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Freelance With VisitSouth
So sorry for the recent lack of posting, my life has been crazy the past few months. But great news! I just recently became a freelance writer for VisitSouth- a travel website designed to give people ideas for things to do and places to see while visiting in the southern states. I am one of their Virginia writers, predominantly focused…
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Camping at Cunningham Falls
On July 4th weekend, Brian and I met a group of his friends and family up at Cunningham Falls for their traditional weekend of hiking, camping and relaxing. We had the best time. I used to go hiking at the falls every year when I was younger with our family friends, but I hadn’t been back in a…
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A Time for New Beginnings
Happy spring! The past two weekends were our first weekends for planting at the property (as you can probably guess by the blinding paleness of our arms and legs). We had perfect weather and all of our seeds came in on time, so we were able to start planting right away. We prepped the garden by rototilling…
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Blackfish
I’ve always had a soft spot for whales, orcas in particular. Writing this post has been difficult because I have so many conflicting thoughts about this documentary and the subject it discusses. Blackfish came out in 2013. By telling the story of Tilikum, a large male orca whale taken into captivity, it highlighted the differences…
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Beaver Spotting!
Today was one of the very few times I have been to the property in the winter time. There was a lull in the many snowstorms we have been getting this month, so my dad and I decided to head out to get some work done. It was a brisk 34°, but the sun was…
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Thinkin’ About Seeds
I just got my organic Seeds of Change catalogue in the mail this week. Even though it’s only January, now is the time I start looking through stores and magazines and planning out my spring quadrants- so exciting! My lettuce, spinach and beets did horribly last year. I am not sure if it was because I…
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The Wilderness World of John Muir
I just finished reading “The Wilderness World of John Muir.” I already knew a lot about Muir’s influence on our country’s conservation and environmental history, but the passages chosen for this anthology highlighted his character and disposition as well, which came as a welcome surprise to me. The author explained that to prepare for his…
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Infused Water Trials
I decided to try making my own infused water today- it worked! It’s been all over the internet recently, and wanted to know what the fuss was about. I made three different kinds, and I really liked all of them. They had a very subtle flavor and tasted more natural than the fruit-flavored water you…
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A Little Inspiration
This morning I ran into a little girl at a bagel shop. With thick black-rimmed glasses and mini coffee cups dangling from her ears, she stood next to me while I was waiting for my breakfast and began to describe her early morning adventures. With a drive that you don’t see in most eight-something-year-olds, she…
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Billy Goatin’ Around Great Falls
Last month my friends and I took a trip out to Great Falls accompanied by my cheap little fisheye and wide angle film cameras. They ended up capturing the spirit of the hike rather well- it was a pretty grey and somber day, but the falls were still beautiful and we were all in very…