by Ferguson | Nov 4, 2022 | Daylight Savings Time
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...
by Ferguson | Jul 6, 2015 | Middleburg VA
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...
by Ferguson | Apr 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
“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...
by Ferguson | Mar 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
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...
by Ferguson | Mar 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
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...
by Ferguson | Feb 18, 2015 | Middleburg History
Not Your Grandfather’s Hansom Cab In those pre-motor car episodes of Downton Abbey were you as spellbound as I to see the characters travel in horse drawn carriages? I was transported to a place where I imagined I just might be Elizabeth R (although I have...
by Ferguson | Jan 6, 2015 | Middleburg VA
How Much Is That Doggie in the Window? On the first Saturday in December you may have seen a few foxhounds dashing into some of our local shops. Early canine Christmas shopping perhaps? Actually the hounds belong to the pack of the Middleburg Hunt parading through...
by Ferguson | Nov 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
Of much discussion in front of the post office these days is Oak Spring, the Mellon farm that is now on the market following the death of the 103 year old Rachel “Bunny” Mellon on St. Patrick’s Day. The list price is $70 million, which has initiated lots of chatter as...
by Ferguson | Sep 24, 2014 | Weddings
On a brilliant and lovely Saturday strolling along the streets of the historic village of Middleburg, Virginia, one is often treated to the melodic sound of the antique bell in the steeple of the 19th century Middleburg United Methodist Church. Exiting the church at...
by Ferguson | Aug 7, 2014 | Middleburg VA
Where to be or not to be –which hamlet is for you? In Middleburg we not only have a Shakespeare festival, we have our very own hamlets. The hamlets that comprise the ring of surrounding neighborhoods and villages where many “Middleburgers” live. There may be a...
by Ferguson | Jul 22, 2014 | Senior Living, Uncategorized
The best part about living in a small town is that even when you don’t know what you are doing everyone else does. Have you ever wondered why it is customary for people here in the United States to retire at age 65? I have concluded that it is not because we are...
