My Horse Has Lost His Rolex

Let me make the controversial statement right up front. I know this might inflame those of you who love daylight savings time (DST). Our horses just do not buy it. They still show up to the barn to be fed at 5:30 PM even if the government tells them it is really 6:30...

Living (and Dying) in Middleburg

  BEING DEAD IS NO EXCUSE by Gayden Metcalfe and Charlotte Hays Some years back, Charlotte Hays and Gayden Metcalf published a book entitled BEING DEAD IS NO EXCUSE. It is a delightful read, a very tongue in cheek discussion of Southern funeral customs. When it...

Bells Ring Out For Civil War in Middleburg

    “Lee did not surrender. Grant just stole his sword and Lee was too much of a gentleman to ask him to give it back.” (from the Complete How to Speak Southern by Steve Mitchell)   On Thursday, April 9th at 3:00 PM the bell at Appomattox Court House...

The Sound of Music in Middleburg

    Your chamber or mine?   Middleburgers and visitors will once again have the opportunity to embrace their love of the arts with the inaugural concert of the Middleburg Concert Series on Sunday, March 22nd at 4:00 PM at Middleburg United Methodist...

Steeplechase Races in Middleburg

 I’ll Have Mine With a Chaser Those of us who are lusting for the arrival of spring (yesterday, please) are looking forward to the impending steeplechase and point-to-point races in Middleburg and the surrounding area. One of the most popular is the Middelburg...