On Easter weekend, I went to the Fiber Festival at the Frontier Culture Museum near Staunton, Virginia. If you haven't been to the Frontier Culture Museum yet, I would highly recommend it! It's a pretty unique museum covering a few acres. They show how old world architecture, agricultural, livelihood, etc. influenced these things in the [...]
Tag: Virginia
We Marry ‘Em and Bury ‘Em in Virginia
On my 21st birthday, I went to answer a knock on the door. Two very dear high school friends stood on the porch with smirks on their faces. One of them held up a bandana. “Happy Birthday! We’ve come to kidnap you. May we blindfold you?” I had just recently returned to my hometown after graduating [...]
Featured on a Podcast!
Earlier this week, The Habit Podcast featured a story that I wrote! You can listen here to mine and four other stories by writers from the Habit Membership. Mine is the last story featured. If you enjoy the episode, you can continue following along. There are more episodes in the Hometown Stories series still to [...]
Tippecanoe and Tyler Too!
On the day before I had to report back to school this year, I accomplished a goal I set about five years ago. I was starting my first year teaching 1st grade and I was impressed that the history curriculum included memorizing the names of all the presidents (in a song). Of course, the [...]
Welcome To The Carriage House 