May is here and what a glorious month it is! The days are longer, sunnier, a gentle breeze stirs the air and it’s not yet stifling hot and humid – as it usually gets in Virginia during summertime, which means…
Enchanted Swannanoa – an Italian-style mansion to explore in Central Virginia
If you had $2 million to spare what would you do? James Dooley, Irish immigrant, lawyer, financier and VA house representative in the Senate at the end of 19th century, built a mansion for his beloved wife Sallie May Dooley,…
Fall in the Shenandoah Valley
Virginia is the loveliest in the fall time! For the past 8 years, as I have made my home in the Shenandoah Valley, I have truly come to love and cherish this time of the year. It is, by far,…
Virginia springtime – a visual diary
Walking and spending time in nature has really helped me in the past few weeks. So, I wanted to gather my most favorite photos in one post and create a lovely space, on oasis of beauty and calm, that we…
A visit to Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton, Virginia: America (part 5/5)
Hello friends and welcome back to the Frontier Culture Museum for our last installment in the series! And thank you for your patience: this post took longer than anticipated. Since coming back from my trip to UK, work and other…
A visit to Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton, Virginia: The Irish Forge and Farm (part 4/5)
If you are new here, Hello or Dia Dhuit! This is a common way to say “Hi” in Irish Gaelic, which loosely translated means “God be with you”. And it is a good day to say it since the Irish…
A visit to Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton, Virginia: The English Farm (part 3/5)
Hello everyone and welcome back to our virtual tour of the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton, Virginia! And this tour will literally be a step into time. It snowed Friday all afternoon, big, fluffy, candid flakes, and well into the…
A visit to Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton, Virginia: The German Farm (part 2/5)
Hello friends and welcome back to our virtual tour of Frontier Culture Museum! one of my most favorite places in the area. We are doing a switcheroo this week — instead of visiting the English Farm as promised, we will…
A visit to Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton, Virginia: The West African Farm (part 1/5)
Frontier Culture Museum is an open air Museum dedicated to showcasing the way of life on the American Frontier at the beginning of 17th and 18th Centuries. The living history museum is located in Staunton, Virginia, which is a quaint…
Strawberry picking in Virginia
Right at the end of the strawberry picking season, we managed to hand pick some strawberries! 18 pounds to be precise! :) and after collecting them, making a strawberry fluff, a strawberry cake, some strawberry syrup, smoothies every morning for…
Applewood Inn, Virginia: a Honeymoon Getaway
2 weeks ago, right after we got married, Matt and I took a little honeymoon trip and stayed in a bed and breakfast near Lexington, Virginia. We could not have chosen a better place! After many hectic and busy days,…
