Search Results for: Virginia Tech

Tea at Tech… in the gardens…

Posted on June 28, 2011 | 26 comments

…Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University… or as it is most often called… Virginia Tech… our son graduated from there in May… this past weekend we helped move him back home to Northern Virginia… we have had some lovely visits … Continue reading →

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Posted in Garden, Nature, Photography, Tea on Tuesday, Traveling Tea Cup, Virginia Tech

Tea and Tech

Posted on October 20, 2009 | 22 comments

Virginia Tech that is … we just returned from a visit with our son in Blacksburg we stayed at a really nice and comfortable B&B in town … right next to campus and within walking distance of a lot of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Green Living, Musings, Nature, Photography, Quote, Virginia Tech

Art Techniques ATC Challenge

Posted on November 4, 2007 | 1 comment

This Artist Trading Card was my submission to the Art Techniques ATC Yahoo group‘s October Challenge. We were to make an ATC using the color brown. It’s a fun and talented group all about sharing ATCs and various techniques. My … Continue reading →

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Posted in Altered Art, Artist Trading Card (ATC 2.5 x 3.5"), Collage

Hospitality In The Valley…

Posted on June 6, 2016 | 38 comments

for Elizabeth’s T Stands for Tuesday this week I am sharing another update on our son’s thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail (AT)… on Friday we drove south for a little less than three hours to spend the weekend with him … Continue reading →

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Posted in Nature, Skyline Drive, T stands for Tuesday, Traveling Tea Cup, Virginia

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Quirky Dutch Summer #5 Mosaic / Mozaïek

Posted on July 19, 2012 | 30 comments

Marit is an endless font of inspiration, you will not want to miss her Mosaic post full of ideas and more…  we visited one of our favorite spots in Blacksburg, Virginia recently that has a wonderful mosaic constructed about 15 … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blacksburg, Journal, Mosiac, Nature, Paper, Philadelphia Magic Garden, Photography, Quirky Dutch Summer, Quote

…an innocent heart…

Posted on May 12, 2011 | 34 comments

this month’s quote from my “Angel Spirits” The Art of Sulamith Wulfing 2011 Calendar is another treasure… the pages of the calendar seem to be turning fast and furious so far this year… it has been a roller coaster of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Angel, Calendar, Garden, Inspiration, Nature, Photography, Quote, Remembrance, Sulamith Wülfing, Virginia Tech

that certain something

Posted on November 6, 2009 | 22 comments

My red lentil soup was one of the first things I thought to bring along with me for our son who is a junior at Virginia Tech.   It’s about a four hour car ride from home.  He has the flu … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogging, Quote, Recipe, TIPs

Pink Saturday: School Pink

Posted on November 1, 2008 | 18 comments

This building, owned by a local utility, adjoins the neighborhood high school.   For years now kids have been allowed to paint on it and paint they do.  I almost missed its recent pinkness, as the front had already been redecorated … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogging, Photography, Pink Saturday, Virginia Tech

A Day of Remembrance

Posted on April 16, 2008 | 4 comments

Last April, the world’s attention focused on the campus of Virginia Tech…….ripped to its very core with the grief and pain of a tragedy unparalleled in the history of American higher education. http://www.vt.edu/ “Take time to remember the legacies, remember … Continue reading →

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Posted in Quote

Fall in the Blue Ridge

Posted on October 22, 2007 | 1 comment

Just returned from a wonderful weekend in southwestern Virginia to visit our college freshman at Virginia Tech. We stayed at a sweet bed and breakfast about a half an hour out from Blacksburg near the town of Floyd. Ambrosia Farm … Continue reading →

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Posted in Bed & Breakfast (B&B), Musings, Nature, Photography, Virginia Tech

create summer moments…

Posted on August 3, 2013 | 26 comments

the August challenge over at Journal Journey’s is “What does summer mean to you?”… summer here in Virginia conjures up lots of lovely images and feelings… for me it is barefoot time sitting on our back porch listening to the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Altered Book, Birds, Dawn's Journal Journey's, Paint, pixlr Photo Editing, Stencil, Summer

Paper, Ink on a gorgeous September day…

Posted on September 16, 2012 | 34 comments

our local Mixed Media Collaborative art group took a day trip on Saturday driving about two hours south to Charlottesville, Virginia… some of you may find this hard to believe but I did not take one photo all day as … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogging, Fred B. Mullett, Meadowlark Botanical Gardens * Vienna, VA, Paper, Rubber Stamping, Travel, Virginia

Art & Soul Hampton 2007

Posted on April 22, 2008 | 5 comments

Last May was my first experience at Art & Soul Hampton. The theme was “At Home”. It certainly was a one of a kind experience and totally new to me. I took some amazing classes. The first was from the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Altered Art, Altered Book, Art, Art & Soul, Artist Trading Card (ATC 2.5 x 3.5"), Canvas, Collage, Greeting Card, Inspiration, Metal, Michael deMeng, Misty Mawn, Mixed Media, Mixed Media Monday (MMM), Paint, Paper, Swap, Travel