A Day with my Richmond favorites
5 of my favorite things in Richmond: 1 - the Linden Row Inn We stayed at the Linden this visit. It is definitely one of my favorites in...
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Downtown Roanoke Murals
Update: 8/7/22 Another awesome mural has just been added to the Greenway. Artist: Jon Murrill (painted with the help of volunteers)...
Santa Claus's Brother
The mountains never changed. Allen lumbered out, letting the screen door slam behind him. Cats scurried around his feet. "Got any candy,...
Waiting for Jerusalem
Inspired by images of my Great-Grandma Martin Watering cans standing behind the shack, Dew dripping from the rusting metal roofs, Drip,...
A conversation with Dikkon Eberhart
“I fell in love, that is the only expression I can think of, at once, and am still at the mercy of words, …” Dylan Thomas Words, #books,...
Roanoke's Authentic Custard Shop
Frozen custard was introduced commercially in 1919, when the Kohr brothers added egg yolks to their ice cream for a smoother texture and...
Billy's
In 1912 the Ritz Hotel was built in downtown Roanoke and eventually the hotel became a restaurant, Billy's Ritz, now named just -...
Routine
Walking into Ernie's, I can smell the grease from Ernie's famous potato cakes frying on the grill. I squeeze in between two older men at...
On the Rise Bakery
Way back in the day when Mill Mountain Coffee & Tea was on the opposite side of Campbell Avenue, I was a barista there and then the...
Hiking in the Roanoke Valley
video from Blue Ridge Outdoors Welcome to the #Roanoke Valley where outdoor adventures abound. This is a list of shorter hikes that are...