The View from Squirrel Ridge

Luray, VA American slavery was, of course, a horrible institution. Here we have what is said to be a slave auction block, where ...

Seen in a Flower Shop Window Happy Valentine’s Day to those who celebrate. For those of us who don’t, today is also the birthday...

Seven Bends State Park These pictures are from two weeks ago on the Hollingsworth side of the state park. Charlie and I went for a wa...

Over the past two weeks, I have been saddened by death notices for several fine people. A few of my fellow bloggers may remember Connie Bilt...

Bonfire Bookstore and Yarnery As you can see from the reflection, the bookstore is across the street from the old courthouse. A small yarn s...

On Thursday, I went to the funeral of Charles Poland, a beloved history teacher, who passed away at the age of 90. I wrote about him on Tues...

Usually when I take Charlie to W.O. Riley Park, we go to the arboretum area to walk. Last week I had a couple of books to drop off at the li...

Farewell to Blog2Print A change has come to the way that I preserve my blog posts. I have an album or two for every year of blogging, b...

Edinburg, VA This book sharing box is in Edinburg Town Park. It was an Eagle Scout project with support from the VFW and VECCA. There weren’...

"The books that the world calls immoral are books that show its own shame." ~ Oscar Wilde A group of so-ca...