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ON THE COVER Spring fever means spring racing is just around the bend. The National Sporting Library & Museum shared the action shot for this month’s cover. According to George L. Ohrstrom Jr. Head Librarian John P. Connolly, the picture is from an album of photos entitled “Horse Show and Field Day, Middleburg, Virginia, March 4th, 1911” at the library.

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ON THIS PAGE Can’t wait for racing to begin?

Enjoy this shot from last year’s Middleburg Spring Races at Glenwood Park. The tradition continues on Saturday, April 20. Visit www.middleburgspringraces.com for more information. Photo by Joanne Maisano.

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FIELD The National Sporting Library & Museum, located at 102 The Plains Road in Middleburg, is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. to visitors.

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Top: “Flat Race,” Horse Show and Field Day Middleburg, Virginia, March 4, 1911.

Photograph by C. J. Ross. National Sporting Library & Museum, Archives Collection. Bottom: “Steeplechase,” Horse Show and Field Day Middleburg, Virginia, March 4, 1911. Photograph by C. J. Ross.

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KATHLEEN HENDERSON THE YANKEE BEHIND THE HOMESTEAD

By Chelsea Rose Moore

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ave you ever been curious about how to make your own natural mouthwash? Have you ever needed a non-toxic way to get rid of ants or a natural bug spray for your baby’s delicate skin?

If you’ve ever dreamed of living the crunchy life, Kathleen Henderson is sharing her tips on how to do it simply.

Henderson’s blog Yankee Homestead is filled with practical tips to help you makeover your family’s health, eat real food, and DIY your way to natural living. She and her husband, Greg, own a 20-acre farm in Lucketts, where they homestead, make food from scratch, and homeschool their three boys.

She grew up in Lancaster, PA and met her husband in Texas, and together they’ve been putting down deep roots in Loudoun County. Her journey toward non-toxic living was born from a need to become healthy again.

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As a young person, she viewed cooking as a means for survival, rather than something that provided nutritional benefits. Her younger self had never considered the quality of the food she was eating or how it could affect the health of her body.

Between the birth of her first two children, she began experiencing a series of health problems. After multiple miscarriages, she was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Disease.

Medications were not helping her. Desperate to feel normal, she decided to try a dietary overhaul and started by eliminating gluten, which produced a noticeable improvement.

“When you remove things like gluten and sugar and emphasize eating real food and nutritious food, it equals lots of from-scratch cooking,” she said, “It was a process to go from processed foods to high-quality meats and fresh produce.”

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Yankee | From page 4

Kathleen’s Mouthwash with Essential Oils INGREDIENTS • 2 cups filtered water • 1 tsp unrefined sea salt ESSENTIAL OILS: • 2-3 drops peppermint oil • 2-3 drops cinnamon oil • 2-3 drops clove oil • 2-3 drops spearmint oil • 2-3 drops melaleuca (tea tree) oil ALSO CONSIDER: • 2-3 drops On Guard protective blend (eucalyptus, rosemary, wild orange, cinnamon & clove) • 2-3 drops myrrh oil INSTRUCTIONS 1. Heat the water.

2. Add salt to the hot water and stir to dissolve.

3. Allow water to cool.

4. Add essential oils.

5. Store in a glass bottle.

6. Rinse for about 30 seconds, twice per day.

Find many more recipes like this by visiting yankeehomestead.com. To join Kathleen’s farm newsletter, learn about classes, or see what is currently available for purchase, email her at kathleen@ yankeehomestead.com. Follow her updates on Facebook @YankeeHomestead.

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but Henderson soon learned that many gluten-free alternatives contained processed or unhealthy ingredients. Armed with library books about gluten-free eating, she began making meals from scratch and purged the kitchen of anything containing gluten, in order to remove the “convenience” of grabbing something unhealthy as a snack.

“Changing my diet made such an improvement so quickly,” she said. “It was obvious that that was going to be a major piece for us. I became really vigilant about what we were putting into our bodies. That’s when we started really examining: What am I contributing to the air of my home through cleaning products? What are all these things I am putting on our skin, like deodorant, lotion, and makeup?”

One thing led to another. What began with the removal of gluten transformed into drastic lifestyle changes. Together, the couple found they had more energy and felt increasingly healthier.

Today, they make their own elderberry syrup, bone broth, paleo breads, and grainfree crackers. During the harvest months, they can everything from homemade pizza sauce to peach jam, and from tomato soup to applesauce. They eat high-quality meats from their farm and harvest fruits and vegetables grown in their garden. A dehydrator preserves their homegrown foods.

As the young mother found recipes her family loved, she wanted to keep them all in one place and share them easily with friends. Thus, a blog was born. Started primarily for sharing recipes, Yankee Homestead has grown into a resource for healthy living, non-toxic products, wellness tips, and homeschool resources.

Did you know you could make a DIY carpet freshener from baking soda and essential oils? Her blog can help you find answers on making simple changes to detoxify your family’s life.

Her blog has helped many people find answers on overhauling their diets and detoxifying their personal care products. Comments on her blog range from echoes of gratitude to exclamations of, “So inspirational and yet real and down to earth!”

After first detoxing their diet, the Hendersons began detoxing their personal care products, too. Henderson began using doTERRA essential oils and found she could “detoxify healthcare” products simply by using oils that kept them feeling great. “It was something that was safe for my kids, without the side

effects of products we had been using before,” she said.

Armed with stories of her newfound success with oils, the young blogger began sharing with others. Today, she teaches regular online and in-person classes. “[Healthy living has] become a part of who we are,” she said, “It’s been an awakening. As we were pursuing our own health, we discovered a whole new way of life that feels like it was inside us all along, waiting for its time. Now that we know, we can’t not do it. It’s a philosophy. It’s not a hobby that we’ve chosen. It’s not a stage that we’re going through.

It’s more of a homecoming.”

She has found homeschooling her boys ties in beautifully with their lifestyle. It has even allowed her children to become “co-homesteaders.” Her two older boys have established farm “enterprises” with spreadsheets that map out their income and expenses.

Twelve-year-old Malachi Henderson sells duck eggs.

“Eggs can be an inflammatory food for many people, but often people who have trouble tolerating chicken eggs, do just fine with duck eggs,” said Kathleen, “They are often more nutritious than chicken eggs and are great for baking.”

Malachi also loves making kombucha each week for his family and makes extra to sell to farm customers. For those interested in brewing kombucha at home, he and Kathleen lead kombucha-making classes on the farm.

He is also starting meat-rabbit enterprise that will be available for purchase soon.

Eight-year-old Creed Henderson chose specialty chickens that lay beautiful blue and green eggs to sell to farm customers. From caring for the birds to using the money from egg sales to pay for the feed, the boys are in charge of the entire enterprise.

The Hendersons sell chicken, pork, and beef. Each year, after first experimenting with it on a small scale for their family, they add something new to the farm. This year, they are planting more fruit trees and berries.

“Our philosophy has shifted somewhat as we’ve examined the implications of growing and eating local foods and stewarding the land and agricultural resources we’ve been given,” Kathleen said. ML Page 4, top: Kathleen enjoying her garden. Page 4, bottom: Kathleen with husband Greg and sons Malachi, Creed, and Haddon. Page 6: Kathleen relaxing on her porch. Photos courtesy of Kathleen Henderson.

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WOMEN & WEALTH

FINANCIAL ADVICE FROM MIDDLEBURG’S EXPERTS Story by Kaitlin Hill

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hough money management is not inherently gendered, women share a specific set of circumstances when planning for financial wellbeing and longevity. From first jobs to retirement, and the uniquely female experiences in between, more women are seeking to take ownership of their assets and build the confidence to challenge out-of-date gender roles regarding money. Financial experts Julie-Anne Lewis, Kerry Hannon, Anita Antenucci, and Helen Modly offer their advice for women and their wealth during all stages of life.

Why is it important for women to focus on financial planning?

Kerry: “The deck is stacked against women…. Women tend to live longer than men.

At the end of life, we have a lot of medical costs and no way of crystal-balling what they might be…. Also, we know that there’s a pay gap, roughly 80 cents on the dollar. Women

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tend to be out of the workforce for an average of seven years, for caregiving of children or to take care of aging parents. So, you have a couple of things right off the bat that can set women back financially.”

Julie: “Our demographics are changing.

The women that are just graduating, they are not getting married as early as we used to, they are not having children as quickly as we used to. They’re not buying their first home as quickly as we used to. So, they need to be in control of their finances, and it brings a whole set of different dynamics to the table.”

What are some steps a woman can take to gain more confidence when managing her money?

Helen: “One of the things that I think all people disregard, women particularly, is their earning power over their lifetime is their single largest asset. And we don’t treat it as an asset. There are things we can do, such as an extra certificate in IT, maybe an extra course in HR or training in negotiations. Education

is a good way to raise earning power.”

Anita: “I would recommend that you start by putting together your own personal balance sheet. Treat your personal portfolio like a business. Put a summary of everything on one page, a summary of all of your assets— everything from real estate, stocks, to collections, etc. A snapshot of your financial picture is always super helpful in thinking about not just the diversification of your speculative portfolio, but diversification of your entire portfolio.”

What is your advice to a young woman starting her first job?

Julie: “When you get your first job, take advantage of that 401(k) as early as you can.

A lot of times people will say, ‘I can’t afford it.’

You can afford it. Pay yourself first and then go in every quarter and adjust your contributions by as little as 1% and eventually you will max out. And a lot of times companies Wealth | Page 9

Wealth | From page 8 still match that 401(k). By not contributing, you’re actually leaving money on the table.”

Helen: “I tell both of my daughters, a man is not a plan. I want them to be self-sufficient…. A lot of young women don’t have a plan. They haven’t set any savings goals because they don’t know what they would be saving for. But [it’s important] to save so that you have control and flexibility, making choices down the road.”

Do you have any advice for a woman starting a family? How can she balance planning for her children’s future and her own?

Julie: “I always say the first thing you can do for your child is really take care of your retirement. The more that you can take care of yourself, the less of a burden you will be on your child down the line.

But if you receive gifts for your child, whether it’s $50 or $100, take that money and put it into an educational fund. That’s what you can do to advance your child, so at least they have a starting point. But never compromise your retirement to advance your child’s education.”

How would you advise a woman opening her own business?

Kerry: “The advice I give women is, if possible, start it on the side. Go in baby steps, take your time to test and see if there’s a market for what you’re offering…And there are some wonderful resources for female entrepreneurs and small businesses. You want to talk to SCORE [a non-profit] that has wonderful free advice from retired executives that will help you with your business plan. There are chapters throughout the country.

Get yourself designated as a woman-owned business. This opens you up to getting government contracts. There is a mandate by government agencies and contractors to hire a certain percentage of women and minority-owned businesses.”

What is your advice to a woman thinking about retirement?

Julie: “Retirement is not indicative of an age. It’s really indicative of when you’ve reached that ‘milestone.’ So making sure you have a map, it’s almost like you get in the car and you don’t have a map, why would you go anywhere? Well, if your retirement is the same way, you need someone to tell you ‘this is how much I need to save. This is how much I can expect to receive in retirement, with inflation, with any kind of market pullbacks.’

So when you get to retire, you know exactly where your income is coming from, what’s

taxable and what’s not.”

Kerry: “Plan on working longer… as a safety net. The more you can bring in some kind of a paycheck, the more it will keep your life balanced. Whether it is part-time, seasonal, contract—it can take many forms. Continuing to work as we age is really important because it’s good for our mental and physical health because we stay engaged in the world…. It allows us to pursue our passions and our dreams.”

What is important to consider when choosing a financial advisor?

Anita: “Whether it’s a company or you’re coming to someone like me to help you understand your financing options, there are a couple of people that you need to put on your team… The point is, have a team—a few people that you trust and who understand your situation and ideally can grow with you over time.”

Kerry: “Find somebody who you trust, somebody possibly recommended by a friend. But do your homework. Interview them. You’re interviewing them for a job. The buzzword is ‘fiduciary,’ that they put your interests first. I tend to recommend that people look for someone with the CFP designation, because they’ve taken an oath that that’s what they are going to do…. Get someone who wants to know about all of you, not just how much money you have in the bank or how much you have invested in your portfolio.

You want a planner who gets you.”

Do you have any advice for a woman who wants to be a more confident investor or have a better understanding of the stock market?

Helen: “I would say that she should read any book written by John Bogel. He was the one who started Vanguard, the one who started index funds. Basically, what he said is don’t try to pick out one stock to own, own all of them. And you can do that through a total US market, total world market, index funds. You buy it and then you just let it grow.”

Julie: “There are so many resources at your fingertips. I think reading can be addictive. I also think investing is addictive. Once you see your portfolio grow that’s a great catalyst to get you going. A good advisor will work with you. Regardless of where you are in the learning curve, they should be able to relate to you. I think for lay investors, Barons is a great periodical where you can learn a lot. David Bach wrote a great series years ago about smart women investing. It was just layman’s terms and simple nuances for how to get a higher net worth.”

Final Thoughts: Kerry: “We don’t need different advice, we just want an advisor that looks us in the eye and advisors who understand our entire life.

Someone who is not just concerned about buying and selling investments for us or what kind of money are they going to make off of us…. We don’t need different advice, we just need a different approach.”

Anita: “It’s not all about making money, it’s about what resources you have to put toward your priorities—paying off your mortgage, paying for your kid’s education, or owning a great horse that you can take out on the weekends.” ML Julie-Anne Lewis is the Owner and CEO of Middleburg Wealth Management. Her practice specializes in results-oriented personalized investment strategies.

Kerry Hannon’s fiJULIE-ANNE LEWIS nancial advice has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, Money, U.S News and World Report and The Wall Street Journal and she has authored a dozen books, including the award-winning “Love KERRY HANNON Your Job: The New Rules for Career Happiness.” She boards her beloved horse, Caparino Z, at Rutledge Farm in Middleburg.

Helen Modly is a Wealth Advisor and Advisory Team Leader at Buckingham Strategic Wealth with an all-female office in Middleburg. She is a certified CFP and CPWA.

HELEN MODLY

Anita Antenucci is a Senior Managing Director at Houlihan Lokey and leads the firm’s Aerospace, Defense, and Government practice. She has two decades of investment bankANITA ANTENUCCI ing experience and was named one of Investment Dealers’ Digest’s Top 40 under 40 Investment Bankers in 2008 and 2010. When she isn’t negotiating deals for Fortune 500 companies, she enjoys time off on her Upperville Farm.

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Horse enthusiasts, local philanthropists and landowners, joined Sheila Johnson, Rob Jones, and David and Rebekah Greenhill at the Wanderer’s Club in Wellington, Florida, to hear about the campaign to rebuild the horse stables on the National Mall on Friday, Feb. 8.

The stables houses one of the oldest police equestrian units in the United States. Built more than 40 years ago, the outdated stables do not meet the needs of the Park Police. Construction of a new stable is urgently needed to improve the facility, to give turn-out space for the horses, to secure police staff offices, and to add an educational area for the public.

The Trust for the National Mall has prioritized the U.S. Park Police horse stables restoration projects, which was identified as a critical project in the National Mall Plan. Limited federal funds are not sufficient to restore the stables and park police offices. The Trust is seeking 100 percent private funds so the project can be completed in a more accelerated and efficient timeframe. Middleburg resident Sheila Johnson, founder and

Photos: 1. A beautiful rendition of a stable design drafted by Tasos Kokosis. 2. Daniel Glick, Ola Yoder, Sheila Johnson, new stable architect Tasos Kokosis. 3. Andrea Ross, Danielle Quinn, Barb Roux and Sheila Johnson.

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Established in 1934, the U.S. Park Police Horse Mounted Unit is one of the oldest police equestrian units in the United States. The unit patrols and provides protection to the National Mall and adjoining areas.

CEO of Salamander Resort & Spa, is chairing the fundraising campaign. ML Middleburg Life ran a feature story on the campaign’s launch in December 2017 and will continue its coverage throughout the 2019 District Cup, a multi-day charity polo event on the National Mall.

Additional information on this fundraising event can be found at www.thedistrictcup.com.

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Photos: 1. Barb Roux, Dani Goldstein. 2. Lucienne Elms, Mark Belissimo, Patricia Yunghanns. 3. Laura Moheyeldien, Tammy Salinas-Bentley, Juan Salinas-Bentley, Marwan Moheyeldien, Mary Francis Walde. 4. Sheila Johnson, Len Coleman, Cheryl Bratz. 5. Nacho Figueras, Delfina Blaquier, Rob Jones, Sheila Johnson, Alison Robitalle.

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TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS

By Michelle Baker and Laura Pizana Photos by Randy Litzinger

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egan McSweeney-Troyer of Immersion Design is not afraid of getting a little dirt on her hands.

“I called it ‘Immersion’ because I get immersed in my sawdust bubble.”

Like other artists, Troyer’s dream is to see her work in boutique and high-end hotels, as well as in bars and restaurants. However, unlike others, she invites clients to touch, sit on, and even place their work on her pieces. Look around town, her artwork may be the piece you set your drink on.

The Immersion Design studio isn’t on a city side street. It is a behemoth metal building in her backyard. Planers, routers and sanders make up her tool box in her Aldie, Virginia workshop. When she says she works with jigsaws, she does not mean jigsaw puzzles. Often her projects resemble giant puzzle

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pieces lying on the shop table.

Troyer is a powerhouse woman who works with power tools.

How long does it take to accumulate a barn full of equipment?

“I started in high school. I would ask for like a router for Christmas or a drill or some bits things like that, and overtime started building it up. Pretty much anything I made that I didn’t need to live on, I would [use to] buy more tools,” she explained. “I worked for a company that was based in Ashburn, Virginia for a little while. When they went out of business, I was able to buy a lot of their machinery at a pretty good price, so that helped out a lot.”

At the age of 15, in a wood shop class in high school, Troyer began designing and building furniture. While watching her grandfather work in his clock mechanics and wood shop as a kid, she found a love for

moving parts and art.

“This is my passion. I’ve had my own company for about 12 years… a little over 12 years but I started around 20 years ago,” said Troyer.

The New Jersey born girl spent much of her childhood in New Fairfield, Connecticut, surrounded by nature in a small town. This was where she took her first formal class. Following graduation, she wanted to study furniture design.

“I had a great mentor-teacher who told me I could actually go to school for it, make a career out of it,” she explained.

Troyer holds a degree in Furniture Design from Savannah College of Art and Design.

“They have a great program where you learn things from basic cabinetry, wood bending, welding – anything you could dream of… they teach you, and from there I started interning at the high-end cabinet Business | Page 13

Business | From page 12 shop up here and learned that side of it as well as the art process.”

“When I graduated, I worked for them and started my business at the same time.”

Today, Troyer does work for homes and businesses, anything from build-ins to custom stand-alone pieces. She and her husband, Ruben Troyer, live in Aldie with their young daughter.

“I build some accessories and artwork, but I also do a lot of larger pieces, like slab dining room tables.”

“There are certain basic principles that carry through (on projects), like certain types of joinery, finishing and things like sanding, making templates, routing out things, but each project is also so different.

“Everything I do is different from the prior one, in some way. I learned something new with every single project, which is pretty fun,” she said. “I do anything from bentwood or using resin that you can use to make patterns.

That it’s very interesting; sometimes I include lighting and things, like if you open a cabinet and a light comes on inside.”

A recent project in Alexandria was doing a special trim out for a barn door in her bedroom, but she needed it to have privacy, which a barn door doesn’t really provide.

“I had to problem solve that and build some trim and case work for that.”

While she works solo for the most part, Troyer does collaborate with others like her friend and neighbor, Ryan Danger. The two worked on his wine table together last fall.

Troyer and Danger created a one-of-akind wine barrel table. He is a barrel club member at Greenhill Winery and Vineyards and wanted to turn his barrel stamped with his name into a table for his home. The two friends have collaborated on a bench and a few other small pieces in the past. The table was much larger and more complex than previous projects. It took hundreds of evening hours in the workshop before the final finish was on.

“We did the Chevrolet bench, and then we did some furniture for my art studio, and then we did an easel for the live painting for Ducati at the IMS show,” said Danger who has done work for Ducati. His work on one sexy custom Ducati Monster was the magazine cover for the November 2011 Sportbikes Inc. The barrel originally came from France and then was brought over to Greenhill Winery where Danger had his signature logo put on it.

“It just kind of occurred to me when I was getting ready to get it when Rebekah told me

‘Hey, your barrel’s coming out there, getting ready to bottle your wine.’” he said. “I was like, ‘I want to make this into a table.’”

However, the barrel had a lot of damage to the metal due to being moved, rolled and stored.

“So I sanded off everything in anticipation, but I knew the rust would come with the moisture in the air, so I like it. It’s got that kind of weathered look,” he said.

“I let her do all the math,” said Danger who drew up the plans. The table now sits in his kitchen, right next to a motorcycle that’s in there.

“And I have a gas pump in the kitchen as well,” he added. “I know that sounds crazy.

I have a lot of automobile collectibles in my house.”

The weathered look matched his newly remodeled kitchen, which features whitewashing on surfaces and grey and white tones.

The table was built in two halves, which needed to be glued. Surface connectors were added underneath the surface along the bottom of the table.

“They help tighten the joints along with biscuits that you put glue on,” Troyer explained.

A 37-inch surface sander was used several times to flatten it.

“We had to put it through in sections,” she said. “After each glue on, we’d go back and run that section through, ‘cause not only does it sand it. It’s got two wide belts in there, and so it keeps it level. It will actually take off any uneven material that’s cuffed or bowed at all, so it really flattens at the rest of the way, as well as sands it down,” she explained.

All the wood was from a company in Berryville that takes trees from all around the area that have fallen or need someone to cut down.

“This is maple that came in one big slab.

We wanted to keep the live edge, so it was one straight board,” Troyer explained. “We decided to cut it into pieces to keep as much of the live-edge as possible from the outside of the tree.”

“This is maple but it’s ambrosia maple where beetles have actually crawled through and made a pattern, so we love that it has the grey because the wine barrel is grey.”

The marks are called ghosting. They come from beetles eating their way through the tree.

Pointing to another part, Troyer explained, “These are all from one tree, and this is from another.”

Danger’s design mimicked the spoke of a motorcycle wheel. The pair decided to com-

bine a raw edge with a smooth edge around the table top.

Troyer used a router and jigsaw and made a template, so they knew how to make the top fit over the wine barrel. She made a larger template for the outside.

“What you do with that is take this router here; it has a really large bit on it, so this double ball bearing will follow the template piece right here” explained Troyer. “And this will go right along the template and make a perfect circular cut all the way around.”

Joining the two halves had to be one of the last things. They joined it and then did a final sand with an orbital sander.

“This is my mentor. Now I’m the student, she’s the teacher. She taught me about the biscuits. I had no idea what they did, but it’s really a cool concept. They just slide into the slots in the wood and when the glue hits it, it expands as it dries and makes a solid bond.

Then you reinforce it with the metal clamps.”

The biscuits made out of wood “They’re made out of wood. Then, this here basically has a little saw blade in it which cuts the shape and thickness of the biscuit, so you would put it against the wood and then push in,” explained Troyer patiently.

“That’s why I was saying the sander will flatten anything out, so we actually had to go back and redo the biscuits to make them even. Then, the table received a labor-intensive hand-rubbed finish because it had so many joints and possibilities for movement, so a sprayed lacquer finish wouldn’t have worked. A hand-rubbed finish soaks into the wood and won’t become cloudy or broken if the wood shifts over time.

Although the process was a bit tedious and dangerous, the pair agreed it was fun working alongside each other again.

Women woodworking shops could be in coming to Aldie one day. Troyer is already teaching her young daughter who has her own safety goggles and ear protectors about working with tools and playing in the sawdust.

“I am interested in that, but so far I’ve actually just been just teaching friends as they come to me with a project. I would love to do that. My friend actually was telling me I should teach a class on how to build furniture and get in shape at the same time. Ryan is one of them, I helped my neighbors do a cool bar in their basement.”

To learn more about her work, visit www.immersiondesign.com. She is also on Facebook. ML

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PERFECT HYBRID PICKLES Story by Aaron Lynch and Amber Sky Photos by Amber Sky

The Whole Ox: Independent butchers since 2011. Local since 1769.

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he Whole Ox, located in Marshall, partners with local farms to provide the freshest foods. In addition to being a full-service butcher shop, they are a delicious lunch destination.

The Whole Ox’s hybrid pickles, where bread and butter meet traditional dill, reflects the yin-yang pairing of owners.

This dynamic duo’s passionate and opposite forces complement each in a natural way to create the profound, yet primitive, Whole Ox experience.

The Whole Ox’s pickles are a cornerstone and a staple throughout their business adventures.

In 1990, Chef Derek Luhowiak, a graduate of the Pennsylvania Institute of Culinary Arts, began his career in the kitchen. While working on an organic farm, he became fascinated with ethical farming standards.

“We believe in the importance of humane farming, without the use of antibiotics and added hormones. We exclusively work with farms that raise and slaughter their animals humanely and utilize sustainable farming practices. All of our meats are cut in-house with care and are presented to you without chemical dyes and additives,” says the chef. “Most of the meats in our case are not certified organic but do meet our ethical and clean farming standards.”

At an early age, Fauquier native Amanda Wyne Luhowiak learned how to properly prepare meat after her hunting excursions with her dad and family. Years ago, her great uncle was a butcher in Marshall. Amanda praises Derek and her dad, “Everything I know in this kitchen has been taught to me by Derek, and my dad taught me some, too.”

With Amanda’s family roots in hunting and butchering and Derek’s knack to determine the science behind every culinary aspect, this unique pair has had some pretty unique adventures. They started working on a farm together in New Hampshire; then journeyed north into Canada. While living out of their car in Canada, they developed their dream plan.

In 2009, that dream matured and came to fruition in Virginia. It rolled out by the pair running a food cart at farmers markets. In their first business, Local 647, the pair Pickles | Page 15

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The recipe for the pickles was mastered in the tiny Local 647 kitchen.

One day a Washington Post writer stopped by their cart and ordered one of everything on the menu and wrote a compelling story that drew a cult following for Local 647.

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In 2010, the couple’s vision to plant roots became reality when they were offered space and the use of a commercial kitchen at IGA in Marshall. After one year, they opened their first storefront in The Plains, later moving to Marshall. Local 647 became The Whole Ox. Starting The Whole Ox took them to a whole new level, through the process of butchering, curing, and aging all of their own meats the culinary experience exploded.

Many people in the culinary industry have a passion and ask themselves all the time, “Can

I make this in-house?” and Derek and Amanda are no different. From meats to sauces, to duck egg mayonnaise, to pickles, they are uber creative culinary geniuses.

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• 2 sprigs of thyme

tolerant worldview and way of life,” she shared.

Tasting the hybrid pickles offers an explosion of crispness and flavor. By mixing the dill style pickle with the traditional bread and butter style, this recipe is impressively savory and not at all overwhelming. It is dynamically appetizing! Go visit and relish this amazing pickle that embodies history and chemistry.

• 2 sprigs of dill DIRECTIONS: • Slice cucumbers to desired thickness.

• Bring vinegar, water, and salt to a low boil.

• Add cloves, mustard seeds, peppercorns, red pepper flakes, and bay leaves to water.

Aaron Lynch is the co-creator of Origin of a Recipe and the chef-owner of Hidden Julles Cafe in Haymarket.

Photographer Amber Sky, co-creator of Origin of a Recipe, works alongside Lynch to share the chef ’s vision with readers. Visit originofarecipe.com to read more from Aaron and Amber.

• Simmer for 20 minutes.

• Put cucumber slices in a container large enough to cover with the pickling liquid.

WHOLE OX PICKLES INGREDIENTS: • 2 cucumbers

• Pour the water mixture over the cucumbers.

• 1 cup of water • ½ cup of rice vinegar

• Top with fresh thyme and dill.

• ⅓ cup of sugar

• Cover and let sit for 24-48 hours.

• 2 tablespoons of salt • 1 whole clove • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds • 1 teaspoon black peppercorn • 1 teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes • 2 bay leaves

Amanda loves getting creative and experimental with the pickling juices and has created many fun variations. One favorite blend is adding turmeric and beet juice. Try cutting the cucumbers on the diagonal and add your favorite spices. Make it your own!

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SEEKING NATIONAL REGISTER DESIGNATION

FOR WILLISVILLE

By Heidi Baumstark

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ecognition. That’s what the tuckedaway hamlet of Willisville—about eight miles west of Middleburg—may soon receive.

The Mosby Heritage Area Association (MHAA), an historic preservation and conservation nonprofit in nearby Atoka, has teamed up with the Willisville community to get this well-preserved village official recognition on the National Register of Historic Places for its historical significance and the tenacity of a handful of formerly enslaved men and women who established the community in the 1800s The hope is to add the 24-acre Willisville Historic District with its 16 structures many of which sit along the narrow graveled Welbourne Road to the National Register.

Dating to the Reconstruction era (18651877), the village was founded when formerly enslaved African Americans from the neighborhood purchased land from adjacent land-

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owners. Some landowners helped them establish the neighborhood school and church, two essentials for any community. According to records, the original log Willisville School house was built around 1868 and served as a combination school/church. Fire destroyed the structure in 1918. Built in 1919, the second school building is currently a residence.

The old stone Willisville Chapel which is still used for worship services was built in 1924. The old store which served the community for years is today a residence.

Spearheading the effort to get Willisville listed on the National Register is long-time resident Carol Lee, who grew up in Willisville. She became interested in researching the village beginning with her own family.

“My family has been here since 1935 when my mother, Anne [Brooks] Lee, 91, moved here with her parents (my grandparents) when she was a little kid,” Carol explained.

“My family has lived in the same house on Welbourne Road since 1935—for 84 years.

I grew up here, moved away, and came back

over 20 years ago. Now I live next door to my mom.”

“Before moving to Willisville, we lived down the road at Welbourne. That’s where my father worked,” said Anne Lee. MHAA board member Dulany Morison is heading up the formal National Register application process. Her family’s nearby 565acre estate, Welbourne, has been in the area since the late 18th century. Welbourne (circa 1770) is the home of Loudoun native Colonel Richard Henry Dulany (1820-1906) who rose to the rank of Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War and is the great, great, great grandfather of Morison.

An historical marker on Route 50 near Atoka states that Welbourne, a late 18th century stone farmhouse, evolved into an “imposing mansion and was the home of Col. Richard H. Dulany, C.S.A. … Visitors during the Civil War included Stuart and Mosby.” Colonel Dulany is also credited as the founder of the Upperville Colt and Horse Show in Recognition | Page 19

Recognition | From page 18 1853. Today, it is known as America’s oldest horse show.

Considering its objectives at the beginning of 2018, MHAA was interested in highlighting the region’s African American villages, and the Lee family history spans four generations.

“We wante d to g ive Wi l lisvi l le recognition. Anne Lee is a long-time friend and I reached out to see if she was interested. She asked her daughter, Carol, who was thrilled since she had been studying the area,” Morison explained.

“In 2015, my cousin and I started researching our family roots and then every house in the village. My mother introduced me to Dulany [Morison]. We started talking about the possibility of Willisville on the National Register of Historic Places,” said the younger Lee. Morison said they put their heads together and Carol had the idea of a gospel concert last August as a fundraiser.

“Our role was to promote, facilitate, and help Carol rally the community to the cause and be a resource to make this happen,” said Morison. The August 2018 concert at Buchanan Hall in Upperville featured The Gospel Tones, Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Rectortown; The Voice, Agape United Methodist Church in Purcellville; and Sistah of Praise, Middleburg.

The concert proved to be a resounding success. About 300 guests attended and enough funds were raised to allow MHAA to hire Jane Covington, an architectural conservator by training and a local historical preservationist. Covington’s job includes researching the village, preparing and submitting the detailed application by this summer to the Virginia Department of Historic Resources.

After a lengthy board review, the application will go for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places.

“There’s so much history here. Not only are the houses unique, but the families who make up the village are remarkable. Many have been here for generations. A roadside marker would be very appropriate here. If the village would like a marker, they can make that happen.” If accepted on the National Register, the listing does not restrict benefits or land use, but does confer honorary designation, recognizing the village’s historical significance.

It is not exactly clear how Willisville got its name, but some believe that it’s inferred

that the village was named after Henson (also seen in records as Heuson, Hasen, or Hughes) Willis, and his wife, Lucinda. According to Carol’s research of death certificates, Henson Willis was born 1836 and died June 20, 1873 at the age of 37. Lucinda Willis was born 1830 and died in New York on Nov. 11, 1920 at the age of 90. They had five children. Henson is buried with his son, Hanson Willis, in what some call the old Willisville cemetery near the old school, which has 32 graves. Hanson’s tombstone reads “Hanson Willis 1862-1900.”

A smaller weathered tombstone that only bears the letter “H” and “W” (with other illegible lettering) is presumably Henson’s. Lucinda is buried in New York.

Research shows that the pre-Civil War Willis House dates to 1840 or 1850 and all of the early residents were local to this area.

Land tax records show that at the beginning of the Civil War about 100 African Americans were living free in the Mercer District in southwest Loudoun. Of those, only five were listed as landowners highlighting the rarity of land ownership. Free blacks mostly resided as tenants on property owned by white farmers.

Covington said Henson was living free, likely as a tenant at the edge of Townsend L. Seaton’s Catesby, a farm at the south edge of Willisville. At that time, the area was known as “nr [near] Clifton” since Clifton Mill was nearby.

Records were poorly kept, but Henson was a “mechanic,” according to his death certificate, possibly working at Catesby or Clifton Mill, thereby allowing him the possibility of earning an income to support his freedom and his family.

Much of Willisville’s history is recorded in Loudoun Discovered Communities, Corners & Crossroads, Volume III, The Hunt Country and Middleburg, by Eugene M. Scheel, local historian and mapmaker of Waterford, Virginia.

His book has an entire chapter on Willisville where he states that “Heuson” and his wife, Lucinda Willis, had possibly been owned by Seaton of Catesby, which is the site of the 1862 Battle of Unison. Lucinda was owned

by Ida Dulany who lived at nearby Oakley near Upperville. Covington’s research shows that Lucinda appears in Ida’s diary she kept during the Civil War. According to Loudoun County’s Record of Free Negroes (18441865), Henson was freed by William Carr, but the relationship between Henson and Seaton is unclear.

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GREEN BOOK

WON HEARTS AT THE MIDDLEBURG FILM FESTIVAL Photo by Callie Broaddus

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an’t get enough of this year’s Oscars?

Middleburg Life Writer Callie Broaddus interviewed Green Book Director Peter Farrelly and members of the cast at the 2018 Middleburg Film Festival last fall, where the film captured the hearts of attendees.

Viewers nationwide agreed. The Oscar for Best Picture went to Green Book. Mahershala Ali won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film.

“The moment credits start to roll, chairs scrape as the entire room rises quickly to its feet. An immediate standing ovation secures Green Book the 2018 Middleburg Film Festival Audience Award for a narrative film.

Based on a true story, the film follows “Tony Lip” Vallelonga (Academy Award® nominee Viggo Mortensen), a crude-mannered

Italian-American bouncer from The Bronx, who takes a job driving the elegant and eccentric African American piano genius, Dr. Don Shirley (Academy Award® winner Mahershala Ali), on a concert tour through the Deep South.

The year is 1962, and Jim Crow laws force the unlikely pair to rely on their travel guide, The Green Book, to navigate dining, lodging and “traveling while black.”

Woven together with sound by composer and pianist Kris Bowers from Netflix’s Dear White People (see Q&A, p. 44), who painstakingly reconstructed Shirley’s music by sounding out old audio recordings, as well as scoring the film, the story follows the bumpy beginning of a real-life friendship that would last over fifty years.”

Excerpt from “In Conversation with Viggo Mortensen and Peter Farrelly” Nov. 2018.

Read the rest of “In Conversation with Viggo Mortensen and Peter Farrelly” on the web. Visit MiddleburgLife.com and click on the November 2018 issue. ML Green Book Director Peter Farrelly, Viggo Mortensen, Kris Bowers met with fans and reporters at the 2018 Middleburg Film Festival.

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COOKIES, CAKES &

MACARONS GALORE

By Chelsea Rose Moore

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hether planning a child’s birthday or preparing for a spring garden party, every host knows the best part of any celebration is the dessert. Here is a behind-the-scenes look at two female-owned small businesses who make the dreamiest cookies, cakes, and macarons. Want a customized dessert to match your spring party’s theme – and give it that Instagram-worthy edge? The chefs at Sweet Elephant Bake Shop and Crumbs & Crumbles may be your secret agents.

Crumbs & Crumbles Shanna Avila and Dakota Tackels Carden Shanna Avila grew up with a mother who loved birthdays.

Every year, she let her daughter pick any cake she wanted, and turned birthdays into an excuse to celebrate her children.

Her mother’s love for birthday celebrations rubbed off on her. Before opening Crumbs & Crumbles, Avila graduated from Le Cordon Bleu and worked in a variety of fine dining establishments, including Georgetown’s 1789 Restaurant, Shepherdstown’s The Bavarian Inn, and Winchester’s eM Restaurant. It was while she was working at eM Restaurant’s bakery that she met Dakota Tackels Carden.

Tackels Carden was hired to help at the bakery – and the two quickly became best friends. While experimenting in the kitchen, Tackels Carden discovered a hidden talent for decorating, and together, the pair began testing ideas. Avila would bake; Tackels Carden

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would decorate. Their unicorn macarons sold out immediately.

Excited by the success, the duo asked themselves, “What can we make next?” Although they make and bake beautiful wedding cakes and other desserts, they discovered their niche with customized macarons.

Don’t think a sea turtle can become a beautifully-decorated macaron? Think again. Dream it up and they can bring it to life, from fox to feline macarons. Their designs conjure memories of whimsical childhood storybook characters.

The two at Crumbs & Crumbles make customized macarons and decadent cakes for celebrations big and small.

Scroll through their social media and discover unique and personal macaron designs for celebrations – truly edible art.

New ideas come both from clients’ desires and from trending topics, like last year’s unicorn craze. Right now, llamas, cacti, and succulents are super cool.

Gluten-free clients can rejoice because the tasty macarons are made with almond flour, and are naturally gluten-free.

Many other orders can be made gluten free, if necessary.

After the closing of eM Restaurant’s bakery, the pair decided to open and name their business - Crumbs & Crumbles – as homage to the closure’s “crumbly mess,” from which they found the confidence to open their own bakery. Working out of a private space, they love bringing their clients’ visions to life and deliver them to brides throughout Northern Virginia, Winchester, and Front Royal.

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Galore | From page 22 ‘This was my grandma’s recipe. Can you recreate it?’” said Avila. The answer is yes.

“Who gets to sit around and basically do crafts all day? It’s like arts and crafts for a living,” she said. “Dakota is molding things with fondant – it’s basically like clay and playdough. It doesn’t even seem like work. It’s always fun.”

There are few things better than weddings, birthdays, and life celebrations.

“For someone to let us in and give us just a piece of that, is a really cool experience,” Avila said. “I believe that food is what brings people together. Even more so, anything that is sweet and special, like cake and macarons. Memories and moments are built on those things.”

To learn more, visit crumbsandcrumbles. com.

Sweet Elephant Bake Shop Lauren Connolly Lauren Connolly grew up baking with her mother and grandmother. In college, she pursued a degree in fashion design and made her own clothes, but her love for baking pulled

her back into the kitchen.

“I love working with my hands and creating something from all these different ingredients,” she said. “It’s making something edible, beautiful and delicious at the same time.”

Two years ago, she began baking out of her home, starting a “side hustle” of selling cookies at the Clarke County Farmer’s Market. Her cookies continually sold out, and people began inquiring about cakes for their celebrations.

While Connolly loves making celebration cakes, she is building a growing reputation for her custom-decorated cookies. From beginning to end, her cookie-making process takes between 24 and 48 hours, depending on the level of detail in the design. Her inventory includes some 600 plus cookie cutters. She designs everything from ballet slippers to horses to armadillos to toothbrushes (yes, really!).

Whenever Berryville’s traditional British tea room, The Tea Cart, has a special event, they call the owner of Sweet Elephant Bake Shop to decorate their shortbread cookies to match the event’s theme.

Sweet Elephant Bake Shop will soon fea-

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ture an entire line of gluten-free desserts. The owner currently offers gluten-free chocolate chip cookies with sea salt, triple chocolate cookies, and peanut butter cookies.

Look for Sweet Elephant Bake Shop treats every Saturday at the Clarke County Farmer’s Market during market season. Cookies are also available at Round Hill Local Grocery and Audley Farm.

To place a custom order with Sweet Elephant, v isit facebook.com/The SweetElephant. ML Page 22: Top: Shanna Avila (left) and Dakota Tackels Carden (right), photo by White Sails Creative, courtesy of Crumbs and Crumbles. Middle left: Sea turtle macarons, photo courtesy of Crumbs & Crumbles. Middle right: Unicorn macaron, photo courtesy of Crumbs & Crumbles. Second from bottom, left: Pictured is one of Lauren’s custom wedding cakes. Photo by Meghan Clare Photography, courtesy of Sweet Elephant Bake Shop. Bottom left: Ornately decorated succulent cupcakes, photo courtesy of Sweet Elephant Bake Shop. Bottom right: Lauren Connolly working in the kitchen. Photo by Bre Bogert Photography, courtesy of Sweet Elephant Bake Shop.

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he Middleburg Garden Club proves that even an old fox (or two) can learn a new trick!

“Foxes on The Fence” – a collaboration between local businesses, schools, shops and talented local artists – is back. Coming soon to a fence near you, Foxes and Hounds on the Fence will be on the corner of West Washington and Pendleton Streets in Middleburg from March 31- May 18.

The Middleburg Garden Clubs’ Darcy Justen and Debbie Cadenas teamed up again to start another spring with this amazing fundraiser dedicated to town beautification projects.

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Foxes | From page 24 our town and our community,” said Vice President Darcy Justen. “This was perfect.

We really look forward to the involvement of students, churches, businesses and our talented local artists [who are] all working together to raise awareness of the arts and coming together to help the town. We have had an overwhelming response from businesses and schools again, with a wait list this year for sponsors.”

Cadenas found that local artists were excited to team up with a sponsor and donate

their time and talent to paint or create for this project. Foxes have been a huge success for the town.

“I’m so honored the town chose ‘Foxes on the Fence’ as the Event of the Year and so glad we could make a difference – and let’s not forget all the money is donated to community projects,” said Middleburg Garden Club President Melanie Blunt.

This year will showcase a few new twists, as several hounds have joined the pack and a few female foxes will grace the Fence with their presence. At four feet long, the foxes and hounds will be located inside businesses

or featured as garden art outside. Also, new this year is a poetry contest for local students.

A cash prize will be awarded for the winning poem, which will be published on the Facebook page and read at the closing event.

Watch for the appearance of the Foxes on the Fence on March 31. Online bidding starts on April 1 and concludes on May 15. Don’t forget to vote for the People’s Choice Award!

Vote for your favorite fox or hound on the Foxes on the Fence Facebook page. The winning artist will receive a cash prize of $250 to be announced at the close of “Art in the Burg” on Saturday, May 18. ML

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St. Patrick’s Day is taken seriously around here.

Irish whiskey menu, green beer, corned beef, cabbage, bangers & mash and turkey Rubens all weekend long. Live Irish music every day starting at 2PM. Come celebrate the luck of the Irish at Gold Cup March 16 & 17.

Traditionally this is the best time of year to sell or purchase your home. Are you thinking about selling or buying? I would love to talk with you. My passion is to give top service to my clients and for the process to be easy and enjoyable. Give me a call, I’d love to meet with you.

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A NEW COCKTAIL FOR HUNT COUNTRY’S OLDEST RACE Story, Recipe and Photos by Kaitlin Hill

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verflowing tailgate tables, elaborate hats and the unmistakable pounding of galloping horses are longstanding emblems of spring in Virginia’s Hunt Country. For decades, racegoers have celebrated spring in style at Glenwood Park, which will host the 99th Middleburg Spring Races on April 20.

Tailgate veterans will agree, no race day celebration is complete without a signature drink. This year, try a Basil Gimlet, a spring-inspired twist on a classic cocktail— with a similar origin story to Middleburg’s main event.

Horse racing has a long history in Virginia, stretching back beyond William Byrd III’s four-mile melee at Anderson’s Race Ground in 1752, one of the first significant races on record. Already well liked among England’s elite in the early 1700s, racing grew in popularity with wealthy colonists in the mid-Atlantic. Driven by societal pressure, a love of gambling and desire to show off his recently imported horse, Byrd decided to host a race at his Richmond home, offering a purse of 500 Spanish pistoles—a fortune by 18th century standards. As more prominent horsemen entered the competition, the purse grew, and so did the public’s fascination with the sport.

Over the next century, race associations, tracks and events would pop up from New York to South Carolina, and especially in Virginia, where it all began. In 1911, a wellknown local sportsman named Daniel Cox Sands established the first official Middleburg race. A year later, The National Steeplechase and Hunt Association endorsed his race, which from then on would be held annually on Sand’s property.

Thousands of spectators traveled miles, with tailgate picnics in tow, to watch the Middleburg Hunt Cup, Farmer’s race and, by the 1930s, as many as nine other events. In 1932, Glenwood Park was built, offering competitors new and challenging terrain, including an obstacle that required clearing a stream, a flat turf track and Liverpool jumps.

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50 years later, tailgaters from far and wide will gather next month for the 99th Middleburg Spring races, participating in Sand’s legacy and the age-old tradition of strong drinks and fast horses.

With English roots and a similar journey to America, perhaps the most appropriate drink to celebrate a day spent at the races is the Gimlet. It was invented in the late 18th century and was the drink of choice for sailors in the Royal Navy headed for British colonies.

It is named for the tool used to dig holes into the lime juice barrels often found on these ships ferrying men and goods from England to America. The drink loved by many for its smooth finish and soft sweetness was actually the product of practicality. Lime, a main ingredient, was provided to combat scurvy, and alcohol may have made the journey more tolerable.

Like horse racing, the beverage’s

popularity grew in British high society, especially in the mid-20th century, before finding its following in America. Though the classic gimlet consists of only gin or vodka, lime juice, and simple syrup, the addition of fresh basil gives the all-season drink an infusion of spring flavor, making it a refreshing sip for Middleburg’s Spring Races.

INGREDIENTS: • 6 basil leaves • 1 ½ ounces of gin • 1 ounce of fresh lime juice • ¼ cup of sugar • ¼ cup of water Makes one drink.

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS! GRAB THOSE SPOTS AND JOIN IN THE FUN! Photo by Joanne Maisano SUNDAY, MARCH 10 | NOON Blue Ridge Hunt Hunter Pace Events Trelawny Farm, Berryville, Virginia (540) 687-5449 | (540) 247-3449 www.BlueRidgeHunt.org

SATURDAY, APRIL 6 | NOON Old Dominion Hounds Point to Point Ben Venue Farm, Ben Venue, Virginia (540) 364-4573 | (540) 636-1507 olddominionhounds.weebly.com

SUNDAY, APRIL 21 | 1 P.M. Blue Ridge Hunt Point to Point Woodley Farm, Berryville, Virginia (540) 636-0500 | (540) 974-0500 www.blueridgehunt.org

SATURDAY, MARCH 16 | NOON Warrenton Hunt Point to Point Airlie Race Course, Warrenton, Virginia (540) 270-1730 www.warrentonhunt.com

SUNDAY, APRIL 7 | 1 P.M. Old Dominion Hounds Hunter Pace Events Ben Venue Farm, Ben Venue, Virginia (540) 364-4573 | (540) 636-1507 olddominionhounds.weebly.com

SATURDAY, APRIL 27 | 10 A.M. Loudoun Fairfax Hunt Hunter Pace Events Rolling Meadow Farm, Philomont, Virginia (703) 887-2711 www.loudounfairfaxhunt.com

SATURDAY, MARCH 23 | 8:30 A.M. Piedmont Fox Hounds Hunter Pace Events Salem Course, Upperville, Virginia (410) 790-5359

SATURDAY, APRIL 13 | NOON Rappahannock Hunt Hunter Pace Events Greenwood Farm, Washington VA (540) 547-2810 | (540) 229-7752 www.rappahannockhunt.com

SATURDAY, APRIL 27 | 10 A.M. Loudoun Fairfax Hunt Hunter Pace Events Rolling Meadow Farm, Philomont, Virginia (703) 887-2711 www.loudounfairfaxhunt.com

SATURDAY, MARCH 23 | 1 P.M. Piedmont Fox Hounds Point to Point Salem Course, Upperville, Virginia (540) 592-7100

SUNDAY, APRIL 14 | NOON Loudoun Hunt Point to Point Oatlands Plantation, Leesburg, Virginia (703) 431-8861

SATURDAY, MARCH 30 | 9 A.M. Orange County Hounds Hunter Pace Events Locust Hill Farm, Middleburg, Virginia (540) 253-5566 SUNDAY, MARCH 31 | 1 P.M. Orange County Hounds Point to Point Locust Hill Farm, Middleburg, Virginia (540) 687-5552 | pippy@vafallraces.com

SATURDAY, APRIL 20 | NOON Warrenton Hunt Hunter Pace Events Clovercroft/Millpoint Farm (540) 219-6562 | www.warrentonhunt.com SATURDAY, APRIL 20 | 1:30 P.M. Middleburg Spring Races Glenwood Park, Middleburg, Virginia (540) 687-6545 | (504) 687-6595 www.middleburgspringraces.com

SATURDAY, APRIL 27 | 1 P.M. Foxfield Spring Races Charlottesville, Virginia (434) 293-9501 | www.foxfieldraces.com SUNDAY, APRIL 28 | 1 P.M. Middleburg Hunt Point to Point Glenwood Park, Middleburg, Virginia (540) 338-4366 | (540) 454-2991 SATURDAY, MAY 4 | 1 P.M. Virginia Gold Cup Races Great Meadow, The Plains, Virginia (540) 347-2612 | www.vagoldcup.com

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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 $5,000,000 the elegant manor home.

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The Plains ~ Stunning and extensive renovation for today’s life style while incorporating salvaged antique features. Chef’s Kitchen opens to the Family Room and Dining Room. Wood flooring, new windows, high ceilings, new trim, new tile, large open rooms, built-in bookcases, French doors to back terrace and pool. 3-car attached garage with custom finished room above including built-in bunk beds. Generator. $2,600,000

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STONE HAVEN Woodville ~ Nestled on 100+ Acres in pristine Rappahannock County, Stonehaven offers a picturesque and tranquil retreat.

Sited 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

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IN THE SPIRIT OF HEALING:

Equine Therapy Helps Children in Northern Virginia

By Summer Stanley

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uring an equine therapy group session in Lignum, Virginia, a victim of child abuse and a horse stand headto-head. The child doesn’t speak or move, and yet the horse stays with him, head to head, until the session is over.

“It was one of the most moving experiences we had the honor of being able to provide for one of our children,” recalls Zari White, equine therapist for the Alice C. Tyler Village of Childhelp in Lignum. This was only the second time the child had visited, but he had remembered the horse from his first visit.

This is the power of equine therapy.

“Horses are a non-judgmental creature that meet each child where they are and the energy they bring in that moment. Horses also act as mirrors and show the person interacting with them what their behaviors look like in real time,” says White.

Childhelp, a national non-profit specializing in the treatment and prevention of child abuse, is partnering with the Ohana Equestrian Preserve in Aldie. As it celebrates Virginia’s proud equine tradition, Ohana is not only a place to experience the beauty and athleticism of horses, it is a place for personal healing and revitalization.

On Saturday, March 9, Childhelp will host a benefit concert, featuring the Wil Gravatt Band and Toni Clare at the beautiful Ohana Equestrian Preserve from 6 until 10 p.m.

Funds raised will go directly to the Alice C. Tyler Village’s equine therapy program.

Childhelp’s private residential treatment center, the Village, is about an hour north of Aldie. It provides healing services in a safe, structured and healing environment for children and adolescents ages 5-14 with mild to severe trauma or neglect. Some of these children need and receive treatment focused on the emotional and behavioral issues associated with psychiatric or neuro-developmental disorders. “The Village classrooms and cottages are located on 270 acres of rolling farmland with woods, streams, ponds,

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pastures, gardens and playgrounds that create a child-friendly environment, and provide an opportunity for the children to have a childhood they may not have experienced before,” says Wade Hardman, director of community services at Childhelp. A short drive south gets them out: outside of the norm; outside of their comfort zone at times and outside to enjoy the horses at Ohana.

Founded by Hawaiian born and raised, Melissa Pankas, Ohana Aina partners with several equine and non-equine services, non-profits, and programs that focus on the well-being of children, veterans, caregivers, or people dealing with post-traumatic stress injuries, depression, anxiety, and challenging family dynamics.

In January 2015, Pankas and her husband, Jim, purchased the land Ohana sits on to keep it from being developed and to preserve that open space for future generations. In Hawaiian culture, “ohana” translates to “family,” and to the Pankas family, that means the local community. Their dream of sharing the “family land” to support and develop community outreach programs was furthered when a friend told them about Childhelp and its equine therapy program in Culpeper County. In 2017, they were invited to attend the Village’s annual Christmas program and tour the facility.

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Therapy | From page 30 scenarios and hardships that many children face and we were blown away by what Childhelp does, and the unimaginable potential of positive impact,” expressed Pankas. “We were introduced to their equine therapeutic facility and began our journey to learning about the power of horses and healing.”

The Village utilizes an interdisciplinary approach that includes education and clinical services, therapeutic recreation, and specialized services, such as equine-facilitated therapy. While at Childhelp, children are empowered to overcome obstacles, increase their self-worth, and move forward in their lives to be reintegrated into nurturing homes and the community.

Since making that pivotal connection, the founder said the Ohana team have had the privilege of supporting Childhelp by hosting the visits with children from the Village, as well as retreats for their many caregivers and volunteers. They’ve watched Horse Jumping Grand Prix competitor Kama Godek, whose business resides at Ohana’s upper barn, train

and jump her horses.

Guests have also participated with Allison Goldfarb, who runs North Light Coaching (NLC) at Ohana’s lower barn. NLC utilizes the Equine Gestalt Coaching Method (EGCM), a unique and deeply effective form of personal growth and emotional healing where an EGCM-certified coach partners with horses, guiding clients through an exploratory process to identify what is causing pain or preventing success or happiness. NLC is a trauma-informed practice, serving military and civilian adults, couples, families, and teens.

Ohana Equestrian Preserve’s state-of-theart facility includes a new indoor riding arena with 20 fully-matted stalls designed to host area trainers, an outdoor regulation dressage arena with gazebo for viewing, and blue stone dusted paths between the 18 paddocks. The property also has access to an adjacent 56 acres of horse trails and fields.

“It has meant so much to us to have Ohana open their doors to share their expertise and skills about horses with the children. Childhelp has always believed in the beautiful bond

between children and animals and the power they have to heal together,” says White.

Family takes on different forms throughout the stages of life. Blood relatives, close friends, colleagues, and especially those who have been entrusted to care for our children become family. Sometimes it literally does take a village. The “ohana” concept carries with it a certain responsibility, an obligation to take care of those in your circles, as they take care of you according to the founder.

“We’ve been blessed with the opportunity to have the land, build a facility and surround ourselves with amazing businesses and individuals that not only support the equine culture of Loudoun County, but also support our ‘ohana’ dream of helping others,” explained Pankas.

For sponsorship, or to purchase individual or couple tickets to the March 9 event, visit childhelpdcfundraiser.org or call 540-3995076. Tickets will also be sold at the door. ML Page 30: Childhelp participant with therapy horse at the Village.

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MEET MIDDLEBURG

Dr. Dougherty, aka Cindy Thompson: General Surgeon & Antique Trader Story and photo by Kerry Phelps Dale

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f Dr. Dougherty looks familiar but you haven’t had an appendectomy or gall bladder surgery performed at Fauquier Hospital or Heathcote Hospital, you might know her as Cindy Thompson.

As a general surgeon, Cindy performs appendectomies, operates on hernias, gall bladders, hemorrhoids, and performs breast cancer surgeries. The doctor estimates she performs between 5-10 operations a week on average, but her caseload goes up and down.

This doctor chose a surgical practice for several reasons. “Surgery is an art as well as a science. It allows me to satisfy my artistic side by using my hands,” said Cindy who studied art in college.

“I also like the puzzle and figuring out what’s wrong with people,” she adds. “Then, you get to fix it. My personality is such that I like to fix things. I like the more immediate results of surgery.”

Straight from the operating room in Warrenton and still dressed in scrubs, Cindy bustled into Another Blue Moon in Middleburg on a mission one day recently. She held up two of her surgical tools, an Allis clamp and a Senn retractor, and headed to a friend’s car where the ignition key had become lodged in the sliver of space where the seatbelt fastens.

The friend couldn’t retrieve it. The dealership said they couldn’t recover it. But the surgeon felt certain, she could rescue the key.

After a few minutes, lit by a cellphone held by her assisting “nurse”, Cindy pulled out the key and held it up proudly in the clutch of the Allis clamp, as she might hold up a foreign object retrieved from a patient. Then, she delivered the news and the key. “The operation was a success,” she announced.

More than a pastime, and most certainly a passion, Cindy has an affinity for auctions, flea markets and second-hand stores, like the pop-up consignment shop in Middleburg where she is a partner. On Saturdays, she can be found running the Trinity Church Thrift Shop. Once a month, she heads to Headley’s Auction in Berryville to find furniture,

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jewelry, artwork and silver for resale.

With a loop to her eye, the antique collector and trader discussed the mystery hidden on the handle of one of her antique sterling spoons last month. With the attention of a surgeon sewing up the patient, she stared.

“See this on the handle?” Faint from the passing of centuries, one could just make out the date 1760 stamped on the piece.

“The owner of the spoon was right-handed, see how the left side is more worn?” She demonstrated the American way of scooping soup from a bowl—she loves the details.

Cindy hails from Ohio, born and raised, and graduated from Miami University before attending Medical College of Ohio. A Virginia resident since 1997, she lives on the outskirts of Middleburg with her husband and children. Upon retirement, she is considering opening a permanent shop like the one where she spends her spare time.

Always smiling, finding joy in most everything, this busy woman lives in that sweet spot between being a serious medical surgeon, a purveyor of antiques and collectibles and a lover of life, family and friends. ML

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Tickets are now on sale for the Middleburg Spring Races to be held on Saturday, April 20.

All tickets bought between April 15-19 must be picked up at the race office at 107 West Federal Street, Unit 9B, Middleburg between 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. The race office is open 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on race day. Gates open at 10 a.m. and the first race is at 1 p.m.

Only General Admission tickets will be sold on race day. All other tickets can be purchased until April 20. Visit www.middleburgspringraces.com for more information.

Cocktail | From page 26 over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the sugar is completely dissolved. Set aside to cool. This will make more simple syrup than needed for one cocktail.

Store the rest in an airtight container in the fridge for cocktails any time.

In a cocktail shaker, muddle five of the six basil leaves with a muddler or wooden spoon.

Add the gin, lime juice and half an ounce of simple syrup. Top off with ice.

Give the mixture a vigorous shake before straining into a small coupe glass.

Top with the remaining basil leaf.

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DOUBLE DECKER OFFERS NEXT LEVEL FOOD IN A UNIQUE ATMOSPHERE Story and photos by Kaitlin Hill

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ust 20 minutes south of Middleburg and right off Route 66, you will find Johnny Monarch’s double decker offering next level food in a fun and quirky atmosphere. Take your plate to go and be the envy of your officemates with a tasty desk lunch or dine in for dinner at one of the cozy booths on the second floor of the 1960s era, gleaming red and, believe it or not, fully mobile “bustaurant.”

The towering two-level eatery is the brainchild of Brian Lichorowic and Lorrie Addison. Lichorowic, a self-described “old internet-er” with a culinary background, and Addison, an award-winning kitchen and bath designer, met seven years ago and settled in Marshall. For Lichorowic’s second career,

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after 18 years of retirement, the couple considered opening a food bus—not to be confused with the more common truck—believing that while their premises and product would certainly stand out, their project would suit Marshall’s eccentric small town feel.

“We wanted something that would not only fit the area, but also allow me to be a little bit different. It’s a little bit off the center, which is how I like it and why I like living around here; the eccentricities of the area and the eccentricities of the people,” said Lichorowic With the idea of doing something distinct in mind, Lichorowic credits Addison for giving him the push he needed to turn concept into reality.

“Thank God for Lorrie. She kept pushing and saying, ‘You’re going to do this.’ Not, ‘I

think you should’,” he said “She kept saying, ‘You’re going to.’”

The duo bought a 1962 British Leyland Titan PD3 from Karków, Poland, where it landed after years as a public transporter on the Yorkshire to Manchester route in England.

Initially orange, the colossal coach was painted red and subjected to countless other, less obvious modifications as it transformed from road-ready to restaurant.

“She gained a lot of weight, probably the better part of 13 tons as she got all outfitted with all the equipment, steel reinforcements in the floors and the walls, and everything else.”

He continued, “After we picked her up she had a lot of damage. It took about six months to get that damaged fixed and completely Decker | Page 37

Decker | From page 36 revamp the kitchen.”

Just behind the driver’s seat is the surprisingly spacious professional kitchen and upstairs one finds the bright and open dining room, or more appropriately, dining level, complete with curved booths and roomy high-tops for two. If necessary, the space can be extremely private, too, making it perfect for business meetings or parties. The décor combines personal touches with period appropriate themes and existing fixtures with recently repaired. Damaged tabletops were restored to mimic those that remained unharmed. Each newly refurbished surface features photographs and news clippings from the 1960s, like the NASA table dedicated to the moon landing, put together in collage format by Addison and her friends.

“We just went along with the same theme, found images and said [to our friends] have fun and fix it,” she explained.

The menu is all about personal touches, too, reflecting influences from Lichorowic’s family of chefs and his professional training, his many years of catering Middleburg events and the food philosophy he developed while living on Ayrshire Farm in Upperville.

“I grew up around chefs. By the time I was 19, my brothers and I figured out that we had worked over 2,000 weddings. We worked in a restaurant that seated 1,500 people.”

While working at his family’s restaurant, Lichorowic wasn’t only trained to handle quantity, but also to operate under high expectations for quality.

“Everything was made fresh; my dad was a stickler about that stuff.”

Lichorowic would take his passion for cooking with him when he enrolled in boot camps at the Culinary Institute of America, attended classes in France and, as an adult, catered events in Middleburg and worked on Ayrshire Farm.

“I’ve cooked for just about everybody in Middleburg one way or another over the last 20 years. I lived off Atoka Chase for 20 years and everybody has had my food, either at a tailgate, at Gold Cup or private parties,” said Lichorowic. “I lived on Ayrshire shortly after I left my Atoka house…Ayrshire taught me the value of ingredients. I learned how meats taste different, and the different quality of comfort food made with superior ingredients tastes different.”

So they thought why not do that?

The diner menu is a union of the two different areas, stuff that is really bad for you and

stuff that is really good for you.

Lichorowic, Addison and their tight-knit group of employees have created a menu that balances indulgent treats and healthy ingredients seamlessly. If you have fond memories of Mother’s meatloaf, the Hungry Hunter’s Loaf will have you feeling nostalgic.

Just like mom’s, the Hungry Hunter is moist and expertly spiced, smothered in gravy and perched on a pile of creamy mashed potatoes.

There is just one difference: It happens to be completely vegetarian with vegan gravy. The best part is, as Addison put it, “You can’t tell.”

Real meat options are available, too, and definitely drool-inducing.

The Steak Me Away is what all other steak sandwiches aspire to be. A mountain of shaved rib eye is blanketed in American cheese and topped with grilled onions, peppers, and mushrooms. The dish is incredibly rich but made with ingredients one can feel good about, like locally raised beef and fresh, in house, hydroponically grown veggies.

“I worked really really hard by taking classes at the C.I.A. [Culinary Institute of America] and classes in Paris to get the stuff that is really good for you to taste like it is really bad for you,” said Lichorowic.

Lichorowic’s work ethic and passion for food are undeniable and his extreme efforts are clearly paying off. Johnny Monarch’s is quickly becoming a favorite in Marshall and beyond. Kevin Henry, a return customer from The Plains, couldn’t contain his enthusiasm during a lunchtime visit. He said, “I came here the other day and it is the best food I have had for six months. Everything here is so different, so fresh and very unique.”

According to Addison, Henry’s feedback echoes that of the growing community of customers.

“The reaction has been very positive and we already have a lot of regulars. There is an excitement about having something like this so close.” She teases, “And with the next stage…”

The business owners are in the process of planning outdoor seating with a stage for live music, a kid friendly area, a fire pit, and expanded in-house produce production, to name a few of their ideas. They hope to become the town’s favorite hangout.

Achieving this goal may happen sooner than they think. The combination of the couple’s infectious passion for what they do, the mouth-watering food and the truly unique atmosphere ensures a visit to Johnny Monarch’s is time well spent. ML

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COLOR YOUR GARDEN Story and photos by Ashley Bommer Singh

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recently watched an old 60 minutes interview with Anna Wintour. “What bores you?” she was asked. “Mediocrity. If you see a collection that you feel the designer has been lazy or has taken inspiration from other designers, it doesn’t so much as bore me, as anger me.”

I looked outside, frustrated. I’ve been inspired by many designers. I’ve been inspired by many gardens. But my own gardens aren’t where I want them. Nowhere close. Thankfully, impatience can lead to innovation. If you want to truly create, to make something unique, you must do the work.

Start with the basics. Do you want a kitchen garden that provides vegetables and herbs?

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Do you want a perennial bed that returns year after year? Do you want greenery year-round?

Do you want fruit trees? Do you want a roof garden? Or do you want to focus on the patio pots on your porch? Once you have your list, map out where you want your garden. I like to use little wooden stakes with twine and flags.

To create circles, garden hoses work well.

When making your plant list, have you ever thought about planting by color? “Be like a painter,” Vita Sackville-West once wrote, “giving the final touches to his canvas: putting just a dash of blue or yellow or red where it is wanted to complete the picture and to make it come together in a satisfactory whole.”

Gertrude Jekyl’s flower border at her home Munstead Wood (which was a jaw-dropping

18 feet wide and 180 feet long) was designed as one picture where the greys built up to the blues, whites, pale pinks and then the yellows, oranges and reds in the center before stepping back down to white, pale pink, and lilacs on the opposite end. She was fond of white, as was Ms. Sackville-West, whose garden at Sissinghurst, glowed in the moonlight.

Flowering tobacco plants like Nicotiana affinis open after dark, leading you to an evening of intoxicating scent.

Being a painter in the garden is fun. Don’t take yourself too seriously. Group plants that get along in harmony and use their colors as a tool to combine. Structure and backbone are key. For height, alliums always are my go-to: Garden | Page 43

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The ThePlains, Plains,Virginia Virginia $9,500,000 $9,500,000 Prime Fauquier County location minutes from

Prime Fauquier County location minutes from Middleburg Middleburg • Unbelievable finishes throughout • Unbelievable finishes throughout • Antique floors and•mantels, Antique floors •and mantels,5 vaulted 6 vaulted ceilings 6 bedrooms, full, 2 halfceilings baths • 6•fireplaces, bedrooms, 5 full,• Improvements 2 half baths • 6 fireplaces, gourmet gourmet kitchen include office/studio, stone cottage kitchen • Improvements stone with office, spa, guest house, include pool and office/studio, lighted tennis court cottage with office, spa, guest house, pool and lighted • Landscaped grounds with stream, waterfalls, boxwood and special tennis court Landscaped grounds with stream, plantings • 61•acres. waterfalls, boxwood and special plantings(703) • 61 609-1905 acres.

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Marshall, Hume, Virginia Virginia $3,690,000 $3,600,000 Well protected Fauquier location • 6 bedrooms • 4 full

203 acres in Fauquier w/nearly 1 mile of Rappahannock river and 2 half•baths 3 fireplaces • Great frontage Elegant•stone & clapboard house views • 5 BR,•4 Pool full &with 3 1/2 large terrace • •Large county kitchen • 4-car BA flagstone • 4 FP • Wood floors Gourmet kitchen • Gunnite pool detached garage apartment/ office • and 9-stall barn • w/stunning viewswith overlooking Blue Ridge Mtns private pond Covered arena • Outdoor • 4 stall shed barnbarn • • Situated amongst protectedring properties • 5 stall Jimrow Fletcher 51w/pristinely fenced acres maintained paddocks, pasture and gdns • 2 car garage Paul MacMahon 609-1905 w/in-law suite • Old Dominion Hunt territory • (703) VOF Easement Alix Coolidge (703) 625-1724

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homeproperty with 5 BRslocated • Gourmet kitchen • Two enclave story A Gracious remarkable within a private floor-to-ceiling window display of theand Bluestucco Ridge Mountains just minutes from town • Stone manor • 3 FPs, coffered ceilings, random width rustic cherry floors house with main level master suite • 7 additional BR • • LargeFP home office, gym,gardens, rec room,terraces, multiple porches and patios 5 stone • Beautiful salt-water pool, • Threecarriage finished stories Carriage • 27 • acres cabana, house•& stablehouse with •2 Garage paddocks Lovely finishes throughout & sweeping lawn to (703) private609-1930 trails to Paul MacMahon Goose Creek • 31 acres • Private, elegant & convenient Helen MacMahon (540) 454-1930

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Village Hamlet stucco • 3 bedrooms 2 1/2 baths • Fireplace Gourmet Well designed single•story • 3 BR • 4 full• BA • granite counters • Hardwood floors throughout 2 kitchen half BAwith • Master bedroom w/his and hers dressing • Lovely terrace and Garage with workshop sitting room/bathroom engardens suite •• Library • Sun-filled • Renovated in 2008•• Kitchen Freshly painted. room-dining room with breakfast nook and chef’s appliances • 2 FP • Large (703) mudroom off Paulcaliber MacMahon 609-1905 2 car garage • Cutting garden • Nestled on 10 private wooded acres in sought after Orange County hunt Alix Coolidge (703) 625-1724

203 acres in Fauquier w/nearly 1 mile of Rappahannock Original portion•ofElegant house built in 1790 in Prestonhouse City, CT river frontage stone & clapboard • 5• House was 4dismantled site • Detail is museum BR, full & 3 and 1/2rebuilt BA •at4 current FP • Wood floorsof•work Gourmet quality • Log wing moved to site from Western Virginia circa 1830 kitchen • Gunnite pool w/stunning views overlooking 9 FP & detached 2-car garage • Historic • 4 BR, 4 full BA, 2 half BA, Blue Ridge Mtns and private pond • Situated amongst stone bank barn and log shed moved from Leesburg, VA • Private, protected properties • 5 stall Jim Fletcher barn w/pristinely minutes from town • Frontage on Goose Creek • 37.65 acres maintained paddocks, pasture and gdns • 2 car garage w/inPaul MacMahon 609-1905 law suite • Old Dominion Hunt territory(703) • VOF Easement

Original portion of house built in 1790 in Preston City, Circa 1755, prime Fauquier County location, between Middleburg CT • House was dismantled and rebuilt at current site • and The Plains • Additions in early 1800's & 1943 • Home recently Detail work is museum • Log wing moved to restoredof • 62 gently rolling acresquality in Orange County Hunt site from Western Virginia circa 1830 • 4 BR, 4include full BA, • 4 bedrooms, 4 1/2 baths, 6 fireplaces • Improvements 2salt-water half BA, 9 FP detached 2-carhouse/studio, garage • Historic pool, pool&house, large party 2 tenant stone bank barn and log shed moved from Leesburg, VA • houses, stone walls and pond Private, minutes from town • Frontage on Goose Creek Paul MacMahon (703) 609-1905 • 37.65 acres

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top setting with pasture beautiful land distantinviews Farm house 17Hill acres of rolling the •village of circa 1920, completely restored and enlarged, • 3BR,Routes 3 BA, 250 fireplaces, wood Rectortown • Convenient to both & floors, large country kitchen • 129.15 rolling & useable acres 66 • Newly renovated • Private setting w/ magnificent • Improvements 3-bay equipment shop,bath, guest mountain viewsinclude • 4 bedrooms, 4 fullshed/work bath, 1 half 4-stall•barn complex, riding ring,•spring fed pondguest & stream.

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Charming desirable Melmore • Adjacent to the& 2+ acres justhome east ofintown • Complete renovation • Immaculate charming home with 3 bedrooms & 3 full baths Main& level town of Middleburg offering proximity to•town privacy bedroom • Oversized windows with excellentrooms, natural new light ofmaster almost 4 acres • High ceilings, light-filled • Qualityw/granite finishes, wood floors, standing seamappliances metal roof, • kitchen counters & stainless stonework & large deck overlooking open yard & stone Family room w/fireplace, screened-in porch • 3 BR walls & pond • Move in ready • owner/agent including bright master suite • Home office & finished LL & 2 car garage Helen MacMahon (540) 454-1930 Helen MacMahon (540) 454-1930

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Prime Fauquier location, well protected • 6 bedrooms • 4 full 2017 • 4baths BR,•53 full & 2 •half BA, 5 FP, hardwood and 2 half fireplaces Great views • Pool with largefloors, flagstone terrace • Beautiful drive• to hilltop stetting flagstone terrace • Large county kitchen 4-car detached garage overlooking mountains Improvements with apartment/pond, office •lake 9-stall&barn • Covered•arena • Outdoor ring pool, 2 BR •include 4 stall shed row 2-car barn •garage, 51 fenced acresguest house & apartment • Lovely boxwood gardens• Kitchen (703) allowance to be Paul MacMahon 609-1905 provided • 79.89 acres Paul MacMahon (703) 609-1905 Helen MacMahon (540) 454-1930

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Circa 1755, Between Middleburg and The Plains, A•remarkable property located within a private enclave recently just minutes Additions in early 1800’s & 1943 • Home from town ••Stone and stucco manor house with mainCounty level master restored 62 gently rolling acres in Orange Hunt suite • 7 additional BR • 5 stone FP • Beautiful gardens, terraces, • 4 bedrooms, 4 1/2 baths, 6 fireplaces • Improvements salt-water pool, cabana, carriage house & stable with 2 paddocks include salt-water pool, pool house, large party • Lovely finishes throughout & sweeping lawn to private trails to house/studio, 2 tenant houses, stone walls and pond Goose Creek • 31 acres • Private, elegant & convenient Paul MacMahon (703) 609-1905 Helen MacMahon (540) 454-1930

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Grasty Place Harmony Creek

Beautiful brick federal structure, in need of repair • 2 recorded lots 1890 with massive central steep • East & side1935 of town • 1.76 aces zoned R-1chimneys, & A-C in the historic roof and unusual brick patterns • Five BR and districtlines, • High ceilings & wood floors 3Paul full MacMahon & 2 half BA • Double barreled ceilings, winding (703) 609-1905 staircase, generous sized rooms & decorative fireplaces • Situated on 111.74 acres • Strong stream, stable with cottage & stone-walled terrace gardens Paul MacMahon (703) 609-1905

Charming in desirable Melmoredistant • Adjacent to the town of Hill tophome setting with beautiful views • Farm Middleburg offering proximity to town & privacy of enlarged, almost 4 acres house circa 1920, completely restored and • •3High ceilings, light-filled rooms, new kitchen w/granite bedrooms, 3 baths, 2 fireplaces, wood floors, counters large &country stainless kitchen appliances••129.15 Family room w/fireplace, screened-in rolling & useable acres •porch •Improvements 3 BR including bright master suiteequipment w/bay window • Home office include 3-bay shed/work shop, &guest finished LL &4-stall 2 car garage house, barn complex, riding ring, spring fed Helen MacMahon (540) 454-1930 pond & stream.

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Village Hamlet • 3 bedrooms 2 1/2 Main 10 acres & a beautifully maintained • retreat withbaths views•across thelevel valley • Post & beam•home w/ open plan • kitchen Gorgeouswith floors, master bedroom Fireplace • floor Gourmet main levelcounters master suite, huge stone fireplace, fantastic loft/home granite • Hardwood floors throughout • Lovely office • 2and additional bedrooms on main • Many option w/ terrace gardens • Garage withlevel workshop • Freshly bedroom & full bath in finished space below, w/ walk out • Tons of painted. storage-2 car garage & large workshop Paul MacMahon (703) 609-1905 Helen MacMahon (540) 454-1930

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Garden | From page 40 Giganteum, Mount Everest, Ambassador, and Sphaerocephalon especially. While these are planted in the fall, the smaller Millennium will be mass planted this spring. Delphiniums, foxgloves and foxtail lilies also provide great spikes; I love the foxtail lily ‘Romance’ popping up in front of cloud boxwood hedges. I’ve never tried Cardiocrinum giganteum which is like a giraffe in the garden, but one day I will.

Colefax and Fowler’s Inspirational Interiors suggests combining greens together: “Just look to the countryside; nature will throw together acid lime with glaucous green, dark olive with rich emerald, and they will meld together in one glorious whole.” Queen Lime Blush zinnias do look marvelous in a dark boxwood parterre with Alchemilla mollis lining a stone path nearby.

And color combining is not just for the flowers. Bunny William’s book, Garden Style, groups plants by leaf color. For bronze/burgundy, she suggests Japanese maple, purple smokebush, and Heuchera ‘Stormy Seas.’

Chartreuse/Gold include Alchemilla, Euphorbia, Hosta ‘Piedmont Gold’, Nicotiana langsdorfii and Spirea japonica ‘Goldflame.’

Grays include Caryopteris, Hosta sieboldiana ‘Elegans,’ Russian sage, and Verbascum bombyciferum. No wonder I like my Caryopteris near my Russian sage. Details matter.

Look around. Let nature be your guide.

There is nothing more spectacular than a red fox darting out of wheat-colored grass in an open field. How about Cirsium rivulare ‘Atropurpulem’ and Shenandoah switchgrass inspired by this scene? Or draw on our amazing historic drystone walls with lichen and moss co-existing happily in the crevices. Try Sedum

repustre ‘Angelina’ with Amsonia hubrichtii in the sun. Remember, all greens go together.

Also listen. The bees are up and foraging around. Help them out and plant some of their favorite treats. Matchstick alliums are my go-to for the bees. They also look like sculptures when brought into the house.

Guara lindheimeri ‘Whirling Butterflies’, Nepeta racemosa ‘Walkers Low’, bee balm, and Echinacea purpurea are also a pictorial feast for pollinators in the garden.

In this pre-spring air, enjoy the witch hazel and soon-to-come quince and forsythia.

I like all three wild and free, but feel free to cut back post bloom. Certainly cut a few long stems for vases in your home. You’ll have color and scent for days. No matter what you do, I am sure Ms. Wintour would agree there is nothing mediocre about your immediate environment inspiring your garden design. ML

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Recognition | From page 19 property to freed slaves. Covington added, “These landowners still needed a labor force nearby and everyone was in walking distance, so it made sense to have them close by.” So a village sprung up.

Freedmen’s Bureau records show that in 1868 Colonel Dulany of Welbourne wrote to Lieutenant Sidney B. Smith of the Freedmen’s Bureau in Middleburg asking for a school.

He wrote, a “large number of colored people in his neighborhood have requested him to apply for assistance to build a school house …” Dulany was allotted $150 from the Freedmen’s Bureau and the community raised $40 to go toward the purchase of a half-acre of land from John Armistead Carter (18081890) of Crednal Farm. Carter was a Virginia lawyer, farmer, and politician who represented Loudoun County in the Virginia General Assembly both before and after the Civil War. The earliest deed in Willisville dates to Oct. 1, 1868 for the formation of this school, which was built of logs measuring 18 by 30 feet at the western edge of Carter’s farm. Carter sold his land to three former slaves George Evans, (possibly enslaved by the Carter family), Garner Peters (enslaved by the Dulany family), and Benjamin Berry for a combination school/church “for the exclusive use and benefit of young colored persons for a school house [also] used on Sabbath days for holding Sunday school,” Scheel writes.

Between 1872 and 1876, Carter of Crednal and Seaton of Catesby sold six additional lots along the western edges of their farms to formerly enslaved and freemen, including John Howard, Lucinda Willis, Sarah Jackson, and George Evans. This enclave of homes would later become known as Willisville. Carol confirmed that the north side of Welbourne Road (where the school, old cemetery, and church are) was land owned by the Carters of Crednal while the south side of the road (where most of the houses are, including what was the old store) was land owned by the Seatons of Catesby.

On Nov. 7, 1874, Seaton and his wife, Mary, deeded three acres of their property to Lucinda Willis for $100. Carol said, “Lucinda purchased the three acres from Seaton; Henson had died the year before.” The Willis house still stands, but is much enlarged. You can still see the old stone foundation and chimney.

On June 1, 1918, the original 19th century school/church burned. In the fall of 1919, a new school was built as a one-room frame

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structure for $1,200. With the influx of federal funds in 1933, the school was given an additional room in the rear of the building allowing for two sets of grades to be taught at the same time. In 1933, Anna Shorts Gaskins became principal, but well before that, she began her 43-year teaching career there in 1908 when she was just 18. Then, it was just a one-room school and she earned $25 a month. Every day, she began school by reciting “The Lord’s Prayer.” There was always a Thanksgiving and Christmas program along with a Santa Claus.

Anne, born Sept. 3, 1925, remembers attending the school in 1933 when she was six-years-old, then named Anne Brooks. Official school records for the 1933-34 school year show “Brooks Anne” living “1/2” mile from the school and lists her age as “6” with “Anna Gaskins” as the teacher. Anne remembers, “The teachers were very strict but very good. Grades one through three were in the first room; the back room was grades four through seven.” She also remembers having a “Victory Garden” at the school during World War II. In 1958, the 1919-built school was converted to private use. The sale of Willisville School was held at public auction on April 4, 1959 on the steps of the Loudoun County Court House. Children were then bused about two miles south to Banneker Elementary School in St. Louis, another African-American village. Anne’s four oldest children attended Willisville, but Carol and her three younger siblings went to Banneker.

Carol said, “You got your learning and were taught to read and write. I remember going to Banneker in seventh grade; it wasn’t integrated at the time. In eighth grade, we went to Loudoun Valley High School in Purcellville.”

Another important feature in any village is a place of worship. A metal plaque near the church’s front door reads, “Willisville Methodist Church Founded 1869 by George Evans.” Since the existing stone church was built decades later in 1924, church members previously congregated at another location, possibly in homes, and then at the old school/ church; but when it burned in 1918, church services were held outside in good weather.

During bad weather, services were at Fannie Dulany Lemmon’s cottage at Welbourne.

According to Scheel’s book, in 1923, Mary (Carter) Dulany Neville offered Willisville churchgoers that if they raised $1,000 toward the construction of a new church she would donate the remainder. Born in Paris, France, Mrs. Neville was an artist and designed the new stone church modeled much like a French country chapel. Churchgoers raised the $1,000 and the site of the church was on Pelham, which had been carved from neighboring farm, Crednal. The total bill for what is now called Willisville Chapel UMC (United Methodist Church) came to $6,500—a record price for an African American church in the Virginia Piedmont.

The church, located at 34008 Welbourne Road, bears the datestone: “Willisville Chapel 1924 June 29.” The younger Lee remembers going to the little stone church as a child; her mother still attends. On a recent walk down Welbourne Road near the church, she pointed out that the steeple is now gone and the bell is out back from the church she once attended. “When they replaced the roof, they didn’t have enough money to put it back,” she said.

Next, comes the old store, which Scheel dates to about 1912. Anne remembers the store and at one time lived in it when it became a residence. It went through a series of owners, but Anne remembers when it was run in the 1950s by Phil McQuay, a St. Louis merchant. Henry Jackson closed the business in the late 1960s. There was once a blacksmith shop near the Welbourne Post Office on Quaker Lane.

Considering the history of Willisville and how the village got its start, Morison added, “It’s a lovely example of a community coming together. Despite everything going on with Recognition | Page 45

Page 18, left: School children pose in front of Willisville School, built in 1919. In back, from left, Anne Brooks Lee, Julia Francis Brooks Ross; in front from left, Robert Eugene Brooks and Bertha Brooks Gaskins. Courtesy of Mosby Heritage Area Association.

Page 18, right: Willisville School dates to 1919, but an earlier log structure that served as a combination school/church stood here dating from 1868. It is on land that belonged to John A. Carter of Crednal Farm. Courtesy of Michaela Baumstark. Page 19: Top: The old Willisville cemetery on Welbourne Road has weathered tombstones belonging to members of the Willis family for whom Willisville is presumably named. Courtesy of Michaela Baumstark.

Second: Anne Brooks Lee and her daughter, Carol Lee, leaf through old Willisville School records from 1933-34 when Anne was a student there. Courtesy of Michaela Baumstark. Third: Welbourne, the late 18th-century home of Colonel Richard Henry Dulany. Today, his great, great, great grandson, Dulany Morison, is working with Mosby Heritage Area Association hoping to get the village of Willisville on the National Register of Historic Places. Courtesy of Historical Marker Database (HMDB.org). Bottom: Willisville Chapel dates to 1924. It was built on land from the neighboring farm, Crednal. Courtesy of Michaela Baumstark.

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the times, there was a community that helped each other.”

Carol said, “In the south, you heard how blacks really suffered, but you didn’t see it here. These families were allowed to purchase land, to make a community. We had plenty of kids to play with. We had a good life.”

Regarding its significance, Carol pointed out, “I want people to know the village was an area where people could freely settle after the war. Slavery was over. It became a village and it remains a village. People have managed to hang on to their land even with development around. We’ve been able to hold onto our history.”

Being listed on the National Register would acknowledge the 150-year history and give the village a well-deserved recognition of its importance as a surviving community that sprung up during the Reconstruction period. If a marker goes up, it will likely go near the old school at the crossroads of Willisville and Welbourne Roads. And if Willisville gets on the National Register, Morison

said, “We’d like to have a wrap-up function to invite guests, donors, and the community to celebrate and educate people more about Willisville. This whole process has been a very rewarding experience.”

Carol said, “Willisville produced some good people. I have no complaints being raised here. Everybody grew up the same way. We were in our own little world. And we were happy.”

MHAA is located in the historic Rector House at 1461 Atoka Road in Marshall, just west of Middleburg. Organized in 1995, MHAA seeks to preserve the unique cultural, historical, and geographical significance of a 1,800-square-mile region of Loudoun, Fauquier, Clarke, Warren, Prince William, and the City of Manassas.

Call MHAA at 540-687-6681 or visit their website www.mosbyheritagearea. org for more information and to donate to the Willisville Preservation Project. Or mail donations to MHAA, P.O. Box 1497, Middleburg, VA 20118 with “Willisville” noted on the payment. ML

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ive seniors and four juniors were recently elected to the Foxcroft School Chapter of the Cum Laude Society.

According to Foxcroft School Chapter of the Cum Laude Society President Matthew Mohler, the new members join four others of the senior class who were named to the national high school scholastic honor society a year ago. The Cum Laude Society was founded in 1906 and has grown to include 382 chapters. Foxcroft’s chapter was established in 1958.

Students selected for induction must have superior academic records, as reflected in their course load, grade point average, and other factors. They must also demonstrate a serious interest in the pursuit of knowledge and academic integrity. National guidelines limit membership to 20 percent of a senior class, while up to half of those students are eligible to be elected in the junior year.

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Current seniors who were inducted last year include Grace MacDonald of Bluemont; Kayla Lee of Austin, Texas; Grace Chen of Nanjing, China; and Sylvia Yuan of Ningbo, China.

Together with the six faculty members of the chapter, they will officially welcome the new members into the Society at the Cum Laude induction ceremony held during Foxcroft’s annual Awards Assembly in May. Those faculty members are Head of School Cathy McGehee, Assistant Head of School for Academics Courtney Ulmer, Athletic Director Michelle Woodruff, Director of Educational Technology and History Department Chair Alex Northrup, STEM teacher Lindsey Bowser, and Mohler. ML

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Wonderful day and honored to be surrounded by like-minded crazy foxhunters like myself.

Best hunting day of my life. What an honor to be able to experience the most incredible country with an amazingly talented, hardworking and dedicated pack of hounds, huntsman, and field master. The day was filled with unimaginable sport and breathless laughter. I don’t think the smile on my face from that day has ever gone away.

Lissa McCauley, professional of OCH, fox den farm, auction purchaser of the private hunt

Driving between the stone pillars at the entrance to Chilly Bleak Farm for the OCH private hunt, I noticed a small field of accomplished fox hunters, both professional staff from other fox hunts, our own professionals and a handful of fortunate invitees like myself, all well mounted, full of joy, and chomping at the bit to go. It was at that moment I knew we were in for a “big” day…nobody was disappointed.

Neil Morris, master, OCH

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Knowing how much this day meant to Lissa, Laura and I were honored that she asked us to be there! We saw a fox 20 feet in front of us who lept straight over a hound! The day couldn’t have gone any better. Spot on all day long. The event ended perfectly with dinner with our hosts of the day, Jim and Katie Fitzgerald.

Chilly Bleak is beautiful and we will drink Jim’s booze anytime!

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A NIGHT OF BARN DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT

Dinner, dancing and doing the Two-Step is on tap at the upcoming Orange County Hounds “Jeans and Tweed” barn at Fox Chase on April 6. Join the fun and help fund land preservation and conservation. In addition to dinner and dancing, the fundraiser features a silent and live auction with a chance to win a private hunt. Win and enjoy a day of hunting with the Orange County Hounds, Huntsman Reg Spreadburough, and 15 friends in beautiful OCH territory. After a day in the field, enjoy a dinner hosted by the landowner of the chosen meet that day.

What did one hunter say to the other?

Here’s is what guests said about the private hunt at Chilly Bleak Farm on Dec. 7, 2018.

Photos courtesy of Middleburg Photo

It is a total honor and a privilege to be asked to a private hunt, and I was thrilled and nervously excited to be asked to lead the field for this very special occasion by Lissa! We had an absolute blast and what a day and honor.

Maryalice Matheson, Field Master, OCH

What a unique opportunity this hunt was, to be with like-minded people, in beautiful hunt country, and watching terrific hound work on a tricky scenting day!

Richard Roberts, Huntsman, Middleburg Hunt

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BRINGING THE BEST OF ITALY TO MIDDLEBURG FOREVER GOURMET AND SALAMANDER RESORT & SPA

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or Atticus and Roberta Marcenaro Lyon, Middleburg residents and co-founders of Forever Gourmet, introducing a Michelin-starred chef to the local community is very much in keeping with their vision.

“From the beginning,” said Roberta, “we’ve wanted to connect the world through food. One of our biggest goals has been to bring world class chefs from around the globe to the United States, merging the best of global and local.”

Roberta, who started her first restaurant at the young age of 22, is a native of Liguria, Italy. “I was nearly born in my mother’s restaurant,” she said. “Food is in my blood.”

When she and husband Atticus embarked upon Forever Gourmet three years ago, they wanted not only to work with prominent chefs, but also to identify artisanal producers of high quality gourmet food for import.

Their products are now sold at stores around the country, and can be found locally at Salamander Market, Gentle Harvest, the Farm Store at Greenhill Vineyards, the Locke Store, and The Town Duck.

In 2017, the Cooking School of Aspen served as their first venue for bringing in celebrated chefs from other parts of the world.

“Davide Palluda was actually the first chef that we brought to the United States,” said Roberta. “The three-day event was sold out and was a big success. We could hardly wait for the next experience.”

Since then, Forever Gourmet has grown and now works with leading hotels like the Salamander Resort & Spa, Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons, and Relais Chateaux to develop and provide exceptional and unique culinary experiences for their guests.

And now, the couple will be bringing Chef Davide Palluda back to the United States for a three-day weekend of cooking experiences, in partnership with the Salamander Resort & Spa, in the first of many Michelin-starred Italy | Page 52

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Italy | From page 50 dinners and culinary events to come.

“It seems perfect in so many ways,” said Roberta. “Chef Palluda, who is from the Piedmont region in northern Italy, will be bringing his talent to the Piedmont region in northern Virginia. He will be working with local materials here, very different from what he finds in Italy.”

Chef Palluda is internationally famous for his celebrated Italian eateries, Enoteca and Laboratory DP, and has been noted for his use of innovative techniques. In 2000, Palluda was elected best young chef of the year by the Espresso Guide. That same year, he was awarded a Michelin star. He is widely acknowledged as being one of the best Italian chefs in the world.

The three-day event at Salamander Resort & Spa will take place March 22-24, and those interested can purchase tickets for one event or for the entire schedule. The event kicks off with a Barolo wine and antipasti reception with Chef Palluda and Salamander Executive Chef Ryan Arensdorf on March 22.

On Saturday, March 23, there is a hands-on cooking class in the afternoon and an eightcourse tasting menu that evening. The tasting will combine classic Northern Italian favorites, including pasta made from scratch, with ingredients from local Virginia farms.

And to cap off the weekend, there is a three-course Sunday brunch, showcasing a

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A special room offer for overnight accommodations March 23-24, 2019 which includes access for two to the eight-course dinner is available. To learn more, visit www.salamanderresort.com/play/ activities#michelinstar-chef-weekenddavide-palluda

combination of Italian favorites from Chef Palluda and Virginia ingredients from Chef Arensdorf.

“We are so excited that this is happening in Middleburg,” said Roberta, “and we are very excited that Forever Gourmet is developing in this direction. We look forward to expanding this partnership with Salamander and to offering their guests and the Middleburg community the very best the world has to offer in food and wine.”

Those interested can enjoy each event a la carte, or experience it all with the Michelin-Starred Chef Weekend package. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit Salamander’s website or call 540-326-4070. ML Page 50: Chef Davide Palluda. Page 52, left: Michelin-Starred Chef Davide Palluda, Roberta Marcenaro Lyon, and Robert Ittner of Aspen Cooking School. Page 52, right: Chef Davide Palluda and Atticus Lyon, Forever Gourmet.

The Chef Davide Palluda Package includes access to all culinary events and is available for $500 per person; events may also be enjoyed a la carte.

The Michelin-Star Weekend with Chef Davide Palluda features: BAROLO & ANTIPASTI RECEPTION March 22 | 5:30 p.m. | Harrimans Cooking Studio | $46 per person An open conversation on Chef Palluda’s passion for cooking, while enjoying delicious antipasti paired with Barolo wines.

ITALIAN COOKING CLASS March 23 | 2 p.m. | Harrimans Cooking Studio | $120 per person A hands-on class lead by Chef Palluda on how to make his signature pasta from scratch.

EIGHT-COURSE TASTING MENU March 23 | 7 p.m.

Harrimans | $279 per person A curated dinner combining Chef Palluda’s classic Northern Italian favorites with the best ingredients from local Virginia farms.

THREE-COURSE BRUNCH March 24 | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Harrimans | $78 per person Chef Palluda and Salamander Resort & Spa’s Executive Chef, Ryan Arensdorf, team up to prepare a decadent threecourse brunch showcasing Italian favorites and hearty Virginian ingredients.

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Wine Makes Me Happy (6 - 7 p.m.) Transformational Healing is all about helping people find more happiness in their life. Meetup group is for people who want to move up the happiness scale in 2019. Meet at Gold Cup Wine Bar at Salamander Resort and Spa. Max number of 10 participants. Cost is $25/month.

Register online.

Wedding Open House (11 a.m.

- 4 p.m.) Join Goodstone Inn & Restaurant on March 9 and March 10 during Visit Loudoun’s Wedding Open House! Featuring many local vendors, such as: Nature Composed, Sugarplum Tent Company, Olivera Music Entertainment, and Ashlee Virginia Events. Enjoy a weekend of touring the best of what Loudoun has to offer for wedding venues and venders. Register at visitloudoun.org/weddings/2019-weddingsin-loudoun-open-house.

78th Warrenton Hunt Pointto-Point Races (Start time noon) The 78th running of the Warrenton Hunt Point-to-Point Races will be held Saturday, March 16 at the Airlie Race Course in Warrenton. Come see trainers, riders and friends for a great day of racing. Features a race on the flat with the riders of the Side Saddle Chase Foundation (www.sidesaddlechase.com). Parking spaces and tent packages are available in advance, tickets are $20 at the gate.

of upbeat hard rock hits held at Salamander Resort & Spa. Enjoy a complimentary green beer when you are done. Cost is $30 per person. Reservations required. Call (540) 326-4060. Must be over 21.

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Chalk N’ Cheers (12 - 3 p.m.)

Enjoy an afternoon of chalk art and wine at Cana Vineyards. Cost is $35 (includes a pallet board, silkscreen transfer, use of three chalk colors and a glass of wine).

Register at champagnejanedesigns.com/ register.

Haiku, Poem of Spring (5 - 8 p.m.) The Byrne Gallery in Middleburg opens a new exhibit entitled “Haiku, Poem of Spring: A Celebration of Cherry Blossom Season” on March 16. The exhibit features woodblock prints by Tadashi Nakayama, original watercolors, silk screens and works on paper of Pang Tseng Ying and vintage kimono and textile art from Japan from the collection of Susie Lipscher of Plum Blossom Kimono. The reception is open to the public. Call (540) 687-6986 to RSVP. Exhibit runs from March 6 - April 28.

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Blue Ridge Hunt Hunter Pace Events (Noon) Enjoy a day at Trelawny Farm in Berryville on Sunday, March 10. Call (540) 687-5449 or (540) 247-3449 or visit BlueRidgeHunt.org for more information.

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PolicyMaker Series: The State of Loudoun’s Towns (8 - 10 a.m.) The PolicyMaker Series: The State of Loudoun’s Towns’ inaugural event will be held at the Middleburg Community Center. The event begins with brief remarks from each mayor, followed by a panel discussion. Each mayor can dive into a discussion on the priorities of economic development, the quality of life for Loudoun’s workforce, and transportation in their town. Register at loudounchamber.org, members $60, non-members $90.

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10th Annual MCC Senior Luncheon (12 - 1:30 p.m.)

Enjoy a delicious lunch, bingo, and live jazz music at the 10th Annual Middleburg Community Center Senior Luncheon. RSVP by March 10. Call (540) 687-6373 or olivia@ middleburgcommunitycenter.com. This event is free and open to the public.

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Pot of Gold GPS Hunt (10 11:30 a.m.) Are you feeling the luck of the Irish? Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, try your luck at geocaching to find our multiple pots of gold hidden around the property at Salamander Resort & Spa. Each caching station contains a grand prize and special gold coins. The grand prize will go to the first team to reach the caching station.

Smartphones with GPS or compass apps required; teams are 2-4 people. $25 per team.

For reservations, call (540) 326-4060.

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Yoga, Green Beer and Rock & Roll (11 a.m. - 12 p.m.)

Have a blast in honor of St. Patrick’s Day while stretching and building muscle in this Vinyasa Yoga workshop, set to a soundtrack

Warrenton Hunt Point to Point (Noon) Enjoy a day at the Airlie Race Course at the 78th Running of the Warrenton Hunt to Hunt on March 16.

Post time is 12 p.m. Visit with trainers, riders and friends for a great day of racing! This year, the event will once again feature a race on the flat with the riders of the Side Saddle Chase Foundation (sidesaddlechase.com).

Parking spaces and tent packages are available in advance, tickets are $20 at the gate.

Call (540) 270-1730 or visit warrentonhunt. com for more information.

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Piedmont Fox Hounds Point to Point (1 p.m.) Enjoy the Point to Point action at the Salem Course in Upperville on March 23. Call (540) 592-7100 for more information.

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HEAL MIDDLEBURG:

HEALth Fair and 5K Returns ANNUAL EXPO FEATURES A DAY OF HEALTH-FOCUSED ACTIVITIES

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tradition celebrating Middleburg’s status as an official Healthy Eating Active Living Town returns this month for the third year.

The Town of Middleburg will host the third annual HEALth Fair & 5K on Saturday, March 30 from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Middleburg Community Center, 300 West Washington St. The event is a celebration of the Town of Middleburg’s commitment to Healthy Eating and Active Living (HEAL).

Middleburg’s HEALth Fair & 5K promises to be a fun and informative day for all members of the community as well as visitors. There are activities for the youngest to the oldest members of the family including running or walking in a 5K race, learning more about health and fitness from local professionals, sampling healthy foods, visiting over 25 vendor booths and watching the documentary Styrofoam Mom. The health-focused day begins with a timed 5K race at 8 a.m. and a Dog Jog at 9 a.m. The race course will take participants through the picturesque town of Middleburg, including the grounds of Salamander Resort.

The races will start and finish at the community center. Each race participant will receive a commemorative T-shirt and will compete for an award in their age group. Race registration is $30 for the 5K and $25 for the Dog Jog. Proceeds from the 5K will benefit A Place to Be and help support summer camps for Middleburg/Aldie Boy Scout Troop 2950.

Vendor booths and local health and fitness professionals will be on hand from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. Presentations will begin at 10:30 a.m. with ‘The Power of Music Therapy’ by Middleburg nonprofit, A Place To Be. The fair will also host a special screening of StyrofoamMom at 11:30 a.m. The film was written and produced by local health and environmental advocate Miriam Gennari. This unique documentary offers a lighthearted, yet poignant chance to meet the people working to solve the health and environmental challenges of Styrofoam. Along the way, Gennari lets us in on the lessons she learned – often the hard way - on her journey from naïve but concerned mom to savvy expert. Gennari will be on hand to discuss the film and answer

questions after the screening.

The HEALth Fair & 5K is organized by the Middleburg Town Council’s “Go Green” Committee.

Peter Leonard-Morgan, the town council representative for Middleburg’s Go Green Committee, has been hard at work on the event. He’s excited and confident that turnout will be good this year. “It’s a great town, it’s a great race, it’s a perfect time of year.”

Booths will showcase established products and offer a few easy, on-the-spot health screenings.

Entry to the fair is free. Attendees will receive a reusable grocery bag. Win prizes by picking up a Healthy Passport and getting it stamped at 90 percent of the booths.

Woody and Nancy McMahon are once again helping organize the HEALth Fair. McMahon who says he has been attending health and wellness fairs for 30 years points out that the community can expect lots of variety in the booths with a focus on holistic health and wellness.

“We’re trying to broaden the field,” said McMahon who teaches Tai Chi classes at the community center. He wants people to understand that fitness doesn’t mean a commitment to health clubs and workout clothes.

His wife who is a passionate yoga instructor, shares the view that exercise can and should be fun and accessible. She notes that “social interaction is so important, as well, for our

physical and our mental health.”

That’s the goal for both the HEALth Fair and the 5K, says Leonard-Morgan. “When you’re with other people,” he says, “there’s a whole team spirit.”

Teri Domanski spearheaded the 5K race planning which will take place come rain or shine. Walkers who’d like to participate are welcome to join the fun beginning at 8:15 a.m. and are not required to register.

“The community and the businesses are really great,” Leonard-Morgan said. “I think most of the businesses here are really community-oriented, which is wonderful.”

The event is designed to raise awareness about Middleburg’s focus on wellness and sustainability. Ultimately, each person helping to organize the HEALth Fair and 5K this year shares the hope that the community will take away a positive message – that healthy eating and active living can be simple and accessible, and can easily be integrated into their daily lives.

“If we open someone’s eyes to a couple of things that they hadn’t thought about before, that’s awesome,” said Leonard-Morgan.

For additional information about the Middleburg HEALth Fair or to register for the 5K race, visit heal.middleburg.com or call 443-254-5530. ML Health Fair 2018.

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3/23

Italian Cooking with Michelin-Star Chef Davide Palluda (2 - 4 p.m.) Michelin-Star Chef Davide Palluda is in town for just one weekend and one cooking class at Harrimans Virginia Piedmont Grill in Middleburg. Brought to you by Forever Gourmet, experience this exclusive hands-on class and learn the art of Italian cooking from a true northern Italian Chef. Cost is $120 per person. Reservations required, call (540) 326-4070. Price does not include tax and gratuity.

3/23

Creative Mankind Paint & Sip at Chrysalis Vineyards (1 - 4 p.m.) Spend an afternoon laughing, listening to music and creating a one-of–a-kind masterpiece at Chrysalis Vineyards in Middleburg. There is a $40 registration fee which covers all art supplies. Register online.

3/23

NOVAAR Launch (10 a.m. 4 p.m.) Watch the Northern Virginia Association of Rocketry NOVAAR Launch on Saturday, March 23 at Great Meadows, 5089 Old Tavern Road, The Plains.

NOVAAR’s launches are open to all members.

Non-members pay $1 per flight. NOVAAR provides both model rocket and high-powered launch equipment and has a permitted 4,500 foot flight waiver. Launches are conducted by the range safety officer in compliance with the Safety Code of the National Association of Rocketry. Visit novaar.org/ drupal6/node/2136 for more information.

3/23

Eight-Course Tasting Menu with Chef Davide Palluda (7 - 10 p.m.) Visit northern Italy from the comfort of your seat at Harrimans in Middleburg.

Indulge in a exclusive eight-course meal cultivated by Michelin-Star Chef Palluda as he combines classic Northern Italian favorites including pasta made from scratch, and the best ingredients from local Virginia farms.

Cost is $279 per person. RSVP by calling (540) 326-4070. Price does not include tax and gratuity.

3/28

Sip and Paint at the Distillery (6 - 8 p.m.) Want an excuse to relax a little with some painting lessons and a refreshing cocktail? Join Catoctin Creek Distillery in Purcellville, for “Sip and Paint” with local artist, Amy Walton. Cost is $45 per person and includes all painting materials,

SPRING MORVEN PARK HORSE TRIALS Don’t miss the Spring Morven Park Horse Trials on March 30-31. Morven Park International Equestrian Center is a premier competition venue located in Loudoun County that attracts world class riders. Horse Trials are also known as eventing, which is the triathlon of horse sports. Observe the ultimate challenge for horse and rider as they compete in dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. Free for spectators, held from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Café open 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. Bring your walking shoes and watch the action up close! The equestrian center is located one mile north of the Town of Leesburg, off of Route 15 on Route 740 (Tutt Lane). The address is 41580 Sunday Morning Lane, Leesburg, VA 20176.

Visit http://www.morvenpark.org/ for more information.

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instruction and two cocktails. Register online.

3/30

Middleburg HEALth Fair & 5K (7 a.m. - 1 p.m.) The Middleburg HEALth Fair & 5K is planned for March 30 at the Middleburg Community Center. Sign up to run the 5K at https:// r un sig nup. com / R ace / VA / Mi d dl eburg / Middleburg5K/.

3/30

Annual Kite Flight (1 - 3 p.m.)

Bring your kite and join in the fun in the skies above Three Fox Vineyards in Delaplane. The vineyard has great breezes in the spring for kite flying, and take advantage of them for some early springtime fun. Prizes awarded in the following categories: best in show, most time aloft, most creative kite, youngest kite flyer and youngest at heart. Judging begins at 3 p.m.

3/31

Free Community Day at the National Sporting Library & Museum (10 a.m. - 5 p.m.) The National Sporting Library & Museum offers free admission the last Sunday of each month. Experience highlights from the permanent collection! No reservation necessary.

Thank you to everyone who helped us achieve our coveted new Forbes Five-Star rating, the first bestowed on a destination resort in the D.C. area. We are humbled and thrilled, and invite you to experience Salamander Resort & Spa for yourself.

Sheila Johnson Founder & CEO Salamander Hotels & Resorts

For additional information, please call 877.840.2063

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THE GRANGE

The Plains ~ Stunning addition and restoration create a classic and elegant Virginia manor house. Attention to detail throughout including a custom designed kitchen opens to the family room. Property also includes pool, guest house and 4 stall barn on 18 acres in the Orange County Hunt Territory. Convenient access to I-66, Rt. 50 and Dulles International Airport $2,675,000

Cricket Bedford 540-229-3201

Middleburg ~ One of a kind property with great INCOME POTENTIAL on 11+acres only minutes to town. Renovated 2 BR/2.5 BA brick Main House with 4 updated dwellings: 2 matching 2 BR/1 BA detached cottages, 1 BR/1 BA Barn Apartment, 1 BR/1 BA Gate House and Studio.

Includes English gardens, green house, stonewalls, sweeping lawns, 3-stall barn, fenced paddocks, pond and mature trees all in a storybook setting. $2,150,000

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The Plains ~ Custom Federal style residence with 6 BR, 7 BA on 2+ acres. Features high ceilings, hardwood, marble and antique ceramic tile floors, 7 fireplaces and exquisite details. Clive Christian Kitchen with LaCornue stove and light-filled Breakfast Room. Formal LR, DR, Library, Great Room, Master BR Suite with fireplace, luxury BA, Walk-in Closets. Guest BR suite on 3rd level. Walkout lower level has Family Room, Media Room, Music Room, Weight Room, Wine Cellar, 2nd Kitchen, Guest BR Suite. Attached 3-car garage with apartment above. $1,795,000

Cricket Bedford (540) 229-3201

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Middleburg ~ Beautiful all brick center hall Colonial on 3.36 professionally landscaped acres just minutes to historic village of Middleburg. Meticulously cared for by owners makes this home ‘move-in’ ready. All the major systems have been upgraded. In addition to the spectacular home, there is a 2-car attached garage, a separate detached Carriage House with two garage spaces and unfinished space above, a fenced in swimming pool with a gazebo, mature plantings, hardwood and fruit trees along with a spring fed pond. $1,125,000

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4,000 + sq. ft. of living space includes a Gourmet Kitchen w/ island & fireplace, Family Rms on both levels, formal Living Rm, Library, formal Dining Rm and lots of windows to enjoy the pastoral views. 3 bedrooms upstairs - 2 are Mstr Suites with lux BAs. Hardwood floors. 4-stall barn w/large workshop & 1 BR/1 BA loft apartment. Fenced paddocks, another small 2 stall barn, run-in sheds, log building, frame storage shed, pond and a stream. Great ride out. $1,250,000

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Jeffersonton ~ Unique 4 BR country house with pool and outbuildings. One and 1/2 mile of Rappahannock river frontage. Open, rolling fields. Investment, horse farm, brewery, B&B, or winery potential. All around views, flowering gardens, privacy and peace. 15 minutes to Warrenton. $1,991,000 on 239+acres or $1,443,000 on 142 acres

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Upperville ~ Fully renovated c.1843 Greek Revival style home in the historic village of Upperville. 4 BR, 3 BA, Front and rear covered porches. Fully fenced yard behind with professionally landscaped gardens. 2-car detached garage and potting shed. Can be Commercial or Residential.

Priced below appraised value. $749,000

Cricket Bedford 540-229-3201

Middleburg ~ Build your dream home on one of 3 parcels available on 3 or 4+ acre separate parcels just East of town.

Located in an area of lovely homes just South off Rte 50 at the corner of Sally Mill Road. Settings offer cleared home sites with pastoral views. Ideal commuter location with easy access to both Dulles Int’l Airport & downtown DC. All parcels have permitted septics, private access easements and restrictive covenants. $285,000- $299,000

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PICKET STREET

The Plains ~ 2 BR, small charming cottage on a quiet street.

Newly renovated. New bathroom, updated kitchen, new windows, AC, all hardwood floors cathedral ceiling. Many extras and special communications upgrades installed. Small garden, back porch. Town water and sewer are included. One year minimum. $1,500/mo + electric

Rein duPont 540-454-3355

See the full listings and exclusive properties in hunt country by visiting THOMAS-TALBOT.com

THOMAS & TALBOT REAL ESTATE Susie Ashcom

Cricket Bedford Cathy Bernache Snowden Clarke John Coles Rein duPont Cary Embury

A Staunch Supporter of Land Easements

LAND AND ESTATE AGENTS

1967 Middleburg, VA 20118

(540) 687- 6500

Julien Lacaze

2019

Phillip S. Thomas, Sr. Celebrating his 57th year in Real Estate

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

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.

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