St. George’s Episcopal Church, which is the centerpiece of the Fredericksburg skyline, was originally constructed at its location on Princess Anne St. in the 1730’s (the current building was erected in 1849). George Washington and his family attend…
On Saturday, after we visited the wineries and made a detour to check out the Plow & Hearth outlet, we headed back into Culpeper to check into our room at the Thyme Inn. This year, in a nod to tighter economic times, we booked the smallest room at …
For a romantic anniversary getaway, we headed to Culpeper on Saturday for an overnight stay at the Thyme Inn. We decided to take in two of the wineries closest to Culpeper. Our first stop was Old House Vineyards, just east of Culpeper. The winery is…
I’m not a knitter, but my mom is, so while she was visiting over the holidays, we stopped in at the Knitter’s Cottage on William St. It was my first time in the bungalow-turned yarn shop, and it is a little gem. A group of women were knitting convi…
I came across this labyrinth marked out on the field across from the downtown library this past weekend. I don’t know who put it there, or how long it will stay (it may be gone already). If you’re not familiar with labyrinths, they are ancient…
On a random Sunday afternoon walk downtown, we wandered into Jail Alley, which runs behind the buildings of Princess Anne and Caroline Streets between Hanover and George. Originally named Hay Scales Alley, I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest th…
The southern tradition on New Year’s Day is to eat black-eyed peas for good luck and prosperity. Our church had an open house today for folks to stop by for a lunch of black-eyed peas with rice (put together, they make hoppin’ john), collard gr…
Hope you had a wonderful day. See you in 2009!
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I’m very impressed by bloggers who can keep up during the holidays. I go to the events and take the pictures, but getting to the blog phase is sometimes slow going. So here are a few events I’ve attended recently:Larry Stephenson BandBluegrass FM i…
