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Hers is the classic story of a girl who loved too much. Young and starry-eyed, she blinded herself to clan hatreds, and one spring afternoon, claimed Johnse Hatfield as her lover and intended husband. Little did she know how completely her happiness...
Read more...Fabulous Foxgloves
Not only do they thrive in shade, they self-seed, require little care and are attractors of hummingbirds.
I’ll admit it. I’m always on the lookout for plants that flower in the shade. The trees that surround my little northwest-facing clearing grow ta...
Read more...Scenes Worth a Voyage
A canoe trip on the Potomac means beautiful scenery, impressive fishing, lots of birding and overnight stops on land from campsites to B&Bs.
"There he is, there he is!" shouted James Apperson . "Do you see him?" The unmistakable white head of a mature b... Read more...Trail Towns
You've heard of trail magic? Those little acts of kindness that happen along the AT, gifts left behind from nameless givers.
Read more...TWEETSIE : A Timeless Theme Park
All of a sudden, we took a turn and found the Country Fair. It was loaded with rides, like little cars to drive, plus a merry-go-round, and it all sat in the middle of the Tweetsie Railroad theme park, encircled by the active train tracks of the thre...
Read more...Weekend Words: Madeleine L'Engle and the Tooth Fairy
I’m sitting in one of my favorite libraries, a little east of the Blue Ridge, at Goucher College in Towson, Maryland, where I’m back for a few days along with fellow “gophers” (yes, that’s the school mascot) for our graduate school winter residency. ...
Read more...Featured Blue Ridge Video
The Fool in the Woods, aka Blue Ridge Country editor in chief Kurt Rheinheimer, is back with more great woodland information and secrets, this time reporting on how Virginia's Devil's Marbleyard was formed.
See Kurt's Hikes Blog.
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