
November 30, 2009
Lakeside Home For Rent at $1450

Southern Drive in Warren Co., VA
3-4 bedroom Single Family Home
2 full/1 partial baths
2,800 sq. ft.
P.S. The home has been rented! See all our real estate ads on Postlets. Most are homes for sale in Bryce Resort.
Labels:
Lakes and Ponds,
Real Estate,
Shenandoah
November 29, 2009
Belle Grove Exhibit


Belle Grove will be closed for the winter now, except for holiday-theme tours on December 4-6 and December 21-23, 2009.
*Strasburg is only a few miles from Belle Grove, which has a Middletown address. The brochure tells us that the earliest potters in the area were "Native American Indians," followed by European immigrants and their descendants including:
- Brother Theoney
- Peter Grim
- Adam Keister
- Samuel and Solomon Bell
- J. Eberly & Sons
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Shenandoah
Views at Belle Grove


The bank barn shown above was built in 1918. Inside the white fence is a garden.
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Farms,
Fences,
Gardens,
Shenandoah
Outside the Cracker Barrel
Before we took Marie back to catch the train on Friday, we took a few pictures in the parking lot of the restaurant where we had lunch. I elected to use the car as a reflector again.


Above: Lynn and Me
Labels:
Family,
Photo Techniques
My Daughters, November 2009
Marie and Lynn

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Family
November 27, 2009
The Monsters of White Post

A couple of dinosaur models are outside the fence, keeping vigil over the parking lot and the traffic speeding past.


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Dinosaur Land, White Post, Virginia
Labels:
Family,
Recreation,
Shenandoah
November 26, 2009
Staunton's Station
November 25, 2009
Tonight at the Wayside Inn

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Family
What's the Name of Our Lake?
I'm calling it "our" lake because we now own property on it, one of only two houses beside the lake. But I cannot find a name for the lake on a map.
The subdivision is Shenandoah River Lakes. There are several lakes there plus part of the development lies along the North Fork of the Shenandoah River just about the point where Passage Creek joins it.


The subdivision is Shenandoah River Lakes. There are several lakes there plus part of the development lies along the North Fork of the Shenandoah River just about the point where Passage Creek joins it.

Below: Children fishing.

See our House for Rent on Craigslist
Labels:
Lakes and Ponds,
Real Estate,
Shenandoah
November 24, 2009
Blog Post #2200

- Classroom assistant at my children's elementary school
- Laboratory & field volunteer, Alexandria Archaeology
- Newsletter Editor, Alexandria Archaeology
- Board Member, Friends of Alexandria Archaeology
- Webmaster and Board Member, CSDA
- Librarian, Basye-Orkney Springs Community Library
- Contributor, The Historical Marker Database
Have I forgotten anything? I'm not counting school projects (like the time I was picture editor for the newspaper at NVCC) or extra projects related to employment (like serving on the audit committee for UWA's credit union).
Volunteering has been fun and a great way to meet people. It also helped me get my first job plus I have used volunteer experience in portfolios when getting college credit for life experiences.
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About Me
Civil War in Woodstock, VA

In the midst of the 1864 Valley Campaign, Woodstock bore witness to the horrors of war. Plagued by raiding parties of Confederate partisan rangers, guerrillas and bushwhackers, Union General Philip H. Sheridan issued orders by mid-August to execute anyone captured wearing civilian clothes and carrying a weapon.It goes on to tell the story of Davy Getz, who was captured and executed for carrying a rifle. This is (of course) blamed on General Custer, who is still abhorred in the Shenandoah Valley for his actions against the Confederacy and his role in "The Burning." In Woodstock, Federal Cavalry "destroyed the railroad depot, warehouses, a locomotive and three boxcars on the siding."
Read this Woodstock marker on HMDB.org.
Labels:
Civil War,
Shenandoah,
Signs
November 22, 2009
The Fort Valley Museum


When I visited it, I learned that "the Fort" (a local name for Fort Valley) was once home to a manganese mine. When you see the valley today, there is little to indicate that the area suffered environmental insults in the past, both from the manganese mine and from iron smelting operations. The latter required huge supplies of charcoal for fuel, and so miles of woodland were cut down.
Today Fort Valley is a charming place, sheltered from the outside world by the Massanutten Mountains. It is best known for Elizabeth Furnace Recreation Area in the national forest but it also has lovely farmland that's a joy to drive through.
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Massanutten Mtn.
Evening near Waterlick


I took another picture of the north end of the Massanutten Mountains (seen above) from near Reliance in the springtime.
See all my Massanutten posts.
Labels:
Lakes and Ponds,
Massanutten Mtn.,
Sunsets
November 21, 2009
Sunset at the Lake
Twilight at Shenandoah River Lakes
Waterlick, Virginia


The mountain is at the north end of Massanutten Range. I'm sure whoever rents the house will enjoy this view.
Labels:
Lakes and Ponds,
Massanutten Mtn.,
Shenandoah,
Sunsets
November 20, 2009
More Fall Foliage


Above: A mountain road
Right: View of townhomes and ski slopes at Bryce.
Labels:
Autumn,
Bryce Resort,
Trees
Changes in Blogger's "Next Blog" Button
Ever use the Next Blog>> button at the top of this blog? It takes you to another blog, and Blogger has changed the way it works.
For years it took me to a random blog. Yesterday I noticed it took me to a blog similar to the one I just left, that is, with something similar in the subject matter. I looked on Blogger Buzz and found this explanation. "The new and improved Next Blog link will now take you to a blog with similar content, in a language that you understand."
I didn't find a place to comment though. It's not totally a good thing. You might find yourself in a subject that does not interest you, and then find another and another on the same subject. This just happened to me; I kept getting aviation blogs, and they appeared to be computer-generated.
On the other hand, I like reading blogs in my native language, so I'm happy to see more of those. When the button brought up random blogs, I kept getting foreign blogs, and they often appeared to be about teen culture (clothing, jewelry, celebrities, high school clubs). So I stopped using the button for a while.
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Web Tools
November 19, 2009
Not Quite Feral, Not Quite Tame

I asked one of the neighbors if the cats were feral. "No, but they aren't pets either." The cats live in the park by the lake and some neighbors bring them food. In order to satisfy concerns voiced by the homeowners association, volunteers had the cats neutered and immunized.
This one looks pretty healthy.
Labels:
Misc. Animals
November 18, 2009
Rescue Helicopter

Labels:
Air Travel,
Bryce Resort,
Skies
November 17, 2009
We Still Have Roses!


I brought in a few and put them in water. I don't imagine they'd survive in the garden much longer.
November 16, 2009
Kitchen Before and After


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