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Winchester VA

November 28, 2020 Janell Leave a comment

Winchester also hosts the world’s largest Fireman’s parade the Friday before the main event. Winchester has long been known as the “Apple Capital”…

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Posted in: Virginia Filed under: Dori, road trip, small town, Winchester

Aquia Harbour Golf

October 20, 2020 Janell Leave a comment

The Aquia Harbour Golf Course is a beautifully developed and maintained nine-hole golf course with alternate tees and pin placements…

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Posted in: Virginia Filed under: aquia harbour, Chris, El Jefe, Elric, golf, Pete, Shawn

Farm life

August 9, 2020 Janell Leave a comment

It’s not everyday that a girl gets invited to play with the worlds largest wood chipper.  Maybe not the world’s…

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Posted in: Friends, Virginia Filed under: Charlie, Elric, farm, Pete, Puerto Rican, snake, wood chipper, woodchipper

Old Town Alexandria

August 2, 2020 Janell Leave a comment

An English ship captain was Alexandria’s first official “owner.” Sir William Berkeley, the governor of Virginia in 1669, gifted Robert…

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Posted in: Virginia Filed under: Alexandria, George Washington, history, O, O’Connell, old town

Remington, Virginia

July 18, 2020 Janell Leave a comment

The Remington Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. The town developed as a…

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Posted in: Virginia Filed under: Remington, roadtrip. small town, shops

Brandy Station Virginia

July 17, 2020 Janell Leave a comment

Did you know that the towns original name was Brandy. The name Brandy Station derived when a local tavern sign…

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Posted in: Virginia Filed under: Brandy Station, Graffiti house, Roadtrip

James Madison Museum

June 19, 2020 Janell Leave a comment

James Madison’s Family Tree He was a 2nd cousin to President Zachary Taylor and a 3rd cousin to Meriwether Lewis of the…

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Posted in: Virginia, West Coast Filed under: history, James Madison, museum, President, Taylor

Fences

June 4, 2020 Janell Leave a comment

We spent the day on our favorite farm.  We played with the goats, sheep and our favorite horse Sapphire.   She…

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Posted in: Virginia Filed under: Aaron, barn, Elric, farm, goat, Josiena, Pete, PR, Richard, sapphire, shed

Fishing

June 3, 2020 Janell Leave a comment

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. Henry David…

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Posted in: Virginia Filed under: fish, fishing, Josiena, lake

Accokeek

May 27, 2020 Janell Leave a comment

George Mason I was the great-grandfather of the famous George Mason settled on a hill by Accokeek Creek. He named…

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Posted in: Virginia Filed under: accokeek, George Mason, hiking, Josiena

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