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Another magazine has ranked a Virginia mountain city in a top 25 list…This time it’s Roanoke and the list is the Best Places To Retire. Money magazine likes the area for retirement. Outside likes the area south of Roanoke, around Blacksburg, for it’s outdoor lifestyle. It looks as if the area is catching national attention. Roanoke, Va. Population: 92,600 %
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While doing some research the other day I was lucky enough to stumble upon the on-line presence of this magazine. It was one of those moments in life that you wish would happen more often…BUt if they did you wouldn’t get very much done…If you know what I mean… JULY 2009 – Two-Lane Livin’ Magazines are Like Eggs & Summer
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Charleston, W.Va. – Summer’s here; the living is easy and the food is fresh, tasty and abundant. If you enjoy traditional Appalachian fare we’ve got it; if you like to spice up your life with chili and finger-licking barbecue, we’ve got that too. If fresh-from-the-garden produce makes your mouth water you’ll find farms throughout the state that let you pick
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As time has gone by and we have explored more of the Blue Ridge Mountains, our Mountain Dreams have expanded to include the mountains of southwestern Virginia. Through the virtual pages of my blogs I have made many “imaginary” friends throughout the Blue Ridge Mountains…Some of whom call the mountains of Virginia home. As we continue to dream and plan
Keep readingIt looks like we won’t get the opportunity to roam the Parkway this year. From 2007 Vacation No Craggy Garden sunrises, no foggy mornings above Valle Crucis, no apples from the Orchard at Altapass, no shopping trip down King Street. From 2007 Vacation I missed another Valle Country Fair.I didn’t make it to the Games this year either. From North
Keep readingIt’s not easy to find silence in the modern world. If a quiet place is one where you can listen for fifteen minutes in daylight hours without hearing a human-created sound, there are no quiet places left in Europe. There are none east of the Mississippi River. And in the American West? Maybe twelve. One of these is in the
Keep readingI wish I was here… View of Lost Cove on the south slopes of Grandfather Mountain: Grab your sweater because the temperatures are falling Highs will be in the low fifties this weekend Friday had lots of wind and rain, so most of the leaves from the trees above 4,000 feet are finding their way to the ground today. Grandfather
Keep readingThe folks at Watauga County Farmers’ Market would like to thank everybody who braved the drizzle to support the market this past Saturday. The market will be open all four Saturdays in October, rain or shine, or even in the snow if need be. The outlook for Saturday the 4th calls for a nice day, and we hope to see
Keep readingListening to The Gestalt Gardener this morning and during the break they played this song. I just loved the refrain… Homegrown tomatoes, homegrown tomatoes, what would life be without homegrown tomatoes? Only two things that money can’t buy and that’s true love and homegrown tomatoes. John Denver Homegrown Tomatoes lyrics. If you haven’t caught Felder Rushing’s show, swing over and
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