Category Archives: Life in the Shenandoah Valley

Losing Losing Cable

Posted on August 3, 2014 by admin

Ah, the good things, they come to that proverbial end, and this past weekend we bid a fond adieu to Jason Smith’s Losing Cable series by having a back-to-back viewing of all the episodes. Because Jason is a Big Bang kind … Continue reading →

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Just…gone

Posted on July 25, 2014 by admin

Right smack dab in the middle of Winchester, VA is this lovely place: The Kernstown Battlefield, where two, count ’em, two separate battles were fought during the Civil War. Can you blame ’em? It’s a lovely place to run around and … Continue reading →

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Watch them destroy my neighborhood

Posted on July 11, 2014 by admin

“Them” being the city council which, in a frenzied effort to make this a “walkable” city, decided to eliminate a park next to me (that once housed a 19th Century brick farmhouse and 100-year-old pecan trees), for a “commercial development.” … Continue reading →

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What I Did This 4th of July

Posted on July 4, 2014 by admin

Because central planners have decided that a proper Fourth of July celebration requires herding the peasants into some town square for face painting, 10ks, and cornhole tournaments (cornhole? Seriously?) while awaiting government-sanctioned firework displays, I decided to go do some real … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day Bike Ride: 3rd Battle of Winchester. You Are Here.

Posted on May 27, 2014 by admin

   

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22 inches, by knee measure

Posted on February 14, 2014 by admin

That’s how much snow we got on Thursday, 13 Feb 14: The backyard looked like some lost Tibetan city: The little snowblower that could: A Greenworks electric.  Inferiority complex, so it tries harder. The front porch is under there somewhere: As … Continue reading →

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A bit of respite from the ice and snow

Posted on January 3, 2014 by admin

Just this past November, a beautiful, mild day in Ft. Valley, near Strasburg, Virginia: Okay, back to winter…

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Just When You Thought it was Safe to Garden

Posted on August 15, 2013 by admin

Another one shows up: They’re coming.

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Seen this movie

Posted on August 3, 2013 by admin

I have a teeny little garden in which I grow various things like yellow squash, canteloupes, watermelon, pumpkin, tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, cauliflower, snap beans, strawberries and loofah gourds. Yeah, loofah gourds, wanna make something of it? (Actually you can: loofah … Continue reading →

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Pat Travers and Dave Mason, all in one week

Posted on July 21, 2013 by admin

Two Saturdays ago, I went to the Winchester Blues House Festival, an all-day outside event. It was hot and buggy  but still fairly well attended. I planted underneath a rare tree offering shade, sat back and enjoyed. Blues is the daddy … Continue reading →

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