Councilman Fred Howe, working with local architect Raymond Herlong, has put forward another option to consider to meet future court needs. The plan calls for renovating and adding onto the Executive Plaza and renovating the existing Circuit Court build…
“Little things I should have said and done I just never took the time. You were always on my mind. You were always on my mind.”Willie NelsonAnd so the excuse begins. And even as truthful, or as imaginative, that the excuse(s) may be your rational mind …
Birds on a Rock With One Flying ByThat pretty much sums it up. My obligatory mammal shot. Happy Mike. Well actually birds aren’t mammals because they lays eggs, metabolizes nutrients differently, they have a different digestive tract, and they have li…
A Dose of Reality……….The pilot was killed. The owner of the house had just stepped onto the back porch when the plane hit. He was saved from any injuries by the roof of the porch which deflected the fireball which engulfed the house. A reminder …
Going Through WithdrawalsMy favorite hangout on the corner–the Hyperion coffee shop. I’ve have begun hosting a morning radio show from 8 to 9 a.m. Monday through Friday on local issues so my time here is limited to weekend visits. I do miss the week…
Just an Urn And A VerseWhen old age shall this generation waste,Thou shalt remain, in midst of other woeThan ours, a friend to man, to whom thou say’st,’Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is allYe know on earth, and all ye need to know.’Tha…Tha…..
Hark What Light From Yon Window Breaks………..Busy old fool, unruly Sun, why dost thou thus through windows and through curtains call on us? Must to thy motions lovers seasons run?A view through the belfry window of the Fredericksburg courthouse d…
A Cold Blast From the Past…….Louisa County–With the temperatures here in the great Commonwealth of Virginia breaking 100 (that’s Fahrenheit for those outside the Continental United States) along with the typical, and I should add miserable, humid…
What the Hell is This You May Ask……..Somewhere in Fauquier County. This is a working….yes you read that right…working, steam tractor which was made by the A. D. Baker Company of Swanton, Ohio. The company was incorporated in 1901. The last ste…
Take A Closer Look……..Just off the Orange Plank Road in Spotsylvania on the Wilderness Battlefield. This is the site of Cemetery #2 which held the remains of 534 Union soldiers. The remains were later moved to the National Cemetery in Fredericksb…
