The View from Squirrel Ridge

I've been working on my photographs of Belle Grove and have finally posted them on my Civil War battlefields website. Belle Grove is a...

I posted a book review on Amazon for The Glories of War - Small Battles and Early Heroes of 1861. The book is quite interesting and I'...

I realize that we face energy shortages, but drilling in the arctic won't help us this decade, plus even its supporters admit it will pr...

I just posted a page of photographs of historic Chatham near Fredericksburg . Chatham was visited by many famous people including George Was...

I see that a movie is out about Timothy Treadwell, "Grizzly Man." He was a friend of Alaskan bears and was killed by them in 2003....

It's hot here in the Potomac River region. I've lived here all my life and this is the hottest August I've ever seen. When I was...

I posted photos of the place where Stonewall Jackson died on my Civil War Field Trips site. The National Park Service maintains the Jackson...

Marie Javins continues to entertain us with her adventures in Africa . Reminds me of one of her earlier trips which seems riskier now than i...

We are making our house at Glebe Harbor available for rent. See SunnyHarbor.com for details. The URL is redirected from Javins.com .

I've decided to sell the domain name EncouragementPlace.com for a bargain price. Write to me if you're interested. I also have some ...

Marie Javins has created a blog for her visit to Africa . It will no doubt be informative and fun to read, like her world tour using local t...

I posted the August events for singles in the DC area for Spiritual Singles. I posted a new homepage for Frank Walcroft .

It's hard to believe but someone wants to build a casino at Gettysburg. The Civil War Preservation Trust has an article on this threat t...

Marie Javins posted photos of her Antarctica tour and they are delightful to see. From there you can also find her travel photographs of T...

It's been a year since we moved from the D.C. area but I still drive up there to see two favorite health professionals: my allergist Pie...

The Fourth Rail has posted a review of the Comiculture Anthology which includes Jambo, I'll Have Your Money Now by Marie Javins. The...

I'm struggling to keep up with my poetry class at Virtual University . Finally wrote a cinquain: White quartz Dark waterfall Swish,...

Dr. Poland gave me the tour schedule for this fall. See www.civilwarfieldtrips.com/moreabout.html for a list. First trip is August 27.

The Civil War Field Trips course offered by Northern Virginia Community College is open for enrollment for the Fall semester. Visit www.nvc...

We spent a week in Virginia's Northern Neck. This is the peninsula between the Potomac and the Rappahannock River. I was surprised to le...