Posts tagged: charlottesville

5/30/22 Virginia Country Living

5/30/22 Virginia Country Living
Lucky me got to spend several nights over the last two weeks in both Charlottesville and Middleburg.   The Virginia countryside is breathtakingly beautiful, and I urge you all to consider it for your next domestic mini getaway.    Delicious food (and wine), inspiring gardens, and some of our country's finest farms await your visit.

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5/16/22 Paean to the Peony

5/16/22 Paean to the Peony
My husband suggested the title for this week's note, "Paean to the Peony".   "No one will know what that means", I said, not pointing out that no one included me.   Sigh.   I looked it up and learned:   paean: "a song of praise or triumph".    Well Lordy me, that's just what I had written.  Let's sing it out to the rafters!  

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5/17/21 - Blue Ridge and Pink Love and Happiness

5/17/21 - Blue Ridge and Pink Love and Happiness
I had a stellar week -  I travelled down to Charlottesville to set up for a trunk show at the very chic Quirk hotel (more on that below), undaunted by the prospects of a gasoline crisis in Virginia.  Nothing was going to stand in the way of my great peony adventure at Pharsalia Farm, and a visit with an old friend and her husband.   The beautiful interiors at Quirk, along with the Blue Ridge mountains and a profusion of peonies, inspired this week's color pairing.

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