The View from Squirrel Ridge

15 Years on the Web The first website I ever posted was devoted to my dog Guppy. This was in 1997 and of course it was a learning experien...

The house we moved out of this spring is now occupied by a tenant! I'm happy because he appreciates the house and its mountain view. I l...

We went to the Daylily Festival last weekend. It was at Viette Nurseries which is between Staunton and Waynesboro, VA. This festival featu...

Viette Nurseries , Fisherville, VA

Frank is retiring for the second time. The first time was in 2004 when we moved to Bryce Resort from Prince William County. After a few ye...

We've had more storms than usual this summer.  Sometimes you can spot a rainbow if you know where to look! With the sun at your bac...

On a recent Saturday we visited the Cromer Trumbo House in Dayton, Virginia . My favorite room was the kitchen which has log walls; it...

Frank ordered a sturdy ladder to replace the rickety one in the pool. We had to assemble it but it's done. I've been enjoying the ...

The grey goose has a scientific name: Anser anser . To me that sounds more amusing than technical but I got that from a reputable source on ...

I don't know what variety this is. It's growing in our yard.

Both of my children do a good job of staying in touch with their childhood friends. Here I am standing between Lynn and her friend Joel. The...

This month I've heard several tributes to Woody Guthrie on the radio because it's the centennial of his birth. Tonight's broadca...

I'm getting used to having a view of a lake! Even so, there are times when I'm struck by the prettiness of it, like in the early mo...

One day we came across this marker in Front Royal near a park maintained by the VFW. It tells the Civil War story of an attempt by Federal f...

It looks like we've found a good tenant for our house in Bryce Resort. He is excited about living in the mountains and having a great ...

I snapped these pictures at the Heritage Day Parade in late May. Stephens City is located on the Valley Pike (US 11) south of Winc...

We went to the Newtown Heritage Parade in 2008 and decided to go again this year. Below is a brief video of some parade highlights. ...