Middleburg Life | August 2016

POSTAL CUSTOMER

Presort Std ECRWSS US Postage Permit #75 Fredericksburg, VA

MIDDLEBURG

LI F E Volume 33 Issue 14 | August 2016 | middleburglife.com

Great Expectations at Great Meadow MIDDLEBURG LIFE

AUGUST 2016

•

www.middleburglife.com

Check out our new website!

WWW.ATOKAPROPERTIES.COM WWW.MIDDLEBURGREALESTATE.COM

Middleburg 540-687-6321 | Purcellville 540-338-7770 | Leesburg 703-777-1170

EW G N TIN S LI

305 MARKET ST W, LEESBURG – Charming and renovated 4BR/3.5BA house within a few blocks of King St. in Leesburg Historic District. C.1852 home with lovely wood floors, 4 working fireplaces, and many original details. The ‘new’ blends beautifully with old, while meeting the demands of todays expectations. NEW: kitchen, baths, standing seam metal roof, exterior & interior paint, systems & more! The garden and pool complete this in-town oasis! $1,225,000 Mary Owen Chatfield-Taylor (540) 454-6500

MT PLEASANT FARM - HITE LN, STRASBURG – Mt. Pleasant, c. 1812. Beautiful Federal manor home of brick crafted on-site. Original heart pine floors, magnificent staircase & beautiful millwork. 5 BR, 5 BA, 8 FP. High ceilings, great flow for entertaining. 107 Ac. Country kitchen with FP, tenant house, bank barn, spring house. A perfect weekend retreat, year around residence, B&B. 1+ hr to DC. On National Register. $1,200,000 Carole Taylor (703) 577-4680

RUNNYMEDE FARM - YATTON RD, ROUND HILL – Historic Runnymede Farm, c. 1777 is totally updated for today’s lifestyle. Spacious stone manor house sits on 20 beautiful acres. 4 BR, 2 FB, 3 HB. Interior stone walls, terrace. Gourmet kitchen, separate dining room with FP, tavern room with built-in wetbar, walk out to huge terrace with spa overlooking fields. Old springhouse, small barn. Entire property fenced. Very commutable, yet feels a world away. $1,170,000 Carole Taylor (703) 577-4680

Coming Soon!

ASHBURN OFFICE FALL 2016

35653 MILLVILLE RD, MIDDLEBURG – LOCATION! Lovely 4BR/3.5BA home with spacious rooms on 18+ acres just minutes from Middleburg. Two-stall barn/tack with four stone/board-fenced paddocks, terrific rideout. Middleburg Hunt. Enhanced by high-speed Internet, whole house generator, extensive Invisible fencing. Mountain views, soaring magnolias, wonderful gardens. $995,000 Walter Woodson Alex Woodson (703) 499-4961 (703) 608-1776

Goose Creek Village Consider joining ATOKA PROPERTIES as we strive to be the home to the best Real Estate Professionals on the East Coast!

EW E N IC PR

EW E N IC PR

TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR COMPANY OR TO SET UP A CONFIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT, CONTACT ALLAN MARTENEY AT 571-442-4312

STONEWOOD-ST LOUIS RD, MIDDLEBURG – Wow! 2 lots! House and horse barn on one lot, plus extra lot to build, sell, or farm. Great views. Private & peaceful, with hard top road. Unique home features main-level BR & 3 more upstairs. Great kitchen with stone fireplace; brick fireplace in dining room, great floors. Big windows, with views onto tall hardwoods and large flat yard and multiple decks/patios. Google “Youtube Kim Hurst Presents” for video. $844,000 Kim Hurst (703) 932-9651

www.middleburglife.com

•

23432 DOVER RD, MIDDLEBURG – Lovely, well built, 4 BR brick colonial. Newly renovated kitchen, 3 acres, slate roof, house & grounds exceptionally well maintained. Minutes from Middleburg. Swimming pool off back terrace. Paved driveway. Small 3 stall stable with at least 2+ acres that could be fenced for horses. $799,000 Scott Buzzelli (540) 454-1399

EW E N IC PR

23302 DOVER RD, MIDDLEBURG – Only minutes from the town of Middleburg. Beautifully set on 3 acres with a huge back yard, fenced pool, & mature landscaping.

5 bedroom, 4 baths, large rooms, great for entertaining.

Many updates include updated kitchen, new carpeting throughout, new paint interior & exterior, updated roof, & updated floors! Basement includes kitchenette, living space, garage & laundry room. MUST SEE! GREAT LOCATION! $729,000 Peter Pejacsevich Scott Buzzelli (540) 270-3835 (540) 454-1399

9572 BRIAR LN, DELAPLANE – A gem of a custom built stucco house on 11 private acres between Upperville and Rectortown. High ceilings with large windows for natural light. Three bedrooms with three and one half baths.

Extensive trim work, decorative finishes and designer fixtures throughout. Architecturally designed with vaulted ceiling in living room with fireplace. Mint condition with many recent upgrades. $915,000 Ted Eldredge (571) 233-9978

the heart of Paris. Zoned Village Commercial. 1.7+ acres consisting of a main residence/showroom with 2 bedrooms and 1 bath. 2 bedroom guest house/rental property and two smaller buildings for retail, office space, or Scott Buzzelli (540) 454-1399

AUGUST 2016

(540) 270-3835

EW E N IC PR

694 FEDERAL ST, PARIS – Fabulous historic property in

storage.

Peter Pejacsevich

$599,000 Peter Pejacsevich (540) 270-3835

24115 NEW MOUNTAIN RD, ALDIE – Bright and spacious home in the woods. Privately set on 12.5 acres just outside the charming town of Aldie. 3 bedrooms and 3 baths, beautiful four-season sunroom just off of the kitchen, lots of light throughout. Walkout main level/basement includes a nice living space and a workshop/garage! $499,000 Peter Pejacsevich Scott Buzzelli (540) 270-3835 (540) 454-1399

MIDDLEBURG LIFE

SPARK Performance Ignites the Road to Success

By Caroline Fout For Middleburg Life

A

with her clients.

“These are things that can help people create a mindset for whatever changes they want to make,” she said. “People come to me for help with things like a fear of flying, fear of needles, fear of public speaking, and fear of test taking (to name a few).”

SPARK Performance operates on a system of speaking to the mind, which entails the 3 laws of the mind: “You are

s a performance life coach, Sarah Becker has a lot on her mind.

She’s the proud owner of SPARK Performance located at 116 West Washington Street in Middleburg, working diligently to give her clients the tools they need to mentally perform at their top level in the workplace, horse show ring, classroom or athletic field.

It may come as a surprise then, that at one point in time, Becker was in need of the tools she now teaches herself.

A 1991 graduate of Mount Holyoke College, Becker majored in English and Spanish Literature. She then received her MFA from the University of Maryland in creative writing, while simultaneously receiving training in film and theatre.

A competitive show Sarah Becker and her daughter, Schuyler.

Courtesy Photo jumper as well as the owner of a large, traveling tack shop that made its way up and your thoughts, thoughts create a physical down the east coast chasing the horse reaction, and imagination is more powershow circuit, Becker’s “go” button seemed ful than knowledge.” Becker said. to be permanently glued down.

Visualization is also a key component With a passion for developing young of Becker’s method. In each session, she horses, she moved from New Jersey to encourages her clients to take a 10-minFlorida in 2014 in order to keep her com- ute “vacation” every day, essentially petitive riding and young horses easily envisioning whatever scene or scenaraccessible. io it is that makes them feel more calm However, the show ring began to feel and confident. less and less like a familiar, friendly place.

“You don’t have to tell anyone about it, “I felt like I was on stage,” Becker said, just go on your vacation every day,” Beckadding that after a crash through a fence er said. “Its essentially day dreaming.” on a difficult course, she knew something In each initial session, (clients start wasn’t right. out with a package of three sessions, to “I thought I would just quit from promote consistency), they’re asked to there,” Becker said. fill out a form with the usual questions Instead, a friend suggested she imme- about their medical history and birthday. diately see a performance life coach. Days However, Becker adds her own flare to the after having a session with Laura King, form, asking clients their favorite color, now a great friend, Becker went from their favorite places, and especially, what “crashing to winning.” kind of mentality they’d like to wake up No magic, no elusive secret, just a with in the morning. change in mindset.

“For a lot of people, they’re surprised, Realizing the effectiveness of work- that’s the first time anyone’s ever asked ing with such a coach, Becker underwent them that,” Becker said. the training to become one herself, deHer clients run the gamut from young termined to give to others what King had to old, athletes, business people, and given her: the mindset to succeed and friends. excel.

“The more you do this, the more it Much of this training revolved around works. You can always improve,” she said. hypnosis, a tactic not only used on stage Looking towards the future, Beckby smooth-talking magicians, but by life er also plans to publish two books in a coaches as well. “quick-guide” style equipped with an au“One can use hypnosis in a therapeu- dio portion for those who want to listen tic way, you can use it to help access the and learn on the go. subconscious mind, which is what takes One of these small books will be enover when you experience something that titled “Butterflies and Lucky Charms,” is stressful for you.” Becker said. and will include ways in which to prevent She began her practice originally nerves from blocking out success. in her home state of New Jersey, then “Everything you tell yourself, you are,” moved it to Middleburg last September. Becker said. “The two most powerful Hypnosis and visualization are some words in the English language are “I Am.” of the prominent methods Becker uses Now, go take that 10-minute vacation.

MIDDLEBURG LIFE

READY. SIT. GO.

DC'S PREMIER AIRCRAFT MANAGEMENT AND WORLDWIDE CHARTER FIRM CALL FOR A QUOTE TODAY www.ProJetAviation.com Charter@ProJetAviation.com 703.889.8558

Low Country Boil & Oyster Smoke - come celebrate with us -

HOT POTS, smoked oysters

6483 MAIN STREET, THE PLAINS, VA 540-253-2018 • FRONTPORCHTHEPLAINS.COM

AUGUST 2016

•

www.middleburglife.com

3

MIDDLEBURG

LI F E August 2016 middleburglife.com

VICKY MOON Editor and Advertising Director 540.687.6059 LEONARD SHAPIRO Columnist & Feature Writer CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Heidi Baumstark Megan Catherwood Morgan Hensley Dulcy Hooper Richard Hooper Caroline Fout Sebastian Langenberg Emily Tyler Marcia Woolman CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Doug Gehlsen Crowell Hadden Douglas Lees Sebastian Langenberg Karen Monroe Missy Janes DESIGNED BY: Elisa Hernandez & Focal Point Creative LLC PRODUCTION DIRECTOR: Nicky Marshok PUBLISHED BY: Greenhill Media LLC Middleburg’s oldest and most respected newspaper covering the people, lifestyles and trends TO ADVERTISE IN MIDDLEBURG LIFE Contact Vicky Moon at: 112 W. Washington St. P.O. Box 1770 Middleburg, VA 20118 540.687.6325 info@middleburglife.com All editorial matter is fully protected and may not be reproduced in any manner without the written permission of the publisher.

All unsolicited manuscripts and photos must be accompanied by return postage; the publisher assumes no responsibility. Middleburg Life reserves the right to reject any advertising. Distributed in Middleburg, Upperville, Aldie, Millwood, The Plains, Rectortown, Delaplane, Paris, Boyce, Leesburg, Marshall and Warrenton.

4

www.middleburglife.com

•

AUGUST 2016

FIND US ON Instagram @middleburglife Twitter @middleburglife Facebook.com/middleburglife ON THE COVER Painting by George Denholm Armour Courtesy of National Sporting Library & Museum

Photograph byTony Gibson MIDDLEBURG LIFE

Middleburg Red Sox Have Their Own Field of Dreams

Nationals.

Last year, Middleburg went 11-5 and finished second in their division, then won four in a row in the playoffs and won the league championship. Over the years, they’ve only had one losing season, and in 2002 finished 17-1, their best ever record.

This year, they were 9-5 going into the last week of July.

Eldredge and his teammates say they’re particularly appreciative of Hill School’s willingness to allow them to play on their field. Hill’s grounds supervisor Bob Dornin takes care of the grass cutting and Eldredge handles the infield. Every three or four years, he purchases 25 yards of infield soil mix to be added to the pitching mound and between the bases. And he does most of the grooming himself.

All the players are pure amateurs. So much so, in fact, they all pay to play. Annual dues are $265, which covers the cost for baseballs, field fees on the road and umpires. They even purchase their own uniforms. For Eldredge, a Hill School graduate and real estate agent, it’s truly a labor of love that’s part of his life eight months a year.

“What I enjoy is finding new players, coaching and working outside on the field,” said Eldredge, who manages the team and is a part-time outfielder. “I’m there from March through October maintaining the field, or weeds would take over in the infield. The team is like a fraternity to me.”

Playing on a field of their own dreams.

estimated between two and six years, with injuries a mahe baseball diamond—their jor factor in attrilocal version of a “Field of tion.

Dreams”—is situated beChris Roushind the Hill School. seau, a former Hill It’s the home of the Middleburg School parent, was Red Sox, though Kevin Costner is a talented pitcher nowhere in sight. Instead, there’s who only played one long-time Middleburg resident season. In a game Ted Eldredge, who says “I’ve alat Mickey Gordon ways been a baseball fan,” the main Park just east of impetus that led to him starting the town, he broke the team 21 years ago with fellow basehumerus bone in his ball enthusiast Marcus Bulmer. arm and never came Their roster is filled with former The 2015 champion Middleburg Red Sox, with founder Ted Eldredge in back. high school and college baseball the front row, third from the left.

“Sometimes they Courtesy Photo players, all long past their youthleave and start famEldredge recruits players any way he ilies,” Eldredge said, adding that players ful primes. When they founded can. the team, Eldredge and Bulmer both had occasionally will take a leave of absence “Sometimes I find them at gas sta- and then return when they can. The Red played with the Warrenton Orioles and tions,” he said, recalling that he recently Sox range in ages from their 20s to their wanted to compete a bit closer to home.

The Red Sox play in the D.C. Men’s was driving through Marshall and came 50s, with a wide variety of backgrounds.

Senior Baseball League, the largest adult across a young man who, once the team All have one thing in common—a lifelong league in the Washington area with over was mentioned, said he’d love to play. “It love for the game.

1,200 participants. Players can join teams just takes a lot of luck.”

“Post office workers, ticket scalpers, Over the years, the Red Sox have had a several accountants, lawyers, architects, in age groups ranging from 18 to 25 all the way to 55 and over. There are two di- number of talented players. Eldredge said and even a doctor” have all played for the visions, Western and Eastern, in which about a third of the current team played Middleburg team over the years, Eldredge Middleburg competes in the 25 and older college baseball, some on varsity teams, said. Casey Davenport, who starred at others on clubs. Most played high school Ferrum, is a talented pitcher. He’s 31 and category.

The Red Sox play eight home games at ball, as well. teaches health and physical education For a while, the team had a player with in the Loudoun school system. Patrick Hill, traveling to their remaining regular season games in car pools or individually experience in the Mexican professional Wingfield is 31 and played for the Unibefore competing in championship play league, Ivan Montalvo, who decided to versity of Virginia for four years, includat the end of the season. The fan base? move back to his home country. Players ing one season with then teammate Ryan come and go, with a shelf life Eldredge Zimmerman, now with the Washington Mostly wives, girlfriends and kids.

By James MacLeod For Middleburg Life

T

Moore, Clemens & Co Middleburg

Leesburg

Savings & Solutions with 110 years of Insurance Service

C. Fred Kohler 540 687 6316

We are all ears to hear your insurance requirements

MIDDLEBURG LIFE

AUGUST 2016

•

www.middleburglife.com

5

USA Captures FEI Eventing Nations Cup

at Land Rover Great Meadow International PHOTOS BY: ANNA PURDY

It was a spectacular mid-summer weekend at Great Meadow in The Plains last month for the FEI Three Day Event competition. It came complete with topof-the-line horses and riders and soaring temperatures, which cooled by the final day.

The U.S. team, which also will represent the country at the Rio Olympics this month, made history capturing the inaugural FEI Nations Cup™ team competition in North America for the Land Rover Great Meadow International presented by Adequan®.

The team of Phillip Dutton, Lauren Kieffer, Boyd Martin, and Clark Montgomery led from start to finish. Canada was second and Great Britain a distant third. Clark Montgomery (U.S.) and his horse, Loughan Glen, won the individual title. Marilyn Little (U.S.) on RF Demeter was flawless in cross country and finished second individually.

“It was a great weekend here at Great Meadow,” said David O’Connor of The Plains, the U.S. Olympic three-day coach and co-chairman of the event. “The community really supported it and really seemed to enjoy all three days. I don’t think it could have gone any better. It’s great to have the first Nations Cup outside Europe and we had the perfect site for it.”

Helen MCDonald, Boyd Martin, Phillip Dutton, Lauren Keiffer, Clark Montgomery, Deb Sanford, Team Coach David O’Connor

Hillary Gerhardt and Nardeen Henderson

Will Faudree, Stephen Bradley & Peter Foley

6

www.middleburglife.com

•

AUGUST 2016

Naj Husain and Julie Banner

Clark Montgomery (U.S.) on Loughan Glen won the individual title Photo © by Amy Dragoo

Sean and Anne Clancy

Melinda Walton, Cricket Bedford and Juliet Graham MIDDLEBURG LIFE

Mosby Heritage Camp Goes North and South

By James MacLeod For Middleburg Life

“W

hat is it about these fine southern evenings, when the sun is setting, and the air is close, that make us want to think back…”

Rich Gillespie, executive director of the Mosby Heritage Area Association, allowed his voice to trail off as he led an enthusiastic crowd around the front of the historic Mount Zion Church near Gilberts Corner. The group of about 40 were mostly parents and siblings of the ten children wrapping up a week of participating in a Civil War summer camp.

The camp was held under the auspices of the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority, with support from the Mosby Heritage Area Association. In addition to the parents and campers, there were also representatives from the six sponsoring organizations.

Local chapters of both the Sons of Confederate Veterans and the United Daughters of the Confederacy, as well as the Sons of Union Veterans came together in support of the camp. Likewise, the Aldie Ruritans, the Aldie Heritage Association, and Leesburg’s Bull Run Civil War Round Table helped provide campers with reproduction kepis and wooden muskets. A number of campers were there on scholarships at the recommendations of their respective history teachers.

“I think it was more like a seminar

aspects of the female experience during the war. One described the fashion of the time, and emphasized how uncomfortable life would have been wearing a hoopskirt.

Another related that a number of women had disguised themselves as men to fight. A third followed up by discussing the role women played in the war effort, especially in Loudoun County, where, because of its proximity to the unionheld state of Maryland, local women took to smuggling contraband war material across the lines into Confederate Virginia.

Later, several boys in turn read aloud passages from diaries they kept as part of the camp’s curriculum. The campers even mimicked the wistful, romantic style of Victorian prose. Still, it was the content of their entries, not the stylistic flairs, that struck a chord.

They spoke about compelling themes of the Civil War, and all wars for that matter. One boy discussed the soldiers’ experience in battle with astonishing maturity.

Then his friend, the most surprising student speaker of all, told the audience how Loudoun County was bitterly divided during the war and commented on the anguish of the residents who were forced to choose sides.

The only details that betrayed the age of the presenters were a few reminders from the staff to the campers to speak louder.

a boat ride over to Maryland at White’s Ferry.

In ar ts and crafts sessions, each camper was asked to design a flag of their choice.

According to camp coordinator Kevin Paw l a k , t he ten campers initially were asked to pick a side, north or south, and, coincidentally, they had five for each with Campers Anna Alvarez, Nina Altobelli, Ashton Smyth, and Eleno prompting. na Cusat show off 19th century women’s wear. Photo by Rich Gillespie “No,” we had no fist fights,” than camp,” Gillespie said before he and he said in response to a question. his staff began a two-hour, two-part pre“We talked a lot about what was hapsentation of what the youngsters had been pening on the home front, in Loudoun learning.

County,” Pawlak said. “How local people All of the campers had recently fin- reacted to the war, a lot about the local ished their academic years at local Lou- soldiers who joined up. And it wasn’t doun middle and elementary schools and slanted in any one direction, north or ranged in ages from 10 to 12. There were south.” several of the usual summer camp eleInside the historic Mt. Zion church ments, as well as Civil War era baseball at the end of the session, all the campand games of capture the flag and a field ers gave presentations about what they’d trip every day. They included visits to bat- learned. One group of girls, all dressed tlefields at Balls Bluff and Manassas and in period clothing, talked about various

NATIONAL SPORTING

LIBRARY & MUSEUM

6th Annual PoloClassic Sunday, September 11, 2016

Great Expectations at Great Meadow T he P l a ins , V irginia

Tickets, Tailgates, and General Admission available at NationalSporting.org MIDDLEBURG LIFE

AUGUST 2016

•

www.middleburglife.com

7

Building a Local PGA Tour Champion One Shot at a Time

I

Learn to Play Polo!

Learn something new this summer...

No riding experience needed...

Located on the historic grounds at Great Meadow

Email: manager@greatmeadowpoloclub.com Phone: 540-253-9845 www.greatmeadowpoloclub.com 8

www.middleburglife.com

•

AUGUST 2016

By Mark Guttenberg For Middleburg Life

allowed me to direct them as I saw fit. He was always interested in my opinion and I told him back in Billy’s Naval Academy days that I thought he had the game to win on the PGA Tour.

I’ve had several relationships with parents who also were supportive of their kids but felt the need to take over after the lesson and re-prioritize what their children should focus on. This can be detrimental in the long run because it forces the child to choose between who is right.

And confusion can set in.

Parents have the right to raise their kids as they see fit and they certainly know more about their children than I do. Trust, however, is paramount to success when sending them to an expert in the field.

Giving a child the room to fail and

n light of this year’s feel-good story of the year in professional golf—the first PGA tour victory for Leesburg native and Naval Academy graduate Billy Hurley III—I wanted to share some insights on what I feel was a recipe for raising a champion.

I met the Hurley family in 1992 when I was head professional at Westpark Golf Club in Leesburg. I’d known Bill Hurley, the father, for many years because he started in the golf business as an assistant pro in the late ‘70’s, a few years after my career began.

I offered a junior golf camp for advanced and beginner golfers and Billy and his brother, Danny, both signed up and became students for private lessons over many years. lessons with Danny were more frequent than Billy, but I continued to work with Billy for about 12 years until he met his present teacher/ coach Mitch Spearman.

One of the best parts of my job is the relationships I build with parents of my juniors. I’ve had a number of successful juniors who have gone on to win on many levels of the game. And while I may play some part in their development, I’ve often wondered what makes one child more successful than the next.

Billy was self-sufficient growing up and didn’t need much coaching or supervision. He wasn’t really a standout high school golfer, shooting rounds in the mid70s. Still, I put in a call to Pat Billy Hurley III in action at Congressional Photo Courtesy of PGA Tour Owen, the Naval Academy golf coach, and suggested he give Billy a succeed is a necessary part of the learnchance to play at Annapolis.

That’s where he blossomed into an ing experience and supporting them no All American and winner of many colle- matter what is most important. Golf is giate events. He once carded a 61 in one expensive and I understand the sacrifices home tournament, the Patriot Classic. I families make to help their children.

It’s great to encourage them to work also invited Billy to play in a few pro/ams and was impressed with the progress he’d hard and have them honor their commitmade at the Naval Academy and began to ment to get better. When they don’t perhave a new-found respect for his ever-im- form as you hoped, you still have to support them and love them no matter what. proving game.

In the end, it comes down to the child Billy was, and still is, a humble man of and how he was raised that builds their few words so I spent a lot of time talking character and makes them champions. to his late father to really find out how BilBill Hurley and his wife, Cheryl, were ly and Danny were doing. We would have very lengthy conversations about their champions as parents, the most importcharacter, work ethic and some of the val- ant factor in the raising of a champion ues he tried to instill. He cared so much, golfer. We can’t all be winners on the PGA as most parents do, about the progress Tour, but with the right parenting skills, their kids were making but never once our young people can be winners in the tried to tell me how to teach them, even game of life.

Mark Guttenberg lives in Aldie and he though he had a background as a golf proand his teaching pro wife, Leslie, are on fessional. most lists as two of the finest golf instrucWhen either boy was ready for a lestors in the country. Mark runs the Raspberson, Bill would call and our conversary Falls golf school at Bull Run Golf Club in tion always included a thorough update Haymarket.

This story was adapted from a as to what they’d been experiencing. He never sugar-coated anything, but always Facebook post with the writer’s permission.

MIDDLEBURG LIFE

MIDDLEBURG LIFE

AUGUST 2016

•

www.middleburglife.com

9

State of the Art Veterinary Care Offering: General Wellness and Diagnostics Sports Medicine Dental Treatments Surgery

We look forward to making our family a part of yours

Call today to schedule your appointment

540-364-4954 Visit us @ piedmontsmallanimal.com 4122 Zulla Rd, The Plains VA 10

www.middleburglife.com

•

AUGUST 2016

MIDDLEBURG LIFE

A Big Part of the Christopher Riddle Is Solved

By Mark Deane For Middleburg Life

T

he next phase in the life of our hero, Christopher Riddle, is actually a puzzle with more than a few pieces missing.

As I recounted in my last chapter, Christopher had been donated to the Farmington Hunt Club in Charlottesville and given a new job as a mount for the hunt staff. Beyond that, it was difficult to get a clear picture of his life with the hunt club.

In fact, although I contacted many people involved with the hunt during the time of Christopher’s stay, few remembered the horse. In the end, all I could gather were a few bits of second-hand information that, for whatever reason, Christopher “did not work out” in his new role.

However, I did manage to locate the woman who took Christopher from Farmington and briefly gave him a new home. Though she did not remember much about him, she did recall that she sold him to Lisa Norell Carney, a school teacher from Jefferson, Virginia, for $1,000.

Christopher made a considerably better impression on Carney. At the time, Carney and her husband, Kevin, were shopping for a horse farm.

“We decided we wanted our own farm,

“ Carney recounted. “I had a yearling that I was boarding at a nearby farm until we could find a suitable place of our own, and I also wanted a horse that I could ride. I would go on-line and check out horses for sale on the internet.”

As fate would have it, one of those posts featured Christopher, and once again, his kind expression caught his next owner’s eye. As soon as Carney saw Christopher Riddle’s picture, she set up an appointment to see him in person.

line about the tattoo number,” Carney said. She learned that Trey’s official name was Christopher Riddle and that I was the breeder.

Carney found me on Facebook and sent me the picture used for this article along with her questions and how much she loved Christopher.

I lost track of Christopher’s whereabouts after he’d left Tim Daly’s possession. Tim was the neighbor my father had given Christopher once his racing career was over. To be honest I did not notice Carney’s initial post on my Facebook page for over a year. When I did, I responded immediately. I learned about many of Christopher’s travels along the way with his numerous owners and about his stay with the Carneys.

It did not last very long.

By the time I contacted Carney, she had already sold Christopher to a friend.

Christopher/Trey spent a happy year at Hope Spring Farm. Though Carney originally purchased him as a riding horse for herself, her plans changed when she began to give lessons to outside students.

Unfortunately, Christopher did not prove to be a good school horse, so Carney made the difficult decision to sell him and find a horse more suitable to use for lessons. Still, she remembered Christopher very fondly. And it goes without saying, so do I.

“I liked him right away, and I bought him on the spot,” Carney said. “I did not even worry about vetting him. He looked great, and the seller was straightforward about everything.”

Carney was so convinced that Christopher was “the one” to be her new riding horse, she actually bought him before she and her husband closed on their new farm. After boarding him for a few weeks, she moved him to the farm, christened Hope Spring Farm.

Once again, with a new home also came a new name.

At the time Carney purchased Christopher, he was known as “Troy.” Not liking that, she changed it to “Trey.”

She also knew from her earlier days with horses that the tattoo located under her new horse’s lip would tell her his real name and breeder.

Her love of horses began as a young girl when she went to the race track with her father, who worked with race horses. Carney knew that all race horses had to be identified with a permanent tattoo under their lip so the Jockey Club could keep accurate records of all horses that raced in official pari-mutuel races.

“I immediately did my research on

From start to finish...30 years running!

Saturday, October 8, 2016 Post Time 7:05 PM

West Virginia Breeders Classics, Ltd. wvbcmbn@frontier.com • www.wvbc.com P.O. Box 1251 • Charles Town,WV 25414 • 304-725-0709

Featuring the

West Virginia Breeders Classic And the Breeders Classics Races

MIDDLEBURG LIFE

TV Coverage on Fox Sports Network, Comcast Mid-Atlantic & TVG2

AUGUST 2016

•

CAROL HOLDEN - PRES. • THERESA BITNER - EXEC. SEC. SAM HUFF - CHAIRMAN EMERITUS

www.middleburglife.com

11

TRF Gives New Life to Horses and Veterans

I

By Sebastian Langenberg For Middleburg Life

n the 1970s, Monique Koehler read an article about an English trainer, Daphne Collins, who was desperately trying to find homes for racehorses whose racing careers were over. Koehler knew she had to help and decided to form the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation and started looking for donors.

TRF first needed a location to house the rescued thoroughbreds but could not find anything suitable in New York because the real estate was too expensive. In 1984, they found their answer.

“One of the directors was a state senator from New York,” said Diane Pikulski, TRF’s director of external affairs. “He used to drive by the state’s Wallkill Correctional Facility and saw there was a dairy farm there at one time, a few pastures and an empty barn. So he had the idea of putting the horses there, having the inmates renovate the place and learn how to take care of the horses.”

With this initial concept the Foundation was rooted in helping people as well as horses.

“Our program sort of opened the door to that,” Pikulski said. “We really started to see that the biggest value was not necessarily that the inmates were getting job skills but that they were getting human social skills or learning to tap into the part of their psyche that is about kindness and leadership through love. And being trust-

12

www.middleburglife.com

About half of all the horses that TRF receives are permanently retired, but the other half are re-trained to continue on in new careers Photo by Crowell Hadden worthy, because horses need to trust you.

Being fair, being dependable.”

Today, TRF has 850 horses under its care. The closest sanctuary farm to Middleburg is just down Route 50 in White Post. The foundation is also working closely with Virginia Tech to have a program at the M.A.R.E. Center in Middleburg, although nothing is official yet. It would be a public outreach program for people to come and learn about horses

•

AUGUST 2016

and get involved with TRF. Pikulski believes Middleburg would be a great place for this kind of project.

“One of the beautiful things, to me, about Middleburg, because I travel to horse communities all around the country, is that the love for horses is so pure there,” she said. “They love every horse. It doesn’t have to be successful. They have an intense sense of stewardship for the land, and for the horses.”

About half of all the horses that TRF receives are permanently retired, but the other half are re-trained to continue on in new careers. Many are adopted out, and most become low level Three Day Event horses. Others become hunters, jumpers, and compete in dressage.

The adoption process is very thorough. Applicants must provide references and TRF visits the farm where the horse will live. There are follow-up visits after the horse has been placed in a home. They work hard to match the right horse with the right person.

Among TRF’s most rewarding endeavors is their therapy horse project. The foundation has provided horses to many therapy groups, including Boulder Crest, the retreat for veterans located in Bluemont. Boulder Crest works to help veterans overcome trauma they received while serving, and any trauma they might have that occurred before that.

“The thoroughbred, particularly the off-track thoroughbred, is just so good in a program like that because their attach-

ment to people, intense relationship to people, how astute they are, and sensitive they are,” said Pikulski.

Suzi Landolphi is one of the therapists at Boulder Crest Retreat and said she personally used horses to overcome her own hurdles.

“For me, my healing journey started by learning to be gentle to horses,” Landolphi said.

Boulder Crest uses horses to help teach the veterans form a more congruent way of living. They try and make their thoughts, feelings and actions one.

The retreat is “for veterans, by veterans,” Landolphi said. “It started one night with Julia Falke drinking wine with friends and she drew the initial concept on a napkin.”

Falke’s husband, Ken, a retired Navy ordinance demolition expert, was spending time with wounded soldiers at Walter Read Military Hospital in Washington.

He could see many of them needed a break from their numbing hospital routine and began inviting them out to the Falkes private home near Mount Weather in Bluemont.

Boulder Crest has grown from that first invitation to a large facility with cabins for housing and multiple programs that involve the veterans and their families. Boulder Crest reached out to TRF to adopt two of their horses from the White Post sanctuary for this program.

Landolphi works with the veterans to get them comfortable with the horses.

“They feel like they can’t connect,” she said. “The horses give them the first opportunity to connect, after the staff.”

MIDDLEBURG LIFE

PLENTY OF FREE PARKING AT BCT‘S NEW OFFICE

Bank of Charles Town offers personalized checking, local decision makers for faster loan approvals and something very unusual in Middleburg these days—ample parking. BCT, our communities’ newest bank, was founded in 1871. Today, amidst a flurry of bank mergers and acquisitions, BCT is here to serve the people and businesses in Loudoun County and the surrounding area. Stop in. Open an account. Apply for a loan. BCT staff and management are always happy to see our customers, but we also offer the latest technology in mobile banking in case you want to stay parked on the sofa. Online or in person, you’ll find BCT is community banking the way it should be.

LOCATED AT 115 THE PLAINS ROAD, SUITE 150, MIDDLEBURG, VA 540-687-5304 • HOURS: MONDAY - FRIDAY 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM • MYBCT.COM

MIDDLEBURG LIFE

AUGUST 2016

•

www.middleburglife.com

13

ATTENTION You may qualify for a

NEW ROOF

For only the cost of your insurance deductible!

Mt. Olive Church in Rectortown

Photo by Morgan Hensley

Mt. Olive Baptist Endures and Prospers After All These Years

By Morgan Hensley For Middleburg Life

Over 30 approvals so far in your Middleburg neighborhoods.

Insurance companies are paying for roofs in your neighborhood

Our disaster recovery services: • Free inspection to determine if your home is in fact damaged.

• Direct assistance with your insurance company to assure damage is assessed correctly and completely.

• Expert craftsmanship with excellent warranty from Gutterman Services.

• References available upon request.

Receive a FREE Roof Upgrade Call for details. Cannot be combined with any other offer.

Don’t leave your home damaged! Call Today!

Exterior Experts

Roofing • Siding • Gutters • Windows

Class A Licensed • Fully Insured

Proudly service Loudoun County as your local roofing and sheet metal experts since 1998.

OFFICES • SHOP • SHOWROOM located at 45888 Woodland Rd Sterling VA 20166

571-421-2887 GuttermanServices.com 14

www.middleburglife.com

•

AUGUST 2016

BBB A+ Rating

This is the first in an occasional series on the area’s predominately African-American churches. t. Olive Baptist Church’s credo captures the rich history, endless devotion, and progressive outlook of its congregation. “We are proud to remember yesterday,” it reads.

“We are glad to rejoice today. We have the faith to reach for tomorrow.”

“We were able to accomplish quite a number of things because we worked together,” said Rev. Norman W. Smith Sr., 88, who led the congregation for 50 years until his retirement in 2011. “We were united on a front to satisfy God and do it so that it was right and pleasing.”

In 1867, two years after the Civil War ended, residents of Rectortown, Fauquier County’s oldest village, joined together to begin the construction of Mt. Olive. Four years later, with Rev. Richard P. Dawson at the helm, the congregation convened for the first service.

Dawson’s initiative and foresight gave firm grounding to the African-American church amid the racial injustices of Reconstruction. Dawson oversaw the formation of the Sunday School, Bell Club and its first choir, and opened the church’s doors to schoolteacher Thomas Shorts to educate Rectortown’s children.

When the church burned down, Dawson inspired the congregation to rebuild the edifice. Outside of the church, Dawson helped establish the Northern Virginia Baptist Association in 1877, which is still in existence today.

Baptists subscribe to the doctrine of full immersion for the professing believer.

“We believe that, in order to be baptized and to do it legitimately, it must come from an intimate desire to be more like Jesus,” Rev. Smith said. “We also believe that the Bible calls for complete immersion—head to toe that means—all the way, and we don’t apologize for that.”

When Rev. Dawson passed away in 1921, he left a legacy spanning more than 50 years. To fill the vacancy, visiting ministers travelled to Rectortown by railway on the “Branch Line” that ran from Harrisonburg to Washington, D.C.

M

The church was relocated one-half mile up the road to its current location on the Atoka Road once construction finished on Sept. 17, 1911. The original location was used as school until the structure was demolished in 1924. Over the next 27 years, a series of pastors directed the congregation to establish the Missionary Society and construct a dining room and kitchen annex to the church.

In 1961, Rev. Smith, a 1960 graduate of Washington Baptist Seminary and a postal worker, was called to the pulpit to meet and preach.

“We heard each other a few more times over the next 50 years,” he jokes.

During his tenure, he saw Mt. Olive’s congregation transform from rural, to semi-rural, to a destination for urbanites raised with Sundays spent at the little white church. He sponsored a Boy Scout Troop, set up several choirs (one even bears his namesake: the N.W. Smith Chorale), and organized missions to Haiti, India, Kenya, and many other places.

The mission work was a point of pride for Smith.

“We always found mission work that was meaningful, necessary, and on time,” he said.

The church added an indoor baptismal pool and stained glass windows.

Although he led a movement against becoming a tithing church (one that requests 10 per cent of the congregations’ income), he helped find ways to support local charities, including Seven Loaves food bank.

“It takes a cooperative effort to do anything worth doing,” he said.

When Rev. Smith passed the torch to Rev. Tony J. Craddock Sr., he handed over a legacy.

“I thank God for the time He has given me to be a part of the local congregation,” Rev. Smith said. “And for blessing our congregation by allowing us to be a part of the community.” During the blizzard this past January, Rev. Craddock organized a “tele-church” so that members of the congregation could call in to rejoice and sing despite the dismal weather. With half a century under his belt, Rev. Smith left Rev. Craddock with sage advice: “As long as he applies himself with God in front of him, he’ll make it.”

MIDDLEBURG LIFE

New United Methodist Pastor Feels Right at Home

By Sebasian Langenberg For Middleburg Life

R

everend Steve Weedling, the new pastor at the Middleburg United Methodist church, took a somewhat unconventional voyage to his current destination.

He grew up in a small, farming town in northern Indiana where, he admitted, he “had more fun than study” in high school. After he graduated, his parents generously offered to mortgage their house to send him to college. Instead, he decided to join the Navy, intending to use the GI bill for college after finishing his tour of duty. He ended up staying for 28 years.

Weedling became a nuclear submarine technician and worked on six different subs over 20 years. After that, he served an Navy instructor based in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, teaching courses that included equipment systems, leadership, and others.

While still in the military, Weedling met his wife, Faith. She was deeply involved in the Methodist church growing up, and found her own religious calling early on. She was ordained as a deacon in 1997 and as an elder in 2005.

After retiring from the Navy, Weedling was looking for a second career, but said he still had no sense of

Mennonite seminary came up,” he said. “The more I looked at it the more I felt like I need to go to school there.”

He visited the campus once before applying.

“During the four years that I was in seminary there, my call was solidified,” he said. “And I knew I was supposed to be a pastor….There were a variety of religious traditions represented in the student body, so there were lots of great conversations. It was good because it challenged my beliefs. [I had] to decide, why do I believe that? Do I really believe that? And what do I base that on? So those conversations for me were very formalizing.”

Middleburg United Methodist Reverend Steve M i d d l e b u r g i s R e v.

Weedling Courtesy Photo Weedling’s third assignment. In the Methodist church, pastors calling to the church because he had no are appointed by the bishop and the bishhistory attending services as a child. op’s cabinet in the Virginia conference.

“I thought I was going to be a school They take into account each of the pasteacher,” he said. “I was looking at a protor’s skills and gifts, and then are matched gram called troops to teachers. I put in an with a congregation that needs their parapplication, was doing all the work, but ticular skills. the application kept getting lost…. It was Pastors in the Methodist church are just a road block after road block.” moved to new congregations periodicalAfter two years, he took another path. ly, usually about every seven years.

“One day I was looking at the in“We are an itinerant system, which ternet, I put in schools...and Eastern means that we move around,” Rev.

Weedling said. “It began with (Methodist Church founder) John Wesley in the 1700s in England. He was known for being a horseback preacher, traveled about a quarter of a million miles on a horse over the course of his ministry time. We still look at that as a fundamental part of who we are. It is a part of our DNA.” Rev. Weedling also has the Rectortown Methodist church under his purview. All those parishioners to minister to might seem a bit stressful, but he said he relishes the opportunity to be involved with two congregations.

“I find it keeps me moving,” he said.

“Keeps me young, keeps me energized.”

Though he’s only been here for two months, he said he and his wife and their two children already feel very much at home.

“I love the town,” he said. “It has a quaintness that reminds me a lot of towns in northern Indiana. I could almost walk down the main street here and think that I was back home again.”

Pastors are always on call for an emergency in their congregation, but they do have some time off. During his down time, Rev. Weedling said he enjoys woodworking, camping and reading.

“My wife would say that I like to read so much that she calls me an encyclopedia of useless information,” he said. “I like to say that I am a trivia expert.”

Spring Glade Middleburg, VA.

FOR LEASE 1500 SQ. FEET • PRIME RETAIL SPACE MAIN STREET, MIDDLEBURG VA

Very special and private 78.89 +/- acre estate in the heart of Middleburg Hunt country. Elegant French styled country residence reached by meandering drive through park-like grounds. 8,104 +/- SQ. feet including charming 3 BR, 2 BA guest house, garage & efficiency apartment attached by breezeway. 1st floor master wing, with his/her baths & dressing rooms. Additional 3 BR/ 3 + BA, 5 fireplaces. High end construction throughout. Magnificent lake & mountain views from lovely stone-walled flagstone patios, veranda, gardens and swimming pool. $3,500,000

EUTER’

R

I N C O R P O R AT E D

MIDDLEBURG, VA

MIDDLEBURG LIFE

EST. 1965

S

WASHINGTON, DC

Middleburg. Prince Retail Space Prominent main street location.

1600 +/- square feet. Ideal space for a small café with outside seating.

Will consider short or long term leases for high-end trunk shows, estate sales, art shows or other promotional exhibits.

Middleburg Office for lease.

Second floor two rooms, 543 +/- Sq. Ft., with full bath. Parking. $1200 Land: Two contiguous lots, 3.31 & 4.15 +/- acres located on Watson Rd. Leesburg. Wells installed $299,000 per lot.

Will consider short For more information or longcall term lease. please Jock Reuter For more information at 540-687-5511 please call Jock Reuter www.Reutersinc.com at 540-687-5511 AUGUST 2016

•

www.middleburglife.com

15

Tom Brown III Tracking Down a Different Way of Life

By Justin Haefner For Middleburg Life

T

om Brown III spent most of his childhood at his father’s wilderness tracker school learning the art of survival, animal tracking, and gaining a general connection with the natural world.

Now he’s created his own school based in Marshall with the goal to teach people self-reliance and connection to nature through primitive living skills.

“I want to share the knowledge I have,” he said, “in order to lead people back to the earth.”

His father, Tom Brown Jr., ran his school in the pine barons of New Jersey.

Classes began around the time that Tom was born, and his early childhood rotated around the structure of the school.

He started working as a counselor at the school in 2002, and he moved to Florida in 2009 to start a traveling school called Primitive Arts Collective.

“I owe everything I am, and all of my friendships and relationships to Tracker School,” he said. “Many people would come for classes; they’d be all ages and all walks of life interacting and just having a good time.”

In 2013, Brown began the next step of his journey. He was introduced to the owner of Overlook Farm in Marshall, Denise Al-Bashir and Aboudhi Baksh, who were both looking to start a community farm with an outdoor education

Tom Brown wants to light your fire component. It became the perfect place for Brown to start his own school for teaching people on primitive living skills, survival skills, farming, and general self-reliance in nature.

“While I enjoyed traveling the country to teach classes,” he said. “I always yearned for a property that we could really build and shape and take care of.”

Brown and his girlfriend, Lisa Porter, moved to the farm in 2014. They and another couple, Kevin McDonald and McNeill Mann, have created a school on the farm called Earth Village Education.

“It’s been a dream for all of us to start up and build an organization like this,” Brown said. “As humans, our role on this planet is to take care of the earth as best

we can.”

One of the main goals of Earth Village Education is to help people learn about and connect with the earth so they can be more aware of the natural world and therefore take care of it better. The farm includes a wide variety of animals and they’re also growing some crops.

“We want to teach people to be more self-reliant so they can grow their own food or know how to take care of themselves if they get lost in the woods. By Courtesy Photo doing so, it really forces you to look upon the earth with a new set of eyes.”

“As people learn primitive skills it helps to really intimately connect them to their surroundings.” he said. “Another component we want to have is to really just foster community. We are just not connected to our communities and people the way we once were.”

Their website, earthvillageeducation. org, offers full details on the courses and when they’re scheduled. They offer oneor two-day weekend classes priced from $60-$120 on a sliding scale to make it as accessible as possible.

The goal is to ultimately create a community that can forge connections between many different communities in the

area. Brown said he believes that one of the biggest causes of fear in the modern world is the lack of community.

“In this country especially there’s a lot of fear, and that really comes from not knowing people around you and not knowing your community.” As his father’s own teacher once said: “What we don’t talk to we don’t know; what we don’t know we fear; and what we fear we destroy.”

Brown wants Earth Village Education to expand further beyond primitive living and wilderness survival skills. “The primitive skills don’t really have a place in society,” he said. “Which is why we teach the homesteading skills, the gardening skills, making your own clothing, and blacksmithing.”

As Brown and his colleagues have been going through the process of starting Earth Village Education, they’ve also carefully recorded everything they do along the way.

“The goal is to expand Earth Village Education first across the country, then across the world if we can,” Brown said, adding he plans to put together a starter kit to make it easy for new locations to be created.

Brown said he’s trying to teach students to combine a connection to the natural world with the way modern society functions. ““I teach primitive living skills,” he said, “yet I have an iPhone and an iPad. It’s all about having feet in both worlds.”

THERE ARE MANY WORDS TO DESCRIBE HARRIMANS.

LET’S START WITH FRESH.

At Harrimans, the recipe is simple: combine fresh, locally-sourced ingredients. Add in a refreshed menu and wine list.

Season with a vibrant, refined atmosphere. Enjoy.

It always feels like Saturday night.

Middleburg, Virginia / 844.842.3198 / HarrimansGrill.com Connect: @HarrimansGrill #HarrimansGrill

16

www.middleburglife.com

•

AUGUST 2016

MIDDLEBURG LIFE

MIDD LIFE NEW SIZE AD - Aug 2016_Layout 1 7/13/16 4:21 PM Page 1

Windy Hill Foundation executive director Kim Hart, Windy Hill Development Company president Sandy Shope, outgoing president Joe Boling and new president Jonathan Catherwood

Come Celebrate with Goodstone!

Courtesy Photo

Boling Era Comes to a Prosperous End at Windy Hill Foundation

I

By Leonard Shapiro For Middleburg Life

t’s both the end of an era and a significant anniversary for Middleburg’s Windy Hill Foundation, the local non-profit that has as its mission providing affordable workforce housing in its core area of Middleburg, Upperville, The Plains and Marshall since its founding 35 years ago.

That’s an anniversary clearly worth celebrating, while also marking a significant change of leadership. Joe Boling, the long-time chief executive of the Middleburg Bank and Windy Hill’s president since 2005, has stepped down after a decade of exponential foundation expansion on his watch.

Windy Hill executive director Kim Hart, a former board member and president, also has played a significant role over the years. Together, he and Boling made up a formidable tandem at the top that has overseen nearly a doubling of available units in the core area for rent at vastly reduced rates from comparable housing available to the general public.

“Joe had to watch over a tremendous period of growth,” Hart said. “Being the banker, he gave us financial stability. I sort of help define the programs, then get them designed and built. It was the perfect combination. He watched the money and made sure we didn’t get ahead of ourselves and do anything we couldn’t afford.”

When Boling took the Windy Hill presidency, the foundation had 47 units in the core area. When he stepped down, there were 87 in the core, including 20 Levis Hill House apartments in Middleburg for elderly residents dedicated in 2008.

In 2010, 11 Middleburg homes were renovated using federal stimulus funds to earn “green” building status, the same year a U.S. census report indicated that 20 percent of Middleburg residents lived in Windy Hill units. It’s the same percentage in 2016.

Just as significant, over the last decade, the Windy Hill Development Company, LLC, a wholly-owned for-profit subsidiary of the foundation, was founded in 2006. That allows the foundation to hold an equity position in several other major projects out of the core area, including a 50 percent of the 98-unit Shreveport Ridge Apartments at Brambleton in Eastern Loudoun.

And the best is yet to come.

Last month, the foundation, together with Flatiron Partners, announced they’ve been awarded tax credit funding from the MIDDLEBURG LIFE

Virginia Housing Development Authority to build Heronview Apartments, 96 units of affordable workforce housing at Kincora, the 6.7 million square foot mixed-use development at the corner of Route 7 and Route 28. This award is expected to exceed $5 million in total funding.

The four-story, 120,000-square foot apartment building will offer 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom, and 3-bedroom urban-style apartments with a mix of 2-story flats affordable to bouseholds with incomes at 50 per cent of area median income or less.

Rents will range from $915 per month for 1-bedroom units up to $1,135 for 3-bedroom units. Heronview also will offer 10 fully-handicapped accessible units ranging from $505 to $965 per month. Occupancy should take place in 2018.

“Lang Washburn ask me to replace him as president and asked me to determine if we could take what we had learned in Middleburg and do other projects in other communities,” Boling said.

“Our board is one of the best community boards I have ever seen and we’re blessed with great community support. I felt like I had done what Lang asked me to do and it was time for new leadership that could see us into the future.”

Middleburg’s Jonathan Catherwood, who will replace Boling as president, was effusive in his praise of a man he described as a great friend and mentor.

“Joe has been the absolute lynchpin of the Windy Hill Foundation, marshaling resources and bringing a lifetime of financial experience to his role as president,” said Catherwood, CFO of The Level Playing Field, the holding company for Grantham University, and former Treasurer of The Wendy’s Corporation.

“Kim would have the vision for a project, and Joe would work with the board to make it so. Hundreds of people in our community are living in affordable housing thanks to his tireless efforts on their behalf.”

Windy Hill now has $10 million in assets and a budget that ranges between $1.5 to $2 million a year, including funds to provide senior services and family programs for many of its residents. According to Hart, the foundation also will soon reach another milestone, now approaching a $1 million endowment.

“Joe brought order out of chaos,” Hart said. “He also brought a confidence from the people who donate. He helped them believe we were okay, and his credibility was very important. You also have to say that our success has always been tied to the incredible generosity of this community.”

OUR “CELEBRATE VIRGINIA WINE” PACKAGE We’re celebrating our 2016 Wine Spectator Magazine Restaurant Award!

Escape to our luxury country inn and French restaurant set on 265 acres in the heart of Virginia wine and hunt country.

Enjoy elegant accommodations and the finest of wines at the award-winning Restaurant at Goodstone.

36205 Snake Hill Road, Middleburg, VA 20117 540.687.3333 / www.goodstone.com

vintagemagnoliallc@gmail.com

AUGUST 2016

•

www.middleburglife.com

17

New Leaders at the Helm of Project HOPE

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESSERVICESPENFED REALTY WELCOMES ASSOCIATE BROKER JOHN T. FERGUSON, JR

By Dulcy Hooper For Middleburg Life

T

he past few months have been a time of transition for Project HOPE. Headquartered in Millwood, the organization was founded in 1958 and is identifiable to many as the SS HOPE, the world’s first peacetime hospital ship, Dr. Tom Kenyon joined HOPE as the organization’s new President and CEO last fall, following a lengthy search by HOPE’s national board of directors. And in February, Franklin Guerrero was selected as vice president of development and communications.

“Franklin’s experience in international development and nonprofit management was a perfect match for HOPE,” said Kenyon. Previously, Guerrero, a native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, had been with USA for UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) and served a nineyear tenure in senior leadership at the Missouri-based Children International.

“It’s exciting to welcome two senior leaders into the organization,” said Miriam Wardak, vice president and chief administration officer, who has been with HOPE for eight years. “They bring with them a wealth of experience and a new vision for HOPE as we’re preparing for our sixth decade of making a positive difference across the globe. Tom and Franklin, offer significant depth of knowledge in their respective fields and in their short tenure, they’ve created a great sense of excitement and renewed energy for our teams.“ For Kenyon, a pediatrician by training, there’s more than a bit of déjà vu in returning.

“I actually started my global health career with Project HOPE 30 years ago,” he said. “Returning now is a tremendous opportunity to contribute in a new way to global health.”

Kenyon’s first-hand knowledge of Project HOPE’s mission evolved from having served as a consultant pediatrician for a HOPE program in Grenada, West Indies, and later as Director for Project HOPE in Swaziland. Prior to rejoining HOPE, Kenyon served more than two decades in global health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), including the position of Director of the Center for Global Health.

Though HOPE has not had a hospital ship for many years, it’s actively engaged in conducting land-based medical training and health education programs in more than 30 countries across five continents. HOPE is engaged in women’s and children’s health, infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, health systems strengthening, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief and publishes the health policy journal Health Affairs.

With the organization’s 60th anniversary approaching, Project HOPE is now embarking upon a strategic update to define what HOPE does well and what global needs it should address.

“Project HOPE was ahead of its time when the SS HOPE was first launched in

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServicesPenFed Realty is pleased to announce that John T. “Jack” Ferguson, Jr. has joined the firm as an associate broker in the Leesburg office.

Jack has more than 30 years of experience in many aspects of the real estate industry including both commercial and residential transactions which include large and small horse farms, residential income property portfolio acquisitions, office and residential condominiums, tax free exchanges and consultation with banks in bankruptcy proceedings.

He joins the firm after 25 years as the Principal Broker of J.T. Ferguson Real Estate with offices in both Richmond and Middleburg.

Jack says “Having experience as a builder, buyer, seller, landowner and broker allows me to understand all perspectives of each transaction.

I relate to the emotions involved in home ownership as well as the economics of investor/developer decisions. I look forward to the opportunity to use that knowledge in my new working relationship with Berkshire Hathaway Home ServicesPenFed Realty. “ Jack grew up at Malvern Hill his family’s historic farm outside Richmond, that was the site of one of the more famous battles of the Civil War. Following graduation from St. Christopher’s School, Jack attended the Virginia Military Institute from which he received a bachelor’s degree in economics.

An avid horseman, Jack has played polo, driven carriages, is an ex-Joint Master of the Princess Anne Hunt and a current member of the Board of Governors of the Middleburg Hunt.

He resides with his wife, Leah, on a small horse farm outside Middelburg.

LEESBURG OFFICE 703.777.8200 1.800.235.9778 18

www.middleburglife.com

•

AUGUST 2016

Project HOPE President and CEO,Tom Kenyon, M.D., M.P.H., (front and center in blue shirt) and Franklin Guerrero, vice president of development and communications (2nd from right) visit with staff, supporters and beneficiaries in the Dominican Republic.

The Dominican hospital staff.

1958,” said Guerrero. “In fact, HOPE led the way in the international relief space, and did so very well for many years.”

“What is HOPE now? That’s the question we’re asking ourselves,” said Kenyon. “Times change. Needs and priorities change. We must find, and now, what sets us apart from others in the field.”

Kenyon has a particular interest in training health workers to address problems in their own country, including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and high mortality in children, especially newborns.

“It’s the right thing to do,” he said.

“Transferring skills helps countries to tackle their own problems and reduce dependency on outside support.”

This focus touches on many sectors, such as improved living and working conditions, housing, water and sanitation, and nutrition, education and empowerment.

HOPE’s senior leadership team also is in the process of setting goals and targets.

In moving forward with the identification and implementation of HOPE’s unique focus, Kenyon and Guerrero are factoring in what it will take to accomplish the organization’s goals.

“To take Project HOPE into its next chapter, we must define a diverse package of programs in keeping with HOPE’s vision and values, with a focus on demonstrating impact and building capacity,”

Photos Project HOPE

The health and well-being of women and children lies at the core of Project HOPE’s programs. HOPE’s reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child health programs improve the quality of care and the continuum of care from facility to community.

Project HOPE has extensive global experience in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health in Asia, Africa, and the Central Asian Republics and is currently working with both private and public health systems to strengthen maternal and newborn care in several African countries, Latin America, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Eastern Europe.

HOPE’s orphans and vulnerable children programs in Africa frequently include an economic strengthening component for women’s empowerment to increase resources for family health.

said Guerrero. The team is also taking a comprehensive look at fundraising strategies, including a planned expansion into international fundraising.

“As we go forward,” said Kenyon, “we’re committed to ensuring that HOPE remains a unique and vital force in global health, while constantly evolving to meet urgent needs where our skills and resources can have the most impact on human lives.”

MIDDLEBURG LIFE

Annual Summer

SALE

Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Clothing and Acessories Sale starts August First 540.687.3686 21 E Washington St. Middleburg Va. Monday - Saturday 10-5 Sunday 12-5 MIDDLEBURG LIFE

AUGUST 2016

•

www.middleburglife.com

19

NSLM CLASSIC: GREAT POLO, GREAT EXPECTATIONS, GREAT MEADOW

By Leonard Shapiro For Middleburg Life

A

s the morning mists rise at Great Meadow in The Plains, there will be Great Expectations.

Eight highly skilled polo players will canter onto the expansive and immaculately verdant field on Sunday, September 11, for the National Sporting Library & Museum’s (NSLM) Sixth Annual Polo Classic.

Around the field, volunteers, guests, players and sponsors will gather for a day of thrilling competition, lilting bagpipes, dazzling fashions, fashionable tailgating and perhaps a mid-day luncheon and a sip or two of wine. A dedicated team has toiled for months to produce this world-class event that is the main fundraiser for the Middleburg-based NSLM. Juliana May, the chair of “Great Expectations,” said more than 500 spectators are expected.

“It’s being very well-received and with less than two months to go, it’s gaining momentum,” May said. “I began last September, and from day one, when I started reaching out to potential sponsors, my message was not necessarily about the polo.

It was about the library and the museum. And the response has been telling.”

May, with the help of her husband, Richard, has amassed a stellar list of individual and corporate sponsors. Many have purchased tables for a seated luncheon under a covered pavilion. May hopes to have at least 30 tables, with 10 seats each, and said there will be room for another 10-20. Hundreds more spectators are expected to tailgate around the field.

Manuel Johnson, chairman of the NSLM board, was effusive in his praise of May’s efforts.

“She’s done an incredible job,” he said. “By pulling together all the sponsors, and with the efforts of the [NSLM] staff, we’ve been able, for the first time, to underwrite all our expenses and then some. And all the table sales, as well as significant amounts from the sponsors, add to the net profit.”

The move to Great Meadow after the first five years at Llangollen in Upperville was made to “build on the success of previous polo events held at the Virginia International Polo Club,” said Melanie Mathewes, executive director of the NSLM. “Great Meadow was the next logical step. This allows us to include a larger audience and provides additional opportunities for corporate sponsorships.”

And why polo as the centerpiece of the NSLM’s main fundraiser?

“It’s a celebration of sporting culture and an opportunity for sporting enthusiasts to experience a very exciting part of the NSLM mission,” Mathewes said. “Polo is a fantastic spectator sport for all ages and it’s conducive to action-packed

20

www.middleburglife.com

•

AUGUST 2016

MIDDLEBURG LIFE

entertainment and sportsmanship.

It’s an enormously popular international sport where language and ponies know no barriers. We’re particularly keen to attract the top women players and the collegiate polo players who we recognize are the players for the future.”

National Sporting Library & Museum’s 2016 Polo Classic Sunday, September 11 Gates open at 10:30 a.m.

Gates open at 10:30 a.m. with the first of two highly contested four-chukker matches, The Founders Cup, starting at 11:30.

The players will not include Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Nicholas Nickleby or even Charles Dickens but instead a British military team will take on a U.S. squad that is still being put together. John Gobin, director of polo for Great Meadow, is charged with fielding the teams and said he’s hoping several more local players, including a few top women, will participate.

A standout player who’s represented the U.S. in many international competitions, Gobin snared one of

the most popular players in the world to compete. Heart-throb Argentinian Nacho Figueras will captain one team in the afternoon Mars Cup. Figueras is perhaps best known as the signature model for Ralph Lauren print and broadcasting advertising.

Said Gobin, “Around Christmas, you’ll see him in about every third Ralph Lauren ad.”

The other afternoon game captain is John Walsh, longtime host of TV shows “America’s Most Wanted” and “The Hunt.” Gobin will play with Walsh and David Greenhill, owner of Middleburg’s Green-

General admission tickets for the NSLM’s 6th Annual Polo Classic range in price from $40 for four guests in the same vehicle to $150$200 tailgate packages.

hill Vineyard and Winery, with a fourth player still to be determined.

“John Walsh tries at 100 percent and goes like hell,” Gobin said. “He goes hard and definitely holds his own.”

After the champagne has been popped, the trophies presented and the tranquil light of afternoon settles, all those great expectations seem likely to be fulfilled.

(Italics courtesy of Charles Dickens, author of Great Expectations.)

For details and ordering options go to NationalSporting.org or call 540-687-6542 ext. 24. All proceeds from the event benefit the National Sporting Library & Museum, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

Photos (left to right): David Greenhill (photo

by Tony Gibson); Nacho Figueras (Shutterstock. com); John Gobin (photo by Tony Gibson)

Authentic Bank Barns Old World Skill & Craftsmanship

Quality isn’t a goal; it’s a way of life. The success of an authentic bank barn project rests on expert engineering, quality materials and craftsmen who are skilled in timber frame construction.

At B&D Builders, we are committed to bringing you all this in addition to our wellknown eye for design, giving you a building that performs well and looks good for many years. You can depend on B&D Builders for professional planning, scheduling and management of your project.

Request a quote at 717.687.0292 or by visiting our website.

MIDDLEBURG LIFE

Discover More at CustomBarnBuilding.com AUGUST 2016

•

www.middleburglife.com

21

GREG MONTGOMERY CREATES ICONIC POLO POSTER

By Vicky Moon Middleburg Life Editor Greg Montgomery’s artwork is bold and beautiful. It’s also highly recognized, keenly sought after and filled with clean lines, an abundance of white space and accented with robust colors.

Many have spotted his work during the August racing season in Saratoga, the chic upstate New York getaway noted for its restorative waters and fast horses. Montgomery’s iconic graphic images have paid tribute to Saratoga racing and the Travers Stakes for 31 years. So, when Juliana May, event chair of this year’s sixth annual Polo Classic, briefly visited Saratoga last year with her husband, Richard May, they met the artist.

Greg Montgomery’s poster “Wine and Roses” is priced at $50, plus tax. Signed and unsigned copies are available for purchase at the National Sporting Library & Museum (NationalSporting.org), the Tasting Room at Greenhill Winery, Twilight Polo in The Plains on Saturday evenings, Amazon.com and Banbury Social Polo on Friday evenings. Montgomery is also expected to sign copies at the sixth annual Polo Classic at Great Meadow on Sunday, Sept. 11.

“They found my work, saw my 30th retrospective at the National Racing Museum and Hall of Fame, and tracked me down to talk about artwork and the possibility of my creating a piece for a polo match,” Montgomery said. “We met in Alexandria this winter, talked forever, and were introduced to the lovely people at the National Sporting Library

22

www.middleburglife.com

•

AUGUST 2016

& Museum (NSLM), and—as they say—the rest is history.”

Born in Washington and now living in Albany, Montgomery, 67, grew up in suburban Maryland and attended Good Counsel High School. His father was an architect who worked on the design for the Sheraton Silver Spring on Colesville Road.

Looking at his father’s blueprints influenced the son’s later work. “I’m sure I received that gift from my father,” Montgomery said. “The idea that you use drawing not only to explain a concept to someone else, but also to more fully understand it yourself, came from him. Drawing is a language that I speak; graphic design is what I do with it.”

“Is Greg an artist or an illustrator? I don’t see one as being exclusive of the other,” said Claudia Pfeiffer, the George L. Ohrstrom, Jr. Curator of Art at the NSLM. “Greg is inspired by commercial artists such as Tom Pur vis who used bold fields of color to create distinctive poster art for the British Railways in the 1920s and ‘30s. Greg’s serigraphs and giclées are recognizable and distinctive in the same way, and he created a niche for himself by focusing on equestrian sports.”

After receiving a bachelor’s degree in University Studies with a degree in professional art at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, Montgomery worked as a corporate art director. He retired recently as art director from the Albany Times Union newspaper.

Now, Montgomery is fulfilling every artist’s goal as a full-time designer and illustrator, including commissioned works. One such commission is for this year’s Polo Classic set to take place at Great

Meadow in The Plains on Sunday, Sept. 11.

He created “Wine and Roses,” a nod to the Classic and to polo enthusiast David Greenhill, owner of Greenhill Vineyards and publisher of Middleburg Life, sponsors of this year’s Classic.

Greenhill is also a co-sponsor with Jacqueline Mars of the exhibition “To the Finish: The Art and Process of Greg Montgomery” at the NSLM from July 29-Nov. 27.

Montgomery noted that the poster “is actually a travel poster that invites you to the event, to the action, to the table, and from there to enjoy the view of the action. The horses, the polo players, the spectators, those at the table, the tailgate viewers, and finally to the vista of the beautiful horse country beyond.”

Montgomery had the honor of visiting the late Sir Dick Francis, the popular British mystery writer whose books embrace the world of racing, at his home on Grand Cayman. “He was the consummate gentleman,” Montgomery said. “I’d been commissioned by his publishers to illustrate all 42 of his wonderful books and used this contact to ask for a meeting. I asked him for his autograph.

He took out some of the books that I’d designed covers for and asked me for my autograph. I was over the moon.

What a wonderful man.”

Courtesy photo: Greg Montgomery in the stands at Saratoga.

MIDDLEBURG LIFE

LIMITED TO IN-STOCK QUANTITIES. NO SPECIAL ORDERS. CANNOT BE COMBINED WITH ANY OTHER OFFER. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. BRAND EXCLUSIONS APPLY.

7408 John Marshall Hwy > Marshall, VA 20115 540.364.1891 > tricountyfeeds.com

MIDDLEBURG LIFE

AUGUST 2016

•

www.middleburglife.com

23

he Victorian mansion known as Pelham was built by Colonel Richard H. Dulany as a wedding gift for his eldest child, Mary Carter Dulany, whose wedding was Nov. 1, 1876. Mary went on a “Grand Tour” honeymoon in Europe with her groom, an Irishman named Robert Neville. They returned to find their new home carved from the neighboring farm, Crednal, another Dulany-Carter family property.

Robert and Mary Neville named their new home Pelham, after Confederate Major John Pelham, who Mary became fond of during his visit to her home, Welbourne, in October 1862 when she was in her early teens. Pelham was killed just five months later at Kelly’s Ford, and young Mary never forgot it.

Members and friends of the Mosby Heritage Area Association, a nonprofit preservation and education organization, recently were treated to a tour. The group first met in the ballroom of Middleburg Academy, where Jana Shafagoj, director of preservation and education at Morven Park, spoke on “Victorian Architecture and Style” as it relates to Pelham.

PHOTOS BY: DOUGLAS LEES

Pelham

Leah and Jack Ferguson

Michele Rouse

Patty Rogers-Renner

Charlie Trefzger and David Condon

Rich Gillespie-executive director MHAA, Matt Lamotte, keynote speaker Jana Shafagoi, Steve Price and Colley Bell, headmaster at Middleburg Academy

24

www.middleburglife.com

•

AUGUST 2016

MIDDLEBURG LIFE

invested in an equestrian lifestyle? we can help make the most of it.

Invested in an equestrian lifestyle? The experts at Wiseman & Associates know just what that means. Our business is managing wealth, no matter what form it takes. We’re experts at minimizing the obstructions and hurdles to wealth retention. Wiseman Wealth Management has been making a difference for equestrian-minded families in the area for over 25 years. For low-cost, tax-efficient, globally diversified wealth management and estate planning that’s informed by evolving tax variables, contact the Wiseman team today.

Wiseman & Associates Wealth Management Keep Your Money

540-687-7077 • wisemanandassociates.com

MIDDLEBURG LIFE

AUGUST 2016

•

www.middleburglife.com

25

sJohn Coless Hickory tree

HiDDeN trAiL fArM

HouND HALL

The beautifully groomed 321+ acres of this thoroughbred horse breeding & training farm rests at the edge of Middleburg. The gently rolling land is traversed with paved lanes to access the stately manor home, tenant homes, Confederate Hall, the barns and 6 furlong training track. The Georgian Style Training Barn is stunning and includes 28 stalls and a 1/8 mile indoor training track, with excellent access to the fenced paddocks and fields. $10,450,000

Magnificent horse property in the midst of the serene countryside. From the picturesque Young Road two driveways access the 107 acres of Hidden Trail Farm. The first leads to one of the finest indoor arenas surrounded by exquisite ride out. The second is the graceful, park-like drive, which parallels a creek and then gently curves up to the elegant manor home. $6,500,000

Custom Built stone/stucco three-story home with 4 bedrooms plus large master in-law suite with separate parking and entrance. Slate roof,game room,custom theatre, workout room, study, office, dog room,custom kitchen, 4 stone fireplaces, approximately 8,000 SF. Extensive horse facilities include 18 stall barn,2 stall barn, 14 paddocks, lg. ring and much more. $5,500,000

wAVerLy fArM w

Ne

Merry cHAse fArM

tHe grANge

!

ing

t Lis

Middleburg~A graceful & charming 5 bedroom French Country home is set amongst nearly 40 serene acres enhanced by majestic trees, rolling lawns and fenced paddocks. This wonderful horse property also includes a 7 stall center-aisle barn with office, additional 4 stall barn with apartment, indoor arena, and tremendous ride out potential. Located in the OCH Territory. $3,500,000

Magnificent 155 Acre Atoka Road Estate with gated entry opening into the private drive lined with mature trees. The charming historic manor home, c. 1827 backs to expansive views of fields and ponds. 4 tenant homes, 3 barns, indoor and outdoor riding arenas. Gently rolling pasture land with fenced paddocks and fields. Property is in a VOF conservation easement. $3,250,000

Stunning 2012 addition and complete restoration created a classic and elegant Virginia manor house. Attention to detail throughout including a custom designed kitchen open to the family room. Property also includes pool, guest house, 4 stall barn on 18 acres located in the Orange County Hunt Territory. Convenient access to I- 66, Rt. 50 and Dulles International Airport $2,999,000

stoNeHAVeN fArM

gosLiNg

wHite HALL

A picturesque and tranquil retreat nestled on 158+ acres in pristine Rappahannock County. At the end of the private drive is the historic Stone residence, c. 1745 with additional stone cottage for guests or office and tucked into the woods, beyond the home, is a charming and beautifully restored 2 bedroom log cabin. Gardens, lawn, barns, paddocks and tremendous ride out potential provide an outdoor haven. $1,845,000

18+ acres of mostly open and rolling land with the home sited perfectly with vast views from both front and back overlooking the pond, gardens and front fields. Cathedral ceilings, Master on the main floor, huge library/living room, private guest rooms, apartment on lower level w/own kitchen/entrance, sprawling deck w/awning. Perfect location ~ OCH territory ~ VOF conservation easement. $1,795,000

The stately mansion is sited on 8½ acres within the town limits of The Plains, VA. The size of the home and its room sizes lends itself beautifully for hosting large events. The foyer measures 48’ x 11’. The zoning allows for potential division rights or potential tax credits. Convenient to Exit 31 of I-66. $1,495,000

oAk tHorPe fArM

sAge roAD

LAND

d

Re

d!

e uc

NAKED MOUNTAIN - Delaplane, 276 acres of land on Naked Mountain. A true hunter's paradise! Mostly wooded, very private. Nice elevation, from 670 to 1,400.

Kettle Run stream runs through, great opportunity for tax credits. $1,159,410 O’BANNON LAND - 50 elevated acres on a quiet road near The Plains overlooking Great Meadow with fantastic views to the west. Mostly open, some fencing, multiple house $640,000 sites. OCH Territory.

Beautiful 4 bedroom, 5 bath home on over 50 acres with incredible views in all directions. Perfect for horse enthusiasts or great for enjoying country living. Elegant living spaces perfect for parties. Fencing, convertible barn, water features, lush gardens, covered porches and decks for outdoor entertaining and much more. ODH Territory. $1,299,000

Markham ~ 76+/- Acres off of Sage Road with Great Mountain views and Pond. 3 Bedroom, 11⁄2 Bath home could be main home or guest home. Fencing, privacy and more.

Please no drive throughs. $699,000

BEARS DEN - 151.61 acres in 3 parcels. (50.49, 50.48 and 50.64) Can be sold individually as well (50+ acre parcels) One largely wooded parcel, other two parcels share a pond and have wonderful views. Great location off of Leeds Manor Rd. and only minutes from Warrenton. $454,000 ea

www.thomas-talbot.com Offers subject to errors, omissions, change of price or withdrawal without notice. Information contained herein is deemed reliable, but is not so warranted nor is it otherwise guaranteed.

26

www.middleburglife.com

•

AUGUST 2016

MIDDLEBURG LIFE

( 5 4 0 ) 27 0 - 0 0 9 4 rALLywooD

MeADowgroVe

greeN gArDeN

World class equestrian facility comprised of 115 Acres in the OCH Territory. The U shaped complex encompasses an 80’ x 180’ lighted indoor riding arena connected by a breezeway to the 12 stall center-aisle barn and extraordinary living and entertaining quarters overlooking the outdoor ring.

Additional structures include tenant houses and large heated $4,750,000 equipment barn.

Extraordinary estate on over 180 acres; Ideal for horses; 7 Bedrooms; New Gourmet State of the Art Kitchen & Baths; Gorgeous full wall windows, overlooking 10 acre lake; 10 stall stable, Paddocks with run-in sheds, Pool and poolhouse with fireplace, spa and new tennis courts. $3,950,000

c.1823, with a stunning tree lined entrance, offers one of the grand manor homes in the famed horse country of Upperville. Recently renovated, the home offers wonderful indoor and outdoor living areas. Porches, gardens, barns, paddocks, riding arena, pond, pool and magnificent views from the Bull Run to Blue Ridge Mountains. $3,700,000

AsHLeigH

sALeM HiLL

MoreLAND

Steeped in history, the 98 acre estate of Ashleigh features an elegant Greek Revival manor house, c.1840, 2 bedroom pool/guest house adjacent to heated pool. 2 bedroom tenant home, 10 stall barn with 1 bedroom apt. and manager's office, additional 4 stall & 3 stall barn. Paddocks, pond, & magnificent gardens. 42 acres of this property are in managed Forestry Land Use. Excellent access to I-66. $2,500,000

51+ acre farm with a beautiful 4 Bedroom 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, etc. $2,500,000

165 +/- acres on Little Cobbler with amazing views of Big Cobbler and the Blue Ridge Mountains! Pond, Open Land, Pool, Hot Tub, 4 Lvls, 4 BR, 4 BA Brick Home w/2 Bay Garage/Guest quarters to the left of main residence, Machine Shed, Screened Porch, Wet Bar, Large Stone Courtyard and Terrace, Full House Generator, 3 Fireplaces, Approx.6,500 sq.ft.

Property is in Land Use and includes 2 parcels. $1,980,000

HoPeweLL roAD

VALLeyView

oLD cArters MiLL roAD

w

Ne

!

ng

ti Lis

U

o

rC

e nd

82.99 acres with access from either The Plains Road or Hopewell Road. Nice elevation and several options for house sites. All wooded, with amazing view potential. Includes a certification letter for a 5 Bedroom septic system. Property is in Easement and cannot be further subdivided. $1,395,000

Executive, 10 acre mountaintop retreat, perfectly sited with a southern exposure to enjoy the panoramic views from sunrise over the Bull Run Mountains to sunset over the Blue Ridge Mountains. Exquisite finishes and 10’ ceiling height. Two spacious master suites with two additional en suite bedrooms. Pool, paddocks and perennial gardens. $1,350,000

53+ acres of beautiful, open and gently rolling land with expansive views of the countryside and distant mountains.

Located in the coveted OCH Territory of Fauquier County, this land provides exceptional ride-out potential. A home-site has been studied including engineers report verifying a site for a 5 Bedroom septic, well and potential pond site. Open space easement, land cannot be divided. $1,300,000

LAND

PAxsoN roAD

Merry oAks

POTTS MILL ROAD - 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.

MAIDSTONE ROAD - 50.14 Acres of Land, half pasture, half wooded with Goose Creek Frontage. Mountain and Pastural Views with pond and multiple house sites with elevation and perfect location with easy access to I-66. Piedmont Hunt Territory. $727,030

w Ne

Stunning and private 65.03 acres just south of Purcellville. Gorgeous pasture and wildlife habitat.

Ideal setting for a countryside estate, equestrian farm or working farm. Quiet and peaceful with rock walls, running stream, electric, well, 5 Bedroom septic permit, Open Space Conservation Easement. $684,999

W ac T in te lo w

ct!

a ntr

g!

in ist

L

Splendid land of 12.7 acres with excellent mixture of cleared land, woods, magnificent hardwood trees and an acre pond. Minutes from The Plains, Marshall and Warrenton, Morningside Training Farm and Great Meadow. $450,000

ThoMAs AnD TAlBoT ReAl esTATe (540) 687-6500

MIDDLEBURG LIFE

Middleburg, Virginia 20118

AUGUST 2016

•

www.middleburglife.com

27

AIRY HOUSE OFFERS GORGEOUS HOME WITH GLORIOUS VIEWS THE PROPERTY IS SET ON 50-PLUS ACRES IN UPPERVILLE, WITH SUPERB AMENITIES

T

he Air y Hous e is an extraordinary brick colonial on 50-plus gorgeous acres in a private and secluded location between Upperville and Paris, VA. From the winding driveway, the soaring trees and rolling hills to the meticulous, architecturally designed home, all backed by the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Airy House is simply stunning.

Constructed in the late 1990s, the 9,000-square-foot Airy House has a classic feel with modern amenities. With gorgeous views from every window, the interior of the home is immaculate.

The welcoming grand foyer opens up to a space perfect for comfortable living or extensive entertaining. There are beautiful hardwood floors throughout the main level, a tiled mudroom at the back entry and lush carpeting in all the bedrooms.

28

www.middleburglife.com

FACTS FOR BUYERS ADDRESS: 10000 Mount Airy Road, Upperville, 20184 LISTED AT: $3,250,000 by Peter Pejacsevich (540-270-3835) and Scott Buzzelli (540-454-1399), Middleburg Real Estate.

Strategically placed lighting in every room enhances the already naturally lit rooms. There are five bedrooms, five full bathrooms and two half baths. The large kitchen features granite countertops and stainless steel appliances throughout.

A stunning arched stone wall separates the kitchen from a lovely sitting area looking out to back patio complemented by stone walls and gardens. The home is complete with over 9,000 square feet of living space, featuring three perfectly finished levels.

•

AUGUST 2016

The rear yard with verdant surroundings in all directions continues the theme of unbridled ambiance with a glorious pool, stocked pond and tennis court. It’s a truly exceptional spot you may never want to leave, particularly with the vistas of the Blue Ridge close at hand.

Articles are prepared by Middleburg

Life’s real estate advertising department on behalf of clients.

For information on the home, contact the listing agent.

For information on having a house reviewed, contact the Middleburg Life real estate advertising department at 540-687-6059.

MIDDLEBURG LIFE

Clients YourOur Guide through

Say it Best...

BEFORE

DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION  RENOVATIONS & ADDITIONS EQUESTRIAN FACILITIES  PURCHASE CONSULTATIONS

Believe it or not, remodeling can be enjoyable!

For 27 years, our design build experts have been guiding clients from early planning, throughout architecture and construction, and continuing through a lifetime of ownership. Through the entire process, our team is committed to delivering an experience that surpasses expectations and is as remarkable as the finished space.

For a great experience, make BOWA your first call today!

MIDDLEBURG LIFE

Tim Burch, CR Project Leader

540-687-6771

www.bowa.com AUGUST 2016

•

www.middleburglife.com

29

THE PURSUIT OFaALPHA Have Family?

THEN

THERE

Fund a 529

The term “alpha” has a lengthy Investopedia definition. In short, “alpha” is the excess return over an investment’s index It’s the time ofbenchmark year when college return. across Investors aim are forpreparing “alpha”. students America to go back to almost school. all investment Therefore, Our summer is about advisors feel thatintern they get paid to to return to Virginia Tech where she’s chase “alpha”.

enrolled in the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) program.

In necessary a meeting Few investors have the last week, she mentioned how combination of ability, time, excited capital she was to go back. I felt much the and control over an investment same way during my collegiate to createHow “alpha”. of summers. can youRegardless not? experience, College most is a investors unique have and wonderful these goalsexperience. in mind: Lately abilitythough, to live the experience has been taintedsaving for a on their portfolio’s income, lot students by daunting tuition for aofchild’s education or their own costs and the looming shadow of reretirement and making sure their paying student loans. By setting up investments and funding a are 529 first-rate. plan, you may save your children or grandchildren a lot of Most investors share the challenge future anxiety. of capturing the were “return” of the The 529 plans approved by capital markets, as years opposed to Congress nearly twenty ago and are arguably the best own method“alpha.” to plan generating their for college is, costs.

Named for a section Problem most investors never of tax code, these state-sponsored capture the market’s entire return. plans are used solely for college costs They don’t get the investment’s full such as tuition, books, room and return,etc. rather the investor’s return. board, What’s difference?

Thethe funds within 529 plans grow tax-free and, when withdrawn for the Carl Richards, a writer quoted the appropriate uses, no taxes are in due. financialcan rags, calls this difference Anyone set up a 529 plan because there are no income and “the behavior gap.” limitations Unfortunately, contributions up to $14,000 per person emotions can prohibit sound are exempt from gift taxand reporting. investment decisions investors A common concern is the buy and sell when they shouldn’t. prospect of the account going unused and having to withdraw the funds at the 10 per cent penalty plus taxes.

Keep in mind that the funds within the account may be used for other beneficiaries. You may change the beneficiary on a 529 account at any time and you have thirty years to use the within account.

Forfunds years I’vethebeen advocating It’s nerve-wracking enough for that investors stop trying to catch students to actually get into their “alpha”.

I encourage investors to choice of schools and keep up with settle in and rely on an empirical the workload. What a relief if they’re fortunate to on not have the approach,enough not based speculation, worry college costs. Thescience minimum but onof the irrefutable of set up fee for most plans is $25, which capital markets. Investing in a is probably about the same cost as that globally outfit, diversified, adorable or teddytax bearand you cost just efficient portfolio will prevail. purchased for your child.

A hand-colored aquatint, “Charging an Ox-fence—with good success,” from “Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders” by Henry Alken.

Photo by Richard Hooper

Henry Alken Revisited

By Richard Hooper For Middleburg Life

T

here’s an old joke regarding Shakespeare in which a professor asks a student for an opinion about one of Shakespeare’s plays. The student blithely replied that it was enjoyable, but full of too many cliches. Unknowingly, the student had attested to the genius of Shakespeare, the creator of the expressions that had become so familiar.

The genius of Henry Alken (17841851) suffers from a similar over-exposure. A few dozen prints keep reappearing in antique shops and galleries with such regularity as to dull the response of the viewer to Alken’s skills and wit. Those few dozen prints are but the tip of the iceberg (to use a hackneyed phrase) of the graphic work (not to mention paintings) that he produced.

No complete catalog of his work exists and the closest thing to a bibliography of “books” he illustrated is by Willis van Devanter, one-time librarian to Paul Mellon, which lists 85 works. Many of the “books” were essentially a collection of plates bound together in paper wrappers with a title and perhaps a few pages of text.

Alken began his career as a miniaturist, his name appearing for the first time in an exhibit held in 1801. A keen sportsman and observer of society, he found his niche in 1815 with his first sporting work, “Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders.” Perhaps he was unsure of the reception it would receive, because it was published with the name of Ben Tally-Ho, “an occasional visitor to Leicestershire,” as the author/artist.

–Tom Wiseman - Lucy Zimmerman

Keep Your Money

WISEMAN & ASSOCIATES WEALTH MANAGEMENT 540-687-7077

“Qualified Horses” is illustrated with seven hand-colored plates and was written in response to “Indispensable Accomplishments” by Robert Frankland, who “considered it only necessary that the horse should be well qualified.” Alken’s words and illustrations turn Frankland’s work on its head. Alken states: Every species of Rider every Horse does not Suit What’s a good London Rider may here prove a Brute For he must face danger without losing Breath Or give up all hope of enjoying the Death A Death he may meet with ere he returns Home And he stands a good chance of its being his own.

Alken used the same captions that Frankland used for his illustrations, but changed the outcome to reflect the results of an unqualified rider. An example is a plate captioned “Charging an Oxfence— with good success” in which a horse and rider crash through the fence (rather than over it) to make it into the next field. Alken would frequently use this device of illustration, wittily contradicting the caption throughout his career.

The year after “Qualified Horses” appeared, Alken’s first book to use his name was published. However, he continued to use Ben Tally-Ho on a number of works for years.

Alken’s draughtsmanship could be sketchy or finely finished and highly detailed and his prints represent both approaches. His themes ranged from hunt-

ing, shooting and angling to cattle and horses and dogs. He also produced sets of illustrations on carriages and racing.

There’s even a superb set of plates depicting medieval knights that is attributed to him.

His social commentary, which also frequently ran through his sporting works, was expressed in such books as “Symptoms of Being Amused.” He criticized art criticism in a delightful set of plates entitled “A Touch of Fine Arts” and his “Specimens of Riding Near London” is a treat. Touching on the human condition, he created illustrations for “Shakespeare’s Seven Ages of Man” in 1824. That work must have been the inspiration for his “The Seven Ages of the Horse” issued in 1825.

Within all of this, and much more, Alken also created an amazing oddity with the title of “The Progress of Steam,” which he called a “modern prophecy.”

Published in 1828, it’s a series of four plates depicting such contraptions as a man riding a model of a horse with a self-contained steam engine and carriages without horses, but again with steam engines built in. The scenes, exquisitely drawn and beautifully colored, are set in London and hint at the motor car of the future.

Alken’s work falls into two categories of occurrence: that which is frequently seen (which after a while can dull the senses) and the rest, which is either scarcely or rarely seen. And when one is fortunate enough to encounter the scarce and rare, it’s always interesting, frequently amusing and sometimes dazzling.

(Richard Hooper is an antiquarian book expert in Middleburg. He is also the creator of Chateaux de la Pooch, elegantly appointed furniture for dogs and home.

He can be contacted rhooper451@aol. com.)

wisemanandassociates.com

30

www.middleburglife.com

•

AUGUST 2016

MIDDLEBURG LIFE

Mount Gordon Farm Old Goose Creek Farm The Plains, Virginia $11,750,000

Middleburg, Virginia $5,995,000

128 acres and immaculate 3 level, 13,000+ sq ft stone & shingle main house • 5 BR • 8 FP • Exceptional finishes on every floor • Caterer's kitchen • Elevator • Spa • Separate guest cottage • Pool • Farm manager residence • 3 additional tenant houses • 12 stall center-aisle stable • Pond • Extraordinary land w/incomparable views extending beyond the Blue Ridge Mts • Orange County Hunt

Immaculate equestrian property in turnkey condition • Exceptional location • Stone home expanded to approx.

7,000 sf. • Includes 4 main level suites • Lovely gardens, pool, garage apartment & pond • Blackburn designed 6 stall stable • 70x210 indoor arena • Observation deck • Tack room • 2 wash stalls & office • Addtl 4 stall barn • Entire property is fenced and cross fenced on 26 acres & 8 paddocks

Helen MacMahon

Helen MacMahon

(540) 454-1930

(540) 454-1930

Old Fox Den Farm

Westwind Farm

Faraway Farm

Oakstream

Middleburg Area $2,975,000

Middleburg, Virginia $2,950,000

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 • Log cabin • Piedmont Hunt

Elegant & sun-filled country home • Gracious rooms for entertaining • 4 private suites • His & hers dressing rooms • Extensive millwork • Main level living just minutes from town • Views of 65 protected acres • Stream • English gardens • Terraces • 200 year old stone walls & open pasture • Idyllic setting also includes 3 BR cottage • Garage & bank barn • Middleburg Hunt Territory

Helen MacMahon Paul MacMahon Ann MacMahon

(540) 454-1930 (703) 609-1905 (540) 687-5588

Alix Coolidge Helen MacMahon

(703) 625-1724 (540) 454-1930

Middleburg, Virginia $1,795,000

Greystone

The Plains, Virginia $1,700,000

Willow Way Farm

Restored 3 bedroom 1830's farmhouse on 65 acres • Multiple porches & fireplaces, lots of charm • Lovely pool, shared pond, 4 stall barn, workshop • Expansive mountain views, rolling open pasture & fully fenced elevated land • Gorgeous setting in the protected valley between Middleburg and The Plains • Conservation easement permits 2 more homes to complete the compound

Classic Middleburg colonial, completely redone in 2009 • 5 BR • 4 full BA, 2 half BA • 2 FP • Gourmet kitchen • Top of the line finishes throughout • 2-car attached garage • Beautifully landscaped • Sweeping unobstructed mountain views • 21.08 gently rolling acres • Fenced & cross fenced • Great barn, multiple run in sheds & riding/jumping paddocks

Circa 1807 • 33 acres ideally located between Middleburg & The Plains • Rare quarried stone exterior, 10-foot ceilings • Period mantels, original wood floors, two-story front porch • 3 BR/3 BA, each a private suite • Historic stone barn includes one BR/BA apt, heated tack room, 6 stalls • Carriage barn • 3 paddocks, large turnout field, run-in sheds, auto waterers • Whole farm generator • Pond • Orange County Hunt

Prime Middleburg location • House completely redone in 2004 • Hill top setting with panoramic mountain views • 3 BR • 3.5 BA • Main level master suite • Pine floors • Beautiful millwork • 3 FP • Attached 2-car garage • Beautiful windows • Gracious room sizes • 4-stall barn • Riding ring • In-ground pool • Lovely gardens • 31.05 acres recorded in 3 parcels

Helen MacMahon

Paul MacMahon

Helen MacMahon

Paul MacMahon

The Plains, Virginia $1,985,000

(540) 454-1930

(703) 609-1905

(540) 454-1930

Middleburg, Virginia $1,625,000

212 Cornwall Street

6428 Main Street The Plains, Virginia $1,025,000

Upperville, Virginia $899,000

Delaplane, Virginia $790,000

Beautiful stone home on wonderful street in the heart of historic Leesburg • Completely renovated in 2011 • 5 bedrooms • 4 full and 2 half baths • 3 fireplaces • Screened porch • 2 car detached garage with apartment • Gourmet kitchen • Grand room sizes • Wood floors and detail throughout • Beautifully landscaped

New Price • Gorgeous country home • Historic village • Panoramic views • 3 acres • Beautifully landscaped grounds with terraced herb garden and pool • 3 BR, 2 full + 2 half baths • Master bedroom w/gas FP on main level • Large dining room w/built-in china cabinets • 2 BR upstairs w/shared BA • Lower level family room w/wood-burning FP • Wet bar & french doors to pool area • Recently renovated

Prime location • Piedmont Hunt • 10 acres • 2 bedroom, 2 bath, 1 fireplace stucco residence • Open floor plan • Treed setting with mature landscaping • Center courtyard off living area • Separate studio with half bath can serve as guest room or studio • Large 3 bay garage • 2 stalls for horses & 5 paddocks • Great views

77.77 acres recorded in 3 tracts • Improved by log cabin and 2 sheds • Very private, mostly wooded with frontage on Goose Creek • Historic site of remains of Cobbler Mountain Hunt Club octagonal horse barn • Potential for subdivision or tax credits • Hunting preserve

Leesburg, Virginia $1,575,000

For the first time in their young (540) 454-0591 Paul MacMahon (703) 609-1905 Joseph Keusch lives, they’re really being children.

It’s such a joy to see. - JOHN MACDONNELL

Palmer’s Mill

Chipmunk

(703) 609-1905

Paul MacMahon

Willow Hill

Paul MacMahon

(703) 609-1905

(703) 609-1905

Bluemont, Virginia $785,000

Middleburg, Virginia $750,000

Atoka Chase

The Well House The Plains, Virginia $640,000

Middleburg, Virginia $555,000

Circa 1860 Virginia Farmhouse • House updated & enlarged in 2004 • 3 to 4 bedrooms • 2 1/2 baths • Hardwood floors • 3 fireplaces • Exposed beams & gourmet kitchen • 10 acres • Fenced & cross fenced • 2 stall barn with tack & hay storage • Spring house & smoke house • Protected with mountain views • Piedmont Hunt Territory

10 private acres • 3 bedroom cape with first floor master suite • 2 car garage with workshop • Swimming pool, gazebo, decks, lovely grounds & large paddock • Metal roof • Hardwood floors • 2 fireplaces • Built in book cases in library/office • 2nd floor family room • Very Convenient to Middleburg • House is being sold AS IS - needs updating but great value

Built in 1900 • Gracious home in the village of The Plains • Original details, stone fireplaces, original maple floors, large pocket doors and 10' ceilings • Well cared for and classic home with grand center hall, back staircase, large windows, great porches and mature boxwoods • Just under an acre within the town • Walk to PO, restaurants and galleries

Brick home on 3 acres • Minutes from Middleburg • Sold in "AS IS" condition • 4 bedrooms • 2 1/2 baths • 2 fireplaces • 2 stall barn • Shed • Pool in need of repair • Rear brick terrace • Little bit of work but great value

Helen MacMahon

Helen MacMahon

Paul MacMahon Helen MacMahon

(703) 609-1905 (540) 454-1930

info@sheridanmacmahon.com www.sheridanmacmahon.com MIDDLEBURG LIFE

(540) 454-1930

Dover Road

Paul MacMahon

(703) 609-1905

(540) 454-1930

110 East Washington Street • P.O. Box 1380 Middleburg, Virginia 20118 (540) 687-5588 AUGUST 2016

•

www.middleburglife.com

31

With studio lighting in your own home.

Drawings or Paintings made from my photos or yours

PET PORTRAITS

Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes and Tomato Salad

Crowell Hadden

SERVES 4 Makes about 10 three-inch cakes 1 pound jumbo lump crab, check for shells ¼ pound raw shrimp, shelled and deveined 1 egg 1/3 cup heavy cream Zest of 1 lemon 3 tablespoons chives, roughly chopped Salt and pepper to taste ½ stick of unsalted butter, or more for sautéing and deglazing the pan ½ cup dry white wine 1 head butter lettuce 2 large heirloom tomatoes, sliced Vinaigrette ¾ cup avocado oil ¼ cup seasoned rice vinegar 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard Combine all the ingredients in a jar with a lid and shake to combine. This will make more than you will need for this recipe, keep the remaining dressing in the refrigerator.

• In a food processor add the shrimp, egg, cream, zest and chives and pulse until almost smooth.

• Place the mixture in a medium mixing bowl.

• Add the crab and gently fold the mixture together, being careful not to break up the lump crab.

• Heat a large sauce pan to medium high

Fine Art Photography Photo Editing and Photoshop Help

540-532-2075

www.crowellhaddenphoto.com

BARTLETT. BARTLETT. BECAUSE FULL, HEALTHY TREES BECAUSE FULL, MAKE FOR FULL, HEALTHY HEALTHY TREES LIVES. MAKE FOR FULL, HEALTHY LIVES. The trees and shrubs that shade us and grow along with e trees and assets shrubsthat thatdeserve shade us and grow along with usTh are valuable care and protection.

For

areyears, valuable assets that the deserve careand andservices protection.

For overus100 we’ve led both science that make over years, we’ve ledNo both the science services that tree make your100 landscape thrive. matter the size and or scope of your your theprovide size or you scope of your andlandscape shrub carethrive. needs,No ourmatter experts with a raretree and shrub care needs, our experts provide you with a rare mix of local service, global resources and innovative mix of local Trees service, global resources innovative practices. add so much value and to our lives. practices.

Trees add so much value to our lives.

And Bartlett adds even more value to your trees.

And Bartlett adds even more value to your trees.

For the life of your trees.

For the life of your trees.

PRUNING FERTILIZATION PEST & DISEASE MANAGEMENT REMOVAL CALL 877FERTILIZATION BARTLETT 877.227.8538 OR VISIT BARTLETT.COM PRUNING PEST & DISEASE MANAGEMENT REMOVAL

32

These jumbo lump crab cakes use a mixture of shrimp, cream and egg to hold them together, with no fillers. The only way to make them better is pair them with perfect summer tomatoes. They also make great little sliders served on brioche rolls.

w wCALL w . m i877 d d l BARTLETT e b u r g l i f e .877.227.8538 c o m • A U OR G U SVISIT T 2 0BARTLETT.COM 16

heat and add a few tablespoons of butter.

• Scoop about a quarter cup for each crab cake and place it in the sauté pan, gently even it out with a spoon to make a threeinch cake.

• Sauté for about 3-4 minutes and flip.

Sauté the other side until just cooked through, transfer to a foil lined sheet pan in a warm oven. Add more butter to the pan to sauté the remaining crab cakes.

• When all the crab is done, add the white wine and deglaze the pan scraping up any browned bits on the bottom. Reduce the wine to about half and remove from the heat. Then add a couple of tablespoons of butter and swirl the pan until the butter is just melted.

• To serve, toss the butter, lettuce and the tomatoes in a few tablespoons of dressing and divide among four plates and top with the crab cakes and spoon the sauce over the crab.

These moist little cakes are so delicious, and the essence of summer.

Just add a shady back porch and a refreshing iced tea.

Roasted Plum Cakes 12 CAKES ½ cup granulated sugar Zest of one orange ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature ½ cup brown sugar, divided 2 eggs ½ teaspoon vanilla extract Pinch of salt 1 cup flour ¾ teaspoon baking soda ¼ cup buttermilk (if you do not have buttermilk, use 1 tablespoon plain yogurt and the remainder in regular milk) 6 plums, cut in half (Powdered sugar for serving) • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

• Grease a non-stick muffin pan with butter.

• In a bowl add 2 tablespoons of the brown sugar, granulated sugar, orange zest and butter.

• Beat the mixture until it is light and

fluffy about 3 minutes.

• Add the eggs one at a time, beating well in between.

• Add the flour and incorporate, then the buttermilk and beat until smooth.

• Divide the batter among 12 muffin cups.

• With the cut side up, push a plum half gently into the batter just until the batter comes up the sides of the plum.

• Sprinkle the remaining brown sugar on top of the plums.

• Place the muffin pan on a foil lined baking sheet. This will catch any overflow juices.

• Bake for about 30-35 minutes or until the cake is golden brown and the plums are soft.

• Let cool in the pan for about 15 minutes before moving to a cooling rack.

• When they are cool, dust with powdered sugar for serving.

MIDDLEBURG LIFE

LONG & FOSTER

®

I

In The Kitchen with Emily Tyler

had the pleasure of spending the day recently with Thomas Garnette, Family Programs Manager, and a few of the younger residents of Windy Hill attending a special summer camp.

We spent the morning with several women from the Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardener program.

They’re a Loudoun County Extension volunteer group that works within their communities to encourage and promote environmentally sound horticulture practices.

The children are treated to a series of sessions throughout the summer.

Each class has 30 minutes of classroom discussion and 30 minutes of hands-on learning in the garden. The children are taught about dirt and worms, pests and pals, watering and weeding. Most of all, they learn about growing plants for good health and good food.

They have what they like to call their “Miracle Garden” because it somehow survived last month’s hail storm. It’s a series of raised beds, brimming with herbs, tomatoes, zucchini, okra, lettuce and green beans, all so lovingly tended to. It looks like lunch to me, and here’s a perfect dish using much of what they grow.

SERVES 8 8 ounces linguine, cooked according to package directions 2 large zucchini, peeled into julienned strips 1 tablespoon each of butter and olive oil 1 pound fresh Mozzarella, cut into small cubes ½ cup Parmesan cheese, grated 3-4 tomatoes, cut into 1” pieces 1 bunch basil, torn into small pieces Salt and pepper to taste • Boil a large pot of water, add 1 tablespoon salt and cook the linguine to directions.

• In a large bowl add the cut tomatoes, Mozzarella and torn basil.

• Heat a sauté to medium high heat and add the butter and olive oil.

• Add the julienned zucchini and salt and pepper to taste.

• Stir until the zucchini is just heated through and cooked about 5 minutes.

• Add the zucchini to the bowl.

• When the linguine is cooked, drain and immediately add to the tomato/

In the garden at Windy Hill

Photos by Emily Tyler

zucchini mixture.

• Add the parmesan and toss to combine.

• Divide among bowls and serve.

Sauces Combine: • ¼ cup mayonnaise and Children preparing a meal fresh from their vegetable beds 1 tablespoon seasoned rice vinegar seasoned rice vinegar and ¼ cup • ¼ cup mayonnaise and 1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese Sriracha Serve with any raw vegetable: zucchini, cucumber, tomato, or lettuce • ½ cup mayonnaise one tablespoon

LONG & FOSTER Delaplane • Stunning 72 acre equestrian property in Piedmont hunt.

Christie’s International Offering

Tamworth Farm - James Monroe Highway, Aldie Extraordinary 16 parcels of property being sold together.

Totaling 511 acres this magnificent property features “ Little River”, multiple ponds, Historic Stone Residence, Renovated Farm House, 3 Guest homes, 2 Pools, Tennis Court, Barns, Stables, Riding Arena, & Multiple Paddocks.

Beautiful scenic views in all directions. Zoned AR1 & AR2 with many potential development opportunities including up to a possible 70 lots. Minutes to Leesburg and 20 minutes from Dulles Airport.

MLS # LO9699146

$1,300,000

Marci A. Welsh • (703)906-5802

8 North Madison Street Middleburg, VA 20117 540.687.8530 www.MiddleburgSales.com

Historic Grist Mill on the Shenandoah River Completely restored and operational, this fascinating structure has been lovingly restored and is currently grinding corn, rye and wheat for local distilleries. Untapped growth potential and a perfect semi-retirement agri-business opportunity! Owner financing available $375,000. See the YouTube video http:// youtu.be/2g0jW5uyz9g. Miller’s 3 bedroom, 3 Bath home also available for $375,000.

MLS # CL9553840.

$375,000

Joyce Gates • (540)771-7544

Middleburg • Gorgeous 5 bedroom home located in the town of Middleburg.

T

AC

TR

R

DE

UN

N CO

Fully renovated, large rooms, 2 fireplaces, hardwood floors throughout, first floor master bedroom/bath and updated kitchen. Walk out French doors from family room or master BR to several patios w extensive landscaping.

Detached 500 sf studio/office just steps from main house. Enjoy in town living; walk to restaurants, schools, shops, etc.

MLS# LO9634315

$699,900

Marci A. Welsh • (703)906-5802

Purcellville Historic Home ca1931

Minutes to Middleburg & Purcellville!

Nearby vineyards. Beautiful 3 level colonial w/ soaring ceilings, wood floors, kitchen w/ granite & SS appliances, main level study! Wrap around front porch plus screened porch & deck w/ hot tub. Nice combo of open land, mature trees & small creek- no HOA! Tractor/ run in shed. MLS#LO9639580

$599,900

MIDDLEBURG OFFICE

Incredible views and ride out, large PJ Williams 7 stall barn, office, tack room, wash stall, feed room. 5 large paddocks w/run-in sheds. 100x200 ring w/top equine footing. Spacious one bedroom/ bath apartment w/den; heart pine floors, top appliances, screened porch.

Several potential home sites. Truly a gem. MLS # FQ8475464

$25,000,000

Bluemont • Private 5 acre property w/ easy paved road access to Rt. 7!

Dorothy Beach • (703)850-2864

8 North Madison Street Middleburg, VA 20117 540.687.8530 www.MiddleburgSales.com

Tomato Zucchini Basil Mozzarella Linguine

®

Linda Culbert • (703)431-1724

MIDDLEBURG OFFICE

Situated on a beautiful lot this home is completely renovated and features a first floor master suite, gourmet kitchen, breakfast room, four large bedrooms upstairs, a spacious patio and front and rear porches plus a full walk-out basement and full walk-up attic. Detached garage and workshop.

FIOS Internet and TV. Great value at $545,000. MLS # LO9599374

Joyce Gates • (540)771-7544

$545,000

DE

UN

NT

O RC

T

Leesburg • Completely Renovated and Charming

C RA

This Colonial has been completely renovated and is close to historic Leesburg in a great commuter location. Featuring 2 levels, 2 Bedrooms, 1 Bathroom, this beautiful home offers single family ownership at a townhouse/condo price.

Almost ¼ acre with a large back yard, new patio, and lovely front porch, formal LR & DR and a step down FR with gas fireplace.

Also a good rental. Must see!

Marci A. Welsh • (703)906-5802

All Properties Offered Internationally Worldwide Connections

$289,900

Follow us on:

®

MIDDLEBURG LIFE

AUGUST 2016

•

www.middleburglife.com

33

NATIONAL SPORTING

LIBRARY & MUSEUM

Women in Racing Roundtable Discussion and 2016 Side Saddle Chase Award Ceremony Saturday, August 13, 2016 • 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

102 The Plains Road, Middleburg, Virginia Join the National Sporting Library & Museum in celebrating American women in racing!

WINNER - The 2016 Ladies Side Saddle Chase United States high-point rider is Dr. Mary Musheno of Chester County, Pennsylvania. Lisa Delplace, CEO of Oehme, van Sweden|OvS will present Dr. Musheno with the perpetual award at this special awards ceremony and roundtable event.

ROUNDTABLE - The afternoon features a roundtable of women jockeys, owners and trainers, as they discuss the role of women in racing. Speakers include Diane Crump, Eva Smithwick and others. Devon Zebrovious will moderate.

Dr. Mary Musheno. Image courtesy of Middleburg Photo

The tailgate-themed reception is generously sponsored by Fields of Athenry Farm. Guests will also enjoy a fashion meetand-greet sponsored by Middy n Me and Chasing a Fox in a Little Black Dress.

Reception begins at 2:00 p.m.

Dr. Musheno will be awarded the Oehme, van Sweden|OvS trophy at 2:15 p.m.

The Role of Women in Racing Roundtable begins at 2:45 p.m. $25 Admission, $20 NSLM Members Left to right: Maggie Johnston, Devon Zebrovious and Lisa Delplace. Image courtesy of Middleburg Photo

34

www.middleburglife.com

•

AUGUST 2016

Register now at NationalSporting.org Programs & Events tab/Featured Events

MIDDLEBURG LIFE

CARRIAGE DAY AT THE NATIONAL SPORTING LIBRARY & MUSEUM PHOTOS BY: MIDDLEBURG PHOTO

F

ollowing a postponement in May due to weather, “Carriage Day” at the National Sporting Library and Museum in Middleburg had a second weather glitch in July. Due to the extreme heat, the carriages of members of the Piedmont Driving Club came without the horses for what unfurled as a exquisite display of fascinating vehicles. In addition, guest speaker Paul Bennett, director of coach and livestock at Colonial Williamsburg, Program Director, Loudoun Therapeutic Riding Kathy Blaine, along with Doug Kemmerer and Carl Cox produced an informative presentation.

Bob Couperthwaite and Edward Merkley

Forty fourth Annual

Auto Top Surrey

Lucketts Fair August 20 & 21, 2016 • 9am–5pm

$7 s 7 years and younger free At the Lucketts Community Center.

Eight miles north of Leesburg on Route 15.

Grand Vis-a Vis Brake

MIDDLEBURG LIFE

Steve Hillebrand

English Beer Dray

TheLuckettsFair.com 703-771-5281

Find us on Facebook

Rain or Shine • Free Parking • No Pets • No Alcohol AUGUST 2016

•

www.middleburglife.com

35

JOIN US PHOTOS BY: CAROLINE FOUT

IN THE PLAINS

“The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Landscaping” with David Pippin

FOR AN EVENING OF

FINE ART

Members of the Upperville Garden Club gathered at Buchanan Hall for David Pippin’s lecture “ The Good, Bad and Ugly of Landscaping”. The lecture featured advice and tips on how to care for unruly hedges, perfecting the lawn, color coordinating flowers, and much more. Pippin, president of David Pippin

in Horticulture, and the best Outstanding Specimen. President Pat Mcann awarded two silvers plates to Mary Forte and Barbara Sharp, for their multiple blue ribbon victories over the course of two years.

The lecture concluded with lunch and tea, (the cold kind of course).

Inc., is a florist, landscaper, as well as a regular guest lecturer at Lewis Gintner Gardens in Richmond.

Upperville Garden Club members showcased some of their best stems, petals, and leaves in a variety of judged competitions. These included the best Artistically Designed bouquet, the best

President Pat Mcann, Diane Ingo, Isobel Ziluca, and speaker David Pippin OPENING

AUGUST 27 6:00– 8:00 P.M.

longviewgallerydc.com

Amanda Raphaelson, June Hambrick, and Sharon Clinton

frontporchtheplains.com

Ginger Wallach and Aline Day

ART IN PLAINS

A winning entry

The

at the Side Porch

THE FRONT PORCH & LONG VIEW GALLERY

ART EXHIBITION

AUG 27 til SEP 18 Thursday to Sunday Noon to 6pm Beautiful and intricate Coleus leaves

36

www.middleburglife.com

•

AUGUST 2016

David Pippin lectures on “The Good, Bad and Ugly of Landscaping”

Mary Forte receives a silver plate for two years in a row of blue ribbons MIDDLEBURG LIFE

Visit your local vineyards and wineries and be sure to download the Virginia Wine In Your Pocket app. http://vawineinmypocket.com/mobile

Casanel Winery in Leesburg.

Courtesy Photo

Young Dynamic Duo Producing Great Varietals

I

By Brian Yost Middleburg Life Wine Columnist

f you’re unfamiliar with the Carménère varietal, it was widely grown in Bordeaux until phylloxera wiped it out in the 19th century.

It’s still one of only six red grapes permitted in that region, but there remain only a handful of Bordeaux producers cultivating the grape. Curiously, it’s much more common in Chile, which escaped the scourge of phylloxera, and today Carménère represents one of the country’s most widely planted red varietals.

DNA studies indicate that Carménère is a natural cross between Cabernet Franc and a much older varietal, Gros Cabernet.

With Cab Franc as one of its parents, it might seem like a natural candidate for cultivation in Virginia. It’s been attempted in several vineyards and subsequently pulled up. A few wineries still have small quantities under vine, but use it exclusively for blending. So conventional wisdom seems to tell us that Carménère is not ideally suited to grow in the Commonwealth.

You may not know much about Casanel Vineyards near Leesburg. I think they’re flying a little under the radar. It’s not a party winery filled with busloads of tipsy weekend revelers. That is not the reputation they choose to pursue. Rather, they’re steering a deliberate course toward production of fine Virginia wine.

Defying the odds, Casanel Vineyards near Leesburg planted about an acre of Carménère. In contrast to other growers, they successfully harvested and bottled 90 cases in 2014. It was done as a single varietal rather than a blend. Rather than a one-time occurrence, 2015 turned out to be a banner year for the varietal and 2.8 tons of Carménère was harvested.

It’s one thing to grow and harvest grapes and another to produce a reasonable wine. Katie DeSouza, daughter of owners Nelson and Casey DeSouza, shares production responsibility with Katell Griaud. The two have an average age of less than 30, which probably makes them the youngest winemaking team in Virginia.

Of course winemaking is a male-dominated profession and you can imagine that, based on age and gender, this duo is not taken very seriously. Yet, despite any preconceptions in the profession, Katie MIDDLEBURG LIFE

and Katell have some serious street cred.

The Casanel Carménère won gold at the 2016 San Francisco International Wine Competition. At the Grand Harvest Competition, restricted to wineries located in an American Viticultural Area (AVA)), they also took gold.

Many of their other wines have earned accolades in competitions throughout the U.S. Casanel wines earned three silver medals in the recent Governor’s Cup and one was within a single point of gold.

When I asked about their program at Casanel and particularly about the Carménère, Katie responded, “it’s very unique and I think it’s a testament to our site and the thoughtfulness we put into our viticulture program. With the right team, determination, and attention to detail, we can grow amazing fruit and make amazing wine in Virginia, no matter what the variety.”

There’s certainly room for growth, but there is little doubt that we’ll see great things from them in the near future. In my mind, the product speaks for itself.

I recently visited Casanel, where I was fortunate enough to spend time with Katie and taste a few of the soon-to-be released wines.

The main event for me was a vertical tasting of the 2014 Carménère and a barrel sample of the 2015. Again, if you don’t know this varietal, it’s a deep red wine with a rich bouquet, hints of cassis and firm tannins. The Casanel examples did not disappoint. The 2014 will be released in August and I urge you to stop in and at least taste it. It’s just exciting to see something new result in wine of such quality.

There are several other Casanel wines of particular note. The K2 (a reference to Katie and Katell) is a Bordeaux blend that’s among those that will be released soon. We also tasted an exceptional Petit Verdot that’s won at least a half dozen medals. There’s also rumor, perhaps more than rumor, of an upcoming release of a Norton sparkling wine.

There are currently 46 wineries in Loudoun County and most make good wine. A handful are producing great wine.

Casanel is firmly in the latter category and flirting with world-class wine. There’s no doubt Casanel will gain real notoriety as word of its quality spreads. Their Carménère is just one indicator.

Experience Tuscany in Virginia.

Tasting Room Hours - Open Year Round Thur-Sat, & Mon 11-5 pm Sunday 12 pm -5 pm 10100 Three Fox Ln. • Delaplane, VA • 540-364-6073

The

Local Taste in Upperville

Wines from around the world by the taste, glass and bottle, including from Upperville’s Slater Run Vineyards.

Thursday-Sunday 12pm-7pm 9030 John Mosby Highway 540-592-3042 facebook.com/thelocaltasteupperville

540 364-1609 http://www.nakedmountainwinery.com/ drinknaked@nakedmountainwinery.com 2747 Leeds Manor Road Markham, VA22643 Monday thru Thursday - 11am - 5pm

Friday thru Sunday - 11am - 5pm

540-338-2027

18050 Tranquility Rd, Purcellville, VA 20132 Open Mon & Thur 11am-5pm Fri 11am-8pm Sat & Sun 11am-6pm

AUGUST 2016

•

www.middleburglife.com

37

Safety First for Children on Perilous Information Highway

By Morgan Hensley For Middleburg Life

F

or many, the words “summer vacation” conjure a nostalgia for days filled with fireworks, blockbuster movies, and lounging by the pool with friends before heading back to the classroom in the fall.

In this online age, youngsters face worse threats than sunburn.

“Parents have this sense that this lovely little town is Pleasantville,” said Matt Foosaner, whose “Keeping Your Kids Safe Online” seminar teaches parents the basics of cyber safety. “What parents don’t understand is that, at any given time, there are 750,000 predators online.”

Foosaner, who lives in Middleburg and has children at Hill School, has served on the Law Enforcement Committee and Developing Committee for the Board of Directors at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children since 2005, and spent 23 years in telecommunications, satellite, and cable technologies.

The idea for a seminar came to him at a cocktail party.

“The conversation drifted to cyber safety,” he said, “and I realized how little parents knew about the technolo-

gy they were putting in their children’s are in your home, especially during hands. Kids understand the devices quiet time,” Foosaner said. “By opening better than parents, but not the threats, up your network to your kids, you’re permanence, or their vulnerabili- potentially opening it to predators ty. Guess I turned into a little bit of a looking to steal your financial information or solicit your children. There are downer at those cocktail parties.”

Foosaner saw an opportunity to nefarious people in the dark corners of not only educate parents, but to pos- the internet, more than we’d like to adsibly save the lives of mit, with deeply flawed children. To spread this minds using the same awareness, he held a technology as ISIS.” meet-and-greet at Hill As frightening as School in 2010. Though the statistics and figures may be, Foosaner’s only 15 parents attended, his presentation and message is a hopeful and a distinct call to question and answer session afterward blosarms. Before kids go somed into a seminar. back to school, Foosaner asks that parents To illustrate the danMatt Foosaner adopt some ground gers of the internet, he Courtesy Photo rules. uses a simple metaphor.

“The internet is the “No unmonitored, ‘Information Highway,’ but unlike an closed-door time with their (phone, actual highway, there aren’t cops to laptop, or tablet] devices,” he advised. monitor it, no speed limits, no driver’s “Share their passwords with you. Install licenses,” he said. “Allowing your child a monitoring software. If it seems into have unfettered, unmonitored inter- vasive like Big Brother, I remind them, net access is like allowing them to ride ‘You’re ultimately responsible for the their bike down I-66.” safety and health of your children.’ ” The lurking dangers are difficult Communication, as in all relationto grasp, especially in a territory as ships, is especially important regarding poorly understood, even by many tech- children and their online presence. He savvy adults. Threats are not signaled encourages parents to “aspire to have a by sirens, but by silence. “The dangers relationship with their child in which

they can tell you anything. Listen first.

Talk through it and see what lessons are learned before deciding on any repercussions.”

In addition to explaining the threats, foster a sense of online propriety and respect. “Make sure they understand the need to keep their hands to themselves, online and elsewhere,” he said.

Finally, it’s wise to lead by example.

Parents are barraged by work emails during off-hours. To counter this, he suggested experimenting with family-wide media blackouts.

“When you walk in the door, the phone goes down,” Foosaner said. “You verbally engage, eye to eye. Read, do work around the house, maybe something crazy like play a game of Scrabble.”

Whatever it is, it’s probably best to start small. Not only are children safer, but studies indicate that limited screen time increases communication skills and healthy family dynamics.

The bottom line: If we tell our children to look both ways before crossing the street, we also should instruct them to do the same when exploring the frequently hazardous Information Highway.

VINECROFT ESTATE Near Middleburg Offered at $1,325,000

Deister 1 Z, the 2015 PFH Derby and Huntland Perpetual trophy winner, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Bondi and ridden by Haley Alcock. Photo by Richard Clay.

PIEDMONT FOX HOUNDS HUNTER TRIALS Featuring the Piedmont Fox Hounds Hunter Derby and the Hunt Challenge Trophy.

Date: October 2, 2016.

SALEM SHOW GROUNDS, Grand Prix Field and Grand Prix Ring, Upperville, Virginia.

Classes begin at 8:30AM

Divisions: Hilltopper, Junior, Low, Adult- Amateur and Open Hunters.

Champion and Reserve awarded for each division.

High Score Awards for: Pony, Lightweight and Heavyweight Hunters, and the Junior, Adult- Amateur and Professional riders.

Please email Barbara Riggs at barbarasriggs@gmail.com for prize list, or call 540-878-8386 for any questions.

38

www.middleburglife.com

•

AUGUST 2016

VINECROFT is a countryside estate in Marshall, complete with vineyard, lush country gardens, mature trees, pool, patios and terraces on 14.8 acres in Northern Virginia's Horse Country.

The elegant, yet comfortable Colonial Style brick home features a 4800 sq.ft. open floor plan, 4 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, a main level MBR, gourmet kitchen, office, and so much more. Minutes to town, and only 45 min. from DC! MLS# Fq9679275.

View website at www.VinecroftCountryside.com

Isabelle Truchon, Realtor Office: 703-669-0099 Direct: 571-291-5988 www.VineyardProperties.kw.com Email: VineyardProperties@kw.com MIDDLEBURG LIFE

Farmers Settle Into Summer Growing Season

T

he heat is on for area farmers with soaring summertime temperatures and wicked weather patterns.

Many growers are welcoming the warmth after a wetter-than-average spring and freeze damage in April.

A June 20 crop progress report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture noted that topsoil moisture conditions around the state remain good, with 86 percent of farmland reporting adequate or surplus moisture. Subsoil moisture levels also are quite high, meaning crops should have plenty of moisture to survive early-summer heat.

Lingering effects hover from spring’s heavy freezes. As peach season begins, 51 percent of the state’s peach crop is expected to be in poor or very poor condition.

“There’s some peaches in the area, some growers have half a crop, some as little as 15 percent,” said John Marker, owner of Marker-Miller Orchards.

“It won’t be a big crop, but there will be peaches this summer. Even up into Pennsylvania they have the same situation.

Those last two hard frosts in April killed a lot of blossoms.”

After several weeks of delays for spring planting and hay cutting, growers have pretty much caught up on field work, according to the report. Soybean planting is well behind the average pace, but corn growers reported the majority of their seeds are planted and growing well. Many grain growers in Eastern Virginia also are harvesting winter wheat this month. A June 13 USDA report predicted the 2016 wheat harvest would be down 16 percent statewide.

“I just started harvesting yesterday.

Yields are down, and the market is still not very favorable,” said Mike Bryant, president of Northumberland-Lancaster County Farm Bureau. “Many farmers didn’t plant as much wheat last fall, because there’s not a lot of profit in wheat right now. Plus we’ve had a really wet spring, a lot of disease pressures, so if you didn’t take care of it you might see more problems. “But we’re having rain, and the corn and soybeans are looking good right now.”

Rain in May also put hay growers behind schedule. But weather patterns were different in far Southwest Virginia, and growers are pleased. “Our hay cutting was pretty good in Washington County.

A lot of farmers are saying it was the best we ever had,” said Mindy McCroskey, a Washington County beef cattle producer and agriculture education teacher. “It’s pretty dry right now, but the first cutting quality was good. Most people here started cutting around the last of May. We had off-and-on showers but nothing that held us up for days at a time.”

In addition to harvesting hay and MIDDLEBURG LIFE

wheat, other farmers are fertilizing their new corn crops, and vegetable growers reported the moisture is helping their crops thrive.

Virginia sweet corn typically doesn’t make its debut until early July, but there is plenty of fresh summer produce just waiting to be picked. You can find summer fruits and vegetable at local farmers’ markets and farm stands in Middleburg and

Middleburg Common Grounds The Dog Star comes with summer hot and sultry days, ch nights, and C offe ways. n u The time to dry our heated brows, and quiet frantic L e, T B & as saying y goes, take thingseslow t a Relax, chill out, and nice, e ea, s r D a f & l l k With Wiced.

A music light, and drinks and coffee, eaconversation,

Br erved S

ine

Breakfast & Lunch Served All Day

Coffee, Tea, Beer & Wine

Mon. -Thurs. 6 am to 8 pm • Fri. 6 am to 10 pm Sat. 8 am to 10 pm • Sun. 8 am to 6 pm

114 W. W. Washington Street •Street Middleburg • VA • 540.687.7065 114 Washington • Middleburg • VA

We would like to welcome our new stylist, Amelia Keen.

Six years in the industry with MAD barbering skills!

A great new energy for our 10 year anniversary!

at the Green Barns in The Plains. Much of it perfect for serving at summer cookouts.

“Right now we’re picking cucumbers, peppers and squash, and soon we’ll be harvesting cantaloupes, watermelons and tomatoes,” said Rob French, who helps operate Sunny Side Farms in Cumberland County. He and his father and two brothers grow 120 acres of fruits and vegetables that they sell on their farm and at a roadside farm stand in Powhatan County. “We should be picking sweet corn by the end of this month, and it’s highly sought-after, especially for Fourth of July cookouts.”

Blackberries and blueberries, which are available from June through August, make great cobbler ingredients. And Virginia cantaloupes and watermelons are at peak ripeness in July and August. Right now there are green beans waiting to be snapped, in season from June through October. Summer squash is another vegetable that’s ripe from June through October.

“Really, there is such a rich variety of fresh fruits and vegetables at this time of the year that shoppers shouldn’t have any problem finding something to suit their taste or occasion,” said Tony Banks, a commodity marketing specialist for Virginia Farm Bureau Federation. “When you visit farmers’ markets this summer, you will find a rainbow of fruits and vegetables at the peak of freshness.”

French said his family offers customers recipes and tips on how to prepare all the fresh produce that they grow. The employees who work at the farm stands are required to cook and eat every recipe at least once so that they can make recommendations, he explained.

“Most every vegetable is grillable,” French said. “Lots of people don’t like squash, but if you marinate it in Italian dressing and grill it, they will like it. If the grill’s already fired up for hot dogs and hamburgers, you might as well throw some vegetables on there as well.”

Blue a salon

540-687-6020

10 N. Pendleton Street Middleburg, VA 20117

PIEDMONT ROOFING EST 1977

“Customer service that sets the standard”

Traditional Standing Seam Metal Roofing is our Specialty.

Also: Metal Roof Painting Snowguard & Gutter Systems Prompt • Professional • Affordable

540-687-5892 Fully Insured Class A License #2705 068268

All Major Credit Cards are Welcome

www.piedmontroofing.com AUGUST 2016

•

www.middleburglife.com

39

A Gentle Harvest Adds a Healthy Choice in Marshall

By Leonard Shapiro For Middleburg Life

M

iddleburg’s lamentable loss has become the revitalized town of Marshall’s latest gain.

The Home Farm Store at the corner of Washington and Federal Streets in Middleburg, featuring a variety of organic meats, wines and cheeses among many other products, will close after 11 years. Owner Sandy Lerner will soon open the first “Gentle Harvest” in the old PNC Bank building on Marshall’s Main Street.

The new business will be very much like the old one, only with 50 percent Marshall’s new Gentle Harvest more space. There’s room for a soda fountain, a butcher shop, a deli, and a lounge where patrons can eat and drink, including healthy-choice prepared food items that can be ordered through a drive-through window.

It’s scheduled to open Labor Day weekend in a gutted and remodeled building that also will house the executive offices for Gentle Harvest. Lerner’s strategic partner is Bill Holtzman, a Winchester businessman and the father of Virginia delegate Jill Vogel. Holtzman owns 140 gas stations in the region, many close to interstate exits. When he builds a new station, a smaller version of Gentle Harvest may be alongside. If a current location has availability, Lerner has the option to move in.

Sandy Lerner In addition to its local clientele, the idea is to offer travelers more than just driving the highway in England and they a greasy fast food hamburger and fries had these great farmer’s markets and when they depart the highway to fuel food locations with food that was locally their cars and satiate their hunger. With sourced from the farmers in each par400 upscale new homes coming to Mar- ticular region. England has always been shall in the next few years, Gentle Har- about 10-15 years ahead of the U.S. when vest will join new Main Street businesses it comes to organic and locally-sourced.” like the Red Truck Bakery, Whole Ox Why Marshall? food emporium and cafe and a soon-toThe Fauquier County town “meets a open farm-to-table restaurant, all within combination of targets,” she said. “It’s a walking distance. great opportunity, a great and growing Lerner co-founded Cisco Systems and owns historic Aryshire Farm in Up- community, close to our other operaperville. She and and her ex-husband, tions, and a great building location that Len Bosack, sold their shares in Cisco in was available within our timing.”

Lerner will open a slightly smaller 1990 for a reported $170 million. She’s a version of Gentle Harvest in Winchester well-known philanthropist who founded and still owns Hunters Head Tavern in the old Texas Steakhouse restaurant. in Upperville, featuring mostly local- It’s located on Route 50 close to I-81 ly-grown and organic meat and produce and will have over 2,500 square feet of retail space. Marshall has 4,500 feet and on the menu.

She also has property in England, gas station outlets will be between 1,500 and, she said, “the idea for Gentle Har- and 2,000 square feet, according to Sulvest initially came to me when I was ly Callahan, Gentle Hrvest’s operations

Joyland Hannahs

Bespoke tailoring & couture for ladies & gentlemen Riding and driving apparel Day wear • Evening wear Bridal and wedding attire Historical costumes NEW LOCATION

Ewbank Clothiers 6807a Lord Fairfax Highway Berryville, VA 22611 540 955 8525 ewbankclothiers@gmail.com ewbankclothiers.net By appointment only

Mattingly’s Amish Lawn Furniture Premium Quality Polylumber & Outdoor Woods

Everyday Low Prices

Hand Crafted by select Western Pa. Old Order & Eastern Pa. Amish Craftsman families Family Owned & Operated Since 1973 Located In Aldie Va. Since 1980

703-327-4547

39469 John Mosby Hwy

40

www.middleburglife.com

•

AUGUST 2016

Rendering by James Hricko, architect

manager also in charge of marketing and strategic planning.

“Sandy likes to say it’s the farm stand meeting the freeway,” Callahan said.

“You’ll be able to get food that’s a healthy option for you and the kids. We’ll even have healthy dog food. People traveling the highway with kids don’t really have those kinds of options.”

Having the drive-through was critical in choosing Marshall, Callahan added.

At first, Lerner looked at the old IGA building, but the county wouldn’t approve a drive-through. The bank, built in 1919, already had one, so now, instead of withdrawing cash, customers can pull up and have the baked sweet potato fries, an organic hamburger and fresh-squeezed lemonade, among many other choices.

There also are 44 parking spaces. Patrons can order a natural soda, a freshly brewed cup of coffee or a locally produced craft beer, not to mention all manner of choices from the deli counter.

A selection of beer and local wines will be cooled in the old bank vault. Baked goods, fresh locally-grown vegetables, and other items will also be on sale.

In Middleburg, Lerner leased the building and parking was limited. In Marshall, she’ll own the building (it was purchased for $715,000 and the total investment after the renovation will be $1.5 million) and a lot that also may be used for an occasional weekend farmer’s market. Marshall also is in the midst of its own mini-renaissance, and the location is close to both Marshall exits off I-66.

“The goal,” she said, “is to provide communities and families with healthy food options on the road. It’s also a goal to help local farmers in marketing and selling their products.”

MIDDLEBURG LIFE

Photo by Heidi Baumstark

Students at Mountainside Montessori in Marshall prepared breakfast last spring to raise funds to send a young girl to school through Heifer International.

Mountainside Montessori—Where “A Good Beginning Never Ends”

By Heidi Baumstark For Middleburg Life

C

ar doors open, and the greetings begin.

First, there’s the bleating of goats, then the baa baas of sheep. That’s what students first hear when they arrive each morning at Mountainside Montessori. Next, comes a welcome from Edel Kunkel, Head of School, who shakes each student’s hand upon arrival.

In 2003, Kunkel first opened her school in the living room of her Orlean home in Fauquier County for her two daughters.

“When I first hung out my sign, a lady came by and actually cried,” Kunkel said.

“She was so happy a school was opening down the road from her so she didn’t have to drive so far to another Montessori in Manassas.”

In 2010, the school’s mission grew to include more emphasis on sustainable agriculture, environmental stewardship, and free play in nature. Last September, a new 10-acre campus opened in Marshall, a peaceful, rural setting serving children 18 months through 15 (ninth grade), offering four environments: toddler (18 months-3 years), primary (3-6 years), elementary (6-12 years), and adolescent (12-15 years). There are now about 70 students.

Originally from Ireland, Kunkel was first introduced to the Montessori way in the late 1980s.

“I came in 1987 to wind surf in California,” she said. “A friend told me about this ‘child care training’ so I took it not knowing anything about Montessori. It made me think even if I never teach it would definitely help me be a better parent.”

Mountainside’s mission: for children to develop their own joy of learning, responsibility, and self-confidence by following the pure Association Montessori Internationale model. The idea is that children need freedom to move around and experience independence.

“Students are generally happier so there are fewer behavioral problems,” Kunkl said. “They have more choices; more choices make for happier children.

Bad behavior happens when their rhythm is interrupted. It’s called ‘flow.’ When their brains are really working and engaged— and that rhythm is interrupted—it’s disturbing, frustrating, and causes undue stress. We don’t do grades either. Again, it’s all about creating a deliberate environment and following the natural rhythm of the child.”

MIDDLEBURG LIFE

The environment is specially designed for the students: child-sized tables, chairs, kitchen utensils. Every activity has a real purpose; there’s no busy work here. Easels allow for artistic expression through painting and drawing. Responsibilities are woven into the day: sweeping bathrooms, wiping windows, and everyone cleaning up after themselves. Bringing beauty into the class is another important value. Each class has plenty of real plants, including tiny vases with fresh flowers all prepared and cared for by students.

Each classroom has doors that open to their own wooden-fenced garden, which students tend to as they learn about nature, water flowers, fill bird feeders, and take ownership of chores, which are all part of the lessons.

Students raise goats, sheep, and pigs.

Chicks that hatched in the spring allow for an embryology project in each classroom. They also have bees, and free-range hens roam the property. Students operate their own Community Service Agriculture (CSA) and develop marketing plans to sell eggs and manage the finances.

Teachers are called “guides” since they guide the student to their own learning and development. Older students read to younger ones.

“It’s a real community, a democracy; we respect the children’s opinions, empowering them,” Kunkel said.

Last spring, the adolescent class prepared a breakfast fundraiser to raise money to send a young girl to school through Heifer International. Rachael Harrington, a 13-year-old who has been a student since the primary years, collected money for the fundraiser from parents and guests who came.

“This is a special fundraiser, but every day our class has breakfast,” Harrington said. “We plan the menu and eat at a community table. It’s all made here at the school.”

Amie Lowery, of Warrenton, has two sons at the school. “When my husband and I visited, we were blown away,” she said. “It was so calm, so peaceful in a class of two-to-three-year-olds! We said, ‘Can we sign up tomorrow?’ We meant to be here just for preschool, but how can we walk away?”

The sign in front of the school says it all: Mountainside Montessori—“A Good Beginning Never Ends.”

Mountainside Montessori is located at 4206 Belvoir Road in Marshall. To contact them, call 540-253-5025 or email office@ mountainsidemontessori.com; the website is www.mountainsidemontessori.com.

Mammoth Creative Your local web services company Get Your Message Out There 94% of online users develop mistrust and dismiss a website because of poor design. *Digital Information World

Brandon Barker, Owner

540-272-1806

info@mammothundertakings.com

mammothundertakings.com

Aurora Services, Inc.

COMING SOON!

Great things are done when men and mountains meet….

William Blake

ACROSS FROM SMOKEHOUSE LIVE

Providing the Following Services: Custom Gate & Sytem Design Installation X Service X Repair Emergency Services

(540) 216-7444 (888) 528-7672 www.auroraservicesinc.com

5 BIRTHDAY PARTY ROOMS DODGEBALL & SLAMBALL COURTS LARGE FOAM PIT & MORE!

Aurora Services, Inc. has proudly served our community for over 21 years of installations, service, and repair.

ectrical Contractor - VA & s A El MD Clas

WWW.ATOMICTRAMPOLINE.COM

(571) 206-3330

Now in Warrenton

AUGUST 2016

•

www.middleburglife.com

41

This

That

The Brouns of Sunny Bank

Here Come the Olympics All the Way from Middleburg to Rio

Eva Smithwick with Anita Henderson

Photo by Douglas Lees

L

ee Lawrence is cap- ly gave a talk, sponsored by the tivated by the histo- non-profit preservation and educary of Virginia. Upon tion group, about the book and the hearing an account of Brouns. Her presentation began at Middleburg during the Civil War, the Middleburg United Methodist and the story of Catherine and Ed- Church, where the Broun family win Broun, she took her interest a worshiped. step further.

Attendees then moved on to The Brouns lived at Sunny Sunny Bank, where they toured Bank, just outside of town. They owned and operated a store on the antebellum main house and the Washington Street, which sold jewelry downstairs and handmade cigars upstairs. During the Civil War, the Union troops stole f rom the shop.

They also burned the building, which was located near the main intersection of town. Catherine Broun kept a diary about her experiences during this time.

“Catherine had an important role in Historian Lee Lawrence Photo by Douglas Lees Middleburg’s experience of war, “ said barn area. Legend has it that during Lawrence, who has published that diary as “Dark Days in Our Be- the war a horse named Traveller loved Country.” “She was smart, (later owned by Robert E. Lee) also active and brave, often putting her- spent time at the farm. The properself at risk. I love sharing her story.” ty is now owned by Eva and Speedy Lawrence, of Lincoln, is a board Smithwick. The book is available member of the Mosby Heritage at Second Chapter Books and Area Association. She recent- on Amazon.

R 42

www.middleburglife.com

•

AUGUST 2016

ob Johnston with his English Lab Bruich, Anne D’Ignazio and Kevin Ramundo enjoyed an evening out. The Bank of Charles Town recently sponsored Mary Ann Redmond as part of the Bluemont Concert series in town.

MIDDLEBURG LIFE

On the Hunt ... for Boho Chic Redefined

Here Comes the Bride

T

he Equestrian Marries the Gypsy... is the tagline for a new line of fashions from sigAshop. It’s a juxtaposion of country girl with a touch of indie-rock and beach bohemian. Co-founded and designed by local natives, Jennifer Gray Calcagno and Brittany Hartz they’re adding an edge to tradition launched in June at Three Fox Vineyards in Delaplane.

“The Never Ending Summer collection brings the perfect balance of our bohemian style mixed with our love of horses. It was a dream come true for us to bring these two separate worlds together into one,” Hartz said.

There are plans for several pop-up shops and a Florida display next winter as well as expansion into home decor. Think dream catchers.

B

eth Benhard and Diana Bunting recently opened their art gallery—Bunting and Benhard, of course—on Main St. in Marshall. It features works by the two accomplished-artist ownMIDDLEBURG LIFE

Photo by Leonard Shapiro

ers and is open, as Benhard said “by

School.

Her father retired as senior vice president of the Middleburg Bank in 1998 and was a director of the bank until 2008. He also has been a frequent contributor to Middleburg Life. Her mother, Virginia Bryan Wright, was the founder and long-time head of the Middleburg Christian School until her retirement in 2013.

Mr. Cavicke is chief legal officer and chief compliance officer of Wolverine Trading, LLC in Chicago. Previously, he was an associate at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy in New York and a law clerk at the Connecticut Supreme Court in Hartford. Mr. Cavicke also was a teacher at Philips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire.

Mary Houston is a graduate of The Hill School (1991) and Notre Dame Academy (1995) and received a bachelor of arts degree from Mary Baldwin College 1999.

She’s a teacher at Saint Chrysostom’s Day School in Chicago. Previously, she was Associate for Children and Youth at Grace Episcopal Church in The Plains. From 2001-2011, she taught at the Middleburg Christian

T

chance or by appointment.” Both artists are frequently on the premises, but to be sure, go to their web site at www.buntingbenhardgallery.

AUGUST 2016

•

www.middleburglife.com

43

Betty H. Long A beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, Betty Long passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2016, surrounded by her family. She was 77 years old.

Betty was born June 6, 1939, in Dayton, OH, to Marjorie M. Horner and James T. Horner. Betty lost her father when she was three and her mother when she was nine. She was then raised and loved by her Uncle Shade

and his extended family.

She was living and working in Columbus, OH, when she met her husband Henry Long, an Air Force pilot. They married, and left the Air Force, settling in Northern VA, to raise their family.

Betty’s family and her friends were everything to her. She touched so many—young and old—with her love, her joy, her faith and her friendship. She was an avid gardener, and loved her garden club, her book club, her Bible study, and playing bridge. She enjoyed her time on the board of The Hill School. She was also on the boards of the Loudoun Hospital Foundation and Wolf Trap Associates, and chaired major gala events for both organizations. She was a very active member of every community she lived in, especially Middleburg, where she and Henry moved to full-time in the early 1990s.

Betty (“Nina” to her grandchildren and many who cherished her) leaves behind her husband of 53 years, Henry; her children Andy, Lisa, Cricky and Hal; her sons-in-law Brian and Chip, her daughter-in-law Mim; and her grandchildren, Tyler, Tori, Hunter, Allie, Pamela, Maya, Wagner and Henry.

She loved God. She loved her family. She loved her friends. She loved life and lived her life to the fullest, right up until her final moments.

She will be greatly missed.

Memorial contributions may be made to The American Stroke Association, 4217 Park Place Ct., Glen Allen, VA 23030.

Join us at the Side Saddle Café during this year’s Middleburg Sidewalk Sale for a special sneak peek and tastings!

Friday & Saturday August 5th-6th

Stay up-to-date on our Grand Opening at sidesaddlecafe.com 44

www.middleburglife.com

•

AUGUST 2016

Nothing Half-Baked About the Whole Ox

By Caroline Fout For Middleburg Life

T

ness on where their meat and produce comes from, the Luhowiaks also encourage a casual, down-to-earth environment in their shop.

“Our community inside The Whole Ox is a lot of professional people looking for a nice place to come to work every day where they can enjoy their jobs and the people they work with,” Amanda said.

And that team has worked together to create the new crown jewel of The Whole Ox—the Butcher Bar.

he Whole Ox butcher shop and newly added restaurant located on Marshall’s Main Street is the result of determination, a passion to support the local rural economy, and a food cart.

Derek and Amanda Luhowiak began their journey towards butchery fame traveling from farmers markets to wineries to community festivals preparing and serving local food.

A native of Pittsburgh, Derek attended the Pennsylvania School of Culinar y Arts and has worked 25 years on local farms and in slaughterhouses. His wife, Amanda, grew up in Marshall and graduated from the University of Tennessee with a degree in psychology. When she met Derek on her return to Amanda and Derek Luhowiak Photo Courtesy Whole Ox Virginia, the two were attracted to each other by a love of food “We like to think of it as the retand began the early stages of their culi- ro steakhouse,” she said. “With the nary journey. food-making of last century: we break “We were looking for a less mobile en- down the animals in house, we prepare deavor and always found ourselves driv- everything by hand.” ing to Whole Foods or farmers markets There is room for 35-40 diners a night for our food,” Amanda said. “Farmers and they have the option to order from a mostly could only bring frozen cuts to variety of starters and “bits” that include market, so we thought if we were missing bone marrow and pork belly grilled with having a local butcher or specialty gro- soy and ginger. Guests then pick their cery store, than others were as well.” meats, anything from homemade sauThus, minus the wobbly knees, wet sage to a 28-day, dry-aged New York strip nose, and wispy tail, The Whole Ox was steak. Then, as if their patrons weren’t alborn. Their first permanent location was ready wrestling with the overwhelmingly in the now-closed IGA in Marshall, with attractive menu, they’re faced with a wide several years in their own space in The variety of sauces and butters to accompaPlains and a move to to Marshall last year. ny their main dish.

Derek and Amanda place a high imAmanda and Derek definitely have portance on their relationship with the their favorites. Amanda’s go-to dish? A local farmers that provide the meat. wedge salad.

“We work with 20 different local farm“Never underestimate a properly preers and producers in the area,” Amanada pared wedge,” she said.. said. “We have spent the last eight years As for Derek, the pork rib chop tops developing relationships to ensure we his list. The chops originate at the Midknow as much about our farmers and dleburg Montessori School. The children products as possible so we can educate raise pigs as part of heir curriculum and and inform our customers where their sell two or three a month to The Whole food comes from.”

Ox in keeping in with the theme of local A few of their pillar principles: pro- farmers and locally raised meat, even produce meat that is harvested fresh, harvest- duced by students. ed close, as well as supporting neighbors “Our community of customers is just and local farmers. as diverse as the area in which we live,” The couple’s mission lies on educating Amanda said. “Hipsters, foodies, young, their customers on what it means for their old. Food has the ability to break down meat to be “organic” and how the labels social confines. We don’t take reservathemselves can take precedence over the tions, we don’t use fancy stemware, we farmers behind them. have no vegetarian options. We keep ser“We champion the farmer who actu- vice as simple and un-stuffy as possible, ally takes care of his animals,” Amanda keeping the focus on the food and having said. “Lets them graze large pastures, who a good time.” grows corn to ferment down into silage Now that’s something to moo about. just for the animals in the winter, who is For more information regardaware enough of their emotional state to ing menu items, events, and what’s not stress them out before slaughter.” new on their local and fresh menu, visit Aside from harboring an acute aware- http://thewholeox.com.

MIDDLEBURG LIFE

FRIDAY NIGHT SOCIAL POLO

BanburyCrossPoloClub.com MIDDLEBURG LIFE

AUGUST 2016

•

www.middleburglife.com

45

Nova Jobs JD LONG MASONRY

Phone: 703-771-8831

www.insidenova.com

FT LPN OR MA

aborers L & s r e y a Brickl

Large Family Practice moving into the Medical Professional Building at Stone Springs Hospital in Aldie, VA early 2017. If you are compassionate, energetic and love working with a team, then we need YOU. FT positions are available now for LPN’s and MA’s. You will work in our Broadlands & Lansdowne office until our new location opens. We also have a FT position available in our Cornwall location. Pediatric and or family practice experience preferred but willing to train the right candidate. New grad’s welcome.

We offer health, dental and vision insurance as well as direct deposit, 401k and many other benefits.

Woodbridge, Front Royal & Loudoun County

Call 800-495-5664 EOE

Position available: Gilbert’s Corner Market seeks a P/T Market Manager with the goal of establishing a Saturday farm market and adding new farm product based vendors during the 2016 season and beyond.

For further information please contact Patty at

SEEK, DON’T HIDE Your dream job is out there. Start looking!

Post Resume NOW!

Please send your resume to: lgray@lmgdoctors.com or fax to 703-726-0804, attention Lisa.

(540) 687-6888

or at rectortown@gmail.com.

Jobs.insidenova.com

Business Card Corner FENCING

FLOORING

Fence Painting & Installation 703-895-7242

www.insidenova.com

GARAGE DOORS

GLASS

Chevy Chase Floor Waxing Service

540-216-3856

Polishing • Buffing • Waxing

Burnishing And Polishing Urethane And Polyurethane Wood Floor Finishes using Old Fashioned Paste Wax Method.

Marble • Wood • Tile • Stone • Brick

All Work Done By Hand. Working Owners Assure Quality

Family Owned & Operated • No Pick-up Labor Serving Your Community For 25 Years No Dust • Full Time • No Sanding

Loudoun Construction LLC

703-777-3296 • 540-347-1674 Licensed • Bonded • Insured

LANDSCAPING

MASONRY Historic Restorations • Specializing In Custom Patios • Walls • Walkways • Stoops • Small & Large Repairs

Home • Farm • Estate

All Work Guaranteed • Free Estimates

• Landscape Architechtural Design • Planting & Gardens • Masonry • Outdoor Structures • Water Features/Pools • Horticultural Maintenance • Drainage & Water Management • Outdoor Lighting • Large Caliper Tree Transplanting

freestateglass.com

Loudoun Garage Door, Inc. Sales • Service • Installations Accept No Imitations

703-327-3059

13 Catoctin Circle SE, Leesburg VA 20175 www.loudoungaragedoor.com

PLUMBING

MOTTERN MASONRYDesign

540.687.8850

Phone: 703-771-8831

Top Rated on Angie’s List • Licensed & Insured

703.496.7491

www.motternmasonry.com

TREE SERVICES

703.327.4050

landscapeassoc@aol.com

LandscapeAssociatesInc.net

• Broken glass replacement • Mirrors • Shower enclosures • Glass shelves • Table top glass • All glass doors • Walls Free consultations & estimates

SOLAR ELECTRIC

Hart’s Quality Plumbing, Inc.

•Lower Your Electric Bill •Provide Backup Power •Reduce Pollution •30% Tax Credit Available

Call For A Free Estimate Cell 571-437-5652

Email jhwolfhart@yahoo.com

Mention This Ad and Get $25 Off

ROOFING

Info@SuperiorSolarVA.com 571.321.6414

WINDOWS Chesapeake Potomac Window Cleaning Co.

NORTH’S TREE & LANDSCAPING Complete Tree & Landscape Company Tree Experts For Over 30 Years Family Owned & Operated SPRIN SPECIAG 540-533-8092 L • Mulching • Clean Up • Trimming 25% OFF • Tree Removal• Lot Clearing WITH THIS • Uplift Trees • Deadlimbing AD! • Private Fencing • Pruning • Grading • Retaining/Stone Walls • Grading Driveways Honest & Dependable Serv. • 24 Hr. Emerg. Serv.

Satisfaction Guaranteed Lic./Ins. • Free Estimates • Angie’s List Member • BBB

Warrenton, VA

Window Cleaning - Inside & Outside, By Hand, Residental Specialist, Ask us about our window sash rope, broken glass & screen repair services Power Washing - No Damage, Low Pressure, Soft Brushing by Hand, Removes Dirt

Please give us a call

703-232-1434

Your Storm Damage Specialist

www.painterroofing.com

No Low Price Gimmicks or Windows That Don’t Stay Open Afterwards •

703-356-4459 540-347-2674 Licensed • Bonded • Insured Knowledgeable workmanship by working owners assures quality.

30 years experience • Family Owned/Operated • No Pick-Up Labor

Black rain clouds, birds, & spiders follow us.

PUT YOUR BUSINESS IN OUR BUSINESS CARD CORNER Call today & be seen here next month!

703.771.8831

46

www.middleburglife.com

•

AUGUST 2016

MIDDLEBURG LIFE

National Sporting Library & Museum Summer Concert Series PHOTOS BY: CAROLINE FOUT

Paul and Sandy Steele relax with their pup, Sammy

Cynthia Benitz and Glen Johnston enjoy the summer concert series with Glen’s dog, Virginia.

Spectators relaxing in lawn chairs

A beautiful summer evening at the Sporting Library’s Summer Concert Series

Paul and Jayne Duvall with their children, Grace and Grant

Kendra Waltchinsky, Adrienne Teague, and Emily Robinson

Steve, Linda, Debi, and Joe Anderson MIDDLEBURG LIFE

The Summer Concert Series at the Sporting Library draws a crowd of all ages AUGUST 2016

•

www.middleburglife.com

47

TWILIGHT POLO

Twilight Polo at Great Meadow

GREENHILL WINERY & VINEYARDS PRESENTS

Saturday nights May 14th to September 17, 2016

For more information regarding tickets, times, and available tailgates for Twilight Polo, visit greatmeadow.org. Click on the Twilight Polo icon.

Photo by 22Gates.com

48

www.middleburglife.com

•

AUGUST 2016

MIDDLEBURG LIFE

Helping Haitian Angels a Godsend for Those in Need

By Leonard Shapiro For Middleburg Life

B

ill Harvey had made several trips to Haiti starting in 2005, helping a doctor friend who had opened a medical clinic in Cap Haitien, about 100 miles north of Port au Prince.

Harvey went along to contribute any odd job necessary, and every time he got home to Haymarket, he tried to convince his wife Debbie to come along on his next visit.

“I didn’t want to go,” she said. She was working as a realtor, with three young children. “I finally gave in. Begrudgingly.”

Soon after the Harveys arrived on her first trip, a Haitian friend took them into town and showed them a ramshackle house where 38 orphaned children were living in total squalor. Dr. Ray Ford, their physician friend, later went back to that home and couldn’t believe the conditions.

“He said he’d never seen anything like it,” said Bill Harvey, who owns a Haymarket-based insurance business. “His jaw just dropped. He told us if those kids didn’t get help right away, they’d be dead within six months.”

At that point, Debbie Harvey no longer was the reluctant tourist.

“When I got home, I was sick,” she said. “Couldn’t sleep, couldn’t stop thinking about what we’d seen. I just couldn’t get over it.”

Bill Harvey surrounded by Haitian children

Courtesty Photos

tesville, visits his clinic four times a year, bringing physicians and nurses from all over. On one flight back home, Bill Harvey met a dentist from Harrisonburg.

When Harvey told him about his work in Haiti, the dentist immediately made plans to visit and treat patients. He’s now going four times a year, taking dental technicians along to treat patients.

Trinity Rector Rob Banse and his wife

For the first time in their young lives, they’re really being children.

It’s such a joy to see. - JOHN MACDONNELL The Harveys knew they had to do something more. And now, eight years later, there is housing for the orphans on a 40-acre parcel called Kay Ani village that also houses a school, a church and eventually a medical clinic and administrative offices.

After Debbie’s first trip, they hosted a party at their home and “we told our friends to bring a checkbook or don’t come,” she said. “We raised $16,000. That was the seed money to get started.”

“We bought a beat-up home for the kids to stay in and hired four or five local women to come in and feed them,” Bill Harvey said.

“We really didn’t know what we were doing,” Debbie added. “We had no clue.”

But they learned. Quickly. They formed a non-profit, called Helping Haitian Angels, and it’s making a huge difference in many lives, including their own.

Over the years they’ve enlisted friends, neighbors and total strangers to help the cause. Five local churches, including Trinity Episcopal in Upperville, have contributed funds, food and volunteers to travel to Cap Haitien. They’ve received donations of clothing, furniture, plumbing supplies, electric wiring and much more from a number of Northern Virginia businesses.

Dr. Ford, who practiced in CharlotMIDDLEBURG LIFE

Jane have visited several times, with a number of Trinity volunteers also regularly heading to Haiti.

“I first met some of these children six years ago, just a couple of years after the Harveys had rescued them from a neardeath situation,” said Trinity parishioner John MacDonnell who has visited several times with his wife, Mary. “Now they’re leaders in church, local soccer team champs, and we’re talking about university options for some of them.

“On our most recent trip when we visited their new village for the first time, these children could now run all over, go to the playground and play on the new soccer field. Soon, a new basketball court will be finished. For the first time in their young lives, they’re really being children.

It’s such a joy to see.”

There are 54 kids now living at Kay Ani village in eight family-style homes, each staffed by a Haitian “mama.” The school has 121 students, with classes taught in Creole. There are 41 staff members, all Haitians earning a living wage.

The entire operation is funded by individual and corporate donations, and Bill Harvey estimates operating expenses at about $16,000 per month. The Harveys, who met while both were students at Ohio State, are both people of strong Christian faith who clearly believe a high-

Bill and Debbie Harvey in Haiti

Courtesty Photos

It takes a village in Cap Haitien

Courtesty Photos

er power has pushed them toward what is now their life’s purpose, and passion.

In a letter published on the organization’s web site, Debbie Harvey wrote that “my Helping Haitian Angels team is proof that “ordinary” people are God’s conduit for extraordinary miracles. These children are thriving today. Our goal is AUGUST 2016

to raise the next generation of compassionate, fair, courageous, and educated Haitian leaders. Out of despair, Helping Haitian Angels is creating hope and new beginnings.”

Reluctant tourist, indeed.

(For more information, go to www.helpinghaitianangels.org) •

www.middleburglife.com

49

What’s Going On

I

f it’s almost Labor Day weekend, it must be time for the popular Warrenton Horse Show August 31 to September 4 at the historic Warrenton show grounds.

The show was established in 1899 by a group of well-known horsemen and is the oldest continuously operating corporation in the state of Virginia. The property, consisting of 8.74 acres, was purchased May 21,1900.

Known as “The Hunter Show of America,” it’s also one of the oldest hunter shows in the U.S. For many years, the show has attracted exhibitors from up and down the East Coast.

Some of the finest horsemen in the country have shown their horses at Warrenton.

Equally important is the community support, making the show a social event, as well. Spectators, many bringing picnics or hosting tailgate parties, have been coming to Warrenton for many years. The Hunter Classic on Saturday night is very popular and Hunt Night on Sunday, started in 1988, is also a highlight of the weekend.

H e l e n Wiley, a Warrenton native and longtime Middleburg resident, is president of the show, which offers a variety of classes, including ladies sidesaddle, hunters, jumpers, hunting pairs and more. The show also benefits several worthy causes, including the Fauquier SPCA, Bright Stars, the Make A Wish Foundation and other local charities.

of the book when reserving seats at www.NationalSporting.org.

Registration through the same website is required to attend.

Admission is $10 and is free to NSLM members. Seating is limited to the first 100 RSVP’s. For more information, contact Anne Marie Barnes, Educational Programs Manager & Fellowship Advisor, at ABarnes@NationalSporting.org or 540-687-6542, x25.

A little horse show history

Courtesy Photo

around and enjoy the Open Late concert at the National Sporting Librar y & Museum across the street from the MCC. Scheduled from 6-8 p.m., it’s Mosby Heritage Area Association night, featuring Tara Mills and Jimmy Stelling.

Town of Middleburg: It’s shop ’til you drop time in town, with the annual summer sidewalk sale August 5-7.

There will be great deals up and down Washington Street and all around the village, with great deals on seasonal items and other merchandise. Look for the balloons out front of participating retailers.

Of Note:

Middleburg Community Center: The second annual Cardboard Boat Regatta will be held on Sunday, August 14.

All boats must be made out of cardboard and duct tape and color decorations on the boat can be by marker only– no paint. Check-in is between 4 and 4:30 p.m. with judging starting at 4:30 p.m. and races in the pool at 5 p.m. It’s $10 per team to enter and free to watch. Contact Jennifer.Sweigart@ loudoun.gov.

The last Dinner & a Dive In Movie is on the calendar for Friday, August 19. Pack your suits, towels, sweatshirts and appetite. Starting at 6:30 p.m. dinner will be served and there will be inflatable attractions in the picnic and field area. When the sun goes down, the movie “Monsters University Raining” will be shown inside.

The MCC also is holding its Art Explosion all around town on Friday,

50

www.middleburglife.com

•

Courtesy Photo

National Sporting Library & Museum: The Virginia Side Saddle Chase award ceremony and a roundtable discussion will be held on Saturday, August 13 from 2-4 p.m. The price is $25 for non-members; $20 for NSLM members.

And looking ahead to September 14, there will be a featured talk Courtesy Photo Corinthian Class in 1929 Warrenton Horse Show with renowned equestrian judge and trainer George Morris. He has August 26 from 3-6 p.m. It’s a free an award-winning riding history spanevent, and expect to get messy. At each ning over 60 years and is considered a location, there will be different fami- superstar in the equestrian world. ly-friendly art project to make and Morris will speak about his autobitake home or you can participate in a ography, “Unrelenting: The Real Story: project that will stay at the location for Horses, Bright Lights and My Pursuit display throughout the year. of Excellence,” published this past After all that creativity, stick spring. Attendees can purchase copies George Morris at Sporting Library & Museum

AUGUST 2016

Middleburg Library: On August 10, it’s summer story time for all ages with “Capture The Sun” as well as STEM activities. On Wednesday, August 17, the library will hold a piñata party, again for all ages. It’s back to story time on August 24 (the book is “Ice is Nice”) and August 31 (“Summer’s Almost Over.”). On August 26, the library also is one of the sites for Middleburg’s Art Explosion program, all day.

The Plains: Grace Episcopal Church is hosting its first annual car show on Saturday, August 13 fro 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. They’ll have a moon bounce for the kids, a disc jockey, a 50-50 raffle and lots if awards available to owners of vintage cars. The event is open to the public and entry fee for car owners is $10 in advance or $15 the day of the show. Call 540-253-5177 or email Paul Smith at paul@paulandsuesmith.ndt or Richaed Asher at rcasher@gmail. com.

Oatlands: On August 14, a special Historic Doll Afternoon Tea is scheduled from 1-3 p.m. in the historic Carriage House. Tea includes assorted sandwiches, scones and other sweets and Oatlands’ special afternoon tea blend.

On August 28, there’s a Christmas in August Afternoon Tea from 1-3 p.m., also in the Carriage House. Attire for teas is casual and they require advance reservation and purchase. Teas are $29.95 plus tax per person ages 3 and up. To make a reservation call, 703777-3174.

West Virginia Breeders Classic: It’s never too early to look ahead to the $500,000 West Virginia Breeders’ Classic XXX on Saturday, Oct. 8. The race will highlight a nine-race program worth a record total of $1,170 million in stakes purses at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races. It’s a $90,000 increase over 2015.

As has been the case since Classics founders Sam Huff and Carol Holden of Middleburg put on the inaugural event in 1987, the richest race on the card will be the West Virginia Breeders’ Classic for horses 3&up going 1 1/8 miles. Originally run for $100,000 in 1987, the $500,000 Breeders’ Classic now stands as the country’s richest state-bred contest.

MIDDLEBURG LIFE

MIDDLEBURG LIFE

AUGUST 2016

Base-15 -- Trim to 10.00”Wx14.00”D -- CMYK

•

www.middleburglife.com

51

1

ProPerties in Hunt Country easthaM farM

GOrDONsDaLe w

Ne

ChIMNeys

g!

in ist

L

DU

RE

Exciting opportunity to purchase well known cross country eventing course in Clarke County. 255 acres in 2 parcels 2+ DURs. Blue Ridge Hunt territory. Offering includes income producing, established equine vet clinic with surgical center. Beautiful rolling land. Expansive, open turf gallop covers nearly 1 mile. Over 50 obstacles (including banks, ditches and water complex) designed by Olympic medalist, outdoor riding ring and parking area. Mature pastures, crop fields and several lovely home $2,400,000 sites. In VOF easement.

Cary embury (540) 533-0106 emily ristau (540) 687-7710

244+ acres in Huntly. Great views and home sites from several locations! 2 ponds, several streams and springs, elevated land, hardwoods, roughly 60 acres of cleared and fenced pasture in a great location in the small village of Huntly, just west of Flint Hill. Presently being used as a cattle farm. 2 parcels. Great soils for many agricultural endeavors. Lots of potential! rP9650386 $1,650,000

the Plains ~ One of Fauquier County's oldest properties on 17.3 acres. The main house, c1790 is stucco over frame and has heart pine floors, beamed ceilings, 5 Fireplaces, 6 bedrooms 5 full and 2 half baths. It is surrounded by boxwood and perennial gardens with a lovely pool, pool house and stone cabin guest house. An old Virginia Classic and a must see!

Also listed as a commercial property. $1,295,000

fOx DeN farMhOUse

BUChaNNaN GaP

Barrington hall (540) 454-6601

Mersey rOaD

rein duPont (540) 454-3355

!

D CE

DU

RE

!

D CE

DU

RE

Middleburg~Priced below appraisal! Attractive New England style 5 bedroom, 4 1â „2 bath farmhouse nestled in the village of Middleburg. Light, bright spaces. Classic appeal. Plenty of room for entertaining. High ceilings.

Private, peaceful location within walking distance to shops, restaurants and all that the village has to offer.

Stainless appliances, separate in-law/au pair suite with separate entrance. Country living at its best! $748,999

Middleburg - Colonial on 12+ acres rolling pasture land & woods. 2-story Foyer with slate flooring, formal Dining Room & Living Room with fireplaces, glassed-in Family Room, newly renovated Gourmet Kitchen. 5 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths. Main level Master Suite. Traditional details include crown molding, chair rails, hardwood floors & slate roof with copper gutters. Attached 2-car Garage, Pool, Pool House, 6-Stall Barn, fenced paddocks & dog kennel. $948,000

emily ristau (540) 687-7710

Cricket Bedford (540) 229-3201 104 Jay street

Immaculate custom built home atop Bull Run Mtns on 8+ private acs. Many windows & skylights bring nature into this 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath home. Gourmet Kitchen w/brand NEW appliances, granite & ceramic tile flrs.

Great Room with Cathedral ceiling, stone Fireplace & Hardwood floors Spacious Master Suite with new carpeting & Luxury Bath. Full walk-out basement w/woodstove & ready for Bath. Front porch, rear deck & 2-car Garage. $619,900

Cricket Bedford (540) 229-3201 stONe hOUse

LaND

AL T N

AL T N

MILLWOOD - Rare opportunity to own 190 beautiful, private acres on the outskirts of the 18th c. village of Millwood. Build your dream home on a hilltop site with mature trees and sweeping views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Plenty of open, rolling land for horses. Stream on the western perimeter. Total of 5 DUrs and one exemption. $1,650,000

RE

Middleburg ~ Spacious 3 level townhome with 3 Bedrooms, 3 Full Baths, 1 Half Bath, lower level office/study could also be 4th Bedroom. Elevator, generator and attached 1 car garage. Gas fireplace and large covered deck off the living room. Freshly painted interior, new hardwood flooring first level, all new carpeting throughout.Great in town living, walk to shops, dining and all village ammenites. $2,500/mo

JUst reDUCeD ~ rOKeBy rOaD - Upperville 1.84 acre parcel with 3 Bedroom septic Certificate on hand.

Mostly wooded with fantastic views to the east! Great opportunity to own in a prime location! $299,999 saLLy MILL rOaD - Middleburg Build your dream home on a rolling 3.17 acre parcel just East of town.

Cleared lot is in area of lovely homes, just South off Route 50 at corner of Potts Mill & Sally Mill Roads. Setting offers an elevated home site with views. Ideal commuter location with EZ access to both Dulles Int'l Airport & downtown Washington DC. Permitted 3 BR septic on file. $285,000

Cathy Bernache (540) 424-7066

!

D CE

RE

the Plains ~ Rare opportunity to live on a farm located between Middleburg and The Plains. Super attractive stone house for rent on large farm.

Located in the most desirable area of Orange County Hunt territory. 5 bedrooms and 3 baths.

Spacious Country Kitchen, Dining room with Fireplace, Living room with Fireplace, Hardwood floors. New slate roof. Very private and quiet. 1 year lease min. $2,500/mo plus utilities

rein duPont (540) 454-3355

Please see over 100 of our fine estates and exclusive country properties by visiting www.THOMAS-TALBOT.com Susie Ashcom Cricket Bedford

THOMAS AND TALBOT REAL ESTATE

Catherine Bernache

a staUNCh aDVOCate Of LaND easeMeNts LaND aND estate aGeNts sINCe 1967

John Coles

Middleburg, Virginia 20118

Rein duPont Cary Embury

Phillip S. Thomas, Sr.

Barrington Hall

Celebrating his 54th year in Real Estate.

Anne V. Marstiller Brian McGowan Jim McGowan Mary Ann McGowan Rebecca Poston Emily Ristau Jayme Taylor

Sheryl Heckler 52

(540) 687-6500

Julien Lacaze

Offers subject to errors, omissions, change of price or withdrawal without notice. Information contained herein is deemed reliable, but is not so warranted nor is it otherwise guaranteed.

www.middleburglife.com

•

AUGUST 2016

MIDDLEBURG LIFE