2nd Annual Bridal Showcase at Kluge Estate Winery & Vineyard

Save the Date 2010 Bridal Expo Sunday, March 14, 2010 1 – 5 PM Kluge Estate Winery & Vineyard
Are you a bride-to-be, have one in the family or in your group of friends?  Come celebrate and prepare for your upcoming wedding with the 2nd Annual Kluge Estate Bridal Show!  The event will be full [...]

Is there a Novel in You? Let it out!

Most of us have hopes and dreams and sometimes life truely gets in the way. If you have ever dreamed of writing a Novel, or if you have started writing a novel, here is your opportunity for your dreams to come true. Books & Crannies and the Middleburg Country Inn are sponsoring a writer’s retreat [...]

It’s All Champagne and Roses in the Plains

As part of the Second Saturday’s in the Plains, the local merchants will be offering free Champagne and Roses in their shops. What a great way to spend some time with your loved one wondering through the great galleries, like Live and Artful Life, and unique shops like Peytons Place and Crest Hill Antiques. [...]

Chocolate’s are not just for the women, Gearharts has just what your man wants

Looking for that perfect Valentines Day Sweet for your Manly man? Gearharts has handsome new boxes of the custom assortment of their delicious handmade chocolates. This is the perfect box of “Chocolate for Men!” Who says women need to get all the chocolate, but they do need to share! These handsome new boxes, richly [...]

Shovel out and Shop Local

I am not sure about you but Cabin Fever is setting in, and I am ready to get out of the house.  Please also think about the toll that it’s taking on the small locally owned shops and restaurants on our Main Streets. Take this time off to go in and visit these shops. “Stop [...]

WordyKids & Fresh Ink, write it up at Tagaloo, writers workshops for kids.

Are your kids writers, or have such creative minds you wish they were writers, then these creative writing workshops are perfect for your wordy ones. 2 workshops, taught by author, and recent Piedmont Virginian Contributor, Susan McCorkindale,  will begin this week at Tagaloo and include inspiration for every age of writer. I need the next [...]

Thought for the day, mmmmmm

I am on the road alot, and by that I mean a whole lot. There are few places that I have not been in the Piedmont, and I love them all. I also have eaten my way through the Piedmont, give me a town and I will recommend a wonderful place to eat there. [...]

Shop Locally, or go a little out of your way to someplace special like the Village Green

If you’re out and about and looking for that “special gift” for that “special someone” be sure to visit the Village Green in Orlean. It’s a little off the beaten track (off 211 in Fauquier County) but well worth the trip. I was there the other day delivering the latest issue of the Piedmont Virginian and saw a lovely selection [...]

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Entertain with Inspiration This Holiday Season!

Home décor stylist Joanie Ballard offers just the right inspiration for entertaining this holiday season. Setting a mood of light and cheer with the glow of French dripless candles, the elegance of crisp table linens and the fragrance of freshly cut evergreens, she suggests that dining at home can be the focal point of [...]