Every time I’ve shopped at Harrison Crossing out Rt. 3 West, I’ve noticed a trail to the left of the Home Depot, with those informational displays that indicate something important happened here. So last weekend after errands, I finally investigate…
Yesterday, downtown Fredericksburg was hopping with all the folks who came out to take advantage of the very warm weather (our car thermometer read 72). There was a steady stream of customers at Lee’s ice cream (he couldn’t possibly have been prepa…
It got into the 60’s yesterday (with more of the same to come…ah, Virginia), so we decided to take advantage of the warm and sunny weather with a hike in the woods. We took the recommendation of commenter Larry G, and followed his directions to a h…
This morning, I watched a huge dead tree being taken down right outside my office window at home by these guys. The cold and light snow cover didn’t faze them. One of the guys climbed up the tree with a safety rope and his chainsaw, and all morning, he…
Remember this tiny house I mentioned at the end of a post a couple of weeks ago? I heard that it was owned by Tommy Mitchell, the same local developer who owns (along with partners) the Marriott hotel that is growing up around it, and that the little h…
It’s easy to find a community or high school band or chorus concert around the holidays or in the spring, but January/February is a dead zone for that sort of thing. So it was a nice treat to hear the Fredericksburg Community Concert Band play a wint…
Our first snow of the year is gently falling right now, with maybe an inch on the ground so far, at least out here in Spotsylvania. According to Bob Ryan, this is the latest first snowfall in the Washington area since 1995, when it didn’t snow until …
Every year, our church has a fundraising service auction, where we bid on donated services, dinners and parties, excursions, etc. And one of the items that I always bid on is the SAD Party, which was given last night by our lovely and gracious hosts in…
I can’t tell you how happy I was today. Giddy, really. I am honored to be represented by this man as my president. Barack Obama is just so reasonable and intelligent. A progressive thinker. Heck, a thinker of any kind in the White House is such a welco…
Despite the cold, we took a brief walk around town and I snapped a few random shots. At right is City Hall. I took the photo to show why Fredericksburg weather is pretty damn good–even in the dead of the coldest days of winter, there is still a sunny …
