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Dine and Sleep in Abingdon, VA

A Tailor’s Lodging provides a comfy place to stay while Luke’s Café offers a tasty meal during a short getaway to the home of the Barter Theatre.

Spending Time in Marlinton, WV

My husband Bruce and I recently spent time in Marlinton, a Pocahontas County, West Virginia small town that features an abundance of charms.

Go with the Flow in Lexington, Buena Vista, and Rockbridge County, VA.

There's more than one way to make a splash when you discover the rivers and lakes of Rockbridge County.

July’s Wild Edible: Mountain Mint

With its lance-like leaves that have a touch of white and its dainty white blooms that have a touch of pinkish purple, the three-to-five foot herb mountain mint lights up the edge of Blue Ridge forests.

SAVE THE DATE JULY 2-4: WanderLOVE Rocking Rockbridge Summer Six Celebration

Find your WanderLOVE in Rockbridge County, VA. For 72 fun-packed hours on July 2-4, Lexington, Buena Vista, and Rockbridge County will bring out our best!

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A Tailor’s Lodging is located in downtown Abingdon, Virginia.

Dine and Sleep in Abingdon, VA

A Tailor’s Lodging provides a comfy place to stay while Luke’s Café offers a tasty meal during a short getaway to the home of the Barter Theatre.
One of the Cabins at Jerico Pre-Civil War Cabins Bed & Breakfast.

Spending Time in Marlinton, WV

My husband Bruce and I recently spent  time in Marlinton, a Pocahontas County, West Virginia small town that features an abundance of charms.
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Go with the Flow in Lexington, Buena Vista, and Rockbridge County, VA.

There's more than one way to make a splash when you discover the rivers and lakes of Rockbridge County.
Mountain Mint growing on the author’s Virginia land.

July’s Wild Edible: Mountain Mint

With its lance-like leaves that have a touch of white and its dainty white blooms that have a touch of pinkish purple, the three-to-five foot herb mountain mint lights up the edge of Blue Ridge forests.
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SAVE THE DATE JULY 2-4: WanderLOVE Rocking Rockbridge Summer Six Celebration

Find your WanderLOVE in Rockbridge County, VA. For 72 fun-packed hours on July 2-4, Lexington, Buena Vista, and Rockbridge County will bring out our best!
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At Coopers Rock State Forest, new Stargazer cabins invite guests to look up through skylights and telescopes.
Country Roads

Even Closer to Almost Heaven

New Stargazer cabins at Coopers Rock State Forest offer a skyward escape in the mountains of West Virginia.

June 29, 2026
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Country Roads

A Mountain Tradition Turns 90 

Visitors flock to Galax, Virginia, each summer for the Old Fiddlers’ Convention, a days-long celebration of Appalachian music.

June 29, 2026
Synchronous Fireflies
Creature Feature

The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

June 29, 2026

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