smoking is disgusting
katie @ April 30, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The whole bathroom is knee-deep in tarnation.
surprise gift from the last (dead) resident
katie @ April 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A friendly ghost leaves a gift from the Great Beyond.
art opening Friday night
katie @ April 26, 2008 # No Comment Yet
We check out our first gallery in Staunton and eat swanky, delicious food just a short walk from home.
first before/after: the mailbox
katie @ April 25, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Our house was abandoned for about six months before we moved in — “oh dear,” said the woman who sold it to me after we’d signed the paperwork, “I was afraid no one would buy it since the last tenant died there”.
Eeek!
Regardless, we felt it was critical to signal that someone lives here now. Maybe […]
my mobile work HQ : The Dirty Bean
katie @ April 24, 2008 # No Comment Yet
For the last three weeks I’ve set up shop at “The Dirty Bean” — Staunton’s only expresso bar/laundry mat. Free Wi-Fi, too! The Dirty Bean is located in Newtown at the corner of Fayette and Beverley.
The staff, owners, and regulars are great. So far I’ve met the owners (Wil and Christie), staff (Roxie), and an […]
remembering : Carl Bulle
katie @ April 23, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A farewell to a kind man from my childhood, Mr. Carl Bulle.
the importance of “eating local”
katie @ April 23, 2008 # No Comment Yet
We go to a free screening of “King Corn” hosted by Staunton’s newly-forming food co-op, Valley Market, and grass-fed meat purveyor, Backdoor Butcher.
Staunton Farmers Market
katie @ April 21, 2008 # No Comment Yet
We’ve got a new Saturday morning tradition! This weekend we marked our second trip to the Staunton Farmers Market. I bought a hanging basket last week. Saturday I bought a bunch of flowers.
I don’t know much about flowers, but, I know a good local market when I see it. Here’s a link to the market.
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Can you survive small-town life?
katie @ April 18, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Five elements I wanted in our “New Ruralism” experience.