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MILLVILLE RD, MIDDLEBURG - Beautiful stone home on 40+ acres just minutes from the town of Middleburg. Goose creek runs through the property. This bright, spacious 4 bdrm 5 bath house is perfect for entertaining. Open floor with spacious light-filled dining room and living room that open up to decks and views of Goose Creek. Exquisite 8-stall stone horse barn with tack room. Additional guest house and lot available. $2,800,000

ROBIN CIRCLE, LEESBURG - Custom-built stone, brick, and cedar estate on 3.54 acres w/ features and amenities ideal for life style full of entertaining, leisure, & enjoyment. Special features include heated indoor pool, a sports pub, a regulation racquetball court with hoop, audio/video system w/ 2 home theaters, rooftop deck, picnic pavilion w/ gas barbecue, potting shed, 2+ 2-car garages, & caretaker apartment. $1,765,000

CONDE RD, MARSHALL - Unique Property with MAGNIFICENT VIEWS! Impressive architectural renovation offers approx 5000 sq ft fin liv space, 5 bedrms (2 MAIN FLR BEDROOMS (1 Master ste), state of art gourmet kit w/Miele & Wolf Appl, 43x13 granite island, custom cabinetry, 3 fpl, heated pool w/hot tub/waterfall,4 stall barn,run-in shed, 6 paddocks, extensive fencing, 4 car gar, 2 PONDS (l partial ownership) Min to I-66. $999,000

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LAKE SUNSET LN, HUME - Perfectly designed retreat or full time residence with every amenity! Breathtaking mountain views from every window. Swim & fish in clear deep 15 ac lake. Sparkling new French country kitchen w/ granite counters. Large front porch & rear deck overlooking the water. Guest/au pair suite (2 BR/2BA) w/separate entrance. Excellent horse stable, paddocks. ODH territory; 1 hr to DC. $999,000 George Roll

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MILLVILLE RD, MIDDLEBURG - Outstanding opportunity to own a state of the art indoor rehabilitation swimming pool, designed for horses but also well suited for dogs. Offering includes a 24 stall, 2 tack room belmont barn, a shed row barn converted into garage space, fencing, a stone dust riding ring, a machine shed, and numerous run in sheds, and a pond. A small house near the swimming pool not included but available. $650,000 Ted Zimmerman 540-905-5874

RECTORTOWN RD, MARSHALL - Charming cottage in historic Rectortown. 3 bedroom/2.5 bath home works well as a weekend retreat or full-time living. Amenities include Viking range, soapstone countertops, exquisite hardwood floors, restful porches on first/second levels, wood-burning fireplace, French doors on first/second levels. This peaceful home within 10 minutes of Middleburg, Marshall, I-66. DC <60 minutes. $595,000 Walter Woodson 703-499-4961

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VARZARA RD, MARSHALL - New Price!!! Million dollar views. Cobbler View offers spectacular setting; Gorgeous cedar, stone with soaring windows frame valley and Blue Ridge mountain views. Stone terracing, lush low maintenance perennial gardens, multiple outdoor living spaces. Quality finishes; gourmet kitchen, granite counters, stainless; HW, stone & tile floors. <1 hr to DC. $799,000 George Roll

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SILCOTT SPRINGS RD, PURCELLVILLE - In the middle of HUNT COUNTRY--Bring the HORSES--you can use every inch of this 4.99+ acres. 3 STALL BARN w/ tack room, wash stall & hay storage. 140x75 sand & bluestone RING w/ LIGHTS, Tons of RIDE OUT. BOARD FENCING w/ 3 fenced fields. VERY WELL CARED FOR UPDATED HOME w/ hardwood floors. Brick Fireplace. VIEWS from the DECK & front STONE PATIO. FENCED BACKYARD. IN-LAW SUITE w/ SEPARATE ENTRANCE. $512,690

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t’s well-known that Loudoun County is often ranked as one of the wealthiest and fastest-growing locations in the country. Far lesser-known is that Loudoun has almost 300 miles of unpaved rustic roads--more than any other county in Virginia. With names like Poor House Road and Quaker Lane, it’s a unique historic network that people have fought to preserve. “When the community gets together and gets the attention of their officials, wonderful things can happen,” said Ed Gorski of The Piedmont Environmental Council, also a member of the Rural Roads Committee of the Loudoun County Preservation and Conservation Coalition. The unpaved rural roads connect homes, farms and churches much in the same way they did 150 years ago. With low stone walls and canopy-like trees lining the winding roads, it takes little effort to imagine a horse-drawn carriage carting women in Victorian-era garments or Civil War soldiers trekking along to their next encampment. “These roads have been part of our historic landscape and culture since the earliest days of this nation, and they’re a big draw for visitors too,” said Mitch Diamond, a member of the Loudoun Rural Roads Committee. “If we want to keep this

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treasure, we’ll have to continue speaking up as a community.” Though the occasional horse and buggy ride still occurs, the roads now support an increasing number of users such as local motorists, tourists, equestrians, farm vehicles, bicyclists and hikers. The growing demands, along with some particularly harsh winters over the last few years, left the roads strewn with large potholes, car-vibrating ruts and significant erosion damage. “Trips to view old Civil War battlefields, to visit a local winery, to enjoy the scenery, or go to work, school or church, was difficult, slow and unpleasant in some places,” Diamond said. In response, some have called for the roads to be paved, while many others have pushed for preservation and proper maintenance. Since paving is expensive and budgets are tight, the

Rural Roads committee proposed that “all the rural roads need to be properly maintained, and paving should be reserved for road segments that are highly traveled, where proper maintenance has become prohibitively expensive and the roads have become unsafe.” With local support, legislation was passed in the 2014 Virginia General Assembly session to help preserve the Loudoun County’s network of rustic roads, which states “whenever practicable, to maintain rural gravel roads in traditional alignment, surface treatment, and width; and protect banks, stone walls, and roadside trees in all rural, agricultural and historic areas.” VDOT has added members to its Loudoun County crew team to accommodate increased maintenance, which includes overall repairs and a focus on “priority roads” that need more intensive restoration. “On a regular basis, we are now grading the roads, replacing the gravel as needed and doing ditch work,” said Steve Shannon, residency administrator for Loudoun County at VDOT. There are still water drainage issues that VDOT is addressing, but they have received positive feedback on their efforts so far. VDOT has also finished work on 11 roads that required “above routine maintenance activities,” and they are planning additional priority projects this year. “We are going to continue our maintenance program, and we are committed to do that,” said Farid Bigdeli, liaison administrator for Loudoun County at VDOT. Residents are enthusiastic about the progress, but they also seem cautious. “The care of the roads has improved significantly and they’re better, but we’re concerned that the current level of effort will have to be reduced due to budget pressures,” said Diamond. While keeping in mind that budget cuts could be a possibility, the Loudoun Rural Roads committee says its current objective is “to continue the program of care for the historic roads, and to address some remaining issues in the maintenance program that are not yet fully addressed-- such as some remaining concerns with the management of water flow.” Said Gorski, “It’s important that residents continue to contact VDOT and their local and state officials to let them know they value the old roads. It’s also very helpful to let VDOT know about specific problems and to inform them of what’s going well.” n (Paula Combs is Senior Writer and Editor at The Piedmont Environmental Council)

hen Erik J. Scheps and his wife, Amanda, decided to leave the home in Warrenton where they had raised their daughters, Scheps knew he wanted to become involved in a meaningful way in their new community wherever they moved. “I wanted to get to know it from the inside out,” he said, “and to do that, I had to get in-volved in whatever ways I could.” In just over three years, Scheps is making impressive headway in doing just that. In fact, he was elected as a write-in candidate to serve on the Middleburg Town Council effective July 2014, with his term running through June 2018. “It is truly an honor to be serving on the Middleburg Town Council,” said Scheps, adding that “economic development, traffic patterns and increased tourism are just some of the immediate issues that I am looking forward to finding the right balance for all of us who have chosen to spend our lives here.” MIddleburg Mayor Betsy Davis described Scheps as “just a great addition to the Council. He speaks well, he listens well and he’s got great ideas. He’s a nice, fresh young face, and he and his wife had already been on some other committees. He’s very dedicated and he’s making a great contribution.” Living in Warrrenton, the Scheps family had horses, goats, and property to care for. With their daughters grown and attending college, there was no one to help out with

the horses and goats – factors that helped the couple make their decision to move. Sophie Scheps graduated from the University of Virginia last year, and Hannah Scheps is a student in the United Kingdom (University of Kent, Canaterbury, England). After moving to Middleburg, Scheps almost immediately became involved with the Middleburg Players, which led to an introduction to Buchanan Hall in Upperville. “It seemed like an easy fit,” said Scheps, who now serves as treasurer and a member of the board for Buchanan Hall. Scheps had also introduced himself around town in an effort to find out what other needs existed for which he could contribute his time and commitment. “Even prior to being on the Town Council, I wanted to get involved with the town,” he said. He was directed to the Health Center and quickly became a member of its Advisory Board. “This was the only thing open at the time, and I was delighted to be able to help out,” Scheps said. “The Health Center property had been bequeathed to the town of Middleburg several years ago and rents are used to support nonprofits.” The Health Center Advisory Board helps determine recipients of support. Among the 2014 nonprofit recipients were Seven Loaves, Windy Hill Foundation and the Lion’s Club, among others. “After that,” Scheps said, “I began pursuing the Fire Department.” Scheps’ further community engagement now includes serving as treasurer of the Middleburg Volunteer Fire Department.

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“Middleburg is a small community, and if you put your mind to it, you can become an integral part of what is going on,” Scheps said. “That’s what I wanted to do.” Scheps is a pharmaceutical sales executive for Grifols, a Spanish multinational pharmaceutical and chemical company that produces blood plasma-based products, a field in which it is the European leader and third largest worldwide. He represents these products to hospitals and physicians throughout Virginia, from Winchester to Norfolk. His wife, Amanda, works for the Virginia Outdoors Foundation, a leader in land conservation, protecting more than 750,000 acres in 106

counties and cities in Virginia. Erik and Amanda Scheps have lived in Middleburg since March, 2011. “This is our home,” Scheps said, “and we have no plans to leave.” Most recently, the Scheps have been living through a major home renovation, including “camping out for seven weeks,” with the house scheduled to be completed sometime in January. “I’m working hard to keep the small town charm that has been so carefully maintained by the residents who love Middleburg,” Scheps said. “As the town grows, challenges will arise that need solutions that both honor Middleburg’s traditions and look to the future.” n

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ne guest at the early evening formal Middleburg Hunt Breakfast at Huntland described it as “enchanted forest meets Middleburg. ” It began with hostess Betsee Parker’s gorgeous Dolce and Gabbana black evening dress with colorful animals and flowers. Guests glowed under candlelight in the ballroom accompanied by a string quartet, Chuck Hassett on the piano in his tartan kilt, a stunning soprano and harpist Tess Miller. Both masters of Middleburg Hunt, Jeff Blue and Penny Denegre, were there as well as other scarlet-clad guests: Jim and Linda Nichols, George Kuk and Devon Zebrovious and Richard McWade, among others.

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ichael Kozich’s love for cooking local ingredients began in South Florida. He often drove with his mother to pick up fresh seafood from a stand on the side of the road to take home and prepare simple meals of everything the resident fisherman had to offer. “I had a mini-meat cleaver and would help peel shrimp,” he said. Despite his fond memories of cooking with family, the road to opening Bluewater Kitchen wasn’t direct. After finishing high school, Kozich applied to Johnson and Wales, a career-oriented university with a culinary degree program, but the high level of commitment intimidated him. “I ended up at a community college after high school and worked at a restaurant at the same time,” he said. “From the first day I loved it. And each day it got better. It was really a culinary boot camp but it whipped me into shape and showed me how the restaurant industry worked.” After graduating from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, Kozich worked in fine dining establishments, seafood restaurants, and ski resorts before making his way to Middleburg when his wife got a job offer in Northern Virginia. “Middleburg is such a great town,” he said. “We’re in the middle of farm country and Washington D.C. We’re in the perfect location to know what’s going on in the farms so I get the best products and great clientele.” Only 19 months ago, Kozich decided to follow his passion for farm-to-table cooking and opened Bluewater Kitchen, a full-service catering and events company that locally sources all its ingredients year-round. Weddings, rehearsal dinners, private dinner parties and more are all in Kozich’s repertoire. Each client receives a personalized menu based on available ingredients, personal preferences and food allergies. “The best part about serving dinner parties in a client’s home is that we leave the kitchen

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How to Accomplish Your New Year’s Resolution

By Cristin Wipfler For Middleburg Life

’ll be honest. I’m not a big fan of New Year’s resolutions. You set out the new year with the best of intentions and then, by mid-February, it’s long gone. Sound familiar? As Jerry Seinfeld said, it’s the holding of the reservation (or resolution) that’s the most important part. So how do you make it beyond mid-February and see your resolution through to the next year? You make good ones! Here are six tips on how to make rock-solid and S.M.A.R.T. New Year’s Resolutions. 1. Focus on the why. Why are you setting this goal? By knowing your why, you’ll be more committed. Do you want to have more energy to play with your kids? Or do you want to run a half-marathon? Maybe you’re struggling to overcome a longtime illness. Or maybe you just want to rock that bathing suit this summer. Whatever it is, write it down for each resolution. Once you have your why, find a word or phrase that either sums it up or reminds you of that reason. These are your Focus Words. Put them around the house, in your wallet, on your screensaver… anywhere that you’ll see them regularly. And really think about these words. What do you value? What are you trying to accomplish? What will inspire you and challenge you? What will bring you happiness and joy? 2. Keep it real. I didn’t want to use the “realistic” tip, but it’s unavoidable. It’s so important to keep your resolutions realistic. You must understand that your resolution will change and grow with you over time. It’s unrealistic, for example, to go from no exercise to running a half-marathon. But it’s realistic to park farther from the door. Then to walk a mile. Then to walk/run a mile. Then to sign up for a 5K. Take your time. There is no rush. Good change, lasting change, takes time. 3. Know who’s got your back. Who is there to support you? We all need support, especially if we’re making some big

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(but realistic!) changes in our lives. Share your resolutions with your family and friends. Let them be there to encourage you and cheer you onward. Sometimes it helps to have a resolution-buddy; someone who shares your same goal. Working together towards a common goal can be beneficial and rewarding. 4. Slim down. Your resolutions, that is. It’s easy to think of so many things in our lives that we want to change or improve, but too many resolutions can distract you from the really important ones. And more resolutions does not always equal more accomplished in the new year. So stick with one to three goals that you really want to accomplish. Then go for it! 5. Reward yourself. As you continue to accomplish steps along the way, be sure to do something that you normally would not do for yourself. Get a massage, buy a new piece of clothing, go out with a friend. It’s important to have something to look forward to, as well as acknowledging that you worked hard for your accomplishment and that you are keeping your commitment. 6. Make a S.M.A.R.T. resolution S is for being specific. Your resolution should be straightforward and clearly define what you’re going to do (what, why, and how). M is for measurable. Make sure your resolution has a clear and measurable outcome so that you have tangible evidence that you have reached your goal. A is for achievement. Your resolution should be achievable (similar to realistic). It should challenge you but be attainable. R is for results-focused. The resolution should measure outcomes, not activities. T is for timespecific. A strong resolution will have a clear and specific time frame (a clear beginning and end). Here are two examples of a S.M.A.R.T. resolution: I will run incremental miles, starting with 0.5 miles, every other day of the week during my lunch break, in order to be ready for the 5K in June. Or, I will drink more water by bringing my water bottle with me every day and finishing at least three full bottles before dinner. n

By Sophie Scheps For Middleburg Life

artha Cotter is not a musician, but it hasn’t stopped her from bringing worldclass music instruction to local children and adults for the past twenty years through the Community Music School of the Piedmont. Now operating in multiple schools and locations, including a new base in Stephens City, Cotter has amassed a faculty of musicians experienced in close to a dozen instruments.

She now works with students of all ages in her therapy sessions and focuses on young children under the age of five in her Music Together and Early Childhood Learning classes. Both focus on children exploring music through singing, playing instruments and dancing with their caregivers. Saucedo’s therapy sessions help students with developmental disabilities work on their auditory and motor skills. Along with singing and playing with instruments, Saucedo gives sensory stimulation like tickling, squeezing and massaging. “It helps their bodies organize a variety of simulations so that they can connect with others. I look for eye contact, purposeful vocalizations and more deliberate movements like a better grip on objects. That’s how I know we’ve connected and they are responding,” she said. One of Saucedo’s students is a two-year-old girl who was born premature and has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Since the age of five months, Saucedo has been singing and playing instruments with her to encourage her to speak and develop fine motor skills. Saucedo describes her affectionately as very sociable and said she tried to sing before she attempted to talk. Saucedo encourages her students to set goals for their lessons but the bigger objective is about gaining discipline and self esteem. “Music lessons involve practice which is really hard for many children,” she said. “But I’m trying to teach them that it feels good after you make an effort and conquer it.” n

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British composers by the acclaimed New Orchestra of Washington and a silent auction. Proceeds from the event will fund scholarships, professional development for faculty and other outreach programs for a school that teaches over 400 students. The Candlelight Benefit Concert ensures the continuation of easily accessible musical education in the area. And it also funds the sort of work being done by music therapist Miho Sato de Saucedo, a faculty member for 10 years, who started her music career in Japan at the age of three. “My mother was very disappointed when I began to sing and I was out of tune,” she said. “My whole family is very musical so she enrolled me in piano lessons to fix me.” Saucedo Photo by Sophie Scheps continued studying music in Japan until 1999 when she was recruited to the United States to study Music Therapy at “In this rural setting, we try to bring music Shenandoah University in Winchester. to where the people are,” Cotter said. “Trinity Episcopal Church in Upperville offered us a “The first time I knew I wanted to be a music place to teach 12 years ago and it has become therapist was when I was a student teacher in our ‘world headquarters.’ It evolved to be a great middle schools and high schools,” she said. model for us to share spaces with churches to “The kids would come in and look bored and keep our expenses low so we can generously uninterested but as I got them involved, they fund our scholarship programs. We’re really relaxed and their mood was more energized. We really connected. When they left the classgrateful for the support from this community.” The school’s only annual fundraising event room they would be humming and had left will take place Feb. 8 in the ballroom at Barton their stress behind. I saw myself as more of a Oaks, the home of Claude Schock, in The therapist and teacher than a performer.” Plains. The eighth annual Candlelight Benefit After becoming a Board Certified Music TheraConcert will feature performances of famed pist, Saucedo joined the Music School in 2004.

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that changed the trajectory of their careers. Diane was intrigued by the plethora of vendors at the races specializing in equestrian fashion. Something about those vendors stuck with her, and upon returning to America she had her flash of genius moment. “I came back,” she recalled, “and thought, ‘we don’t do that here, we should do it here!’” That vision was gradually turned into a reality. The Rigdens began with just a few articles of clothing, choosing to focus on quality over quantity and establishing strong customer relations. Before there was a storefront, there was a tent. They began selling their clothing at local events, but the enterprise quickly grew into something much larger. Just a few years after making their debut, the Rigdens were touring the equestrian circuit from New York Photo by Sophie Scheps down to South Carolina, often making more than 50 appearOne of the many elegant ties at Country Classics ances between spring and autumn. In the process, Country Classics became one of the first vendors to travel and By Morgan Hensley make appearances at point-to-point and steeFor Middleburg Life plechase races in America. During this initial period, the Rigdens he vibrant shirts and tweed jackets adorning the walls of Coun- met customers that still come to the store to buy try Classics are the product of clothing. After starting a family, they decided to Diane and Colin Rigden’s vision. scale back the touring aspect and opened up a The store on East Wash- mobile store in Middleburg. The decision to set ington Street in Middleburg is up shop in Middleburg was simple. As Diane approaching its 25th anniversary, and over the noted, “It’s the closest thing America has to an years has refined its product to encapsulate the English village.” Although things have settled down since style of the country while keeping a modern the hectic days of touring, the process by which twist, a style Diane described as “creativity Country Classics develops its clothing remains within the bounds of tradition.” With fashlargely unchanged. Diane remarks that she ion trends constantly changing, success in the fashion industry requires an ability to balance was “one of those kids that like to take their the new with the tried-and-true, and Country grandfather’s watch apart and put it back toClassics excels in keeping this balance to create gether.” That same ethos applies to the way that apparel that is at once familiar but and exciting. Country Classics goes about designing each Diane studied art, particularly printmak- and every one of its pieces. The Rigdens frequently visit Scotland and ing, at the Corcoran College of Art and Design in Washington. She married Colin, an English- England in order to oversee every step of the man with experience in the London fashion design process. Whether selecting the fabrics or scene, and was exposed to a new medium of meeting with the fabricators, Diane and Colin will go to any length to make certain the qualartistic expression: fashion. While the couple was vacationing in ity is superb. Diane noted that, “it’s a lot of leg England, they attended a steeplechase race work, but it’s worth it.” n

Olivia Mascatello Synchronizes School and Skating

me to practices and the competitions, and I know that hasn’t been easy. Once I can start to drive myself, that will be a big help.” Olivia also has had the full support of both her local schools, first Hill when she initially began skating and now Foxcroft. During the school year, she takes several morning classes, heads for practice at Ashburn and then returns after lunch to finish out her day. On her weekend trips to Delaware, she does a lot of reading and studying in the car to keep up with her school-work, all the while going through a rigorous routine of skating, cardio and strength training with her synchronized teammates. “Oh we’ve put thousands of miles on the car,” Beth Ann Mascatello said. “Luckily, we’ve been able to car pool. It’s about 4 1/2 hours up to Delaware, but for Olivia, it’s really been worth it. She loves the sport, and it’s really taught her selfdiscipline and time management skills.” Synchronized skating is not yet an Olympic sport in the Winter Games, but there is some hope that can happen some day, first as a demonstration sport that ultimately would have to be approved as a medal competition by the International Olympic Committee for regular inclusion in the Games. Olivia hasn’t thought that far ahead. For now, one goal is to become certified as an ice dancer, but her main target is getting into a college that fields a synchronized skating team or has a nearby senior club team that competes in national events. The University of Delaware is among the schools she’ll be looking at,

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or Foxcroft junior Olivia Mascatello, it began six years ago when her grandmother Gabby took her to the indoor ice-skating rink in Ashburn. Almost as soon as she had laced up her skates, took her first awkward steps onto the glistening surface and slowly but surely began to get up the confidence to put one blade in front of the other, 10-year-old Olivia also realized this just might be something she could do even better. About a month later, she began taking lessons from a coach at the Ashburn rink, Vitale Shalin, who initially began schooling her in the preliminary stages of learning ice dancing. After all, Olivia had been taking ballet since was three, and she seemed to be a natural on the ice. Fast forward six years, and 16-yearold Olivia is now commuting to the Ashburn ice four times a week, and on most weekends, she also travels to the University of Delaware to practice with a club team that specializes in synchronized skating. She still is progressing toward becoming a gold-level ice dancer, as well, but it’s the synchronized aspect of the sport that’s mostly grabbed her attention these days. “I started doing (synchronized skating) when I was 12,” she said. “Synchronized is 16 girls on the ice at once, all of them connected to each other. It’s using similar techniques (to ice dancing)

because we move together all over the ice. It’s not stationary, like synchronized swimming where you stay in one place. And it really is a lot of fun.” So is ice dancing, an elegant sport with two partners, male and female, that has captivated audiences ever since it became an official Olympic sport in 1976. When she was 15, Olivia paired with a 23-year-old Bulgarian ice dancer, but that was not so much fun. “We just didn’t click on the ice,” she said. “We got along fine off the ice, but it was hard on the ice. He was eight years older and our mindsets were a little different. I basically was doing it for the training. But we had difficulty communicating on the ice. I liked the skating part of it, but I really missed the team part of it.” Though she is still able to practice ice-dancing movements by herself, her main focus is the synchronized team she trains with at Delaware, before they compete in various competitions. Her teammates live primarily in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Delaware “and all of us have a lot of car pools.” Olivia’s mother, Beth Ann, drives her to practices at Ashburn, and usually every other weekend up to Delaware. Other weeks, Olivia commutes there with another teammate who lives in the Tysons Corner area. And Beth Ann goes to all her competitions, occasionally accompanied by her husband John, who represents a number of the country’s top professional golfers on the PGA Tour, and often is on the road at golf events himself. “My parents have been great,” Olivia said. “For six years they’ve been taking

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The vibe among young “Thoroughbreds” is encouraging. “It just makes my day,” Smith said, “to hear that kids don’t want to miss school. One child broke an arm in the morning, was in a cast a few hours later, then begged to be brought back in the afternoon.” Smith has been part of a 10-person management team -- MCCS parents, students, teachers, administrators and community representatives -- that makes decisions together. Overseen by a charter board, the school remains part of Loudoun County Public Schools and is therefore accountable to Virginia Standards of Learning. While generally skeptical of the “bubble-testing culture” that permeates public school life, Smith is very positive about the vision brought to the local landscape by new Superintendent Dr. Eric Williams. She agrees with the high priority he places on engaged learning. “We, too, want to see kids create and generate, not just acquire, information. It’s about more than just being test-prepared,” Smith said. Middleburg students gain understanding by designing their own game boards, for example, rather than merely memorizing facts. Having to write better questions on the topic of Virginia history for a successful round of “Leo-opoly” will make better learners, Smith believes. Parents also participate in the handson, interdisciplinary methods. A family project is assigned every quarter, and results are displayed during celebratory “Leo Night” gatherings. Project One: create your own planet! “I want this school to be a leader,” Smith says, “but I am not reckless. New methods have to be grounded in research.” This means children in the building study and learn, and so do the grown-ups. “It is important for us all to develop critical and creative mindsets in order to evaluate, adopt or adapt the most current and progressive educational practices,” Smith said. One novel idea the new principal is motivated to explore is the creation of a team of parents, teachers and -- most significantly -students to further revise and develop the curriculum. “It is something that is talked about, but there are not really examples out there. I hope we can become that model school.” Many things inside the century-old schoolhouse remain constant. Vibrant student artwork and projects continue to illuminate the two short corridors. Little ones regularly find their way to the front desk for Band-aids. Recess will always rule. Yet new leadership invites a closer look behind the red-brick walls, where there is change that could very well prove transformative. n

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Private and secluded this a beautiful estate located in Bluemont on just over 180 acres. The magnificent stone and stucco home consists of 5 bedrooms & 5 1/2 baths and was renovated in 2009. Manicured grounds, 10 stall stable, tennis court, pool & pool house, 3 stocked ponds, mountain views and pastures are a few of the amenities that make this property spectacular.

Spectacular custom home built in 2005 with over 6000 sq. ft. and old world, quality finishes. Fabulous entertaining house with gourmet kitchen, 5 bedrooms, 4 ½ baths, finished walk out basement with tv viewing area, work out room and craft center. Swimming pool, stable and detached garage complete the offering. 90 acres of pasture and woods in two parcels.

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Magnificent country retreat on 30 acres with incredible privacy & beautiful views. The c. 1850 manor home has been graciously expanded into a 7 bedroom home with separate entertaining venue & two-story office w/T-1 capability. Pool, tennis court, gardens, greenhouse, 5 car garage. $3,350,000

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Beautifully remodeled and absolutely charming home in move-in condition, minutes west of Middleburg. One level living with kitchen, living room, dining room and 3 bedrooms, 2 baths on upper level. Walk out lower level with stunning family room with fireplace, full bath, office and mudroom. 4.33 Acres including fenced paddock and small barn, ready for your horse. $665,000

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. 71+acres: $995,000

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LAND 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. $18,500/Acre RECTORTOWN: 107.76 acres Spectacular views from this highly desirable estate location within the Orange County Hunt Territory. Board fenced with frontage on Atoka Road and Rectortown Road. Stocked, approx. 4 acre, pond w/island, spring fed from tributary of Goose Creek. Open Space Easement allows for building of main dwelling, garage or barn with apt. and appropriate farm structures. Zoned RA. $1,250,000

The 83.55 Acre estate offers a stately Victorian Manor Home of approx. 3800 sq. ft., sited beautifully to offer privacy and views. Comprised of two parcels in VOF Easement, each parcel is allowed 1 dwelling with dependencies and farm improvements.This property is a part of the adjacent 865 Acres of Spring Hill Farm.

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18 acres in the heart of OCH Territory with a lovely 5.5 Bedroom Italianate Style home in a beautiful setting. Formal and informal spaces, high ceilings, wonderful kitchen, expansive rec room, full basement, private pool, extensive landscaping and more. Property is in a VOF Open-Space easement. $1,199,000

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Beautiful rolling farm land with pastoral and mountain views, stone walls, and riding trails. This 54 acres is ideal for your horse farm. Property includes 3 bedroom farm house, 1 bedroom tenant house, 8-stall barn, and 6-stall barn. Near The Plains with easy access to I-66, 1 hour to Washington, 45 minutes to Dulles.

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59 Acre portion of a 118 Acre parcel, being sold subject to division. Includes 2 charming cottages, plus 16 stall barn with apt., practice polo field, 6 paddocks, fields, pond and separate equipment barn. Wonderful horse property and wonderful location, convenient to I66, Warrenton and Middleburg. Backs onto Wildcat Mountain with expansive scenic views.

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Expanded through the years, Takaro has wonderful entertaining areas both inside and out, many overlooking the pool. Two separate suites are wonderful for guests or home office. A dramatic main level apt. is attached to the handsome 7 stall barn. This 14.73 acre property offers a carriage barn, air conditioned dog house, paddocks and pond.

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est wishes to the dynamic photography couple of Karen Monroe and Doug Gehlsen. They recently stepped away from their hectic schedules and were married quietly in Virginia. Their photo of Middleburg Hunt Huntsman and author Hugh Robards coming through the front entrance at Huntland is shown above. They enjoyed a whirlwind honeymoon at the Ashford Castle in Cong, Ireland where Siobhan English a photographer in Ireland took their photo. She shoots “just about the same stuff as us,” Doug says, adding, “We also attended and photographed two large side saddle meets with the Limerick Foxhounds and the Stone Hall Harriers in Askeaton Ireland.” Upon returning to Virginia, they were off and running. One stop included the Piedmont Fox Hounds meet at Michele and Randy Rouse’s new country home, Pelham near Upperville. The photo results included an adorable pony in a pelham at Pelham adorned for Christmas, Peter Walsh with Michele Rouse, Sherry Morison receiving some licks of love, Katy Carter and Sara Van Wie toasting the moment, and huntsman Neil Amatt leading the field as they depart. n

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hilds Burden’s roots were planted on the North Shore of Long Island, but ever since he matriculated at the University of Virginia, his heart has belonged to The Commonwealth and his nearly 40-year commitment to preserve as much of its rich history as possible. “I grew up in Locust Valley (N.Y.) and I saw how quickly the environment could be paved over,” Burden said recently. “The difference between growing up in New York and being here is that you’ve got a lot of dedicated people who are trying to keep that from happening in Virginia.” Few are more dedicated than Burden himself, president of the Mosby Heritage Area Association based in Atoka. After working in the financial industry and commuting to Georgetown, Burden is now based in offices on Washington Street. He devotes almost full time to historic preservation and conservation issues, as well as educating area youngsters on the importance of both. “I’m a consumer of history more than a historian,” Burden said, though truth be told, his knowledge of Civil War history clearly qualifies him as a true scholar of the War Between the States, and particularly its impact on the Middleburg area. Burden also was a principal figure in the early-‘90s fight to keep Disney from building a theme park in the Haymarket area. He and the late Janet Whitehouse were serving as board members of the Goose Creek Association “and we and a handful of others thought we had to counteract a project that was going to destroy

battlefields and other historic sites,” Burden said. At that point, they created the Mosby Heritage area, and raised funds to produce a richly detailed map that included battlefield sites, old roads, cemeteries, long-gone AfricanAmerican communities and country stores. The project was a huge success, with more than 2,000 sold at $100 each. Just as important, it created a huge interest in local history and eventually led to the formation in 1995 of the Mosby Heritage Area Association. Rich Gillespie, the association’s former director of education, recently was named the non-profit’s new executive director. A career teacher and historian, Gillespie helped develop programs used in 40 schools in Loudoun and Fauquier counties to educate middle and high school students on local history, particularly near the respective schools. “The reaction is often ‘oh my goodness, you mean that happened right here?’” said Burden, who also knows that strength in numbers is critical in preserving the area’s heritage. “When people are aware of the historic significance of places where they live, when they get threatened by development, you can have great leverage when you go in front of the Board of Supervisors to say that these things should be saved, and not destroyed,” he said. Over the years, Burden has served as a board member at Oatlands and been active in the Civil War Trust, “a wonderful organization that has saved 40,000 acres of land since the late 1980s.” He also was heavily involved in rescuing the historic Mt. Zion Baptist Church near Gilberts Corner. “When we first started that initiative, some people said that church hadn’t been used for years,” he said. “But in researching

the history, it was an early primitive Baptist Church, and it was on a battlefield itself. During the battles of Aldie, Middleburg and Upperville, it became a hospital. “It was also used as a holding pen for citizens believed to have aided and abetted the Confederacy. And the first journalist to die in the Civil War was killed there. There was all that history to tell, and all that land has now been saved and preserved.” An organization that started with a small band of volunteers now has 400 members and a fulltime staff of four. All of that has happened Childs Burden on Burden’s watch, and he remains one of the area’s most admired and dedicated champions of its local history. “Childs has been one of the foremost leaders in historic preservation, education, and conservation in Loudoun and Fauquier counties for decades,” said Don Owen, former executive director of the Land Trust of Virginia. “Many people may not realize that he’s also served - and in some cases, continues to serve - as a director, trustee, or advisor for the Land Trust of Virginia, Oatlands, the National Trust

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for Historic Preservation, the Mount Zion Church Preservation Association, the Virginia Outdoors Foundation, the Civil War Trust, the Loudoun County Historical Society, and the Atoka Preservation Society. “That’s a list of volunteer service, longer than most people’s professional resumés. Those of us who have had the privilege of working with him enjoy and admire him for his dedication, his positive attitude and his sense of humor.” Not to mention his unparalleled sense of place, and history. n

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LAURELL HILL, DELAPLANE - Charming Log Home on 20+ acres in very private setting at the base of Little Cobbler Mt. Original log house c.1840 was part of a larger tract deeded by Chief Justice Marshall to his son Thomas in 1845. In 1950 the log portion was remodeled and joined to the original stone kitchen Property also has a 4 stall barn, fenced for horses, pool, sauna & wine cellar, mature landscaping & gardens. $895,000 Jane Hensley (571) 550-2728

SPRINGBOOK FARM - Majestic is the only way to describe Stonebrook Farm! The main house is c.1750 with Stone Addition c. 1793 and recent total renovation has all of the charm of period home coupled w/ modern amenities. Property has 3 additional guest houses, fantastic horse facilities, riding arena, 8+ stall barn/living space all situated on 38 stunning acres. Terraced gardens and patios. One of a kind!! $2,297,000 Jane Hensley (571) 550-2728

GROVE LN, MARSHALL - Beautifully unique 4 bedroom, 3+ bath home with first floor MBDRM suite w/2 decks and loft. Handicapped accessible Attention to detail is evident throughout this home. Located on 9+ acres with detached 2 car garage currently set up as a guest house (being sold as-is). Amazing kitchen with custom black walnut countertops, dbl. ovens, 2dshrs, 5burner gas cooktop. $825,000 Jane Hensley (571) 550-2728

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Flint Hill Farm

Upperville, Virginia • $4,900,000

Middleburg, Virginia • $4,300,000

Middleburg, Virginia • $3,800,000

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

87 acres • Fieldstone and stucco house featuring a reclaimed-timber barn transformed into an intimate family room overlooking two expansive ponds • Custom kitchen, antique beams, lovely first floor master suite, 4 bedrooms • Media room, bar, exercise facility, generous storage • 3-car garage, in-law suite, 3-stall barn, generator

Circa 1789 masterpiece • Stunning site is unmatched in the region • 15 acres amidst 400 protected acres • Main house has 3 BR, amazing kitchen, limestone floors, mahogany doors, 4 FP • 3 BR guest cottage • 2 BR carriage house • Charming guest quarters • Stunning views, exquisite detail • Rare find, fantastic value

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Trough Hill Farm

The Haven

Middleburg Area • $3,350,000

Middleburg, Virginia • $2,750,000

The Plains, Virginia • $2,495,000

Solid stone home with copper roof on 70 acres • Original portions dating from the 1700’s • First floor bedroom & 3 additional suites • Original floors • 8 fireplaces • Formal living room • Gourmet kitchen • 2 ponds • Mountain views • Stone walls • Mature gardens • Pool • Primitive log cabin • Piedmont Hunt

NEW PRICE! • 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 • Great location

Fabulous equestrian property • High efficiency low maintenance home with state of the art geothermal and solar systems • Stone fireplaces, pool, cabana • Great kitchen and bathrooms • Huge front porch overlooking pond • 7 stall stable with apartment • Euro felt arena • 4 paddocks and prime ride out location

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Mountain top retreat with 60 mile panoramic views of the Shenandoah Valley • 215 acres • 1/3 pasture • Main house circa 1787 • 3 BR, 1 BA • 2 fireplaces • Random width pine floors • 2 BR, 1 BA guest cottage • Stone & frame barn circa 1787 • Remnants of formal garden • Old cemetery • Spring fed pond • Gazebo

c. 1820’s gracious old Virginia home • 40 acres bound by Goose Creek • Original floors and stone fireplaces • High ceilings • Huge back porch, 4+ bedrooms and in law suite • Bright and modern kitchen with family room addition for today's living • Great views, open pasture & pond

F4 bedroom • 2 1/2 baths • 3 fireplaces • 2 car garage • Main house totally renovated, new kitchen, granite counter tops • Hardwood floors on main level • New carpeting & freshly painted • 20 acres • Phenomenal European style stable with 6 stalls, tack, office & apartment • Owner is a licensed broker in Virginia • More land available

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Middleburg, Virginia • $825,000

Upperville, Virginia • $749,000

Middleburg, Virginia • $650,000

Classic Virginia colonial • Circa 1926 • Stone and frame construction • 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths • Hardwood floors • High ceilings • Screened side porch on .65 acre in town • 2-car garage with apartment • Beautiful gardens and rear terrace

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

Classic old Middleburg fixture • Zoned C-2 which allows retail, restaurant or personal services • Lovely large front porch and old stone walls - nice visibility one block south of the main street • Extensive plantings, room for expansion and full of charm • Approximately 2,300 sf building on .11 acre lot • Front portion dates from 1870's

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LINCOLN RD, PURCELLVILLE, VA Absolutely Charming and Spacious circa 1900 Bedroom Quaker built house in the picturesque and welcoming village of Lincoln. Open floor plan on the first floor and a luxurious master suite w/ huge Mstr Bath on the 2nd lvl. Finished Attic, closets, mud room. Bed & Breakfast potential.

$489,000 CHESTERFIELD PL SW, LEESBURG, VA Luxurious three level 4 BR w/ master bedroom loft, one car garage townhouse in downtown Leesburg. Gorgeous hardwood floors/stairs through-out all levels, amazing remodeled kitchen with exotic granite and upscale cabinets, plantation shutters, large deck, light and bright floorplan New HVAC and Roofing. Owner has done all the up-dating!

recollections of what used to be.

he Middleburg Charter School has been getting its fair share of attention in recent months, but for so many years, it was always called Middleburg Elementary or, in my day, simply the Middleburg School. Back in the 1940s when I was a student there, the school went from first grade to the eighth grade, and then we would go on to the

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grandchildren also were students at Middleburg Elementary. When I was in school, Miss Charlotte Haxall Noland, the founder of Foxcroft School, would send some of her students over to work with the Middleburg School kids. On Mondays, they’d come out and we’d have music. On Tuesdays and Fridays it was shop and woodworking for the boys, and cooking and sewing for the girls. Wednesday was usually outdoor activity, playing kickball or dodgeball,

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Immaculate & Stunning Colonial on corner lot in Locust Gr! Fully fenced yard, finished Lower Level w/new flooring, possible 5th bedroom, full bath, wet bar. Walk to town, Spacious kitchen with butcher block center island, huge deck, new HVAC systems, updated lighting, fresh paint, wrap around front porch, professionally landscaped - Huge master w Cathedral ceiling Priced to SELL! Move-in ready.

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15 KING ST N, LEESBURG, VA Fantastic Downtown Leesburg Office space for rent Vacant and available immediately. Located directly across from the Loudoun County Courthouse. No additional Common Area Maintenance fees. Located on the First Floor. Professionally maintained and cleaned. Great opportunity! Exterior Signage Available.

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Aldie High School. Every teacher basically had 1 1/2 classes. I’d have the same teacher for first and second grade, another for third and fourth and another for fifth and sixth. I’d have the same teacher in seventh grade, and in eighth, the school principal, Eliza Myers, had the class. Her husband, Robert A. Myers, was also the principal at Aldie, both the elementary and the high school. One of the fixtures at the school for many, many years was Mary Lee Phelps, who is now my neighbor. She was a student there, a teacher there and later, the principal. In fact, when the Washington Post began its distinguished educational leadership program in 1986 to honor teachers and principals, she was named principal of the year in the Washington area. Mrs. Phelps was also active in the Baptist Church, and in 1976, she was the chairperson for the Middleburg Bicentennial Committee. Her sister, Betty Leach, was married to Billy Leach, who also owned the Middleburg Hardware store for many years. Mary Lee’s children and some of her

and Thursdays we did art. I remember Mr. Melvin Warren, our shop Mary Lee Phelps teacher. There was a cinderblock building on the east side of the school and that’s where we had the shop class. We made coffee tables, shelves. We put together some really useful items, and I used some of them for many years long after I’d left the school. Mr. Warren was a mail carrier, and he also could do stonework, plumbing and electric. In fact, he actually built his own home. But Mrs. Phelps is really a very special person. She still lives outside of Middleburg, and she really was a wonderful teacher who made a big impact on a lot of her students. Including me. n

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t. Hubert (circa 656-728), Bishop of Liege, Belgium is the patron saint of hunting as well as many other groups including: mathematicians, metal workers and machinists. The ceremony of the blessing of the hounds goes back to when Hubert, a huntsman himself, is believed to have cured rabies disease. In an intricate ceremony, he used a gold and white thread from a stole given to him by the Virgin Mary as well as a key from St. Peter. When the Loudoun Fairfax Hunt recently met at Farmer’s Delight, The Reverend Dr. Betsee Parker, who now owns the historic property, executed the blessing. Donna Rogers, a Jt. MFH presented a St. Herbert medal to all who participated.

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Unsinkable Molly Morgan and Her Heroic Friends

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t’s been the season to celebrate tidings of comfort and joy, and Middleburg native Molly Morgan and two of her very special friends have provided heaping doses of both to hundreds of wounded veterans and seriously ill or injured children of the military being treated at Walter Reed Medical Center. Over a dozen years through 2013, Morgan was an integral part of the pet therapy program at Walter Reed, first at its old location in Northwest Washington, then after the facility moved to Bethesda. In the beginning, she brought her Bernese Mountain dog Cordymay, named after her Godmother, Cordelia Scaife May, with her. And after Cordymay’s retirement in 2008, another magnificent Bernese named Tanker took her place. Over the years, Morgan has received countless citations, commendations and letters of thanks from hospital administrators and the military brass, and even more heartwarming correspondence from the grateful patients and their families she and her dogs have impacted in so many ways. “I had a very bad accident in July, 2006,” wrote one soldier, Agnes Schendl of Highland Falls, N.Y. “I had so many pieces of metal in me I was barely able to reach the puppies at bedside. I love all animals, especially dogs. The best way I can describe it is a peaceful feeling having a dog next to me. Cordymay would walk in the room, get close, allow me to pet her and lie down. It was the only time I would relax in my three-month bed-rest. Thank you for bringing the dogs to the hospital, spending time with me. I can not thank you enough.” Still, Morgan, the team leader of 20 volunteers in the pet therapy program, would prefer to deflect any attention toward herself. Instead, she likes to say “there are two sets of heroes here, the soldiers and the dogs. I was only an accessory.” A Hill School graduate and owner of Marshall-based Morgan Oil Company, she initially saw first-hand how pets can make a difference when her father was diagnosed with terminal cancer in the early 1980s. Pat Morgan, who founded the company in 1947, had been hospitalized and wasn’t doing well physically or mentally. “Because of the cancer, he’d become very restless and the nurses couldn’t calm him down,” Morgan said. “I had a small Corgi, and as a lark, I brought him over and stuck him in dad’s bed. The minute he felt her, he calmed right down. I started taking the dog there every day, and the next morning I’d pick her up. After a week, the nurses said my father had settled way down.” Fast forward to 2001 when Morgan purchased her first Bernese—Cordymay—from a Winchester breeder who also had been involved in a pet therapy program at Winchester Hospital. She told Morgan that her new dog would be a good candidate to join the program and later

arranged for her to start a course in pet therapy. “I had remembered the impact it had on dad,” Morgan recalled, “and I said ‘what the hell.’ I started the program, and I hated every minute of it. I thought the people who taught it were mean to everyone— dogs and people. I referred to them as the Dog Nazis. But it turned out to be the best education I could have gotten. I realized the strictness of it really paid off in the education of the dog. I guess you could say I hated them, but I really respected what they did.” Morgan and Cordymay began volunteering in a pet therapy program at Fauquier Hospital, and after a while, “I got a little antsy and wanted to do a little more.” Morgan then heard about a program at Walter Reed, and before long, she and her dog were heading into Washington on a regular basis. By 2005, she had become the Human Animal Bond Coordinator at Walter Reed, even serving on a board that wrote all the rules and regulations for the Army program. Cordymay also became a star, not only in rooms and wards all around the hospital, but as the main character in a children’s book issued by the Army and distributed to military children around the world. The dog also was a huge hit whenever she made an outside appearance with high-ranking officers like Gen. George Casey,

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tion with prosthetic legs and arms. Morgan still gets emotional recalling her dog’s impact on a 10-year-old girl diagnosed with terminal cancer. “She loved dogs and one day, she announced she wanted to die with a dog at her side,” Morgan said. “Her last couple of weeks, Cordymay and I would go down there and visit. I’d open the door, let go of the dog and she’d jump in the bed with her. They’d actually fall asleep together. “But the child was digressing. That next to last day, she slipped into a coma. Cordymay went to the bed and jumped up, but this time the little girl didn’t hug her. The dog lifted her arm and snuggled under it. The

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Bob Dole with Molly Morgan and Cordymay

then the Army Chief of Staff. “I’d go to events and he’d read the book to the children,” Morgan said. “About halfway through, I’d bring Cordymay in. Once the kids saw her, all bets were off. They paid attention to the dog, not the general. Gen. Casey used to kid me and say he’d never been upstaged by a dog.” Clearly Cordymay made a huge difference at the hospital, as well. Morgan said that on at least two occasions, the dog climbed onto the hospital bed of comatose soldiers and before long, both men came out of their comas. Cordymay and later Tanker also were regulars in the physical therapy departments, providing a welcome respite from the exhausting rehabilitation of so many wounded warriors learning to func-

next day, we walked in, Cordy May sniffed her, and then just walked out of the room. The little girl died a half hour later. The dog knew it was coming, and she knew she couldn’t do anything about it.” Over those dozen years, Morgan saw more than her share of tragedy and triumph, all those soldiers overcoming so many catastrophic injuries to leave the hospital and go on with their lives. There were amusing times, as well, like the day a bunch of good looking, athletic young men were wandering all over the hospital. Morgan and another volunteer kept asking them where they were from, and each one answered “Chicago.” Finally, Morgan learned that the Chicago Cubs had come to town and spent the day trying to bring a little more comfort and joy to the patients. In 2010, former Senator Robert Dole, badly wounded in World War II, spent almost a year in the hospital, and Morgan said “I had standing orders from him that any time I was on campus, I had to see him and bring a dog.”

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Sen. Dole was no different in his admiration for all those volunteers and their dogs than any other patient in the facility. “They gave the soldiers, the patients and the staff a real break, something to think about and break the monotony,” she said. “We gave the patients just a few minutes of peace in their lives. Pet therapy takes them to a place of calm. That’s why it’s so powerful.” Eventually, Morgan realized the toll the therapy was taking on both her and Tanker, so she decided to take a step back. Now she spends most of her day at Morgan Oil Company and Tanker has a bed right beside her desk. Morgan said she will always be in awe of all those wounded soldiers she and her dogs dealt with on a daily basis. “The soldiers aren’t looking for any notoriety,” she said. “They all said they were just doing their jobs, and they all wanted to heal and go back to their units. I never heard anyone whine or complain. Many of them would have a picture of their units they had taken in front of their Humvee. And next to it was a picture of the Humvee after it had been blown apart. “They would talk about the survivors, and the ones who didn’t survive, and how much they wanted to return and be with their units. They were all just amazing.” Amazing, too, have been the selfless contributions made by Molly Morgan, Cordymay and Tanker, also heroes one and all. n

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• You’ll experience the thrill of bidding and hopefully win something, too. • You’ll be able to see the plans for Middleburg Montessori’s new building. Several Middleburg area artists will be represented at the show. They include: —Charles T. Matheson: He developed his painting skills as a practicing architect, delineating many designs using watercolor. He focuses on landscape painting with many sketches in the outdoors particularly following his lifelong pursuit of fox hunting and driving horses. —Lilla Ohrstrom: Charles Matheson’s daughter, she lives in The Plains, where she’s the owner of Youngblood Art Studio. She has been working in clay since childhood. Currently she teaches classes and exhibits other artists work at Youngblood. —Cathy Stettinius Zimmerman: Cathy has always enjoyed the outdoors and appreciates the countryside where she grew up. Watercolor is her favorite medium. With different watercolor methods, she achieves depth as well as detail in her landscapes and botanicals. —Brittany Beiersdorf Ross: Born in Dallas, as a child she would travel with her mother to England where the rest of her family is. The idea of cycle and returning to places, landscapes that are associated with mystery, have been the main influence of this collection of photographs. Brittany is based in The Plains, Virginia. —Donna Clark: A native of New York City, she now lives and works in Aldie. She studied painting, printmaking and photography at Bard College where in 1972 she earned a BA degree in painting. While attending Bard she developed a passionate interest in printmaking and photography. n

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he Middleburg Montessori School will host its fourth annual Art of the Piedmont Art Auction and Reception at the Middleburg Community Center from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 20. Twenty artists will be fea- View from the turing their works this year, Blue Ridge by including Anthony Barham, Antonia Walker whose oil paintings capture the animals of Virginia’s Hunt Country; Mary Champion, who interprets the rural Virginia landscape in light-filled paintings; Gail Guirreri-Maslyk and her dynamic oil paintings; Katherine Riedel with her inspired paintings of the Piedmont landscapes; and Diane R. Weiner, whose award-winning oil paintings study the emotional lives of bovines. The event benefits Middleburg Montessori School, which has employed Maria Montessori’s uniquely successful method to educate a diverse student body for more than 30 years. The school is expanding rapidly at its Atoka Village location, having added elementary grades in 2011 and toddler and middle school programs last year, and plans to begin construction on a new building at its campus this spring. Last year’s auction drew 350 people and resulted in $42,000 in art sales proceeds, which was divided evenly between the local participating artists and the school. According to its website, artofthepiedmont.org, there are at least ten good reasons to attend: • You’ll see fabulous art and maybe even take some home. • You can nibble on goodies from local fare. • You’ll get to taste the signature “Fox Tail Cocktail.” • You can mingle with old friends and make some new ones. • It’s a chance to enjoy the beautiful surroundings of Middleburg. • You’ll feel great about supporting Middleburg Montessori School. • You’ll have a chance to meet the Piedmont’s finest artists. • The beautiful florals from Countryside Florist will brighten your evening.

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Making a Difference Wherever He Goes

By Leonard Shapiro For Middleburg Life

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oe Boling has never been one to boast about his countless contributions in business, public and community service or the four years he spent as a highly decorated Army platoon leader and company commander in Vietnam, the winner of three Bronze Stars for valor in combat. Like so many other war veterans, he doesn’t much like to talk about his gallant and life-threatening actions under fire back then, preferring instead to focus on the far more peaceful here and now. Since 1993, he’s been here in Middleburg, first as the visionary president of the Middleburg Bank, and now as the chairman of its board. But Boling’s great deeds have hardly gone unnoticed. And this past October, he was honored along with long-time Leesburg physician Dr. John H. Cook III with a prestigious Loudoun Laurel award presented to county residents who have truly made a significant difference. “No community has any greater resource than the citizens upon which it is built,” Loudoun Laurels chairman Joe T. May told Leesburg Today before the Oct. 9 award presentation ceremony. “And to honor citizens that give of themselves, for neither reward nor recognition, seemed, simply, the right and just thing to do.” A native of Norfolk, Boling began his banking career after his Army service and matriculating at Wesleyan College in North Carolina, with graduate work at the University of Virginia. Before coming to Middleburg, he had put in 23 years with the Crestar Bank, now Sun Trust, the last nine working in the bank’s Richmond offices. He also served in the Army reserves and worked his way up to the rank of colonel, with a total of 28 years of active and reserve duty. Boling happened to meet the late John Palmer, then a vice president of the Middleburg Bank, at a Virginia Bankers convention back in the early 1990s. He came up to Middleburg at Palmer’s request to take a look at the bank’s loan portfolio, and when long-time bank president Bill Curtis retired, Boling was the only candidate interviewed by the board. At the time, community banks across the country were being gobbled up by the consolidating big whales of the industry. In fact, when Boling took over in 1993, there were four community banks in Loudoun County. A year later, there was only one—The Middleburg Bank. But Boling clearly had a vision, forged over a five-year stint back in the 1980s as president of Crestar’s Staunton bank. “I just thought that the big banks would lose touch with their local customers,” Boling said. “When I was sent to Crestar’s holding company in Richmond, I just realized that community banks had a real future if they were set up the right way.” Clearly he did it the right way at the Middleburg Bank. When Boling arrived 21 years ago, it had a healthy enough $110 million in assets. In 2014, it has $1.3 billion in assets, and its Trust and Investment Management business

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has $1.5 billion in assets. There are now 11 different branches, most in Loudoun and Fauquier counties, as well as locations in Reston, Richmond and Williamsburg. One of Boling’s first moves in Middleburg was to suggest to his board opening a branch in Purcellville. “There was an old, empty bank building over there,” Boling said. “There was some opposition. I was told that it was the first split vote the board had in years. One board member asked me what I was going to call it. I said ‘The Middleburg Bank.’ He said ‘you’re going to put the Middleburg name in Purcellville? It won’t work.” But it did. Then Boling decided the bank needed a presence in Leesburg. He found a suitable piece of property and took several board members over to look at the site. “We’re over there and one guy looks up, points his finger in my face and says ‘if you do this, my stock will never be what it’s worth today,’” Boling recalled. “Two years later, he came over to me and said ‘you were right. My stock is not worth the same, but it’s real positive now.’” Things remain positive to this day. In ’93, the bank was sixth in total deposits in Loudoun County. Within five years, Middleburg Bank was No. 1, a position it still holds today, and the next three on the list are all mega-banks.

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In addition to the backing of an appreciative board, Boling also likes to point out that none of this would have been possible without the support of his wife, Debbie. “She was home worrying while I was in Vietnam,” he said. “We lived in nine homes between Norfolk, Newport News, Staunton, Richmond and finally Middleburg. She took the girls (their two now adult daughters) on vacation while I was I was at Army summer camp. She was always supporting me and putting the family ahead of herself.” As for his community service, Boling has always made it a priority. Back in Staunton, for example, he was chairman of the school board. He has served on the board at James Madison University. When he came here, he became an economic development commissioner for Loudoun County and helped start a Chief Executive Officer Cabinet. He was deeply involved in recruiting the CEOs of the top 25 companies in Loudoun to consult in the fields of housing, education and transportation. He also served on the board of the Loudoun Hospital and chaired the fundraising project to help pay for the renovation and re-opening of the Leesburg hospital and emer-

gency room. Among Boling’s proudest contributions has been his work in recent years as president of the Middleburg-based Windy Hill Foundation. Its goal is to provide affordable housing for residents of modest incomes, many of them in the local workforce who would not be able to live near where they’re employed without such accommodations. “Workforce housing still remains a big problem,” Boling said, “but we’ve been able to really do something about it.” In addition to its units in Middleburg, where 47 children are also living, there is Windy Hill housing in The Plains, a 96-unit project in Brambleton and more housing planned next year in Marshall. “We’ve been able to take the original model and make it work in other places,” Boling said. “I’m really proud of what we’ve been able to accomplish, but we’ve still got a long way to go.” But with Joe Boling on the case, is there any doubt it won’t get done? No. n

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time, thus doubling or tripling the amount of tree growth and leaf surface. Since leaves help reduce carbon from the air and that helps mitigate the effects of global warming, the beaver’s forestry management appears harmful in the short run, but might be beneficial in the long run. That’s why planting riparian buffers on your property might be the best way to be a good steward of your watershed. It will guarantee that both water quality and air quality will be enhanced. It would be of great interest to the Goose Creek Association to assess how many beaver dams there are in the Goose Creek and its tributaries.(Small creeks that eventually flow into the

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n the past two months, two new beaver dams have sprouted up on local streams south and east of Middleburg in the areas monitored by the Goose Creek Association. Before you start jumping for joy or go to get your gun, better to have a frank conversation about beavers, pro and con. There are two major issues: one a positive and the other a negative. Most would agree that wetlands are one of the most important ecological land uses we can preserve or create. So in nature, who do we turn to for help in this task of wetland protection and creation? The beaver, of course, which creates wetlands when it builds its dams or huts. It raises the level of the stream it plans to live on and the increased water area becomes home to fish, turtles, frogs, birds and ducks. Native Americans Photo by Marcia Woolman called the beaver This beaver dam was new in September and continues to grow each month “the sacred center” of the land because this Goose Creek.) The two new beaver dams menspecies created a rich watery habitat for these tioned above are new to our monitoring sites, other animals. but there surely are others in the watershed. On the other side, what keeps erosion to If you know of one please consider calling the a minimum and water within its flood plain, Goose Creek Office at 687-3073 and just leave are riparian buffers, planted with native trees a message of stream name, location between the and grasses. The purpose of a buffer is to create two nearest roads up and down stream or a GPS dense root systems that soak up the rain water reading. before it is able to flood, unabated, into the The hope is that upon seeing a beaver stream. When beavers arrive, their behavior is dam, you will first enjoy the sight of such counter in most ways to this ideal of good stew- an amazing structural feat worked by nature’s ard of the waterway in that they cut down trees original engineers. Then ponder on the good and shrubs to eat and for use building their new health this helps to bring to the creek and the homes. corresponding danger of removing some very In many cases this is detrimental to the important trees from the riparian buffers. n stream, but not always. Often a single tree cut will produce a large number of shoots or new (Marcia Woolman is a member of the Goose limbs which become new tree trunks over Creek Board.)

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ooray for Sam Epley and his brother, John Epley, the talented squash-playing sons of Elizabeth and Sam Epley and grandsons of Wayne and Beth Gibbens of Middleburg. Sam, a senior at The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y, made the U.S. Squash under-19 national team competing in the British Junior Open in Sheffield, England. And John is currently ranked No. 9 nationally in the under-15 division. The British competition is the oldest tournament in the sport and has often been described as the “Wimbledon of Squash.” Congrats to Aaron Botwick, who recently graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in aerospace engi-

neering. Aaron, a son of Mona and Chuck Botwick of Middleburg, is a graduate of Middleburg Academy. He’s already been offered a job with an engineering firm in Chantilly. His brother, Elliott, is a junior at Virginia and is studying systems engineering. Folks from all over the region still recall the day in October, 1998 when the majestic circa 1742 Chapman’s Mill in Thoroughfare Gap went up in flames. The victim of arson, the mill smoldered for days and was left in ruins. Out of the ashes grew an organization dedicated to saving the remains, which today stands proud and tall in the Gap as an imposing landmark. The nonprofit Turn The Mill Around Campaign recently held a cocktail party in The Plains to mark 16 years in service to preserve the mill. The group gathered to unveil a new effort to transform the grounds of the mill into a beautiful, interactive park, accessible to all and open year-round. More than 40 people attended, munching on food provided by Forlano’s Restaurant, and enjoyed a program by TTMAC chair Charlie Seiltheimer, on the mill’s rich history. The organization’s goal of raising $122,000 toward the mill’s master plan project in 2015 is officially off to a great start. Jim Davis of Middleburg and Michael

Alto of Upperville have recently joined forces for Samaritan Inns in D.C., a notfor-profit that provides structured housing and addiction recovery services to low and no-income men and women. Co-chairs of the organization’s Capital Campaign Planning Committee, the two recently hosted a breakfast fundraiser at Washington National Cathedral, where Davis Construction is completing Phase I of postearthquake restorations. Close to 100 construction industry partners attended. Proceeds will support vital work helping area men and women reclaim their lives and livelihoods. The Goodstone Inn and restaurant has been recognized as one of And to all a good night… the “Best Hotels in the South” by Condé Nast Traveler. “This is a great honor for Goodstone Inn & Restaurant,” said Jenna Ware, the inn manager. Kudos to world-class equestrian

Alison Firestone Robitaille and former field hockey college All-American Jacy Edelman for their selection into Foxcroft School’s Sports Hall of Fame. Both were members of the Class of 1995. Break out of that cabin fever for a night of snowflakes and sounds at the Snowflake Ball Jan. 24 at the Middleburg Community Center from 7 to 9 p.m. Bring the whole family to dance the night away

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cott Kasprowicz and David Blake were recently honored with the Mosby Heritage Hero Awards which took place at the National Sporting Library in Middleburg. Chris Miller of the Piedmont Environmental Council and Childs Burden of the Mosby Heritage Area Association presented the honors given to those who aid in the preservation and conservation of the Mosby Heritage Area. Blake is the owner of 550-acre Buckland Farm. He has been active with the Buckland Preservation Society for 15 years, serving as president and now as chairman. He was the 2007 recipient of the Stewardship Story award from the Cultural Landscape Foundation, a national organization promoting stewardship through education. Kasprowicz serves as chairman and CEO of ADR Software, LLC, is a co-founder of NuRide Inc., and serves as executive vice chairman of AVX Aircraft Company. He also served as Virginia’s deputy secretary of transportation during Gov. Tim Kaine’s administration. An avid conservationist and environmental impact advocate, he serves on a number of boards, including the Piedmont Environmental Council, the Land Trust of Virginia and the Virginia League of Conservation Voters. And mark your calendars for Sunday February 15 when the Mosby Heritage Area Association will bring together experts in field sports to discuss the importance of open space and conservation easements, trends seen in the sport and the history of equine sports in our area. This installment will focus on eventing and will feature Robert Banner of Great Meadow and Sandy Johnson of Gordonsdale Farm near Berryville. To be held at Foxcroft School at 1 p.m.

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im Atkins, chairman of the Cherry Blossom Breast Cancer Foundation, Mark Eaton, Holly Groves and vice chair Stephanie Knapp of Upperville accept a donation from “Suzanne Eaton Christmas Trees” of Brambleton Town Center. The Eatons designated the Cherry Blossom Breast Cancer Foundation of Middleburg as the recipient of their Christmas tree sales fundraiser in honor of Suzanne’s sister, Holly Groves of Leesburg, a breast cancer survivor. The Cherry Blossom Breast Cancer Foundation’s mission is to help women of Loudoun, Fauquier and surrounding counties confront the challenges of breast cancer.

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THEN &THERE Hunting Snippets from Georgina Bowers

rom 1866 to 1876, Georgina Bowersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; illustrations of hunting and sporting incidents appeared in Punch magazine. She also drew decorative lettering and was described in one history of the publication as â&#x20AC;&#x153;by far the most important lady artist who ever worked for Punch.â&#x20AC;? Punch was a British magazine of satire and humor, which began in 1841 and lasted until its demise, well after Georgina Bowersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; time, in 2002. Early on, its popularity became such that it was an English institution unto itself. Bowers was encouraged to draw by John Leech, the illustrator of Robert Smith Surteesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sporting novels and Charles Dickensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; A Christmas Carol and he was a major contributor to Punch. We know a great deal about John Leech, including that, in 1843, one of his illustrations in Punch entitled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Substance and Shadowâ&#x20AC;? was the origin for the modern use of the word â&#x20AC;&#x153;cartoon.â&#x20AC;? However, we know very little about Georgina Bowers. She was known as a keen hunting woman. And some insight is gained from an interview she gave for The History of Punch, in which she stated, â&#x20AC;&#x153;My first published drawing was a dreadful thing of a girl urging a muff of a man to give her a lead over a brook. My â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;jokesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; all came from

incidents I saw out hunting, and from my own varied adventures with horse and hound.â&#x20AC;? She further stated that, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel now that some of my subjects were too personal and wonder how many people forgave me.â&#x20AC;? Bowers illustrated a number of books (including seven of her own authorship) which dealt with hunting, hunting people and their society. It is clear that her books were from witnessed experiences and at times were Georgina Bowersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Illustration from Hollybush Hall, 1870. also â&#x20AC;&#x153;too personal.â&#x20AC;? Some of the best descriptions are found in In â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hunting in Hard Timesâ&#x20AC;? (1889) she â&#x20AC;&#x153;Notes from a Hunting Box not in the Shiresâ&#x20AC;? described her situation. (1873). Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a delightful account of the Toddleâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Brother John being a bachelor and myself a boro Tearers, a hunt within easy reach of Cockconfirmed old maid, we are free to go anywhere, neydom, with intriguing character sketches of the and determine to hunt cheaply. So we look out for members, descriptions of hunting and steeplequarters in the unfashionable home countries.â&#x20AC;? chase incidents and the annual ball. The setting of the unfashionable countries is â&#x20AC;&#x153;One gets fond of the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Tearersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; by perconsistent throughout her books, one of which is severance; and a day with any other hounds, titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Canters in Crampshire.â&#x20AC;? after being accustomed to these, strikes one as In â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hollybush Hallâ&#x20AC;? (1870) we are intro- a piece of decided dissipation!â&#x20AC;? Their country is duced to Mr. Hockington, the current master of composed of â&#x20AC;&#x153;acres of plow, and no end of sticky, the Flintstone Foxhounds, as he patiently listens holding fallow, full of flints and big rough stones. to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sir Robert Reynardsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s account of a famous To come to a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;bit of grassâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is a treat appreciated in run...when he was master twenty years ago.â&#x20AC;? No proportion to its scarcity.â&#x20AC;? It is a different viewdoubt that there is added zest to Sir Robertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s point than that of hunting in the shires, perhaps account as he is known to be â&#x20AC;&#x153;unmercifully criti- thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one reason sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not very well known. cal of the way things are managed in the present Nonetheless, she is delightful and accurate: degenerate days.â&#x20AC;? first flight Victorian. Her characters hunt, or

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donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, for all the reasons as today. An opening meet is described with Major Myrtle â&#x20AC;&#x153;utterly forgetful of the parting â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;snapâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; from his wife half an hour ago, about the selfishness of hunting men...There is Dick Braggett, half gentleman, half horse-dealer... and Tom Seton, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vet,â&#x20AC;? a shy little man, who says nothing, but sees everything, and is invariably close to hounds.â&#x20AC;? And when the hounds find, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Charlie Cleve is forward on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Phantom,â&#x20AC;? and Nevill Hawke behind, having, as usual, something wrong with his stirrup-leathers.â&#x20AC;? Not knowing who any of these people are, I can forgive her. n [Richard Hooper is an antiquarian book expert and dealer in Middleburg. He also specializes in art objects related to dogs, horses and equestrian sports. In addition, he does fine woodworking.]

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c.1770--PRiCe RedUCtion plus $10,000 Bonus to selling Agent, paid at settlement. Historic Quaker stone home overlooking spectacular Paris Valley amidst thousands of acres of protected land. The stone exterior has been meticulously restored, two stunning stucco additions plus a grand porch added. New well & 4 bedroom septic installed. Create your own interior. Possible owner financing. $1,800,000

Marshall~Lovely country house individually designed and arranged over 3 floors. Superb location with privacy and tranquility but minutes from I-66. Original farmhouse dates to 1910. Beautifully renovated with a sizable addition added in 2003. Graciously sized floor plan, perfect for entertaining, many built in features, separate dining room. Two sun rooms overlooking 26 fenced acres ready for horses. $1,230,000

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Stately Colonial on 3+ acres with a spring fed pond and gazebo. Generously sized rooms, great for entertaining. 4 BD, 4.5 BA, large kitchen with slate floors, granite countertops opening onto a large slate terrace and screened in porch. Large Master with his and her bathrooms and closets. 3rd floor converted into studio-type space. Minutes east of Middleburg, $949,000 great for commuting.

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Complete privacy, yet enough grass for a few horses. The house sits in the middle of 38 acres with mature plantings. Wooden beams in the living room & refinished parquet floors. Main level bedroom & bath, the same off the family room in the finished lower level and two more bedrooms upstairs. There’s a pond, 60X40 machine bldg. & smaller wood stables offer possibilities. A studio/office with heat, water, internet & AC by stabling. $745,000

Round Hill ~ Small horse farm on 11+ acres with charming 3 BR, 2 BA Cape Cod style house with new carpet, updated kitchen & baths, fresh paint & all new windows. 1st floor Master, Fam. Room off Kitchen, Dining Room & Mudroom with Sep. entrance. 5 stall center aisle barn with tack room and wash area. Machine shed, Garden Shed, Run-in Shed & fenced paddocks. Deluxe chicken coop. Easy access to both Routes 7 & 50. $689,000

Fully renovated cottage in historic village of Middleburg on quiet, dead-end street. Features 2-3 Bedrooms, 2 Full Baths, brand new Kitchen with all new stainless & granite, new Bathrooms, hardwood floors, fresh paint & new carpet. Addition of ultra spacious Master BR Suite and new luxury Bath. Private back yard. 2-car attached carport & small storage shed. House now over 1,100 sq. ft.! $339,000

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Lovely home with 3 Spacious Bedrooms, 3 Full Baths and 1 Half Bath. Splendid established flowering gardens, pondview and privacy. Surrounded by land in VOF easements. High ceilings, 5 fireplaces, long private drive. This is elegant old Virginia living at it’s best, yet very convemient to schools, shops and restaurants. $3500/mo With barn & paddocks for 2 horses: $4100/mo

Rein duPont (540) 454-3355

RoUte 50 - 60 acres of woodland in prime Clarke County location. Enjoy close proximity to the Shenandoah River and Blue Ridge Mountains. Fronting on US Highway 50, the property extends back 2,300 ft. for maximum privacy. Great riding trails for horse owners. Easement potential. $500,000 delAPlAne - Beautifully sited in the heart of the Orange County Hunt, this 48+ acre parcel is surrounded by spectacular estates & offers total privacy & seclusion. Comprised of open meadows, lush woodlands and bordered by Goose Creek. The hilltop building sites offer incredible views. Easy access to Rte 17, Rte 50 and I-66. $950,000

Rare opportunity to own 7.0455 acres, recorded in 2 parcels, on Western edge of historic village of Middleburg. Partially within Middleburg Town Limits & partially within Loudoun County affording flexibility of zoning & uses. The Western most parcel has approved 4-bedroom drainfield. Must walk with Agent to truly appreciate value and beauty of this land. $699,000

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