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Steeplechase horses are about the same size physically as flat-track racehorses, although the former tend to be slightly bigger and stronger. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, Danny Marzani rode for some of the most famous horseracing families.

He raced steeplechase horses for the Whitneys, the Mellons and Mrs. Dodge Sloane.

During that time, Marzani became the first professional rider to compete in the prestigious Maryland Hunt Cup.

Marzani suffered several more bad falls in the early 1950s, but he said he was ready to quit riding anyway. A native of Pennsylvania whose grandparents immigrated from northern Italy as horse people, Marzani wanted to continue doing what he loved. So he became a trainer.

He managed the George Ohrstrom family farm, Whitewood, here in The Plains for 22 years. Not long into that stint, however, he found himself back in the saddle riding steeplechase horses again. The magnetic pull was simply too strong to resist.

“I was winning races like crazy for [the Ohrstroms, who made a fortune on Wall Street],” he said. “I was training them and riding them.” That period of his life was one of the happiest for Marzani, who spent all of his time on the 1,200-acre horse farm—which is exactly where he wanted to be.

In the early 1960s, while still living on the pristine Ohrstrom farm, Marzani met First Lady Jackie Kennedy, a good horsewoman who once went on fox hunts there. Marzani said he would loan Jackie a trailer and occasionally a station wagon for out-of-town hunts.

“They only lived a mile-and-a-half away from the farm,” Marzani said of the Kennedys.

“She was there in khaki pants and her shirt hangin’ out—just a regular person. She was just a great person.”

Marzani moved to Prescott, AZ, two years ago. He thought that his son, Steven, would care for him as he aged. But Steven, who had been here 10 years, recently died unexpectedly at age 59—and Marzani’s still grieving for him.

Tears well up in Marzani’s eyes when he talks about Steven, the eldest of his two boys.

He keeps Steven’s ashes in an urn in the apartment both of them shared. “Stevie was a good rider himself,” Marzani said, his voice slightly quivering. “He was sicker than I thought he was, I guess.”

As a child, Steven rode horses at the Ohr-

strom farm with Caroline Kennedy, President Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy’s daughter. Steven and Caroline would compete as equestrians there.

“I had Caroline Kennedy at the farm without Secret Servicemen,” said Marzani proudly, as he pointed to a photo of Steven and Caroline side-by-side on horseback as kids. “He used to win [against Caroline] most of the time because he was just a super rider. But when she showed up on weekends or something, you’d have to finish second. They always gave her the ribbon, which was alright.”

Steven ultimately chose carpentry as a profession, though, and moved to Arizona years ago to work with his cousin, a carpenter from Phoenix. When that relationship didn’t pan out, Marzani said, Steven moved to Prescott and labored mostly on his own as a carpenter and handyman.

Steven’s death was just the latest blow to Marzani. He also lost his second wife, Peggy, whom he was with more than three decades, a couple of years ago to lung cancer.

“It’s been real difficult,” he said.

Marzani plans to move away from Prescott and head back to Florida to be closer to family as soon as possible.

He has three younger siblings who are still alive, including Rita Smith, now 83, who once rode at horseshows in Pennsylvania and trained horses herself. His brothers, Mello and Bruno Jr. were horsemen, even though they didn’t compete.

One of his cousins, Angela Ingenito, who lives in Ocala, FL, raises and sells thoroughbred horses on a farm there. It’s unclear whether he will relocate near there or head to Pennsylvania.

Marzani recently underwent left-eye surgery, from which he’s still recovering, and he said he won’t leave until his treatment is completed. Despite his troubles, Marzani, who is also a cancer survivor, remains tough as nails.

Like when he got back up unfazed from multiple falls off his horses, Marzani seems determined to continue plugging along in life.

And there’s little doubt that he’ll ride off into the sunset some day with his dignity intact.

[Editorial note: Danny Marzani was married in 1957 and later (1967) divorced from Madelyn Colombo Marzani, the former managing editor of Middleburg Life. She was a staff member of this newspaper for 19 years. She died June 11, 2005, age 77.]

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Seven Loaves Services, Inc. the Middleburg-based food pantry, is pleased to announce that Browning Herbert has been elected to the Board of Seven Loaves and appointed its treasurer. The latter appointment was effective July 1. Herbert succeeds D. Michael Riley who has served as Seven Loaves’ treasurer virtually since its inception in 1994.

Herbert is vice president and commercial relationship manager at Middleburg Bank’s Middleburg branch. He has worked at the bank in that capacity since 2012, and previously worked at Main Street Bank in Fairfax, and at Middleburg Bank in other capacities, since his graduation from Elon University.

“It is so wonderful that Browning has agreed to join us,” said Melanie C. Maloney, president of Seven Loaves.

“He brings a strong commitment to the needs of the food-insecure in our community, as well as a new perspective on our mission,” she added.

“Still, we have mixed emotions,” Maloney said, “as it also comes with the departure of Mike Riley, who has

served us since our founding. He has worked so hard and is literally responsible for who we are today. Our volunteers will miss him,” she added.

“I am very pleased to be working with Seven Loaves, whose volunteers give so much to the community,” said Herbert. “It is also fortunate that I am succeeding as treasurer someone who has devoted so much to the organization, and has positioned me for a very successful transition,” he continued.

“I look forward to working with the wonderful volunteers of Seven Loaves and giving back to the Middleburg community,” he added.

Seven Loaves is located in the rear basement of the Middleburg United Methodist Church, and is open to provide nutritious food, personal supplies and other assistance to those in need on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 10 a.m. to noon. Additional information is available on its website, www.sevenloavesmiddleburg.org or by calling 540-687-3489.

D. Harcourt Lees Jr.,

horseman, businessman and civic leader With the passing of Douglas Harcourt Lees Jr. at his home “Blackrock” on July 21, Warrenton and Fauquier County lost not only a respected businessman and sportsman but also a living link to a simpler time of grace and civility.

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Joseph Cook Edens, Jr., 85, of The Plains, Virginia died on June 3, 2013.

The son of Joseph Cook Edens, Sr. and Huldah Holladay Edens, he was born on June 21, 1927 in Richmond, Virginia. Along with his older sister, the late Huldah Edens Jackson, he grew up in Baltimore, Maryland where he graduated from the Gilman School in 1946.

He completed his education with a degree from Princeton University in 1950. A dedicated baseball pitcher throughout his college years, Mr. Edens was an All-State Player in the 1949 National Semi-Pro Baseball Congress in Charlottesville, Virginia. From 1952 to 1955 he served in the United States Navy as a naval aviator and intelligence officer for his squadron during the Korean War, ending his service as a Lieutenant, Junior Grade.

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Following his military service, Mr. Edens joined his father at Hilton Farm near Orange, Virginia, a beef cattle operation that his father had purchased in 1947. Mr. Edens married Hazle Jaffray Woodriff in 1956 and raised their three children on the farm. He continued to operate the farm until 1986 when he shifted his main focus to Agricultural Advisory, a company he started in the late 1970’s which served clients in the agricultural industry around the world. He maintained life-long interests in many sports; in particular, horse racing and tennis, as well as golf, which he played weekly with friends and family.

Mr. Edens is survived by his wife, Hazle Woodriff Edens; his children Jaffray Edens Cox (Dr. Wendell Haley Cox), Joseph Cook Edens III (Kelly McComas Edens), and Edward Henry Edens IV (Natalie Miller Edens); his grandchildren Evelina Eugenie Edens, Joseph Cook Edens IV, and William Hilton Edens; his niece Louise Jackson; and his nephews Haller Jackson and Dr. Robert Jackson A memorial service for Mr. Edens was held on Wednesday, June 26 at 1:00 pm at Grace Episcopal Church in The Plains, Virginia. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to:

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Mr. Lees, 91, was born in Warrenton on Oct. 14, 1921, the son of Douglas Harcourt Lees Sr. (1884-1958) and Mary Frances Stone Lees (1890-1985), but his roots in Warrenton ran deeper. His grandfather, Sir Harcourt J. Lees (18481917) was chosen as an associate and soon after as an incorporator of the Fauquier Club, founded in 1902.

Growing up at “Blackrock,” Mr. Lees became interested at an early age in horses and riding, attending his first Virginia Gold Cup Race in 1931 and first Maryland Hunt Cup Race in 1935.

He followed horseracing and enjoyed foxhunting, becoming a legend in the hunt field. Mr. Lees served as the Master of Foxhounds (MFH) of the Warrenton Hunt from 1968 to 1971 and as a joint master from 1971 until 1981. Mr. Lees continued to foxhunt, often with the Orange County Hounds, until he was 80.

Harcourt and Scottie dancing Hunt Ball In 2003, Mr. Lees’ was awarded the Virginia Gold Cup Medal, serving for more than 50 years on the VGC executive committee.

After graduating from Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Mr. Lees went to work for the Fauquier National Bank. Before the U.S. entered World War II, Mr. Lees joined the Warrenton Rifles (Company 111 of the 11th Battalion, Virginia Protective Force), a state-authorized military organization tasked with providing home-defense training and security.

Mr. Lees later served in the regular U.S. Armed Forces. During World War II, he was a sergeant in the 530th Ordinance Tank Maintenance Company, stationed in England, France and Germany.

Returning to Warrenton in 1946, Mr. Lees joined his father at D. H. Lees and Company, an insurance and real estate business. In 1948, he married Eleanor “Scottie” Torrence Thomson, who also had deep roots in Warrenton. Their son, Douglas H. Lees III, was born in 1950.

Mr. Lees served as a director of the Fauquier National Bank for more than 50 years, as a member of the Warrenton Rotary Club for more than 50 years and its president, and as a member of the Fauquier Club for more than 50 years, serving as president from 1967-69. He was also a longtime member and president of the Fauquier Board of Realtors.

In addition to his professional affiliations, in 1964, Mr. Lees was one of the founding directors of the Fauquier Historical Society and in 1971, was one of the original incorporators of the Warrenton Improvement League.

Mr. Lees is survived by his son, Douglas H. Lees III of Warrenton. Memorial contributions may be made to Capital Hospice, 10530 Linden Lake Plaza Suite 200, Manassas, Va. 20109 and The Warrenton Hunt, P.O. Box 972, Warrenton, Va. 20188.

1. Tell us a little about where you grew up, went to school, etc?

I grew up in Versailles, KY, on a small, girls boarding school campus where my father was headmaster. I attended Christ School, an all-boys Episcopal boarding school in Arden, NC. There were 135 of us on a 1000-acre campus with a single maintenance man. We all participated in sports, cleaned the classrooms and bathrooms, stoked the coal furnaces, tended dining tables, cleaned dishes and even milked cows at the school’s dairy farm. We learned to do a lot—and we learned a lot about ourselves. Relationships there were so much more than teacher-pupil—and that certainly shapes my thinking about how an extraordinary school behaves. Later, I studied Russian history at the University of Kentucky and received my masters from Columbia.

2. What brings you to Middleburg?

The road here brings me home—to the very roots that started me on this professional path. The size lends itself to what is essential in a secondary school experience. If there’s a single moment in life where being part of a tightly knit community is important, it’s in adolescence.

3. As the new Head of School at Middleburg Academy what will you do?

In addition to teaching U.S. History to juniors, I will work to ensure the best possible experience for every student, parent, teacher and volunteer and help the school become more fruitfully engaged with the greater community.

4. What is the most interesting part of your work?

This four-year window in the lives of both the parents and their child is so powerful. The student is now reasoning as a young adult and coming into his or her own. Meanwhile, the parent is beginning to let go, so that relationship is also changing and it can be challenging. I think good schools are keenly sensitive to this very human experience.

5. What are some of the programs you offer?

A college prep curriculum with a unique program in which students engage with “the wisdom of the world” by

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studying major historical, religious and philosophical movements. Junior year shifts to social justice and personal morality. We value ourselves as a community and create opportunities to know one another through morning meetings, field trips, service projects and other all-school activities.

6. Tell us about one of the funniest moments at Middleburg Academy so far? After all it can’t be all reading, writing and arithmetic.

The first day I brought my golden retrievers to my office,

the youngest, “Buddy,” discovered that the tennis courts were some kind of magical carpet emitting balls. Wrong. It was Athletic Director Carla Adgate giving a tennis lesson. Buddy threw himself against the fence with a tail wagging so furiously he could barely stand. Tennis season will be interesting, and then there’s lacrosse—an even more intense love affair.

7. What is the long-term goal at Middleburg Academy?

Before there was Middleburg Academy, there was Notre Dame Academy and, before that, a beautiful farm called “Homeland.” We are dedicated to honoring our past as we begin writing the next chapter. All stands on the foundation of building and supporting a faculty who are passionate about their given disciplines, and to being members of a vigorous school enterprise. Ultimately, Middleburg Academy’s present and future finds every student with a seat in the front row.

8. Tell us briefly about the history of the school.

It was founded in 1965 as Notre Dame Academy, a Catholic girls’ boarding school. In the 1990s, it became a coeducational Catholic day school and then a fully independent Middleburg Academy in 2010.

9. We hear you are bringing in some new technology for the students?

Yes! A new fiber optic line boosts our Internet connection 900% from our current feed. All-new laptops and tablets arrive any day, for use by our students and classes. Now a Mac-based campus, we are fully implementing Google’s Educational Applications—the bedrock in building collaborative classrooms.

10. Tell us something no one knows about you.

One quiet area of my life is making videos with students. Some have worked with Ken Burns’s production group; one is now a major network producer. For fun, they named our classroom projects Lombardy Productions, after a Leesburg farm in my grandmother’s family. Film credits reveal cousin Henry DeButts Saunders sitting on the fields in 1906—a visual connection to my native roots in Loudoun and Fauquier counties.

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UNFORGOTTEN TIMES Jackie Kennedy’s Happy Days in the Virginia Hunt Country

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A poignant reminder of the lost magic of the Kennedy years—Unforgotten Times includes never-before-seen photographs taken by Howard Allen, who served as the unofficial Kennedy family photographer during the time they spent in the hunt country of Middleburg, VA. The family had a house in Middleburg so that Jackie could pursue her love of riding and to give the children a break from life in the White House.

Meet the Author, Howard Allen, to celebrate the publication and launch of his book Join Us on September 5, 2013 to Celebrate Unforgotten Times: Jackie Kennedy’s Happy Days in Virginia’s Hunt Country the publication of Unforgotten Times: Jackie Kennedy's Happy Days in Virginia’s Hunt Country Thursday September 5th at the National Sporting Library and Museum at the National Sporting Library and Museum, 102 The Plains Road, Middleburg, VA, 6:30 p.m. at 102 The Plains Road, Middleburg, VA, 6:30 p.m.

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Autographed copies will be for purchase that evening Howard Allen Original Signed Photographs, and gifts with his photographs available at The Fun Shop.

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By Stephen Boddy For Middleburg Life The metaphorical inscription above was written on a cast bronze plate in an idyllic setting amongst park benches shaded by willow trees near the village center of The Plains. It’s apparent that the residents and visitors have thrown out the harmful values of urban society and adopted a harmonious passion about their neighborhood. Visiting The Plains is a wonderful step back into life as it was and remains now.

I took a drive west from my home near Washington on Interstate 66. Blue skies in full tilt as I accidentally discovered this very picturesque village about a mile north of exit 32. The Plains has very interesting shops and restaurants next to scenic parks. At the center of town is a three-way stop sign and one can walk about 1/4 mile in each direction to get to the shops.

The Plains can be defined as a “boutique village” similar in appearance and charm such as Rancho San Diego, downtown Del Mar or King Street in Alexandria—yet without a trace of urban hustle and bustle. The architecture is 19th century and the area is quiet, restful, and tranquil.

There are colorful flowers planted in clay

“I am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities that we will be remembered for having given our children the legacy of this country village and be proud to say - My hometown is The Plains, Virginia.”

Arthur W. Arudel, March 1982

pots in front of the stores and mature ornamental trees thoughtfully planted in parks, in front of the church and around the properties of many of the houses.

At The Whole Ox, a customized butcher shop that sells high-quality meats, fish and fresh produce with a high end assortment of beer and wine, I met Tyler Keeler. I got a chance to do some wine tasting. I bought a delightful set of Spanish Rioja red wines, Carlos Serres, Reserva 2007, from the south of Spain, to compliment some New York strip steaks, home made sausages and a delectable homemade ground burger with bacon. The Whole Ox also sold me locally grown tomatoes, zucchini, fresh cucumbers and Maya Chocolate, a delicious 70 percent cocoa chocolate made in southern Virginia.

The Whole Ox is located in a reconditioned white-washed brick railway station with the original timber flooring, in close proximity to the previous Orange County railway line, now used to transport freight.

They can deliver custom-ordered meats and groceries. They have a special weekly event where for a very reasonable cost, they will pack meats and vegetables in a box for local pick-up. The contents of the box varies from week to week to take advantage

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With text by the photographer, this book provides not only a glimpse into the private life of a very public family, but it also shows us the loving mother Jackie was to Caroline and John. Many believe that she was never happier than when she was in the country and that her life in Middleburg was a welcome escape from the pressures of being First Lady. The photographs in this book capture that time beautifully and with great sensitivity.

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of the meat and local produce in season.

A short walk and I came upon Crest Hill Antiques and Tea Room. I had a chance to chat with Salvatrice “Sally” DeLuca, the owner who showed me around her store which specializes in vintage furnishings, fine gifts and afternoon tea. I have been looking for a quiet establishment that offers high tea so I can surprise a friend next time she comes for a visit. DeLuca had several distinctive men’s hats for sale including a wool felt fedora and a silk top hat. I don’t wear hats very often but I was very tempted to buy the fedora. I’ll see if it is still available next visit.

Just up the street from the Crest Hill Tea Room is the Live An Artful Life art gallery that sells paintings, pottery, fiber, jewelry, paper, wood and metal art. Coincidentally, the gallery hosted an artist’s reception during my visit and there were a series of miniature masterworks on display along with paintings, sculpture and other artisan works from local artists. The collections were very tastefully arranged by color, texture, size and symmetry throughout the gallery. I arrived at about 6 p.m. and the sun gave an ambient warmth to the art work that set the mood for tranquil talk as I explored.

On my next visit to this fabulous village, I will explore more of the shops and restaurants.

[Stephen Boddy served in the military for more than two decades, traveled to five continents and wrote extensively about his adventures. For sports, he takes to the water’s edge and enjoys water polo and surfing. He lives in McLean.]

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Alworthy U. Caulk was known for years around the Middleburg area simply as Worthy, a long-time teacher honored after her retirement with emeritus status at The Hill School. Now the school is organizing an effort to encourage her countless friends to contribute to its Faculty Emeritus Fund in her honor, with all proceeds going toward a still to be determined project based on her family’s wishes.

Mrs. Caulk, a long time resident of Aldie, died April 29 at the age of 93.

Her life story is filled with countless good works herself. She had a formidable résumé that included work as a cartographer, newspaper columnist and freelance writer, a stint on local radio and of course, her main profession as an elementary school teacher. She was at Loudoun Country Day School from 1965 to 1974, followed by a longer stint at Hill, where she taught third grade from 1974 to 1993 and continued working at the school in a variety of capacities for several years after that.

“We’ll be talking with the family about the Emeritus Fund in the next few weeks,” Hill head of school Treavor Lord said. “She was much loved in our community and is one of only five faculty with emeritus status. For example, one of our emeritus teachers, Jean Arnold, used the funds to provide special tutoring for children who needed more help. We’ll consult with the family and make a final decision.”

Mrs. Caulk was born in Raeford, NC, graduated from Peace College in Raleigh in 1938 and attended the old National Art School in Washington.

During World War II, she served as a cartographer for the British Air Commission, and after the war, she later wrote a weekly column for the Loudoun Times-Mirror.

Over the years, she was a prolific freelance writer, and when Middleburg Life came into existence in 1982, she contributed a number of feature articles. She also had a news and talk radio

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program for several years on WAGE Radio in Leesburg and served as the head of the Altar Guild at Aldie’s Episcopal Church of Our Redeemer. After her formal retirement from teaching at Hill in ’93, she also wrote and edited the school’s newsletter.

Married to Thomas A. Caulk for 52 years until his death in 1994, she was the mother of Candida Caulk of Vienna and Thomas Caulk of Tryon, NC.

Tim Dudley, a long time friend of Tom and Worthy Caulk, said he considered Mrs. Caulk in the same rarified air as his own mother.

“She was the warmest, happiest person I knew,” he said. “Whenever she walked into a room, you felt sunshine.

She made everyone at ease, and she was an extremely talented person. She was an artist, a teacher extraordinaire, a horticulturist and a preservationist.

You always hear about a Renaissance Man. Well, Worthy was a Renaissance Woman.”

When Tom Northrup, Hill’s former head of school, first took the job in 1981, Mrs. Caulk was contemplating retirement.

“But I wouldn’t let her retire,” Northrup said. “She was the ultimate warmest person you’ll ever meet, for the children, adults, her own colleagues.

You just felt good in her presence, sort of like going to grandma’s house. She had broad life experience, and when she was in the room, she just made you feel better.”

When Mrs. Caulk did finally retire from her full-time teaching duties at the age of 73, Northrup insisted she stay on to help tutor children and produce the newsletter, among other tasks she was assigned. He recalled that she was a constant presence at the school, often attending student productions and concerts and even sitting in on faculty meetings.

“Her connection with so many of our alumni was so meaningful,” he said. “Whenever she came back to the school, she was always part of our community. Just a wonderful person.”

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Who’s There? Part II Of A Mostly True Story

Allan came readily to my defense. “Can’t you see that she’s knitting with toothpicks?” he asked.

“As opposed to chopsticks? Is that what you

are inferring? As opposed to drumsticks? What am I knitting with—hockey sticks?”

Victoria had quickly added length to the Cozy Carriage Coverlet with the unraveled yarn from Baby’s First Garden and moved on to Baby Oh Baby Booties.

“I’m still way ahead of her,” she said.

Before long, Victoria began a more challenging undertaking, pantaloons with suspenders. It was a Danish pattern, and it was clear from the beginning that the translation from Danish to English was less than reliable. But with dogged persistence, Victoria proceeded to knit, unravel, knit again and unravel again.

“I am not giving up, Mrs. Palmer. But I

can assure you that I am not putting any good thoughts into these stitches!”

“I’ve noticed,” I said, alluding to the string

of four-letter words she had let loose when she realized how markedly different one leg was from the other.

“Since everything else has a name, I’ve come up with one for these: The Pantaloons from Hell. And on top of that, they are big enough for a one-year-old!”

“That’s OK,” I said. “The baby will have something now and something to grow into.”

A generous sentiment, I thought, under the circumstances.

I finally finished Victorian Angel and then

spent two nights working on a matching bonnet.

My last contributions to the layette were washcloths, Itty Bitty Baby in linen and Teddy Bear Parade in a soft cotton chenille.

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and my admiration of the cabled vines and leaves meandering so beautifully led to a failure to recognize how small the sweater was until the very end. Victoria’s criticism of my knitting was a distraction, as was my growing anxiety about how much was yet to be accomplished. I had to admit that Victoria was, indeed, way ahead of me.

“I thought it was looking pretty small,” she

said when I showed her the sweater the following weekend. “But God knows I was not about to say anything that would slow you down even more.

Anyway, they might have a really small baby.”

“Not that small,” I said. “I don’t think this would fit a doll!”

“Maybe a small doll,” Victoria said. “It is a

nice sweater, though. It really is. I tell everyone that you are the most even knitter I’ve ever known, and it’s true.” As I half-heartedly unravelled hours and hours of neat, even stitches, rolling the yarn into a large ball, I was touched by Victoria’s attempt to cheer me up.

“Even if you are as slow as molasses,” she added.

“She giveth, and she taketh away,” I replied,

handing the yarn over to her. “In case you want to lengthen the carriage coverlet,” I said.

With a fine merino yarn in pumpkin orange, I cast on a surprisingly large number of stitches for a vintage sweater, Victorian Angel.

It was a sweet little pattern with rows of eyelets through which contrasting ribbons could be woven, knit with needles even smaller than the ones I had used for Baby’s First Garden—such small needles, in fact, that an entire evening of knitting resulted in very little discernible progress.

“Will you please get on with it, Mrs. Palmer?”

Allan and I were heading out of town, so I

folded the sweater, bonnet and washcloths and left them with Victoria, who was going to wrap everything together in one large box.

We ventured out to deliver our gifts on a cool fall morning two weeks after Abbie’s birth.

I knew that I had to say something to Victoria about the visit—I owed that much to Jeff and Nora—but I was leery of saying anything that could stir her up.

“You know,” I said, “with a new baby and Nora probably sleep-deprived and then Jeff’s mother being there to help out, we should really try to be on our best behavior, don’t you think?”

“What do you mean, Mrs. Palmer? What ‘best behavior’ are you talking about? What in the world do you think I’m going to do?”

“Well, nothing,” I said, with something less

than full candor. “I wasn’t thinking about anything in particular.” That part, at least, was true: It is impossible to second guess what Victoria might say or do in any given situation.

“Miss Lily White,” she said. “Miss Holier than Thou.”

“I am just making a simple statement, Vic toria. No need to take offense!”

Victoria was driving, and ours had been the

only car on the road until, to my chagrin, I saw a small dot of a car in the distance, disappearing and then appearing again as the road twisted and turned.

[After many years spent in the nonprofit sector in Washington, DC, Dulcy Hooper and her husband, Richard, relocated to the Middleburg area several months ago with their Chinese Crested Powder Puffs, Sophie and Isabel. For years, Dulcy has entertained herself, friends and family members with fictionalized accounts of events inspired by real life. In addition, she is finding the time to work on a lengthier piece of fiction, States of Being.]

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As the last long slow days of summer come to a close, take time to cook with the season’s bounty and sit down with friends and family.

Blueberry Ricotta Pancakes

These little pancakes come from five simple ingredients—light and tender, gluten-free and full of protein. This recipe is for one serving, which makes it easy to multiply.

1 egg beaten lightly 1/4 cup whole milk ricotta cheese 2 tablespoons sweet rice flour (If you substitute regular rice flour, the texture will not be as smooth.

It can be found in the Asian section of larger grocery stores.) pinch of salt 1/4 cup blueberries 1 teaspoon unsalted butter maple syrup and unsalted butter for serving Combine the egg, ricotta, rice flour and salt in a bowl and stir until well combined.

Heat a skillet to medium high heat, then add the butter (this prevents sticking).

With a large soupspoon drop the batter in the skillet, divide the batter into four pancakes.

When the bottoms start to set, drop a few blueberries on each pancake (about 4-5).

Continue to cook until the bottoms become golden.

Flip carefully and continue cooking until all the batter is set and cooked through.

Serve with real maple syrup and butter.

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A mimosa made with one of Virginia’s fantastic sparkling Thibault-Janisson’s Virginia FIZZ pairs well for this breakfast. The FIZZ is soft on the palate with nice stone fruit flavors complemented by 1.5% residual sugar, a perfect match with a little orange juice. Virginia FIZZ NV can be found at The Wine Cellar as well as The Aldie Peddler for around $23. If you are outside our immediate area check the Thibaut-Janisson website, www.tjwinery.com, for a list of many other retailers.

To continue a fantastic summer day of dining and drinking wine, your dinner of pan-seared Scallops paired with Balsamic Tomatoes, julienned squash and zucchini should be slightly chilled and paired with Notaviva Celtico Chambourcin. Chambourcin is a lesser know grape that grows well in Virginia. There is a delicious fruitiness to the Celtico, which will complement the scallops.

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When spring is in the air and thoughts of a bountiful garden fill my head, I can’t help but to overbuy those innocent little tomato and squash seedlings. It is always good to have a collection of recipes to use up the surplus. You may substitute chicken breast, shrimp or even thinly sliced pork for the sea scallops, which makes this a very versatile recipe. The wonderful gadget by OXO Good Grips to julienne squash or carrots brings great results and is sold at The Fun Shop.

Serves four 1 pound of sea scallops – if they are extra large cut them horizontally in half 1 ½ cups yellow cherry tomatoes, cut in half 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar 4-5 large leaves of basil, cut in thin strips 2 small zucchini 2 small yellow summer squash salt and pepper to taste • Using a mandolin or julienne peeler shred the unpeeled squash and zucchini into long strips. Stop when you get to the seeds.

• Heat a large sauce pan to medium high heat, then add 1 tablespoon of butter (this prevents sticking).

• Toss the squash and zucchini with the basil in the pan for about 2-3 minutes or until just cooked through.

• Remove from the pan and salt and pepper to taste, keep warm.

• In the same pan add the next tablespoon of butter and sauté the scallops about 2 minutes per side, they should be lightly golden and just cooked through. Remove from the pan and keep warm.

• Add the next tablespoon of butter and the cherry tomatoes and sauté until the start to soften, about 3 minutes, then add the balsamic vinegar and scrape any bits stuck to the bottom of the pan.

• Remove from the heat and add the last tablespoon of butter and stir until it has melted into the sauce. Add salt and pepper as needed.

• Divide the zucchini/squash among the plates, then the scallops and top with the tomato sauce.

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didn’t want any pictures sold to the press. That was the understanding we had. She got to the point where she could trust me. I took all the pictures I wanted, but Photo of Howard Allen by Leonard Shapiro, all others courtesy of Howard Allen I really couldn’t do anything with them except sell them to her, and she bought a lot of them.”

One day in 1962, Mrs. Kennedy called Allen and asked if he could come over to Glen-Ora to take some pictures.

“I got there at 9 a.m. and they weren’t quite ready,” he said. “There was a helicopter near the house, and when the door opened, President Kennedy came out, gave me a wave and got in the helicopter. Just before they took off, a young aide came running out of the house carrying this huge briefcase. The president had forgotten it. Just another absent-minded husband going off to work in Washington.”

At one Pony Club event at Glen-Ora, Mrs. Kennedy called Allen over to introduce him to the president.

“He said ‘I’ve heard a lot about you from my wife,’” Allen recalled.

“That night, I thought to myself I should have said something like

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‘Mr. President, I’ve heard a lot about you, too.’ But my big goof that day was not getting a picture I really wanted.

Jackie’s sister, Lee, was there and she had a Nikon camera just like I did. I never even thought to ask her to take a picture of me with the president and Jackie. To this day, I wish I had asked.”

Still, he does have a prized presidential memento from those cherished times. It came about at another Pony Show one summer day when Jackie

asked him if he had any color film with him. Allen hadn’t brought any along but went home during a lunch break and took a few rolls back to the show.

“The first class after lunch was a costume class,” he recalled. “Caroline was in a princess dress, so I got color pictures of her. Jackie bought some of them, and in December, about a week before Christmas, a chauffeur drove out to my studio and handed me a package with the presidential

seal on it. It was the princess picture, matted and framed. It was signed ‘For Howard Allen, who took this, my favorite picture, with all good wishes always.’ She and the president both signed the photo and it was dated Dec. 25, 1962.”

One of Allen’s favorite pictures had nothing to do with horses or ponies. One Sunday, the Kennedys had attended a church service at the Middleburg Community Center and were walking down the front steps when Allen’s then 8-year-old daughter Betsy (now the mayor of Middleburg) stopped to say hello. She and the Mrs. Kennedy exchanged smiles, and Howard Allen was right on the spot to capture a moment that still brings a wide grin to his own face.

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weekends at Glen-Ora just outside of town.

The book is titled “Unforgotten Times: Jackie Kennedy’s Happy Days in The Virginia Hunt Country” and is now available at The Fun Shop, Second Chapter Books, other local shops and on the author’s website, howardallenphotos.com. The Fun Shop has been owned and operated by the Allen family since 1956 and was the site of Howard Allen’s photography studio for more than half a century. Allen also will be signing his new book at the Sporting Library on Thursday, Sept. 5, at 6:30 p.m.

Allen was clearly in the right spot at the right time when he first began taking his daughters, Betsy and Page, to local Pony Club sessions in the early 1960s.

“As a Pony Club parent, that’s how I got to know Jackie,” Allen said.

“Of course, when I always arrived with a camera around my neck, I guess I was looked at kind of askance. She just

member of the Winchester City Council in the early 1960s.

As a child, he was fascinated both with photography and drawing. His first job in 1948 was as an artist in the promotions department of The Washington Post, followed by a stint in a private commercial agency as a photographer.

One day, he got an assignment to take a picture of a Middleburg decorator named Margaret Greer to accompany a feature story on her in the Post. While he was in town, he learned that a Middleburg photographer, Thomas Neil Darling, had just died, and his widow, Regina Darling, was looking for someone to replace him in their business.

Allen stopped by her office, and after she met Allen’s wife Nancy and his children, she offered him the job.

The Allens moved from Arlington to Middleburg in 1955, and two years later, he bought the business from her and has been a fixture at weddings, parties, hunt meets, steeplechase races and so much more.

“I stopped taking professional pictures two years ago,” he said. “I’ll take out the camera now, but only just for fun, with one exception. I still take the picture of the graduating class at Hill School every year. It’s funny; I started off in the era of flashbulbs and developing your own film and ended up using a digital camera. But I’ve had a great time with all of it.”

And usually at the right place, at the right time.

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For longtime Middleburg photographer Howard Allen, that trait certainly must have been in his DNA from day one.

Allen has been producing memorable pictures in this area ever since he moved to Middleburg in 1955. And before that, he was plying his trade in Washington both as a newspaper and private agency photographer whose good work appeared in a wide variety of publications, with several front-page spreads to his credit, as well.

Now 92, he recently put the finishing touches on a new book filled with his own prized collection of photographs focusing mostly on Jacqueline Kennedy and her children riding horses and ponies in the Middleburg area. Many of them were taken during John F. Kennedy’s presidency from 1960-63 when the family spent many

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Too many years ago, I stepped behind the wheel into an acient stick shift Oldsmobile for my first driving lesson with my father.

Shifting into first gear that memorable day was no problem, but the move into second instead took me from first to reverse, stripping the gears, rendering the car inoperable and making my father a tad upset, to say the least.

Those thoughts definitely crossed my mind recently as I drove my 94,000-mile Ford Explorer to the Ashby Inn in Paris to take a test drive of a much fancier, far faster and vastly pricier automobile—a brand new Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse. Horsepower 1,200. Top speed, 254 miles per hour. Retail cost, $2.6 million. Fear factor, even for an experienced driver, off the charts.

The test drive was scheduled as part of a promotional tour now going on for the French-made car that is arguably the finest driving machine in the world. My instructor this day was Butch Leitzinger, a veteran race car driver and official driver for the company, taking the car around the country to help promote the brand.

An affable and extremely patient fellow, he drives a VW Jetta as a civilian and took his first race driving lessons at nearby Summit Point Raceway, now owned by Barbara Scott of The Plains.

Leitziger eased behind the wheel first for a drive that took us from Rt. 50 about ten miles north on Rt. 17 through Delaplane. Early on, we maintained the speed limit of 45 mph, until we hit a stretch with no cars visible from the other direction. At that point, Leitziger stepped on the gas, and in a Star Trek-like warp speed two seconds, the world began rushing past and the speedometer read 90.

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We stayed at 90 for an instant before heading back down to 45, and in a few miles it was my turn. Though the Bugatti has seven speeds, fortunately there was no clutch and no gears for me to strip. A simple gear shift push right got me into a normal drive position, and we were off and plodding, until Leitzinger urged me to try out several of the seven speeds.

No problem.

Then he asked if I wanted to go a touch faster.

No question.

For me, it was a 45 to 85 mph rush, with the car handling as if I was behind the wheel

of a stretch limo. It was go-go-go and then whoa, down quickly to 45 while also pondering what it must be like to drive this magnificent machine at triple figure speed.

So who buys a $2.6 million Bugatti Grand Sport with a $30,000 sound system and a $25,000 set of tires?

John Hill of Leesburg, director of sales and marketing for Bugatti, said the normal customer profile generally falls into two categories—collectors with multiple cars and deep pockets and consumers with net worth exceeding $200 million.

“Serious car guys know about us,” he said.

“We were in Vail last year and a guy came over to see if he could fit in the car. He sat in it, never drove it and didn’t buy it that day. Two days later, he knew he wanted it, and he purchased the car…Sometimes it’s impulse. And certainly, when someone gets in the car, we have a pretty good closing rate.”

The company sells between 40 and 50 cars a year in the United States, about 25 percent of its overall worldwide volume. The closest dealership to this area is in Greenwich, Conn. Next is Miami, but the company is contemplating a local outlet at some point, considering the Washington region’s overall prosperity, including Loudoun County.

“When you come to us, it’s time to get the best,” Hill said. “The pinnacle.”

And a long way from that ancient Oldsmobile with stripped gears.

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Stylish‘Windamere’ Features Spectacular Views in Orange County Hunt

Facts for buyers

Address: 7112 Rock Hill Mill Road, The Plains.

Listed at: $3,100,000 by Peter Pejacsevich (540) 270-3835 and Scott Buzzelli (540) 545-1399, Middleburg Real Estate.

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clave of serenity and style. It’s a pitch-perfect combination of substance and style, yours to celebrate.

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boards and spacious island area showcasing style of which Martha Stewart undoubtedly would approve.

The dining room is elegant, perfect for a gathering at the holidays or any time.

The master suite is a standout, with a luxurious double-vanity bathroom and expansive dressing room/walk-in closet. It is among five bedrooms (plus 5.5 baths) in this spacious abode.

The rear yard is a showplace, with a grand cobblestone patio with gorgeous views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. From the patio, wander along the well-groomed walkway, where you will note the two-car garage and the detached office/studio – perfect for working from home but slightly removed from daily living.

The location is close to Middleburg and Upperville, but is set back in its own en-

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Whether sipping coffee on the back patio, riding through the rolling hills or hosting a formal gathering, “Windamere Farm” provides a slice of paradise – a picture-perfect venue, spectacular views and an exquisite, classic home celebrate style and serenity throughout.

Set on more than 26 acres in the heart of Orange County Hunt territory, the home is surrounded by fenced horse pastures augmented by a seven-stall, brick horse barn and multiple outbuildings, making it a perfect setting for serious equestrians.

The property currently is on the market, listed at $3,100,000 by Peter Pejacsevich and Scott Buzzelli of Middleburg

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Driving the winding country roads to our destination, the breathtaking scenery sets the stage for our inspection. One is likely to pass several horses and their riders on Rock Hill Mill Road.

A stunning pond greets our arrival, with the sun shining through the trees and glimmering off the water.

The manor house seamlessly combines historic yet very modern ambiances. Constructed in 1975, it has been expanded and updated in recent years, with the 2010 addition providing copious additional living space. Large windows and hardwood floors offer a bright and inviting welcome.

The grand foyer, featuring marble at our feet and a winding staircase, leads to the sumptuous kitchen, with its warming countertop fireplace, clean white cup-

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199 acres in the heart of the Orange County Hunt Territory s 5 Bedroom Georgian Manor sFormal living and dining rooms s Solarium s Pools c.1801 Patent house, 2 tenant houses Horse facilities include an indoor arena with 13 stalls, paddocks and fields with run-ins. & apartment and pond. In VOF Conservation Easement. $4,900,000

Extrordinary estate on over 180 acres sIdeal for horses s 7 Bedrooms sNew Gourmet State of the Art Kitchen & Baths s gorgeous full wall windows, overlooking 10 acre lake s10 stall stable sPaddocks with run-in sheds sPool and poolhouse with fireplace, spa and new tennis courts. $3,900,000

Active Horse training center on 148+ Acres. The facilities include 11 barns with a total of 220 stalls. Each barn has access to 2 paddocks for a total of 22 paddocks. Within the premises are tack rooms, grooms quarters, office, a vet office and 3 bay machine shop. There is a 7/8’s mile race track with a 4 stall starting gate. 3 wells service the property. Convenient to Route 50 and Washington Dulles International Airport. $3,900,000

Circa 1878 sExquisite 6000 square ft. brick Victorian on 52 open acres near Middleburg sElegant Dining Room sFormal Living Room s12' Ceilings s4 Levels sGreat Mountain Views sBeautiful 6 stall Center-Aisle Brick Stable with 1 Bedroom Apartment and a must see Tack Room and Lounges Round Pen and riding arena with all weather footingsRun-In ShedssOut Buildings and more. $3,750,000

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Comprised of 4 farms this magnificent 2426 acre horse property consist of 3 Main homes, 11 tenant houses, 8 horse barns with 174 stalls including a 32 stall foaling barn, 72 gently rolling fields & paddocks with miles of white board fencing, interior private roads, 11 Run-in Sheds, beautiful lake and bold stream. The largest contiguous acreage on the market in Northern Virginia. $25,000,000

Exquisite details throughout this incredible 12 bedroom Georgian Revival manor home built in 1936. Situated on over 191 acres. This lovely home boasts a Reception Hall and a white Carrara marble Flying Staircase accessing 3 levels. Over 1/2 mile of Rappahannock River frontage, spectacular views, springs, ponds and rolling pasture $9,750,000

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Surrounded by beautiful gardens on 98 acres sGrand entrance s Pool with 2 Bedroom Pool Houses 2 Bedroom Guest Cottage s 10 stall, 4 stall, and 3 stall barn with appropriate tack rooms, several run in sheds and a large machine shed. Attached to the10 stall barn are two separate living quarters for farm managers.Magnificent views $2,900,000

Overlooking a serene pond, this magnificent European style manor home is on 115 acres surrounded by thousands of protected acres and the Bull Run Mountains.

Custom built in 2001 using Olde World craftsmanship and materials this stunning home offers five bedrooms, 6 baths, 10’ ceilings, wide plank flooring, pool and geothermal heating and cooling. $2,750,000

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The 26 acre estate sits in magnificent horse country approx. one mile west of Middleburg just off the much desired Zulla Road, this estate includes the 1½ story white brick manor home w/2 car attached garage, 4 car detached garage, heated pool, 3 stall barn with run-in shed, 2 large paddocks and offers tremendous ride out potential. $2,450,000

218+ acres just outside of Marshall with wonderful views of the mountains, privacy and easy access to 66. Great potential.

Property is in a VOF conservation easement. $2,449,000

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Main house, c. 1790 with later additions, is stucco over log and frame, has heart of pine floors, beamed ceilings, 5 Fireplaces, 6 Bedrooms, 5 Full Baths, 2 Half Baths, gardens. Stone guest cottage, c. 1770, is 3 floors with 1 Bedroom, 1Full Bath. Poolhouse has flagstone floors, pickled walls, 2 Fireplaces, 1 Bedroom, 1 Full Bath. 2-car garage, barns, sheds, 12.5 acres. $1,550,000

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51+ acre farm with a beautiful 5 BR home with gourmet kitchen, wine cellar, great views, pool, flagstone terrace and carriage house - extensive horse facilities - 9 stall barn, covered arena, outdoor arena, 7 paddocks, 4 stall shed row barn, machine shed. $2,350,000

Upperville/Middleburg-Unique Italianate-Palladian inspired villa sNestled on a ridge above Goose Creek s4,600+ sq ft stucco home s4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, 2 master suites, terra cotta tile floors, fireplace, and gourmet kitchen sExtensive landscaping sFormal gardens s Courtyard sPool with pergola sGuest housesBuilt by architect/owner. $2,250,000

A 3-bedroom house, tenant house, two cottages, 8-stall barn, 6-stall barn, 3 sheds, one with silo, and building site for a new home complete the property. Totaling 175 acres, the farm can be bought as one piece or divided into two parcels of 121 acres and 54 acres. $2,175,000

90 acres w/approx. 45 fenced acres and 45 acres in woods with trails. 3 bedroom manor home, Indoor and Outdoor Arenas ,2 barns open into the indoor arena, Main barn has 20 stalls, Show Barn- 5 oversized stalls, 3 tack rooms, office, 2 wash stalls, 2 bathrooms, laundry room, 14 paddocks. Manager’s cottage. 2 add’l DUR’s and is in land use. $1,900,000

Historic circa 1845 home on 32 acres in Orange County Hunt s1st floor Master sDen sDramatic Grand Salon sEnglish Kitchen slarge Dining Rooms Billiard Room sSmall 2nd Kitchen/Bar leads to Patio, Pool & charming Guest Cottage s7 Stall barn adjoins 3 bedroom, 2 bath Managers house. $1,895,000

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Could be used as a main house or Guest House. Fenced.

Convenient to I-66 and Route 17. $895,000

Very nice 30 acre parcel in Broad Run near The Plains.

Easy access to I-66, Gainesville and beyond. $349,000

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POTTS MILL - on 137+ acres with frontage on Little River, Open Space Easement, rolling fields with mature hardwood forest, Orange County Hunt Territory, great ride out, very private, within 5 miles of the village of Middleburg, views in all directions. $2,800,000 From a quiet lane, just west of historic Middleburg, this lovely home with 4 bedrooms, 4 ½ baths was built in 2008, on 18 acres. The welcoming front porch overlooks the riding ring whereas, the wide covered deck, on the back of the home, offers a private retreat overlooking the heated pool and pond with its boat house. $1,290,000

Stunning and recent restoration by owner/designer of c.1825 Church and Meeting Hall, now leased to an Antique Shoppe and Design Center. Zoned "Commercial Village" and "Village" in the heart of Virginia's wine and horse country. Both buildings sit within the front half of the .84 Acre parcel w/the remainder in lawn w/mature trees & lovely mountain views. $998,000

SPRINGS ROAD - Sought after Springs Road location.

Spectacular, verdant 182 acres with Rappahannock River frontage and pond. Beautifully protected views of the mountains, charming 3 bedroom, 1 bath cottage with living room, library/study, kitchen and breakfast room.

Access road to be shared. $3,640,000

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Information contained herein is deemed reliable, but is not so warranted nor is it otherwise guaranteed.

SAGE ROAD - 76+Acres in Markham fenced and with Mountain Views. $895,000 MIDDLEBURG - 26.12 acres convenient to Middleburg, additional parcels available. $410,000 MERSEY/DOVER ROADS - 5 parcels, 3+ acres each, just on the outskirts of Middleburg ranging in price. $257,250 - $350,000 BLUEMONT LAND - 2 parcels in Piedmont Hunt Territory ~ Mostly open, rolling and fully fenced land and accessed from 3 roads. 1 home of clapboard enhance this beautiful property. Options for purchase include: 50+ acres for $588,000 71+ acres for $995,000 (with a clapboard 3 BR home 2 parcels)

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Elegant custom manor home sited on 28 acres. The exquisite home features 4 Bedrooms, 4 ½ Baths, 12’ ceiling height, 5 fireplaces, extensive mouldings, wide width flooring, and advanced air filtration system. Heated pool within formal garden. Equestrian facilities include a 7 stall barn and arena.

Minutes from I-66 and convenient to Dulles International Airport. $2,499,000

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Private 65 Acre Estate near historic Middleburg. 3 porches add to the charm of this restored Farm House, c.1830 w/ pool and shared pond. Other features include 4 stall barn w/ guest suite, 4 bay open equipment barn and 2 bay garage.

Beautiful land w/ views, creek, meadows and board fenced pastures w/ spring fed waterers. VOF and PEC Easements do allow for two additional dwellings. $2,600,000

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A Mighty Fortress: The Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church

By Pam Mickley Albers, AIA For Middleburg Life [This is the second in a series on church history and architecture in the Middleburg area.]

The Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church is the oldest standing church in Middleburg.

Built in 1829 at Madison and Jay streets, it was mentioned in an article by Joseph Martin in 1835. He described Middleburg as containing “2 houses of worship, 1 Methodist and 1 free for all denominations.”

The Free Church actually was the first church built; however, the earlier structure was not documented and subsequently the Middleburg Baptist Church was built in its place in 1844. The Methodists were the first to build their church separately from the nondenominational Free Church.

Hugh Smith conveyed the lot and in the deed required that “they shall erect or cause to be built thereon a house or place of worship for the use of the members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.” The Asbury M.E. Church served their entire congregation until 1858, when the Methodists built a new brick church on Washington Street.

This coincided with the national split in the Methodist Church over the issue of slavery. And so, after being vacated and used as a temporary hospital during the Civil War, the building was assumed by the African-American Methodist congregation in 1864. The Asbury M.E. Church was the first of many AfricanAmerican institutions that were located in this section of Middleburg known as “Bureau Corner.”

It was named for the Freedman’s Bureau

organized by the federal government as an agency to help newly freed African-Americans find jobs and establish homes and schools. The church was located at Jay and Marshall Streets until 1870.

Much of the community life for the African-American community after the Civil War was centered around the two churches in the neighborhood—the Asbury M.E. Church and the Shiloh Baptist Church that was built later in 1913.

Constructed with stone and stucco in the Federal/Adams Style (1780-1840), the twostory church building features arched front windows with decorative windowpanes and Gothic tracery muntins similar to the Palladian window details commonly used in that era. The entry façade has two separate entries, which was common in those times for the men and women to enter and sit separately. The belfry is square and louvered with a pyramidal roof. The original 1829 stone building was finished with stucco and the bell was installed in 1884.

The church closed in the 1990s due to the decline in parishioners. In the early 2000s, the Town of Middleburg worked on obtaining a Federal Enhancement Grant to open a nonprofit transportation museum documenting the Ashby Gap Turnpike toll road history.

However, the building was purchased and the church building remains currently awaiting restoration. The Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church is included as a contributing building within the Middleburg Historic District.

The writer would like to thank Eura Lewis and Martha Semmes for their help on the church’s history, as well as research from public

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Information came from: The Pink Box in Middleburg; the National Register of Historical Places; “The Story of Middleburg, Virginia 1787-1958;” “Destination Middleburg: A Walking Tour into The Past: Middleburg, Virginia;” The Journey Through Hallowed Ground; Middleburg Historic District; African-American Heritage; Friends of the Thomas Balch library; African-American Communities of Loudoun County; and the Town of Middleburg.

[Pam Mickley Albers, AIA, is a local architect and director of the Middleburg office of Anderson Cooper Group Architects. A Middleburg native, she is a member of the Historic District Review Committee in Middleburg and the Envisioning Committee for the Comprehensive Plan of Middleburg.]

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Fish Overtaking Beef and Blackberries, Too PUBLISHER’S NOTICE

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All real estate advertised herein is subject to Virginia’s fair housing law which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status or handicap or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.”

This newspaper will not knowingly accept advertising for real estate that violates the fair housing law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

For more information or to file a housing complaint call the Virginia Fair Housing Office at (804) 367-9753.

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According to a summary released in June by the Earth Policy Institute, for the first time in modern history fish farming production is expected to reach 66 million tons, compared to 63 million tons of beef protein.

Virginia fish farmers are well positioned to take advantage of the shift.

“Aquaculture is one of the fastest-growing areas of agriculture in Virginia, and the reason it is is that we have a consumer that wants a high-quality product,” said Brian Nerrie, an assistant professor at Virginia State University and a Virginia Cooperative Extension aquaculture specialist. “There’s nothing better than a locally produced, easily harvestable product that’s ready for the consumer.”

There are plenty of fish farmers to testify to that. Dolce Vita farm owner Kerrie Gianotti of Dinwiddie County sells rainbow trout at the Petersburg farmers’ market and said he’s hooked.

“I had been going to the agriculture meetings at VSU and had had interest in aquaculture since I bought my farm in 1977,” Gianotti said. “I’ve always wanted to put catfish in, but they started introducing the trout to us … and it took off.”

John Hofmeyer, a Charles City County fish farmer and president of the Virginia Aquaculture Association, has lakes stocked with hybrid striped bass on his farm where there once was cropland. “Right now I have about 16,000 stripers in a six-acre lake,” Hofmeyer said. In winter he raises rainbow trout in cages, from November through spring.

The aquaculture industry in Virginia grossed more than $32.5 million in 2003, the

last time a formal study was conducted by the National Agricultural Statistics Service. At the time, saltwater species like oysters, crabs and clams dominated the industry. But the number of freshwater species has been growing fast—so fast that some producers specialize in raising fingerlings for other growers.

“I am moving to a hatchery system where I can hatch my own eggs and create my own fry

and fingerlings for stocking in my ponds and the network ponds throughout Southside Virginia,” said Dr. Lynn Blackwood of Lunenburg County, president of the Virginia Aqua Farmers Network cooperative.

Virginia freshwater farm-raised fish products include not only hybrid striped bass, catfish and rainbow trout but also freshwater prawns.

All are available in local restaurants, through agribusinesses and cooperatives and at farmers’ markets.

In other news from the Virginia Farm Bureau, blackberries can thrive when given space, sun, water and support. One merit of

home garden blackberries is that picking them can be safer than picking along the side of a road.

“These plants can be a great addition to the home garden,” said Chris Mullins of Virginia Cooperative Extension. “A home grower can probably get 10 to 20 pounds of fruit from each plant over the growing season, and they’re a perennial crop so they’re going to be here for a long time in the garden.”

He said one thing to consider before planting blackberries is site selection. “You’re going to need a site that gets full sun, and you need to think about having plenty of room.

You don’t want to put them too close together.” He recommended planting blackberry plants four to five feet apart in rows that are ten feet apart.

“They can be put in soil that’s got a pH of 6.5 to 7. Sandy soil is very good. Heavier soils, if you can amend with some sort of organic matter, will do very well,” Mullins said.

Because blackberries can require as much as an inch of water per week during their growing season, he recommended using a drip irrigation system and a layer of mulch to hold moisture in the soil.

The mulch also will help keep weeds down.

Mullins also noted that blackberries need a trellis system.

“These plants will grow up, but they will fall over,” he noted, adding that a trellis allows for better air circulation within the plants, which can help prevent disease.

Gardeners will be able to find both thorny and thorn-less blackberry plants, as well as varieties with different bearing seasons.

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Reducing the Cost of Selling Your Home: Limited Service and Flat Fee Agencies or FSBO Part 2 of 3 on Selling Your Home

By James Atkins

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ast month I discussed the traditional way of selling your home, i.e., with a realtor. This month, selling homes by yourself or with a limited service or flat fee agent is our topic, although some of my real estate colleagues are likely to insist that I am talking myself, and them, out of a job. Helping my readers understand the benefits and trade-offs, however, is my objective because 10-20% of homes nationwide are sold without a realtor, and the use of flat fee and limited service agencies seems to be increasing.

Perhaps the best starting point is the expense-saving motivation of a seller who is considering not using a full service realtor; how much will they save? Using the common sales commission of 3% to the listing agent, the commission on a $500,000 home would be $15,000 and $30,000 on a $1,000,000 home. Avoiding that cost would be welcomed by anyone and would be realizable if you could sell by just putting a sign in your yard, an ad on the internet, or a classified in the newspaper. Realtors and successful home sellers will tell you that that is usually not enough and that simply finding someone who makes an offer is often only the first step of a complicated settlement process.

With Limited Service and Flat Fee Agencies, but not For Sale By Owner (FSBO), the seller is still required to pay the buyer’s agent the specified commissions in the listing agreement, and most buyers are brought by realtors, so you are not eliminating that part of your selling cost, which could be 2 or 3% of the selling price. Unless the buyer directs their realtor to your home, finding it on Zillow, Trulia, etc., you are not going to motivate a realtor to show your place unless you offer a good commission. And if you are a FSBO, before a realtor brings a buyer, you will probably receive a call asking for a commission, in writing.

FSBOs are not uncommon in Loudoun. One owner in my neighborhood, after listing her home with several different full service realties over many years, recently put up a FSBO sign. Just a couple months later, it is back with a local realtor for $669,000 and a 6% commission, so the seller obviously has decided that paying $40,140 is worth the better chance of the realtor finding a buyer and negotiating a higher sales price. Maybe she discovered the analysis that FSBO homes have historically sold for less than homes listed with a realtor.

For some people and in some markets, however, FSBO works. In the nineties, Atlanta had a vibrant FSBO market, so when Middleburg friends of mine decided to move here, and after an unsatisfactory listing with a full service realtor, they decided to sell their home as a FSBO.

“We placed a $50 weekend open house ad in the newspaper and one of the visitors made an offer.” they said. “We asked for the previous sale price, less the 6% commission, and they used a standard purchase contract that we ran by our attorney. We had a very easy process,” they told me, and they received their asking price.

Limited Service Agencies were created in Virginia in the mid-nineties as a lower cost alternative to Standard Agencies, the full service realties, which have specifically defined duties in state law. LSAs charge lower commissions because the listing agreements a seller signs specifically defines the fewer duties provided in contrast to a Standard Agency.

They might, for example, only put the home in the realtor multiple listing service(MLS) but not market it, not screen potential buyers, and not negotiate for you. Flat fee agencies are similar, in that for a few hundred dollars they will enter the home into the MLS and provide little else. You may be responsible for determining the list price, for photos, brochures, showing it, taking offers, negotiating, ensuring compliance with the contract, legal review, and settlement work. Be sure you are ready for these.

As a realtor helping buyers in Fairfax and Loudoun, only once in the past six years have I looked at a home listed by an LSA or flat fee agent. In high density, lower priced home neighborhoods, where many of the homes are so identical that a few thousand dollars make a difference, LSA and flat fee listings might be an advantage, but the seller still has a significant number of tasks to accomplish that would otherwise be done by a Standard Agent.

When letting interested buyers visit your home without a realtor, your own physical security must be considered and can be enhanced by requiring appointments, previsit emails, employer checks, conducting showings only during daylight hours, having another person with you, and requiring all visitors to remain together during the tour. Unless you know the person looking, this aspect of selling without a realtor concerns me the most.

Both as a realtor and seller of nine of my personal residences over my many-relocations-career, my recommendation is to use a full service real estate firm, but insist on lower commissions because up to 94% of buyers are using the internet to find their homes, then directing their realtors to follow-up. You still benefit from the expertise of a realtor, but you don’t need to pay as much as you once did.

James Atkins is President of Homes For Leaders Real Estate. jim@homesforleaders.com

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So when one moved to the Middleburg area, the other followed and voila… Foxfire Gallery and Antiques opened on East Washington Street last month.

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The one-time hardware store of years long gone has been magically transformed into a salon of crystal chandeliers, vintage Fortuny pillows, elegant framed botanicals, French furnishings and Italian tables.

With evolving inventory from around the world, visitors will be mesmerized by the opulence, which has already attracted collectors and interior designers from all parts of the country.

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Upperville, Virginia • $4,900,000

Middleburg, Virginia • $3,200,000

Middleburg, Virginia • $2,950,000

Stone manor house in spectacular setting • 86.81 acres • Highly protected area in prime Piedmont Hunt • Gourmet kitchen • Wonderful detail throughout • 5 BR • 5 BA • 3 half BA • 3 fireplaces, classic pine paneled library • Tenant house • Stable • Riding ring • Heated saltwater pool • Pergola • Full house generator Paul MacMahon (703) 609-1905

A pastoral 5 bedroom c. 1830 farmhouse and a grand stone pavilion • Elegant but unfussy • 103 acres of open farmland • The pavilion serves as a pool house, greenhouse, banquet room, and guest quarters • The result is refined, but maintains its understated sophistication Ann MacMahon (540) 687-5588 Paul MacMahon (703) 609-1905

Gracious home with 5 BRs • Gourmet kitchen • Two-story floor-to-ceiling window display of the Blue Ridge Mountains • 3 FPs, coffered ceilings, random width rustic cherry floors • Large home office, gym, rec room, multiple porches and patios • Carriage house • Privately situated on 27 acres Helen MacMahon (540) 454-1930 Margaret Carroll (540) 454-0650

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Millwood, Virginia • $2,600,000

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Understated elegance • Finely appointed 5600+ sq. ft. home built in 1997 on 75 acres in a private and secluded setting • 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2 half baths • 10 stall barn • 224 ft. x 128 ft. blue stone ring • Excellent horse facility and ride-out Tom Cammack (540) 247-5408

Excellent location • 26.53 acres • Pastures & woods • Hilltop setting • 2 spring fed ponds • Recently renovated • 3-4 bedrooms • 3 baths • 2 fireplaces • Country kitchen • Stone floors on main level • Attached conservatory Paul MacMahon (703) 609-1905

Beautiful farm on 55.24 acres • Lovely views • Contemporary home with 4 bedrooms • 2 1/2 baths • 3 fireplaces • 2 car garage, very private • European style stable with 6 stalls • Tack room • Office, wash stall & apartment Paul MacMahon (703) 609-1905

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Marshall, Virginia • $999,995

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REDUCED • Protected location in Orange County Hunt • 5 BR with master suite on first floor • 3 1/2 BA • 2 fireplaces • Mountain views • Pool • 10 useable acres • 150 x 220 riding arena • 3 barns totaling 8-9 stalls • Run-in shed • Stone walls Helen MacMahon (540) 454-1930

Great opportunity for commercial C-2 building • Excellent visibility • Great parking and multiple uses allowed • Town Zoning allows for Restaurant and retail to name a few • Rare find in the historic town Helen MacMahon (540) 454-1930

Prime Upperville location on 11.43 acres • Piedmont Hunt Country • Surrounded by properties in easement • Contemporary home • Stucco exterior • 3 BR • 2 full & 2 1/2 BA, 2 fireplaces • Spiral staircase leads to 8 stall barn • Tack room & office • Property fenced & cross fenced Paul MacMahon (703) 609-1905

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Immaculate end unit town home feels like a private cottage • Completely renovated • New kitchen & baths • New roof • Elegant living room with wood burning FP • Built in book shelves • Private terrace & landscaped garden • Perfectly turn key • No maintenance Helen MacMahon (540) 454-1930

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By Betsy Burke Parker For Middleburg Life

Don’t think of Jeff Louden as crazy, but he’s one of several local farmers praying for drought.

Before confining him to a straightjacket, understand his perspective. Along with dozens of area vintners, Louden pines for frigid winter, wet spring, dry summer and extended autumn—the kind that will attract thousands of seasonal revelers to Virginia wineries like Louden’s Cobbler Mountain Cellars.

Virginia wine is big business these days, and for good reason.

“There’s quite the science behind it,” said Louden of the peculiar climatic conditions required to grow grapes in Virginia’s Piedmont. Slope, orientation, elevation, temperature, rainfall—or lack thereof—at the crucial time affect harvest yield and final product.

“This kind of summer,” Louden said.

“Dry spell late season after a good hard winter, a long spring—these make a vintage year.”

The same harsh mid-Atlantic weather that drives breathless television weather reports is exactly what gives his wines the sophisticated palate of a French Bordeaux, Louden said. “It gives your grapes finish, concentrates the sugars, makes a bold-bodied wine.”

Cobbler was established seven years ago

by Jeff and his wife, Laura McCarthy Louden, who returned from South Carolina to her family farm. A lifelong IT industry expert, Jeff Louden was a kitchen chemist, home brewing and embracing his inner mad scientist with mail-ordered grapes. He’d toy with yeast and sugar, play with casks and vessels to impart unique “nose” to his small batch product. But initially there was no thought of going full-time.

That changed when the couple made an anniversary visit to the McCarthy family farm. Driving around Fauquier, they noticed the proliferation of brown winery signs. They could see why wineries offer a “destination”— a beautiful setting of open farmland, sweeping views.

And just like that, Cobbler Mountain Cellars was born.

They had the land—the family farm. He had the interest, and they agreed a Delaplane farm was a great place to raise their twins.

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said, sweeping her hand past acres of young vines. “People come here and they inevitably say that they feel like they’ve ‘come home,’ that they draw comfort from the landscape.

We felt the same way.”

Cobbler started small—a few dozen vines near the road while the Loudens rehabbed the old farmhouse, cleared overgrown pasture for more grapes and put in a new house on the hill. Their basement currently houses the winery, cellar and tasting room, but that will soon change.

Cobbler is getting a new 5,000-squarefoot, $300,000 tasting room and winery, thanks to Uncle Sam’s green-thumbed Department of Agriculture and a Beginning Farmer loan. The homey feel will remain through personal touches like a stone patio and standing-seam roof courtesy of their Cobbler Wine Club members.

The winery is set a half-mile back from a quiet gravel lane, a hidden gem far from the main road. The tasting bar is a white-washed door reclaimed from the old farmhouse set top three oak barrels. There’s lots of open space, a picnic area by Thumb Run, hiking trails up Big Cobbler, a comfortable lounge,

plenty of parking. Cobbler hosts festivals and has live music monthly.

It’s lucky the Loudens are people persons because they’ve been crazy busy since opening day, welcoming the constant stream of guests as long-lost family.

“They’ve become part of our life,” Laura said.

In addition to the unique hard cider (made from farm apples) and maple brandy and sherry (made from home-grown maple syrup sent from Jeff’s sister’s farm in Vermont), Cobbler’s best regarded wines are their medal-winning 2009 and 2010 Meritage.

Their latest offering, a 2012 Vidal Blanc, is “honeysuckle on the nose, melon palate” a recent visitor’s tasting notes said. “My favorite is the (2009) sparkling Chardonnay,” said a Fairfax visitor. “We had it at a polo picnic … the perfect summer sip. I can’t believe we have this kind of wine right in our backyard.”

[Cobbler Mountain Cellars has a custom wine club, and is open for visits, tours and tastings 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Mondays.

They offer festivals and live music once a month.

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Booked Up

Kathy jo Shea and Jilann Brunett.

The Loudoun County Library system has asked Second Chapter to be their booksellers for special meet-the-author events.

They will sell books for authors at other signing events. A 10 percent discount is offered for local book clubs, and for students ordering specific books for schoolwork. The used books also are reasonably priced, with most hardbacks selling for $5. Bring in used books (and please call ahead before lugging them unannounced to the store) and earn a store credit—$2.50 on a $5 hardback, for example.

Originally a staff scientist with the Geological Service, Brunett switched careers and became an acupuncture specialist. Shea is a massage therapist and both practiced their specialties at the Middleburg Healing Center. They each took a six-month hiatus from their day jobs to learn the bookstore business, but both now treat clients in the lower level of their building.

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When Kathy jo Shea and Jilann Brunett learned that the old Books and Crannies bookstore was shutting down, they were deeply saddened, and then heavily motivated to somehow make certain that Middleburg would still have an independent bookseller to call its very own.

“We just couldn’t stand the idea of not having a bookstore in town,” Shea said. Added Brunett, “We opened in a flurry, not knowing what we were doing. We had to learn in a hurry.”

They admit it’s been a steep learning curve, but worth the effort considering what they’ve accomplished in their welcoming Second Chapter bookstore on Liberty Street right next to one of the town’s public parking lots and restrooms. Shea likes to joke that one of these days they’re going to ask the town council to change the signs on the doors from Men and Women to Reading Room One and Reading Room Two. They opened in October, 2010 in another building on East Federal, then moved to their current location last September.

On the walk-in level they display new books on a wide variety of subjects, including bestsellers and a children’s section, and upstairs are the used books. Browsers, especially kids, are always welcome, and if a shopper can’t find what they’re looking for on the shelves, with a few simple keystrokes on the in-house computer (otherwise known as their “vast warehouse”) they can order a book that almost always will arrive in one to four days.

“Independent bookstores have to offer something special,” Brunett said. “We try to offer service, and we get involved with the community. In July, we had reading groups for three- to fiveyear-olds. We had a high school student come in and read to the kids and also had an art project with them. We have another space upstairs and we have some community meetings there. When the power went out in a storm, a local author came over here to write.”

Other services are provided, as well. If someone is looking for a particular book that may be out of print, they will head to the computer and try to find the best available copy at a reasonable price. They offer shipping only for the cost of the mailing and also gift wrap, two important touches you certainly won’t get from Amazon. Newspapers, including the New York Times, are on sale.

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area, as well the more than occasional tourist. Their one pet peeve involves the occasional browser who will look up the identifying ISBN number of a book, perhaps even taking a cell phone photo, then leaves empty-handed and orders the book on-line.

“That has happened,” Shea said. “I don’t care if people find ten books they like, as long as they walk out with one of them.” Several supportive locals do just the opposite of taking a cell phone photo.

“We can’t stay in business unless people are buying. I know books are expensive, I understand that. But go upstairs and find something you like in a used book.

“We really do get a lot of support from Middleburg people.

They come in and ask ‘how are you doing? We don’t want you to leave.’”

That’s their admirable intention at Second Chapter Books. Just walk in and read all about it.

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By Leonard Shapiro For Middleburg Life

It remains her all-time special photograph—the little girl, no more than 3 or 4 years old, sitting in the 40-inch diameter silver bowl portion of the gigantic John Barton Payne Perpetual Memorial Trophy awarded every year since 1926 at the Warrenton Horse Show.

The little girl posing inside the 40-pound silver bowl is none other than herself—Helen Calvert Wiley, all grown up now and the hardworking, enthusiastic president of that very same horse show. Activities are set to kick off for the 114th edition on Wednesday, August 28 and running through Sunday night, Sept. 1.

“It’s my favorite picture in the whole wide world,” Wiley said in a recent interview. “I have a picture of both my daughters (Elizabeth and Sheila) and my grandchildren (Will and Molly) sitting in it, too. Marshall Hawkins (the renowned equine photographer) took the original. I really don’t remember doing it, but it’s very special to me.”

And so is this one-ring horse show at 60 East Shirley Avenue in Warrenton that’s been going on since 1899 on virtually the same grounds once known as the Neptune Lodge. It was carved from the estate of long-ago Virginia

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governor William “Extra Billy” Smith, who earned his nickname charging extra fees for the postal services his company provided back in the 1830s.

Wiley’s father, Alex Calvert, was president of the show in 1952. Her mother, Helen B. “Polly” Howard, served as the show secretary at one point. Her stepfather, Fritz Howard, was president in the late 1960s, and Helen Wiley went

on the board in 1965 and has been involved ever since, serving as show secretary from 1967-69, vice president from 1978-84 and two terms as president, from 1984-93 and again starting in 2008 to the present, and immediate future, no doubt.

“I guess you would say the president feels responsible for it all,” Wiley said. “I share a lot of it with Tommy Lee Jones, the show manager, and I pick the best people I know for the board and to head the various committees.

I’m very lucky there because all of them are extremely dependable and I know I can always count on them.”

She added that Jones and his wife Diane, the show secretary, are absolutely vital to making it all happen. A widely respected horseman, Jones became manager in 1978 and “he thinks about this show 365 days a year,” Wiley said.

“He probably drives past the grounds every day, and if he sees something is amiss, he’s right on top of it. He will do whatever he can do to accommodate everyone. And he doesn’t get mad at me…It’s constant with Diane, too.”

For Wiley, it remains a full time, voluntary job, with no compensation other than what might be described as “psychic income” and a free pass to attend the five-day extravaganza that begins later this month.

“I ride up and down the road wondering what we can do to make it better, what can we do to make it better for the community,” she said.

“And the community really does come out and support us.”

The show, the oldest social corporation in Virginia, also helps support the community, with substantial donations over the years to various good causes, including the Fauquier SPCA, the Boys and Girls Club of Warrenton and the town’s fire and rescue services. Local sponsors like Toyota of Warrenton and the Middleburg Bank, among others, also help make the show a success.

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people he hunted with, just to hack in that class. We tried to introduce everyone in the ring with a little two-sentence bio, but they came in and out so fast we finally had to stop doing it.”

This year, another popular local horseman, Bobby Burke, will be honored with the introduction of a new piece of unique hardware in his name—“The Robert J. Burke Perpetual Trophy.” It will be shaped in the form of a silver cowboy hat, his signature fashion statement, and Burke is expected to be on the premises to present it. Wiley predicted that will be an emotional occasion, as well.

Other traditions also make the show special.

There are daily luncheons hosted by various groups for competitors, judges and officials. A popular silent auction runs all week. The Best Young Horse trophy is named for Marshall Hawkins, the peerless photographer. There also are awards for best parent, best volunteer and best sport, among others. And a wide variety of vendors also display and sell their wares.

“History and tradition is what’s so special about the show,” Wiley said. “Personally I always look forward to seeing people I may only see once or twice a year.”

History and tradition are also the main reasons the show will stay exactly where it’s always been. Several years ago, Great Meadow asked the show to consider a move, and other local sites also have been mentioned.

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venue for young riders to make their debut and gain show horse experience in front of appreciative crowds.

One of the most popular events occurs on Sunday night, otherwise known as “Hunt Night,” featuring competitors from fox hunts up and down the East Coast. The idea for Hunt Night was hatched by Wiley and then board member Vicky Moon back in the late 1980s, and now attracts hundreds of spectators, many of them watching from elaborate tailgates set up around the ring.

“There’s a hunt team class and the crowd gets very involved with that,” Wiley said. “We have a horn-blowing contest, and people love it. Hunt Night is the one session where the grounds are just packed. Everyone is tailgating and it’s just fun, and you can’t always say that horse shows are fun…Last year, it rained on Hunt Night. It rained so hard you couldn’t see across the ring. But everyone in the crowd was still there and everyone was still showing.”

Over the years there have been other memorable moments. Country music icon Patsy Cline once performed at the show in the 1950s, and a few years ago they had a Patsy Cline Day that included a donated flatbed truck that served as a stage for a Cline soundalike contest. Wiley also recalled the night soon after legendary Warrenton horseman Gene Cunningham had died when the show unveiled a new trophy named in his honor.

That year, the one-time trophy was awarded to the winner of the gentleman’s hack class, an event that drew more than 90 competitors, so many entries that it had to be divided into three sessions. “It’s one of the most moving things we’ve ever done,” Wiley said. “People came from everywhere, his family, old friends,

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Eight, nine, ten…that would be the birth date—8/9/1910—of Upperville’s Bunny Mellon…to which we say Happy 103, Bunny.

In other wedding news, Middleburg Life has received word that Willie Elgin and Anne Donner were married at Passage Creek Farm, the home of his father and stepmother Gloria Elgin, in Fort Valley in late June. Willie, the son of Frank Elgin and the late Carol Elgin, grew up at Fox Den Farm in Middleburg. The bride is the daughter of Rebecca Donner of Hampton.

Reverend Bill Thigpen of the Upperville Baptist Church performed the ceremony at a country style wedding in the Shenandoah Valley.

The restaurant at Goodstone in the Carriage House.

Mazel Tov to Sid Silver and his wife Peggy of Brook Hill Farm, who travelled to Israel last month to watch two of their grandchildren compete in the World Maccabiah Games, an Olympic-style event for Jewish athletes. Their grandson, Jason Belinkie, was part of a team that took a silver medal in the half marathon, and granddaughter Marissa Cannon was on the U.S. gold medal-winning 17U women’s basketball team that defeated Canada, 77-26 in the finals, the largest margin of victory in tournament history.

Banneker Elementary School custodian Michael Reid retired in late June after 40 years.

He began at Middleburg Elementary but most of his tenure was at Banneker. Cafeteria manager Carolyn Bush retired after 33 years with Loudoun County Public Schools, 16 of which were at Banneker.

For the annual fifth grade “Trashion Show” at Banneker School, Calli Craun of Philomont made a sundress out of M&M bags. Calli, who

Foxcroft School has announced that its newest building, a $10.3 million “green” dormitory scheduled to open with the new school year, has been named Stuart Hall. The honor of naming the building, which will house up to 50 students and three faculty families, went to Nan Stuart, Class of 1971, of Longmont, Colorado as the major donor to the project. Situated on the east end of campus, Stuart Hall uses geothermal wells for efficient heating and cooling, and regional and recycled materials for many of its components.

Jane Rader at the Goodstone Inn and Restaurant on 265 acres of rolling hills (just around the corner from Foxcroft) has sent word that the luxury inn has been selected as one of

Calli Craun designed an M & M sundress and shoulder bag from M & M wrappers for the annual Trashion Show at Banneker School.

the “100 Best Wine Restaurants in America”

by Wine Enthusiast Magazine. The accolade cites the nation’s finest wine-focused dining destinations that “serve up a true passion for presenting mind-blowing wine-and-food pairings.” In addition, Goodstone has been awarded the prestigious 2013 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence.

Over in Marshall, we have news that the Morgan Oil Corporation won the DBE Supplier of the Year Award. The Virginia Department of Transportation recently presented the award to Molly Morgan in Richmond. The award was given to the Asphalt Division, led by Natalie Fasick, James Craig, Tim Mundy and Justin O’Brian.

The United States Equestrian Federation has designated the Warrenton Horse Show—to be held Aug. 28 to Sept. 1—as a “USEF Heritage Competition,” the highest honor currently held by any federation horse show. In addition, the Virginia Horse Industry Board also has awarded a grant of $2,000 for the 2013 “Virginia Bred” program.

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will attend sixth grade at Blue Ridge Middle School in the fall, chose to make her sundress and shoulder bag from M&M wrappers because her grandmother, Gloria Elgin, grew up on the Mars farm on Zulla Road and to this day keeps candy dishes full of M&Ms at her home.

Also from Marshall…Oak View National Bank has announced Dave Meadows will be joining the bank as vice president and mortgage loan officer. Meadows will offer residential mortgage loans at all three branch locations, with his home office located at the Warrenton office.

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We also have some other nice news from Upperville. Maggie Mangano—who along with her late husband Frank bought 350 acres called Sunridge-Erwin Farm from Paul Mellon in April, 1994—has announced the engagement of her daughter, Christina Marie Mangano. Christina is engaged to Scott Helfferich Mackenzie, son of Ann and Graham Mackenzie of Vienna.

A late 2014 summer wedding in Upperville is planned.

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In other news from the horse show world, kudos to David Pawlak of Boyce who was selected for the Eventing 18/Advancing Athletes program of the United States Equestrian Federation. And Paige Johnson of The Plains will represent the U.S. on the show jumping team in early August in Bratislava, Slovakia.

The Middleburg-based Chronicle of the Horse, founded in 1937 and one of the horse industry’s most respected magazines, was recently sold to Mark Bellissimo of Wellington, Florida. The publication had been owned by the Ohrstrom family of The Plains for the past 61 years.

Kudos again to Victoria Colvin who rode Betsee Parker’s Inclusive to win the Overall Grand Championship at the 2013 U.S. Junior Hunter National Championship held in Saugerties, NY.

Stuart Hall is Foxcroft School’s newest building, a $10.3million, “green” dormitory.

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The Weidlein family recently hosted a group of Chinese students at their farm for a picnic. Associated with Ymm Children’s Art School in Shenzhen, China, they have just opened their first U.S. branch at Tysons Corner.

John Weidlein has told us he already has plans to entertain a group next summer.

Henry Feil of Middleburg, a 15-year-old sophomore at Loudoun Valley High School, has informed us he is working on his Eagle Scout project, collecting school supplies and backpacks for kids in need who attend Loudoun County public schools. He’s a member of Boy Scout Troop 2950 in Middleburg, chartered by American Legion Post 295 and led by Scoutmaster Paul Davies.

He has set up donation boxes at the Middleburg Bank, St. Stephens Church and Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Middleburg and other locations in Loudoun County. “Look for the big orange box,” he writes.

The 358-acre property known as Delta Farm will continue as a retreat, conference center and camping ministry operated by Meadowkirk, Inc., an organization of more than 100 churches of the National Capital Presbytery.

Our Saratoga correspondent Ann MacLeod has reported that trainer Ollie Figgins III won the Honorable Miss Handicap with Dance to Bristol. Although Figgins is based in Charles Town, MacLeod would like to note that Figgins used to gallop horses at her own Dunvegan Farm way back when. Stay tuned for more updates from our very own Brenda Starr as the season continues.

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Alex Robinson and Michael Reed at Saturday Night Polo which continues at Great Meadow through Sept. 7.

For our readers devoted to Marcia Woolman’s columns on environment and outdoor pursuits, we want to pass along a note that she is on an indefinite leave. Her husband, Hank Woolman, suffered a heart attack July 8 while

at their summer home in Montana. After a one-week hospital stay, he’s in rehab now and prospects are good for his recovery. Notes can be mailed to: Hank Woolman, PO Box 1248, Cooke City, MT 59020.

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James Farmer, a Southern author, gardener and so much more, will appear at the Middleburg Community Center for a lecture and book signing on Tuesday, Oct. 8 starting at 10 a.m.

In an event sponsored by the Piedmont Garden Club, Farmer’s formal pre-

sentation will begin at 11 a.m., preceded by the book signing an hour earlier. He will speak about the art of elegant garden living, on a grand scale or a modest budget.

“The Piedmont Garden Club is delighted to be sponsoring the event with James Farmer, a talented, creative author of books on garden living, entertaining and traditional Southern recipes altered to reflect today’s concerns about healthier lifestyles,” said Peggy Richardson, Piedmont Garden Club president. “He’s a very popular speaker and we’re fortunate that he’s able to join us in Middleburg to talk about the art of elegant garden living. Recipes from his newest book, ‘a Time to Cook’ also will be served at lunch.”

The Piedmont Garden Club was founded more than 70 years ago to promote information among the members about the importance of horticulture and conservation, as well as flower design and arrangements. The programs of the Club still focus on these topics.

Farmer, a Georgia native, grew up on a farm and was taught as a young boy how to pull vegetables, herbs and flowers from the family farm and kitchen garden to provide much of the food, décor and flavor of his family’s every-day life. He also learned how to be a “hyper-seasonal” cook at the side of his grandmother, whose southern heirloom recipes he revitalized for contemporary tastes.

“I’ve always known where my passion was,” he said in an interview with Flower Magazine. “My mother and grandfather would tell me he’d be holding me in his arms when I was six months old and I’d be reaching for the roses.”

Farmer earned a degree in garden-

ing design and then opened a landscape design company serving the Atlanta area in 2005. He soon was asked to consult on an important historic garden that needed restoration and updating. News quickly spread about his work, and the garden was later featured in the Atlanta Journal and Constitution newspaper and Southern Living and Traditional Home magazines.

It also appeared in the book “Private Gardens of Georgia.”

Farmer’s business soared in the Southeast as a result. At the same time, because of his love for entertaining from the garden, he began creating floral arrangements and consulting on food for private parties and weddings held by a growing list of clients. Local media coverage of those special events and word-ofmouth made a “James Farmer Party” very much in demand in the South.

“From the garden to the table to weddings—flowers should be part of life,” he said. “Even if it’s just a rosebud by the kitchen sink that makes you smile. So it’s been an inherent love and something that I’ve always wanted to do. My passion happens to deal with beauty.”

Farmer is considered by many as a young fresh voice on how to incorporate seasonal gardening living into one’s lifestyle. He is also an editor-at-large for Southern Living and his work has been published in a wide variety of publications, including Harper’s Bazaar, Good Housekeeping, Woman’s Day and The Local Palate. He also has made appearances on NBC’s Today Show and on HGTV, speaking on subjects that also include floral and interior design, cooking and garden-totable choices.

Farmer, the national spokesman for the American Camellia Society, is also the author of “A Time To Plant” (2011), “Sip and Savor” (2012), Porch Living (2012) and “Wreaths For All Seasons” (2012). His latest book is “A Time to Cook” released in March and, like all his books, published

by Gibbs-Smith. All his books are inspired by his life growing up in an environment where farm-to-table was a lifestyle, not just a popular notion.

“I love to be able to give seeds or mint as a gift to a new couple or to friends in their new homes,” he said. “I want them to wake up and realize ‘wow, I can grow a tomato.’ There’s a joy in gardening and the knowledge that out of that garden you can eat, you can decorate, you can feed an army. If I can, I’d like to be that voice for my generation.”

Clarice Russeil’s fantasy portrait photography will be on display at The Middleburg Common Grounds through the month of August.

• Clarice Russeil’s fantasy portrait photography will be on display at The Middleburg Common Grounds through the month of August.

Five years ago, Russeil moved from Leesburg to Middleburg and is now launching her Fantasy Portrait division where the client is able to select the theme, background, props, and feel of the portrait which are all built digitally around their personal session. Fantasy Portraits allow clients to be as outrageous as they want but the viewer thinks it’s real.

• Pack up your family and your canine, and head to the Great Country Farm in Bluemont to celebrate the 10th annual Dog Days Peach Festival Aug. 10-11. It will include an impressive agility course, Doggie Olympics, and demonstrations that will excite canines and kids alike.

• Abstract environmental landscapes by artist Donna Clark will be on display in “Wide Open Spaces” at the Duvall Designs Gallery in Millwood from Aug. 29 to Sept. 29. A reception with the artist is from 3-6 p.m. Sept. 6. Clark is widely acclaimed for her masterful use of color and an inherent ability to create light infused images.

• Don’t forget the annual Warrenton Horse Show, set for Aug. 28 to Sept. 1 at the show grounds, with the ever-popular Hunt Night Saturday, Aug. 31.

• Meet the Author: Middleburg photographer extraordinaire Howard Allen celebrates the publication and launch of his book “Unforgotten Times: Jackie Kennedy’s Happy Days in Virginia’s Hunt Country” with a book-signing at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, at the National Sporting Library and Museum.

• The Boulder Crest retreat for Wounded Warriors over in Bluemont has its official opening Sept. 6, with a VIP reception from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and an open house from 1 to 9 p.m.

• After closing down to finish construction of a new wing, the Middleburg Library has its grand re-opening at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 7.

• The Tschetter Lucas Foundation, founded by LPGA golfer Kris Tschetter and her husband, golf instructor Kirk Lucas, will be hosting a Weekend with the Warriors benefit at the couple’s private golf facility in Warrenton Sept. 8 and 9. The TLF supports a variety of charitable causes, from antibullying programs to organizations that serve wounded war veterans.

• Save The Date: Tom Neel, the Piedmont’s premier landscape painter, celebrates 25 years of fine art sales with a land-loving event from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 28 and from 2-4 p.m.

Sept. 29. “The Land Beneath My Feet” will focus on the beauty of our area and a painter’s passion to capture it.

It will be hosted by The Hill School at the Sheila C. Johnson Performing Arts Center. To RVSP, call 540-2539797 or go to www.LiveAnArtfulLife. com/events.

• “Spirits in Stone,” an exhibition and sale of 50 stunning pieces of Zimbabwean stone and metal sculptures, is being hosted by Nadia Stanfield and Susanne Lamb at Sweet Bay Farm in The Plains Sept. 15 to Oct. 16.

These stone sculptures are suitable for display year-round in the garden or home. Each piece is handcarved using only a hammer, chisel, file, sandpaper and water. These elegant pieces are powerfully human and imbued with grace. Alongside the Zimbabwean stone sculpture, the “Spirits in Stone” exhibition will also feature a limited number of metal sculptures of cranes and water birds.

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Renovated c. 1800’s “School House”in the village of Bloomfield has bright , light filled rooms. Ideally suited for 1-2 people, this charming home features hardwood floors, tall windows, spacious living areas & great views. Kitchen opens to Dining Room/Family Room.

Formal Living Room with fireplace could be 2nd Bedroom. Master Bedroom has lots of closet space & doors to private deck. Large fully fenced yard. Spacious deck off the Kitchen. $435,000

Cricket Bedford (540) 229-3201

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