who would not be caught dead with fish sticks or any other prepared entrees in their freezers or pantries like a local reporter I know. Who would rather spend (waste) countless hours preparing, sauteing, br…

Colonial Beach–Wilkerson’s For those of you like myself who enjoy, fried fish, hush puppies, and a lots of coleslaw (see host’s photo at right) which is prepared by someone else, this is the place for you.