Welcome to Smith Mountain Lake Virginia with it's 500 miles of shoreline!The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast is just a short drive to Smith Mountain Lake, we are the exit...
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May 2010 Archives
Smith Mountain Lake - Closer Than You Think!
Jun 01, 2010It's All Greek To Me!
May 27, 2010
Greek Yoghurt Fresh Fruit ParfaitThat's what's for breakfast today! That was the starter course today as I shared breakfast with a lovely guest from Mount Airy North Carolina (you may...
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Ideas for a perfect Blue Ridge Day!
May 29, 2010
Sidewalk Art Show Downtown Roanoke comes alive with art on June 5 - 6 for the 52nd Annual Sidewalk Art Show. The show features works from 120 artists from...
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Floyd Country Store Turns 100 in JuneThe Floyd Country Store, one of the major venues of The Crooked Road: Virginia's Heritage Music Trail, will celebrate 100 years of toe-tapping music, flat footin'...
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EXTRA EXTRA! CHERRY PICKIN' JUST ANNOUNCED - Beginning MAY 26th! and...Cherry Orchard Theatre at Levering Orchard near Fancy Gap There is a very special place as you head down the Blue...
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GET WILD! The Scenery is better outside
May 24, 2010
Riders Up! OutfittersAddress: 425 East Ridgeway St. Clifton Forge, VA 24422 (map it)Phone: 540.862.7999Email: ridersupinc@yahoo.comWebsite: RidersUpOutfitters.comLocated in the Clifton Forge,...
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Cinema-cation: Fog up the windows
May 22, 2010
BABY BOOMER ALERT: WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE! Welcome to Americana 101Remember the good old days of drive-in movies and diners? Well have we got a treat for you. Leave your remote control...
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It's Porch Season Y'all!
May 25, 2010
WELCOME TO THE PORCHThe Porch is the most public room of any dwelling, bringing the outside inn and the innside out. Below are porch photos from a few Inns I...
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Father's Day Ideas - Sporting Clays Anyone?
Jun 10, 2010
Summit Springs Shooting Sports - Father's Day IdeaSummit Springs Shooting Sports offers the following:Fully automated 12 station Sporting Clays CourseModified Bunker Trap/5-StandCombination Smallbore (50 ft.) Rifle Range and Pistol Range...
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"Slow Simpleness" rules in Blue Ridge Region
May 18, 2010
The Blue Ridge Parkway on The TODAY ShowToday Travel: 'Slow simpleness' rules in The Blue Ridge regionWith stunning views and endless natural wonders, the country roads of the Blue Ridge...
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U pick 'em we eat 'em we pick 'em we eat 'em
May 17, 2010
Dansby's Strawberry U Pick Farm in Glade Hill We did, in fact, we did. Pick or eat? Both. It was a lovely 85 degrees today - and while guests are out...
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Homestead Creamery and Touch a Cow
May 15, 2010
Homestead Creamery We were able to enjoy the first annual Homestead Creamery Farm Day last October 3rd. If you have never heard of Homestead Creamery you don't know what you are missing.It is...
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Fish for Free in Virginia!
May 13, 2010
Fish for free the first weekend in June; no state license requiredVisit Franklin County Virginia for two top fishing spots in the state!AP reports: The first weekend in June has been...
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FloydFest 9 - July 22-25, 2010
May 12, 2010
floydfest line-up includesThe Levon Helm BandOld Crow Medicine ShowGrace Potter and the NocturnalsGalactic featuring Corey Henry of Rebirth Brass BandRailroad Earth . JJ Grey & MofroKarl Denson's Tiny Universe . SouliveBassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba...
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Kirk Avenue Music Hall - Roanoke VA
May 11, 2010
Next Week: Infamous Stringdusters Wednesday, May 12, 2010 7:30 $15 (Stand up show/limited seating) Website YouTube Video The Infamous Stringdusters are the new vanguard of acoustic music. Well crafted...
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Putting Bed & Breakfast Rumors to Bed
May 09, 2010
FACT OR FICTION - WHAT WILL I FIND AT A BED AND BREAKFAST? FACTS:Do I have to share a bath at a Bed and Breakfast? 94% of B&B's have private baths....
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Where flowers bloom so does hope
May 08, 2010
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!I try to blog about events, sights and sounds in these Blue Ridge Mountains. But alas, the romance of flowers has gotten the better of me, especially this...
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It's Shoutin' Time in Heaven!
May 08, 2010
Old Timey Camp Meeting Sing-Along IIMark your calendars to go to the Old Timey Camp Meeting Sing-Along May 23rd, 2010. No, you won't have to meet at the brush arbor, but...
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Mountaintop Masterpiece is a Natural Wonder
May 07, 2010
The Highland Course at Primland epitomizes the phrase "natural wonder"It would seem to be a given that golf courses are green -- not just in color but in the environmental...
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Rural Roots Music of Virginia
May 05, 2010
Rootstone Jug Band - Keeping it Primitive I dare you, double dare you to not tap your toes when you listen to the Rootstone Jug Band! (Listen online at the bottom...
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Welcome Home to Appalachia
May 04, 2010
Image by mhabegger1 via FlickrBLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN CULTUREis unique. At The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast I blog, post, and tell guests about the different happenings around our Franklin County and...
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