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CONTENTS

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CHEERS TO BEER Local breweries offer tasty tipples

LOCAL RETIREMENT LIVING Guide to facilities and options

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DOWNSIZING Tips for parting with possessions

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IDENTITY THEFT What to know, what to do

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PURPOSEFUL LIVING Staying connected in retirement

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PET-FRIENDLY DESIGN Creating a home with pets in mind

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IT’S A GOODE THING Baseball family designs custom country home

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41 OUTDOOR SEATING

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EDITOR’S note Retirement is a fairly new idea. Until the late 1800s, it was assumed that if you were alive, you were working in some capacity.

In the wake of the Great Depression and the Social Security Act, retirement was viewed as a fairly short-term safety net for those who beat the life expectancy odds.

The middle of the 20th century ushered in significant changes in technology, science, prosperity, and attitude. Suddenly, post-war Americans had the money, the health, and the inclination to stop working and experience a new kind of living. In the last few years, the vanguard of the Baby Boomer generation has begun to retire and, as always, they are forging a new trail. Many Boomers are active and can afford to be discerning, especially where their homes are concerned.

HOME’s annual retirement living issue looks into some of the interests of the modern retiree. For those considering retirement communities, our region offers a range of independent and assisted living facilities where residents can focus on activities and recreation while leaving behind the maintenance chores of home ownership—check out our retirement living guide if you’d like to investigate the options. Whether you’re moving to new place or just ready to simplify, downsizing your stuff is ultimately liberating but can be tough to accomplish. Our “Let It Go” article offers solutions for finding new homes for possessions. We’ve all seen news stories about identity fraud, so be sure to check out our helpful piece on protecting yourself.

And if you’re exploring what to do in retirement, our story on making retirement count has plenty of inspiration.

Now that summer’s here, we’re also focusing on the great outdoors and getting out to enjoy it. Have you heard of a moon garden? It’s perfect for long summer evenings—we’ll show you how to create a garden that glows in the twilight. You’ll also find ideas for outdoor seating, tips for DIY irrigation, notes on what’s new in garden nurseries, and handy information on installing new siding. For summer outings, our articles on local breweries and day trips to Smith Mountain Lake are full of suggestions.

We’ve also got refreshing cucumber recipes, news on the latest in skin care, and design topics ranging from creating a petfriendly home, to stylish dorm room spaces, to understanding true Southern style. There is something for everyone in this issue of HOME, and we wish you happy reading! Until next time…

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RETIREMENT LIVING GUIDE

Central Virginia offers many options for area seniors

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he greater Lynchburg area, with its moderate climate, reasonable cost of living and beautiful scenery, has drawn retirees for decades. But today’s retirees are looking for more than just a comfortable recliner and a nice view—21st century seniors are interested in keeping their minds sharp and bodies agile. Retirement living communities have responded, and now offer a wide range of optional activities on their campuses, from yoga and photography classes, to opportunities to attend concerts, plays and other cultural events. Retirement has become a chance to learn new skills, make lasting friendships, and explore opportunities that people were too busy for during their bustling career and family years.

Retirement communities offer different levels of care—many them within the same location, so residents can add care as needed. Independent living offers retirees maintenance-free apartments or homes with kitchens and/or restaurantstyle dining and minimal assistance. Assisted living is a step beyond, with staff attending to basic care needs, including help with grooming and medications. Fulltime or long-term care is around the clock monitoring, which may also be called a skilled nursing center. Some communities offer specialized memory care for patients with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. If you are looking to transition to a retirement facility, or are exploring the option for a loved one, here is a breakdown of eleven facilities in the region—one of which is sure to be a fit for your lifestyle, finances and preferences.

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Westminster Canterbury of Lynchburg

Westminster Canterbury is one of six communities in Virginia affiliated with and guided by the standards of the Episcopal and Presbyterian churches. It is a non-profit organization governed by a board of trustees that is open to people of all faiths. Various housing options exist, from small apartments to spacious cottages, some with entry fees and one without an entry fee (see the website for a detailed breakdown). Independent living, assisted living, short-term rehabilitation and long-term nursing care are provided, allowing the resident to age in place at the campus. The facility prides itself on an extensive activities program that includes hobby classes such as photography, a gardening group, water fitness classes in the on-site pool, and group trips to museums and the theatre. “I think what sets us apart is the customization we will do for our residents, as we will work to design the space they’ve selected to their liking to be sure they are happy here,” notes Debbie Callahan, vice president of marketing and development.

AT A GLANCE: Independent living, assisted living, memory care, short-term rehab and long-term skilled nursing; cottages, apartments and rooms. Entry fee and no entry fee options. 501 V.E.S. Road, Lynchburg. wclynchburg.org Valley View Retirement Community

Valley View, located in a quiet park-like setting in Lynchburg, has been serving area seniors since 1988. Valley View provides both independent and assisted living options without long-term commitment. “We have a very long-standing reputation for being a warm and friendly, home-like community,” says community director Pam Grigg. “We employ over 60 employees and the average length of employment for most is 10 to 15 years. We truly care and treat our residents like family.” The property has mature trees, walking trails, and raised gardening beds, plus private balconies with every apartment.

Residents have a full calendar of activities they can engage in, and free transportation to doctor’s appointments, shopping and activities in the Lynchburg area.

AT A GLANCE: One or two bedroom independent living units, and private or shared assisted living units. All are apartment homes. No entrance fees or buy-in expense; no long-term commitment required.

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Bentley Commons

The Elms of Lynchburg

Centrally located in Lynchburg, Bentley Commons strives to provide affordable assisted living services and will help with financial planning. Bentley Commons’ mission states, “We want to make it affordable and easy to plan assisted living and independent living for seniors.” Various apartment styles are offered, and residents can transition from independent to assisted living as needed. A full schedule of activities as well as transportation and all services expected from assisted living—such as dining, help with personal care and medications—are offered. A respite care option allows seniors to stay for as little as two weeks at a time, with no commitment.

AT A GLANCE: Studio, one bedroom, two bedroom and companion suites are available. Independent and assisted living options; short-term care option as short as two weeks is also available. Inquire about financial options. 1604 Graves Mill Road, Lynchburg. bentleyatlynchburg.com

The Elms is conveniently located in central Lynchburg, close to various attractions and medical services. The Elms is dedicated to providing a warm, caring environment for seniors that is also affordable. An on-site beauty and barber shop, flexible meal program, transportation, as well as on-site activities and social programs are some of the things that residents enjoy.

AT A GLANCE: Assisted living and memory care offered.

Shared and private room options. Fees available on request.

2249 Murrell Road, Lynchburg. elms-lynchburg.com

Heritage Green Assisted Living and Memory Care

Heritage Green offers senior living facilities in multiple states, including Virginia, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Heritage Green in Lynchburg is a single-story building with staff that care for residents who need assistance with daily tasks, but do not require skilled healthcare services. A separate memory care program for residents affected with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia is also available. The residents’ calendar is full of events like yoga, seminars and family fun day.

AT A GLANCE: Apartments for assisted living and memory care needs. Short-term respite care is offered. Financial options available via inquiry. 200 & 201 Lillian Lane, Lynchburg. heritagegreenlynchburg.com

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Avante at Lynchburg

Located near Lynchburg General Hospital, Avante provides short-term rehabilitation services following surgery or a hospital stay, and long-term skilled nursing care. The rooms are newly remodeled, and an activities calendar keeps residents engaged and entertained. Additionally, an on-site beauty and barber shop, religious services and counseling and support groups are offered.

AT A GLANCE: Individual rooms; inquire about financial options. 2081 Langhorne Road, Lynchburg. avantecenters.com The Summit

The Summit is a joint partnership between the Christian Church of Virginia (Disciples of Christ) and Centra, a regional non-profit healthcare system that manages all of the residents’ healthcare. The Summit offers a 143-acre campus with walking trails and an eight-and-a-half acre lake for boating and fishing.

The property has views of the Blue Ridge Mountains, gardens and walking paths. Seniors never outgrow the facility, as additional step-up care can be provided within the campus.

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RETIRE. EXPLORE. DISCOVER. Retirement doesn’t have to be boring. Discover new talents by experimenting with bold colors in our painting class. Try swimming in our indoor saltwater pool. Share memories with friends while eating at one of our three dining locations or enjoy scenic and interesting trips. Discover all you can do at Westminster Canterbury and experience life refreshed.

Westminster Canterbury has the honor of being rated five stars by U.S. News & World Report as one of the Best Nursing Homes in the nation again this year! Our beautiful, 42-acre campus and nationally-recognized LifeCare program can offer you, or your family member, a unique experience. * West es minste s er Cant a erb e bury u y of o Lyynch c bur bu g, VA has been rated and recognized by U S. U. S New e s and a d Wor o ldd Rep eport o an a d ddoes oes noot impl p y aan endo dorse semen e t.

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A full menu of activities for the mind and body are provided, as well as transportation throughout the area.

“Resident life includes lifelong learning opportunities, intergenerational programming with local schools, painting classes, wine tastings and other social activities,” says marketing director Brenda Dixon.

AT A GLANCE: Independent living, assisted living, short-term rehabilitation and long-term care options.

One or two bedroom apartment homes or larger lakeside garden homes. The one-time entrance fee and monthly costs vary depending on the type of residence, number of occupants, and the options selected. Fees listed on website. 1400 Enterprise Drive, Lynchburg. summitlynchburg.com Runk & Pratt Senior Living Communities

Family owned and operated by founders Brian and Vickie Runk, Runk & Pratt has provided senior living facilities in the region for more than 25 years. Currently they have five facilities in locations including Forest, Lynchburg and Smith Mountain Lake. “We see your family as our family—someone whom we are able to love and encourage,” says Vickie Runk. Runk & Pratt has dedicated significant resources to memory care, and offers the option of Snoezelen rooms (specialized multisensory environments) which help soothe Alzheimer’s patients and improve their interactions with family and staff. A full menu of activities, off-site trips, seminars and transportation is available.

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Runk & Pratt Senior Living Communities is a family-owned and operated healthcare enterprise devoted to providing quality service and care to seniors in the Lynchburg area since 1992.

At Runk & Pratt, our residents are family.

Because of this, our locations are more than buildings – more than facilities.

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AT A GLANCE: Independent living, assisted living and memory care support options are provided at five campuses in the region. Individual bedroom, apartment and cottage options.

Entrance fees do apply; costs vary by individual needs and level of care. Central office at 5106 Waterlick Road, Forest. runkandpratt.com

Heartland Healthcare Center Lynchburg

Heartland provides short-term rehabilitation and care following a hospital stay, as well as care for seniors who need long-term skilled nursing. Heartland’s mission is to provide the “finest in daily living and personal care in a homelike environment.” Individual rooms, dining options, an activities calendar, and special events are some of the features of this facility.

AT A GLANCE: Long-term care and short-term rehabilitation in individual rooms. Admissions team can help with financial planning and understanding options. 2200 Landover Place, Lynchburg. heartland-manorcare.com The Williams Home

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The Williams Home is a non-profit retirement home for women 55 years of age and older. Established in 1950, it occupies six manicured acres and can accommodate 35 ladies, who are cared for by a staff of 37. “The home is spacious and the ladies are encouraged to use the numerous sitting rooms, solariums, library, relaxation station, internet cafe, kitchenettes, movie theater and the screened porches,” says marketing representative Sheila Roakes-Peters. She Central Virginia HOME Summer 2018

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Fill your day with a variety of activities on and off campus, (four golf courses nearby!) or sit back and relax in your new home...the choice is yours.

Call today to start planning your future at The Summit!

A LIFE PLAN COMMUNITY Call The Summit today to schedule your visit: 434.582.1500 1400 Enterprise Drive / Lynchburg, VA 24502 / SummitLynchburg.com

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describes the culture as family-like, steeped in a rich history of gracious ladies who treat all with courtesy, dignity and respect.

Dining room meals, full calendar of activities and outings are enjoyed by the residents.

AT A GLANCE: No entrance fees. Each resident has a private bedroom and bath. Tiers of care include independent living, assisted living and nursing care as required when residents age in place. 1201 Langhorne Road, Lynchburg. thewilliamshome.org Liberty Ridge Health & Rehabilitation Center

Liberty Ridge provides rehabilitation care following surgery or a hospital stay, and has long-term care living options for persons needing constant skilled nursing care. The property features restaurant-style dining with alternative dining options, a meditation room, chapel, beauty shop and sitting rooms for visits with family and friends. An activities calendar provides opportunities for socialization and exploring interests. In addition, there is a spacious rehab gym with a full-time staff of licensed therapists.

AT A GLANCE: Short-term rehabilitation and long-term care via skilled nursing staff. Private and semi-private rooms are available. 189 Monica Blvd, Lynchburg. saberhealth.com Senior living options in the Lynchburg region are varied and plentiful, allowing seniors to spend their golden years doing more of what they love while relinquishing the tasks that they no longer wish or are able to do safely. There are options to suit various lifestyle wishes and budgets, making retirement more enjoyable than ever before. âœŚ

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When trust matters.

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tudies reveal trust is a primary component people consider when choosing products and services for their families.1 From schools to cars, your family’s health and safety is a number one priority.

Research and ratings play a part in finding a quality healthcare provider. However, when it comes to routine care, having a provider who knows and understands you and your family brings the highest level of comfort.

“When asked to describe a high-quality provider, most Americans focus on the doctorpatient relationship.”2 When trust matters most, choosing a dental practice with a skilled, caring staff ranks high on the decision list. Proactive care begins with creating healthy habits at home, combined with scheduling consistent hygiene appointments for the entire family. Choosing a trusted dental partner enables you to identify potential concerns during routine appointments, making treatment typically less complicated and more comfortable.

Lynchburg Dental Center’s Dr. Karen Kenny shares, “We embrace creating trusted relationships with our patients. We understand the importance of building confidence in our young patients so they, and their families, feel comfortable asking questions, sharing concerns, and trusting in the skills of our staff.”

The patients at Lynchburg Dental say it best.

Take time to read their reviews, provided by a third party, on the practice’s website.

For over 40 years, Lynchburg Dental Center has been providing comprehensive family dental care to patients throughout the greater Lynchburg area. Setting them apart is their advanced equipment and commitment to continuing education. “Every year we provide our team the most current technology and training to confidently serve our patients.

Families need to know they are receiving the highest quality care available,” explains Dr. Carrington Crawford.

Lynchburg Dental Center offers services in the areas of family dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, teeth whitening, implants and restoration, and dental hygiene—ensuring confident, healthy smiles.

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GARDENING TRENDS FOR 2018 JANE RENNYSON

Gardening is an art form that has been around for centuries.

Organizing a vast array of plants, trees and flowers into a dedicated garden is a delightful experience that is pleasing to the eye and beneficial to the environment. There are so many varieties and colors to choose from, and no two gardens are alike. However, if you’ve had the same plants for several years, you may be looking for something a little different this season. Luckily, there are always new things to discover at your local nursery that can spruce up your existing plantings and create a fresh look just in time for summer.

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Southern magnolias, crape myrtles and hydrangeas are extremely popular in our area, chosen by gardeners year after year. But there are definitely variations on these favorites that you can add to your garden if you are looking for a change.

Martha Dudley, retail manager at Rainfrost Nursery in Forest, suggests crape myrtles with darker foliage. “They are relatively new, and are definite standouts when in bloom,” she says. Another item Dudley notes is gaining popularity is the ‘Itoh’ peony, a cross between the herbaceous peony and the tree peony, which she recommends both for its beauty and because it is a perennial, ensuring years of enjoyment. Due to the rise in beekeeping in our area, Dudley says her customers are also interested in bee-friendly plants and flowers, such as sunflowers, goldenrods and rhododendrons, for their gardens. And, though not new, she says that for a standout focal feature, “Japanese maples are always a ‘wow,’ and a newer trend is to use dwarf varieties in containers, surrounded at the base by annual blooms.”

Ashby Perrow, manager of Liberty Landscape Supply in Bedford, says, “The biggest thing I’ve noticed that people are leaning toward these days are ornamental grasses, and native plants and cultivars that thrive in their chosen climate.” He says people like them because they offer year-round appeal. Some of the more popular ornamental grasses for our area include pampas grass, ‘Karl Foerster’ feather reed grass and Pennsylvania sedge.

“These plants have minimal upkeep and will take up more space in your garden, so there are fewer areas to mulch,” Perrow says.

Both Perrow and Dudley favor the panicle hydrangea this season as an update to traditional hydrangeas. “They take pruning well and are all-around great plants,” says Dudley. According to Perrow, “Panicle hydrangea has a pointy bloom instead of a traditional round bloom, and it is better out in the sun.” He adds that ‘Limelight’ is a favorite panicle variety of his, saying, “It has a lime-colored flower that fades to pink.” Perrow also recommends the smaller version of Limelight, called ‘Little Lime.’

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There are other ways to enhance your garden this season, especially if you don’t have a large area for planting. Dudley says that vertical gardening, which uses a support system to encourage plants to grow up instead of out, has been gaining in popularity.

There are many different types of supports that can be used in vertical gardening, such as trellises, garden netting, or even pocket planters, which are fabric containers with multiple pockets for plants. A more modern type of vertical gardening is the living wall. You can create an entire wall made up of your favorite plants such as mosses, succulents, ferns and ivy. Herbs and vegetables are also wonderful choices for vertical gardening because they are farther away from pests and critters on the ground, and produce a better harvest due to increased air flow. If you are considering downsizing but don’t want to give up your green thumb, vertical gardening may be the answer. Many nurseries offer dwarf versions of favorite plants that can be used in smaller spaces, and vertical gardens have the added benefit of privacy if you have neighbors in close proximity.

Container gardening is always popular if you lack space.

Perrow notes that he has been seeing a lot of raised garden beds for tomatoes, and also says, “People use containers to add color, and to have a planting space on their apartment deck or patio.”

Dudley has noticed her customers leaning towards planters that hold vegetables and flowers together. Her advice for a successful container is to have a “thriller plant, a filler plant and a spiller plant.” She says a good combination would be “a tomato plant as the thriller, marigolds as the filler and an herb of some sort for the spiller.” Due to the rise in upcycling and vintage decor,

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many unusual items are now being used for creative container gardening. If you’ve stuck with traditional pots and planters so far, why not try something different, like a wagon, a flea market crate, an old dresser drawer, or even a birdbath? Classic flowers and plants can look new again just by changing the way they are presented in your garden.

Giving back

Eco-friendly gardening has become more attractive lately, as people vow to be kinder to the environment and find solutions to the challenges provided by Mother Nature.

For example, ground covers like pachysandra and creeping phlox can reduce mowing and watering, and will also aid areas prone to erosion. Planting pollinatorfriendly plants makes sure that generations of plants will continue to survive. Organic gardening and composting is good for the soil and even better for our water supply.

And, growing our own food allows us to produce fruits and vegetables with less pesticides and more nutrients.

Updating your garden can be as simple as adding a few new plants or flowers, or as complex as recreating the entire space. Whether you want to explore container gardening this summer, build a living wall or start being more environmentally friendly with your garden, there are experts in your community ready to help. One short trip to the nursery can provide you with fresh ideas and a new look that you can enjoy for months to come! âœŚ

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FROWN LINES GOT YOU DOWN? anti-aging tips from skin experts

BY CH R IS T Y R I P P EL

While a suntan was once thought to be a healthy glow, we now know it is anything but healthy. Sun exposure can cause premature aging, like lines, wrinkles and age spots (areas of dark melanin on the skin), and even skin cancer, which can be deadly.

So if you once slathered yourself in baby oil to bake in the sun and now live to regret it, we’ve got you covered. We consulted with two top area dermatology groups who revealed the best ways to treat signs of previous sun damage, and prevent further damage. While aging of the skin is inevitable, you can slow the process considerably with attentive care.

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Prevent with easy, inexpensive solutions

If you’re concerned with anti-aging skin care, your first-line weapons of choice should be sunscreen and a wide-brimmed hat. “Nothing replaces preventative anti-aging care by using a daily moisturizer with sunscreen,” says Dr. Kappa Meadows, a dermatologist with Dermatology Consultants in Lynchburg.

Dr. Meadows recommends a broad spectrum sunscreen of SPF 30 or higher, reapplied every two hours, especially if sweating or swimming. A broad spectrum sunscreen will block both UVA and UVB rays—UVA rays penetrate deeply into skin and cause more wrinkling, while UVB rays penetrate superficially, and cause more of the pigment changes of aging. Keep a tube of sunscreen in your car and your purse and you won’t be caught without it. A wide-brimmed hat will provide extra protection —look for one with a UPF (ultraviolet protection factor), as UPF fabrics block rays. Don’t forget about exposed areas other than the face, like ears, the tops of the hands and feet, and the back of your legs—areas that often get missed with a swipe of sunscreen.

Revamp your daily skin care routine

For aging skin, a mild cleanser that removes makeup and doesn’t strip the skin of natural oils is best. Dermatologists have long recommended Cetaphil, which is available at any drugstore.

Many drugstores and chains make a generic version of Cetaphil, which is fine as well. After patting the face dry (don’t get rough with the towel), follow with a moisturizer. “My favorite moisturizers are the ones that contain hyaluronic acid,” says Dr. Meadows, who likes them because they deliver intense hydration.

“Hyaluronic acid is naturally found in the skin and acts as a sponge, absorbing up to 1,000 times its weight in water. It leaves

skin more supple and smooth,” she notes. Moisturizers with added sunscreen can simplify the routine; if using moisturizer without SPF protection, allow it to soak in before applying a broad spectrum sunscreen. If you want to step it up a notch, add vitamin C to your morning skin care—a vitamin C serum prior to your moisturizer/sunscreen is a common recommendation by dermatologists. A favorite serum of beauty editors and dermatologists is C E Ferulic by Skinceuticals, but other, less expensive options exist too.

At nighttime, follow your cleanser with a retinol-containing product. “Retinol, which is a form of vitamin A, is often referred to as the gold standard of anti-aging,” says Megan Allison, PA-C, who works with patients at RidgeView Dermatology. “Retinoids decrease fine lines and wrinkles by stimulating production of collagen and elastin and increasing cell turnover.” Collagen gives skin strength, while elastin enables your skin to stretch and bounce back, and both decrease with age. Differin gel is a retinoid product that Allison recommends, which was previously prescription-only. You can now find Differin gel in the drugstore aisles. Stronger products, like Retin-A, are available by prescription from a dermatologist.

In-office treatments: injections and lasers

If you are ready to augment good daily skin care with more powerful anti-aging treatments, many options exist. “We have more tools than ever to reduce wrinkles without surgery, including injections and laser treatments,” says Allison. Two popular injectables are Botox and dermal fillers, which go by brand names like Juvederm. “Botox works by temporarily relaxing the muscle movements in your face that lead to creasing DERMATOLOGY CONSULTANTS

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“It’s a great way to remove pigment on the face, help with fine lines and wrinkling and reduce redness,” says Dr. Meadows.

“We would usually recommend three treatments spaced one month apart and then maintenance treatments every six to 12 months,” she says.

There are many different types of laser devices, such as CO2 laser resurfacing, which can tackle deeper wrinkling.

However, patients can expect some down time following the procedure, says Dr. Meadows. Chemical peels and microneedling are other procedure options.

“Microneedling involves the use of a device with small needles up to two millimeters that penetrate the skin and induce collagen regrowth,” Dr. Meadows says. of the skin over time,” Allison explains.

Botox is often used between the eyebrows and for forehead lines and crow’s feet (laugh lines). Dermal fillers can be used to soften wrinkles, plump the lips, or add volume to the face. “A natural part of the aging process is that our faces tend to lose fat, making creases and grooves more prominent,” says Allison. Dermatologists

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recommend Botox every three months to maintain results. Dermal fillers are every six to 12 months, so if you go down this path, be prepared to maintain.

Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) is a treatment for brown spots, redness, age spots and broken blood vessels. It is non-invasive and safe, and uses multiple wavelengths of light to treat sun-induced skin damage.

If your face does not reflect the youthful vibrancy you feel, devote some extra morning and evening time to applying the products dermatologists say will make a true difference. If you need more antiaging power, set up an appointment with a dermatologist who can guide you on a tailored path to achieve the results you want. And enjoy the sunshine, but do it safely! ✦

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For lolling poolside and catching some rays, the classic chaise is a comfortable place to sprawl out. For a lounge that is easy to clean and one you can sit on with a damp suit, go with an aluminum frame and mesh backing. Or for something a little more high-end, a rattan or wooden lounge topped with a cushion covered in durable indoor-outdoor fabric always looks sophisticated.

Outdoor sofas and sectionals, built from materials like teak or rattan, are made to withstand the elements. For shade, place a few oversized umbrellas nearby. Or to create more of an outdoor room vibe, go with a cozy cabana enclosed with fabric curtains. By using outdoor area rugs, you can anchor seating areas and help define the space.

If you want to sling up a rope or fabric hammock between two trees, look for a shady corner of the yard where there isn’t too much sun, so you can comfortably read and nap.

Hanging hammock chairs can easily be hung from a tree and provide a cozy garden getaway.

(Cacoon is a brand featuring fun, modernlooking fabric pods that kids will love!) For a covered porch or a large tree with a sturdy branch, hang a porch swing for two.

Fun seats like papasans, hanging cane chairs, and Acapulco chairs (cool, breezy cord-strung

seats designed in the 1950s to mimic the feel of a hammock) are having a comeback. And if you scour your local classifieds or peruse antique shops, you may be able to score vintage patio pieces like retro metal lawn chairs or old-school bistro tables and chairs.

If you enjoy sitting fireside, telling stories and roasting s’mores, Adirondack chairs are the camp-fire seating go-to. Or if you are looking for something whimsical and fun, wicker cocoon chairs offer a cozy place to curl up and relax.

Dining options

The classic wooden picnic table is perfect for family-friendly gatherings, as it can sustain wear and tear and seat a crowd. Teak dining tables and chairs are well-crafted and durable, withstanding all sorts of weather conditions.

And, dining sets in metals like cast aluminum are low-maintenance and easy to quickly wipe down.

For additional guest seating, forgo the boring card table and chairs and opt for something more stylish like a teak folding table and chairs, which are long-lasting and can easily be stowed away.

A wrought iron bistro set is perfect for a romantic dinner for two. And you can find modern riffs on the classic bistro set in more contemporary styles and fun bright colors.

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For outdoor sofas and chairs that are rattan or wood, you’ll need a soft cushion to top off the seating area. Get outdoor cushions upholstered or slipcovered in durable indoor-outdoor fabrics by companies like Perennials or Sunbrella. You’ll be amazed by the vast selection of colors, patterns and textures of today’s high-performance fabrics.

And, don’t forget to have fun throw pillows upholstered in complementary fabrics to complete the look. If you have a pool and know that friends and family will be sitting on your furniture with damp bathing suits, you might consider vinyl upholstery for seating.

On cold evenings where friends and family may be gathered around the fire, have on hand a stash of blankets made from durable yet soft fibers like wool or flannel.

Vibrant Mexican serape blankets are both stylish and practical, as well as hardy enough to double as a picnic blanket if needed.

If you enjoy a casual, bohemian vibe when entertaining in the great outdoors, simply spread out an array of brightly colored blankets or tablecloths in the yard and plop down oversized cushions and pillows for people to sit on. Waterproof picnic blankets in materials like vinyl are also a fun, easy-to-clean option for lounging and eating on the ground.

From dining to lounging, with plenty of seating for friends and family, you can get your garden summer-ready and celebrate the great outdoors all season long. ✦

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WHEN INTERIOR DESIGNER MERCEDES MOSBY WAS CHOOSING KITCHEN, BATH, AND LIGHTING SELECTIONS FOR HER NEW HOME, SHE TURNED TO LINDSEY JOHNSON AT FERGUSON. After working with Johnson on multiple projects over the years, Mosby knew she could depend on Johnson’s expertise, and the superior products and service offered by Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery. “Mercedes is fun to work with and she knows what she likes,” says Johnson. “I knew that she wanted a contemporary—yet classic—feel with clean lines, so it was easy to pull selections that might appeal to Mercedes while staying within her budget.”

The kitchen showcases stainless steel KitchenAid® appliances, chosen for their efficiency, smart features, and exceptional performance. Plus, the KitchenAid® range offers all the features of some higher-end models at a substantially lower price point.

Mosby mixed finishes in the kitchen, choosing a chrome faucet and brushed gold, large pendant lights over the island for an updated look. Johnson notes that a newer trend is to place two large pendant lights over the kitchen island, versus the three smaller ones that have been in vogue for many years.

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Empty-nesters, retirees or those simply looking to downsize from a large house to a smaller residence already have a lot to think through. Coordinating a move is challenging at any stage, but one of the more daunting aspects of downsizing later in life is finding a new home for a large volume of items and possessions you still hold dear, but don’t necessarily want or need to take to your new abode.

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Currently, there is a strong trend toward minimalism—including limiting possessions to maintain cleaner and less cluttered spaces.

This is especially true for younger generations. This means that up to three generations could be looking to pare down possessions at the same time.

People in their 90s who might be shifting from living independently to assisted living apartments may be trying to hand down items to children in their 60s, who themselves might be empty-nesters looking for a smaller home. And those 60-yearolds might have kids in their 30s who are living more simply, or who may be trying to keep things Spartan in a small house or apartment. In addition, younger generations like the concept of mobility, which keeps them from acquiring more items than they can easily move.

While past generations expected—and looked forward to— inheriting family heirlooms, many empty-nesters and retirees are finding that their offers of antique oak furniture, sets of formal china, crystal glasses, or framed paintings are being politely declined. In addition, possession-purging methods— like the popular KonMari method—advocate a shocking lack of sentimentality, even directing followers to throw away photos.

So, the trend can be brutal to people who appreciate items from the past.

In addition to bruising some feelings, this leaves downsizers scrambling to find new, and hopefully grateful, owners for these treasured items.

Use it—don’t lose it

First, before you gift anything to anyone, ask yourself if you really want to give it away. If you were thinking of giving your fine

china and beautiful crystal wine glasses away while taking just your casual plates and glasses to your new home, consider doing the opposite! Enjoy using your heirloom items, and pack up your everyday stuff to give away.

Instead of keeping your lovely fancy serving dishes for holidays, break them out all the time. Have you always stored collections of treasured items in boxes? Maybe you should use them for decor in your new place so you can see them every day.

Select the best of your furniture for the move, and try to find a home for the less loved items.

Reassess what you have and what you use, and see if you can mix things up to take advantage of your wonderful heirloom items and truly enjoy them yourself.

Family first—but not last

To start giving away your treasures to people you love, it’s probably best to begin with your immediate family—especially if you know they have admired certain items, or collect certain things. You also never know who has a need for, or emotional attachment to, your things until you ask. Let your children know what’s available, and see who might be open to accepting the gifts. You can also extend the offer to siblings, nieces, nephews and grandkids.

Once you’ve given first dibs to family, you can also extend to those people in your life who have become like family. If your best friend’s children are like second kids to you, maybe they would love to have some items to remind them that you’re like a second parent. Neighbors, your community from where you worship, and other close friends might also be candidates.

To help “market” your items, take photos and text them to your potential takers. Offer any interesting history you want

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passed along. A set of dishes might be more appealing if you can share the date and occasion they were purchased.

If your kids tell you they want certain items eventually, but don’t have the space for them now, consider renting low-cost space at a self-storage facility as a temporary fix.

People collect and treasure all sorts of things, and you never know what might be of value to them. This could include everything from furniture to jewelry to kitchen items. You may be surprised at what people enjoy. Whatever you yourself no longer need or want, it can’t hurt to offer.

On the flip side, if people decline, don’t take it personally.

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the more time you have to sell, the more you might be able to get for them.

You can reach out to local auction houses, antique dealers and consignment shops to describe what you have available and see if they want to come to your home and give you an estimate.

The same rule applies here as with giving to family—don’t take anything personally. These kinds of stores can only accept what they can sell, and if trends are leaning away from certain items, they won’t be able to sell yours. For example, you may find an antique dealer clamoring to buy your midcentury modern furniture, but declining all of your older antiques that have been passed down for generations. That’s not them passing judgment on anyone’s taste—they just know what they can re-sell and what they can’t.

You can also take jewelry to local jewelers to see if they wish to purchase, or to see if they can do a quick appraisal to determine value, which might help you sell it elsewhere.

Once you have exhausted local sources, you may want to try online options. Make sure you have good photos and a great

description. Furniture and heavy items can be posted on Craigslist and local “for sale” Facebook pages, asking buyers to pick up themselves. Smaller pieces, like vintage toys, classic cameras, glassware, china (pretty much anything, really) can be posted for sale on eBay and Etsy—two of the more popular selling platforms.

These sites involve setting up your online “store,” and you will have to ship items as well, but it might be worth it depending on what you have to sell. Vintage clothing can be pretty popular, especially anything from the 80s, which is a hot trend now.

Poshmark is an excellent website that lets you create an online boutique, including easy shipping to buyers.

Do a quick online search for whatever you are posting to see what similar items are selling for, just so you know market value. For example, you might not place any value on old toys, but vintage toys evoke nostalgia and can be surprisingly popular. On the flip side, if you see your items selling for a very low amount, or not selling at all, you can manage your expectations on what might not be of interest and relegate those items to the donation bin.

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Craigslist, local Facebook pages and area Freecycle groups are also excellent options for giving items away, and are great for items that you can’t sell, but you also don’t feel like donating in bulk to charity. You get the satisfaction of giving your items to specific people who want them.

If digital isn’t your thing, and you don’t want to go to multiple local shops to gauge interest, you can also partner with companies or individuals to hold an estate sale. They usually charge a commission on sales, so they are motivated to sell your items.

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For those items that you can’t sell or give to people you know, donation to charity is a great option. You can contact national organizations—like Goodwill, Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore and the Salvation Army—as well as local charity thrift stores to see if they can pick up in bulk, which is especially helpful for furniture and heavy items.

It you are culling in stages, you can bag or box up smaller items like clothing, books, kitchen items, and bric-a-brac and donate them to local stores as you go. Just check donation hours and days as drop-off times can vary, especially with local businesses.

Don’t forget to track your donations for tax purposes. Charities sometimes provide pricing lists with approximate value of donated items.

Maximizing memories

When it comes to very personal items—like old videos, photographs, letters and the like—you can opt to keep them, or digitize them. You can scan photographs and letters yourself, or hire companies that will do it for you, as well as have companies digitize old VHS tapes. This will preserve memories not just for you, but also for generations to come.

If you have other items you just can’t part with entirely but can’t take with you, consider taking photos, and then saying farewell.

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If you are feeling overwhelmed, as many people do, you can hire a professional to help navigate the logistics, as well as the emotional issues of parting with your belongings.

The National Association of Senior Move Managers (nasmm.org) is a trade organization supporting a growing network of experts who are helping older adults and their families with the daunting process of downsizing and moving to a new residence.

There are numerous ways to begin divesting your treasure trove of belongings—from gifting to loved ones, to giving them away to people who express their interest, to selling, to donating. You can go at it alone, or pay professionals to partner with you. With some planning and creativity, old belongings can definitely find new homes. You just need to explore all options and put a little effort into matching your items with future destinations. Ultimately, your goal is to enjoy your new space, surrounding yourself with just what you need, and nothing that you don’t. ✦

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Dubbed “a charming, practical, and unsentimental approach to putting a home in order,” the book extols the virtues of a particular kind of decluttering— döstädning (pronounced doh-stad-ning)comprised of dö meaning “death” and städning meaning “cleaning.”

While you can purge belongings at any stage of life, this trend urges older people to begin to purge long before they downsize, with the idea that, when they pass away, they won’t leave a house full of stuff for their family to deal with. By prioritizing possessions based on the easiest to get rid of (old clothes you don’t want) to items you want to keep (letters, photos, mementos from kids) you can begin to part with items slowly, over time, so that when you depart, you haven’t burdened your kin with closets full of belongings. It also allows the older generation to choose what they keep and what items they give away (and to whom)—versus leaving it up to family, who may be overwhelmed doing it all at once. The author suggests giving away nicer items as meaningful heirlooms at holidays or birthdays, instead of buying something new as a gift. She also suggests making it clear what can be tossed after you pass—such as labeling a box of love letters for the bin, thereby relieving family of the guilt of keeping it.

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nce the summer heat arrives, keeping your lawn green and your shrubs, flowers, and vegetables gardens from wilting can be a chore. Regular watering is vital for plant health, but dragging a hose—or several hoses—around the yard can be hot and sweaty work. An in-ground sprinkler system is a great option, but if that’s not possible, there are DIY irrigation options that will make the job easier and more efficient.

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Set up a system

Soaker hoses provide uniform amounts of water that benefit both vegetation and homeowner. Plants are able to absorb more of the water, and not a drop is wasted. They require some planning but, once installed, they’ll make gardening much simpler!

Drip irrigation kits are available at garden centers and hardware stores, and allow you to configure the watering system to your lawn, garden or plant beds. Not only do they regulate water flow—ensuring greenery gets the proper amount and rate of delivery—they also filter any sediment and prevent backflow, so your systems are properly maintained.

With drip irrigation, everything is placed above ground, so there is no digging or trenching required. Most systems come with perforated tubing in a medium brown color, which blends in with the dirt and mulch—and you can also cover the tubing with mulch to hide it and decrease evaporation. Irrigation kits are relatively easy to install: As you map out your yard space, identify the outside faucet that works best for the main connection. Attach your perforated tubing to the garden hose, and lay the soaker out exactly where you want it. Secure it with anchoring pins, using a few taps of a rubber mallet if needed.

If you are installing an irrigation system with individual sprinkler heads, position the sprinklers so that their spray will be directed where needed. Many sprinkler heads have adjustable degrees of spray pattern, so be sure to set them appropriately.

Then cut and connect the tubing to each sprinkler head with the connectors provided. Anchor everything down when complete.

Note that drip irrigation systems work best on level ground, where water can be delivered evenly along the length of the tubing.

Regulators

If your irrigation system doesn’t come with a water pressure regulator, it’s a good idea to add one. Pressure regulators will prevent damage to both the irrigation system and to pipes by controlling any high water pressure issues that arise, and will also help ensure even watering of plants. Most regulators come in set PSI rates (pounds per square inch) and are attached directly to the hose system, usually between a filter and the irrigation hose.

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Sprinklers are a mainstay of DIY irrigation. Rotating or oscillating sprinklers come in variety of options that offer many ranges of distance and motion. Before shopping, have an idea of how much area you need to cover, then check product labels, which will suggest usage, water capacity and range. It is a good idea to buy several types and experiment with them in your yard—you want the sprinkler to deliver the water slowly enough so that the plants can soak in the water as it lands, rather than sit in a puddle.

Watering bags

Watering bags such as Treegators® are useful for newly planted trees and large shrubs, which need steady watering to become established. They are also good for encouraging deep root growth, and minimizing transplant and drought shock. Watering bags are sold in several shapes and sizes. Flat, round styles surround the plant at its base, and are not as noticeable as the larger bags, which are staked upright at the side of the plant

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or tree. Round gators are also good for shrubs with lots of low foliage, since they lie flat upon the ground. All watering bags offer a slow-release watering method that usually requires filling once or twice a week, depending upon the size of the gator, the plant needs, and the daily temperature.

Best watering practices

Your best watering time is in the morning. Early morning watering helps plants deal with the day’s heat; once the plants start to wilt, they won’t absorb the water as well, and during high temperatures much of the water evaporates. Not only is this wasteful, it also makes it difficult to know if you provided the right amount. If you must water later in the day, try to wait until the temperature is going down but before the sun sets, so plants will be dry at night. It’s best not to have wet plants after dark, as this encourages fungus.

Established plants like to be watered deeply and less often to promote deep root growth and prevent rot. Many plant diseases are exacerbated with overwatering. The rule of thumb is to give plants one inch of water each week, except for new shrubs and trees, which will need more. For new plantings, each species varies so be sure to research the specific instructions before you plant.

Configuring an efficient DIY irrigation system is a great idea in any type of garden. A bit of planning and installation will save not only time and sweaty effort in the yard, but also reduce water waste and improve the health of your greenery—and that’s good for both plants and people. ✦

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BY M A R S H A G A L E

Have you ever wondered where the phrase, “cool as a cucumber” comes from?

Cucumbers are cool to the touch, and the insides can remain approximately 11 degrees cooler than the surrounding air because a cucumber is 96% water. Though cucumber is often considered a vegetable, it’s actually a fruit, and there are hundreds of varieties, which fall into two categories: pickling and slicing.

According to World’s Healthiest Foods, cucumbers have important phytonutrients with valuable antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer benefits. Many of these nutrients are in the skin and seeds of the fruit. Cucumbers are also very waistline friendly—a one cup serving of cucumbers has a mere sixteen calories!

Cucumbers are extremely versatile and can be enjoyed in many different types of dishes. Braised cucumbers with butter and dill are lovely when the weather is cool, while raw cucumbers have a refreshing flavor and crisp texture that make them the perfect choice for hot summer days…

When choosing cucumbers in your grocery store or farmer’s market, look for fruit that is firm and unwrinkled, with medium to dark green skin. Cucumbers are sensitive to heat, which can cause them to wilt and become limp, so be sure to store them in the refrigerator.

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THAI MARINATED CUCUMBER SALAD serves 4 to 6

This recipe is inspired by our frequent visits to a favorite sushi restaurant, which serves a cool and spicy cucumber salad. To seed a cucumber, split it in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds and the pulpy matter with a teaspoon or melon baller.

2 pounds cucumbers, peeled and seeded OR 2 pounds Persian cucumbers, sliced 2 teaspoons salt 2 tablespoons sugar ½ cup rice vinegar 4 shallots, thinly sliced ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes OR thinly sliced and seeded red jalapeño pepper 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro leaves Cut the cucumber halves crosswise into half moons ¼ inch thick.

Place in a colander, sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of the salt and toss together. Set aside to drain for 1 hour. Pat the cucumbers dry.

In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the sugar, the remaining 1 teaspoon of salt and the vinegar. Heat until the sugar and salt dissolve, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool.

To assemble the salad, in a large bowl, stir together the salted cucumbers, shallots and red pepper flakes or sliced red jalapeño. Pour the vinegar mixture over the cucumbers and toss well. Garnish with the cilantro leaves. Marinate the cucumbers for at least 1 hour before serving.

Recipe adapted from The Williams-Sonoma Cookbook, edited by Chuck Williams (Free Press, 2008).

MEXICAN MELON, MANGO & CUCUMBERS serves 6

This light and refreshing appetizer combines salty, spicy, sour and sweet elements.

1 small, ripe melon* (such as cantaloupe, seedless watermelon, or honeydew), chilled 2 to 3 ripe mangoes 1 English cucumber, chilled 2 tablespoons kosher salt 2 tablespoons chile powder 2 to 3 limes, halved *Jicama can be substituted for melon, and provides a wonderful crunchiness.

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To prepare the melon, cut it in half. Scoop out and discard the seeds. Cut the rind away from the flesh, and then cut the flesh into long spears.

To prepare the mangoes, hold a mango on one of its narrow edges, with the stem facing you. Position a sharp knife just to the right of the stem end and cut downward, running your knife as close to the pit as possible. Repeat on the opposite side of the pit. Using a paring knife, peel away the skin from each mango “cheek,” then slice the flesh into long spears.

To prepare the cucumber, cut it in half lengthwise, then cut each in half again to make long spears. (It’s not necessary to peel and seed the cucumber.)

Place the melon, mango, and cucumber spears in a large bowl. Sprinkle the juice of ½ lime over the fruits, then add the salt and chile powder, and toss to coat evenly. Taste and adjust seasonings.

Serve the spears upright in glasses so that people can pick them up with their fingers.

Alternatively, cut the spears into cubes and serve in a bowl with toothpicks. Serve with lime halves for squeezing on juice as desired.

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Place vodka, lime juice, mint leaves and cucumber slices in a shaker with a few pieces of ice. Shake until very cold and strain into a tall glass filled ¾ with ice and a few slices or one spear of cucumber.

Top off with ginger ale; stir gently to blend.

Garnish each glass with a sprig of mint and a slice of lime.

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While most people have probably heard the term “identity theft,” the scope of damage that can result is often underestimated. It’s not just about someone copying your credit card number and charging up a storm. It’s about the potential for fraud to be committed across a range of areas—potentially impacting your medical files, your taxes, and your overall credit rating.

Identity theft is when someone steals critical personal information in order to commit fraud. This information could be as simple as your full name and birthday, or your Social Security number or medical insurance information.

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Recovering From ID Theft If, despite your efforts, you find out your identity has been stolen, you will need to report it to various organizations. n Start with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). If you report it to the FTC online you will receive a report and recovery plan, and you can also make an account online that will help you through the process, including templated letters that you can amend and send to creditors.

If you don’t want to create an account, keep track of progress offline. You can also download information from the FTC website, including checklists for what to do, and sample creditor letters.

Thieves can open credit cards in your name, the nonpayment of which could negatively impact your credit rating. They could receive medical care, purchase prescription medication, or submit fake insurance claims.

They could even file fraudulent taxes to get a fake refund, or use your tax information to get a job, and send Uncle Sam knocking at your door when they have a record of unreported income that isn’t actually yours.

The fallout could mean significant time and effort on your part to clean up the mess.

Proactive protection

The good news? There are a number of actions you can take, and habits you can get into, to prevent thieves from gaining access to your identity. n Keep your Social Security number secure at home. Don’t carry your card around, or write it on checks or bills. Only share it when absolutely necessary, and, if possible, offer some other form of identification, or use just the last four digits. Medicare users might be concerned that their Social Security number is on their insurance cards.

However, not for long. The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act requires Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to remove Social Security numbers

from Medicare cards by April 2019. CMS was scheduled to begin mailing new cards with Medicare beneficiary identifiers (MBIs) in May 2018. n Empty your wallet or purse and decide what you really need to keep with you. Do you write that many checks that you need to carry blank checks with you? Leave checks at home to safeguard your bank routing number and account. Do you really need to carry more than one credit card? Leave all but one at home. How often do you actually use cash?

Take out cash once a week and leave your ATM card behind. n We’ve become accustomed to sharing our names and birthdays for a variety of silly reasons, including signing up for loyalty cards at the local grocery store or coffee shop.

Do you truly need to get that free coffee on your birthday? If you don’t need to share your full name and full birthday, don’t. Use initials if possible, and forgo sharing your real birthdate. If you have an email address with your full name in it, you may want to save that for business use or for emailing personal friends and create an anonymous free email for more casual use, like for store sale emails or other marketing purposes. n Don’t share anything private— including bank account numbers or credit

n Contact any impacted companies—including your banks if accounts were compromised, insurance companies if the thief stole your medical information, or the IRS if your taxes were impacted. Call all credit card companies where you think your card number was used (including retailer store cards) if you suspect someone has opened charge cards in your name. n You may need to report the theft to local police, depending on what specific creditors require. n You also need to report any ID theft to the three credit reporting agencies. You can request they set up fraud alerts, so that you are alerted to unauthorized requests for credit checks. Or, even better, freeze your accounts so that no one can get a credit report. You can always unfreeze if you need a report yourself.

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card information—without knowing exactly who you are sharing it with. If someone calls or emails claiming to be from the credit card company, don’t automatically “confirm” information for them.

Even if you get an email “alert” claiming fraud, question it. Don’t respond to the email or give information to the caller. Call your company yourself and see what they need. Having a healthy dose of skepticism is a good thing. n Set calendar reminders to request free copies of your credit report. The three credit reporting companies—Equifax, Experian and TransUnion—must provide you with one free report each year.

You can get these for free through Annual Credit Report. (Other companies offer the same services, but they may charge you.) Check for credit cards that you never opened, or loans you never applied for—which could signal fraudulent use of your identity. Stagger your credit report requests, getting one from each every four months, so you are checking your credit on a rolling basis throughout the year. n When you receive bills and account statements, go over them.

Watch for anything unusual or that you can’t remember buying or paying for. One particularly interesting trick is for thieves to charge a small amount in an attempt to see if your stolen card number is valid before charging a larger purchase. So even if a $2 charge seems innocuous, if it looks unfamiliar, call your credit card company or bank to trace it. You should also check each “Explanation of Benefits” form you receive from your heath insurance company to make sure you have actually had all services listed. n Instead of tossing paperwork in the trash, shred anything with personal information that you don’t need, including old bills, insurance letters, and receipts. Dumpster divers can take a tossed solicitation letter offering a new credit card and apply for it in your

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name. Check your mail promptly, and have it held when you travel, to avoid thieves stealing it out of your mailbox. Keep track of when your bills are due in the mail, and if a credit card statement is late, call the company. In fact, consider going digital, having bills posted online only and not mailed, and paying them online as-needed, thereby preventing anyone from intercepting your mail. n When it comes to safeguarding yourself online, it’s relatively easy to be proactive. Choose complex passwords that contain capital letters, numbers and special characters, and make it hard for anyone to guess. If a company you do business with has a data breach, change your password immediately. If you use your smart phone for any personal business, set the highest security possible on your phone, even if it requires you to sign in more than you’d like. The fingerprint or face recognition ID available for unlocking smart phones is a great way to make signing in easy—but breaking in hard. On your personal computer at home, install virus-detecting software and firewalls (which you can either buy or, in some cases, download for free) to prevent hackers from breaking into your system.

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BY J E S S I E T H O M P S O N Photography by Craig Shaffer

If you live in Central Virginia and follow baseball at all, you’re probably familiar with the name Brandon Inge.

A graduate of Brookville High School, Inge went on to play in the Major Leagues; most notably he played for 11 years with the Detroit Tigers.

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deeds both on and off the field. There were some serious downs: traveling most of the time, dealing with celebrity when trying to do everyday things—grocery shopping and family dinners out were almost not possible—and the stress of having virtually every move scrutinized, and often criticized, by thousands of people.

Eventually, Inge decided it was time to come home, literally. So he convinced Shani, who had lived in Cape Cod and Boston before Michigan, to give this area a try.

“We came down here, rented a place and just started looking at land,” Shani said. “We were with our real estate agent, Rick Read, and we came down the gravel lane. It was so unassuming, and we knew it was just perfect... But it was the first place we saw, so we kept looking. We looked, and looked, and we kept coming back to this one.”

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The 400-acre property in Goode is really what sold them. Three creeks wind through its picturesque hills; there is also a three-acre stocked pond, a hunting cabin with a stone foundation, a caretaker’s cabin, and panoramic views of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Getting the lay of the land

They started with the caretaker’s cabin; transforming the rundown space into a cozy French Country cottage where their family could stay while overseeing the construction of their home and barn. Architects Ron Driskill—whom Brandon’s father had known from working at Wily & Wilson, an architectural and engineering firm in Lynchburg—and Josh Marsh were brought on board. Virtually every square inch was redone; two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, family room, and a loft space emerged—they joke now that it was a test run for the main home. The Kentucky-style barn they built features gigantic cedar beams and—because of the love of baseball—batting cages inside the stalls, instead of horses.

The Inge’s main dwelling is a rustic-but-elegant, five-bedroom French Country home. A fresh take on a centuries-old style, it features high roof lines, tall rectangular windows, dormers that break the roof line, and two chimneys. Brandon and Shani opted for a stone facade in varying sizes, colors and textures for visual interest, and dark wooden doors for the three-car garage and entryways. The roof is hand-hewn cedar, and the lofty interior ceilings feature exposed wooden beams. Curved archways and fireplaces of stone and marble add charming detail. The Inges credit Sundown Construction and mason Jerry Goff for the quality of the framing and intricate mason work.

Family time

Shani, who grew up in a house with many areas off limits to children, wanted the new home to feel comfortable for everyone.

This meant choosing furniture and textiles that would stand up to children and four dogs, and opting for durable, wide-plank hickory floors by Olde Savannah Flooring Company. It also meant making decisions about lots of smaller details, including hardware, lighting, and even where to place switches.

“You think it’s not a big deal, but the details were so important,” Shani says. For example, doorway and window frames feature rounded edges instead of hard, and heating and cooling vents feature custom, decorative returns that were incorporated into the walls when they were built. This attention to detail gives the home its distinctive character.

The family spends much of their time in the kitchen—which boasts glazed cream cabinetry, a pot filler above the dual-fuel Wolf range, and a generously-sized island with prep sink—and adjoining keeping room. The kitchen was designed by Epiphany Kitchens, in Northville, Michigan, who also created some of the custom vanities in the home. The keeping room is an inviting space featuring one of the home’s stacked stone fireplaces, a coffered ceiling, comfortable sectional sofa and oversized leather chair. If the kids are done with homework, the Inges say, they’re most likely outside or in the spacious lower level, where they can ride crazy carts, use their hover boards, play ping pong, or hop into some virtual reality games.

Also downstairs is a temperature-controlled wine cellar, and a custom-built,12-foot long copper-topped wet bar. One of those smaller details that brings them joy, say the Inges, is the wood behind the bar. They used a kiln to dry wood from a dilapidated chicken coop on the property, and hung it behind the bar.

A stairway tucked behind the wine cellar leads to the threecar garage and locker room. Unique to their home, the locker room was Brandon’s idea. He used the Detroit Tigers’ locker room

The Kentuckystyle barn features batting cages inside the stalls, instead of horses.

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The interior features lofty exposed-beam ceilings, tall windows, and arched doorways.

as inspiration, with 12 wooden lockers, each about three feet wide, custom built for the space, along with a washing machine and dryer. The idea was that he and his sons would have a place to put gear from each of their sports into a single locker—in part to keep it together and organized, in part to teach ownership and responsibility, and in part to keep the gear out of the house.

Brandon asked Tommy Scott, owner of the family-run business Scott’s Cabinets in Forest, to make the locker room idea become a reality. Scott was game, so to speak.

“We can build whatever you can come up with,” says Scott.

For this project, that also meant the pantry cabinets, some of the bathroom vanities, and tweaking other cabinetry in the house.

“When someone brings us plans, we do drawings to make sure it’s what they want, then it’s an average of about four to six 6 8

weeks to build them, and then we just set up a time to install them,” Scott explains. “Custom cabinets are going to cost you more than a factory cabinet, but we can go beyond what a factory cabinet can get you; we can do special measurements to make sure every inch is used.”

Getting personal

Despite the house’s grand scale, Shani says they wanted to make it feel elegant but relaxed, not ostentatious. She called on a trusted designer she had worked with before, Ed Postif. He had helped her with furniture choices in the past, which she was hoping to use again, but with a different color palette.

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knew she wanted to incorporate creams and lighter colors,” Postif says.

When he visited the house for the first time, he was struck by the beauty of the landscape, and knew immediately that he wanted to include blues, grays and whites—colors from the sky—albeit subtly. The entire house is decorated in these soft, understated tones.

“I pulled dozens—no hundreds, really—of memos [fabric samples], more than we would ever need, and I bundled them into groups. There were creams that tended to go gray, green, some that tended to look more blue.”

The main color, says Postif, is a cream with a hint of yellow that mimics the sun as it sets, adding warmth.

With those color groupings, several in-person visits and a lot of technology, Postif helped the Inges’ visions take shape, and says no detail was too small. “The kitchen and keeping room, that’s a really American room, with such a great view,” says Postif, adding that he helped reconfigure the kitchen space and suggested wooden posts on either side of the refrigerator to make it look more like a piece of furniture.

Another must have for Shani: mainfloor sleeping quarters for the family.

A wing on the first floor gives each son his own bedroom, connected by a “Jack-and-Jack” bathroom. A huge, walk-in shower with tile accents complements the two identical vanities, which are topped with sealed granite and finished with an iridescent glaze that brings out the stone’s blue undertones.

Across the hallway is the master suite, where a custom-made, low bureau that Postif found conceals a TV, allowing for clean sight lines to the sitting area and windows. A hallway leading to the master closet and bathroom is lined with shelves to house Shani’s shoe collection. The soaking tub in the master bath offers some of the best views from the house, says Shani, which was not an accident.

Oversized windows flood his-andhers vanities and a large, tile shower with natural light. A window seat and custom cabinets provide ample storage areas.

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of every inch of space. “All of the closets in the house have systems,” says Shani, “even the guest bedroom closets. I just think it’s a good way to maximize space.”

The upstairs has two guest bedrooms with scenic vistas of the property, along with Shani’s office, a light-filled loft. Here, she incorporated furniture from her previous home—a white wooden desk and matching chair, a chaise with plum fabric, and several mirrored tables.

Outside spaces

Despite the beauty inside, Brandon says his heart is firmly entrenched in the outdoors. The Inges enlisted the help of Mark Maslow, of Southern Landscape Group, to create their exterior features. “If it is on the outside of the house, we did it,” says Maslow.

“We did the design, the engineering, and installation.”

In the front of the house, that meant, among other things, planting two dozen maple trees along the driveway to create a canopy effect, designing a cobblestone-look driveway and turnaround with a raised planter, installing landscape and architectural lighting, and, of course, adding plants.

“One of my favorite things about this project is the plantings along the front of the house,” Maslow says. “There are boxwood, roses and hydrangea. The color is diverse, so it’s interesting to look at, but not a rainbow. And the house is big, 38 feet tall, so we needed some accent trees out there. They are big trees, 22 feet tall, and they just help it all stand out.”

Similar plantings, including a white crape myrtle, were added to the raised planter in the driveway turnaround.

Out back, Maslow’s work included stacked rear porches with woodburning fireplaces and drop-down screens to keep bugs out. He also designed a saltwater pool and hot tub, along with a water feature, a fire pit area, and a large patio.

Shani was worried that with so much hardscaping around the pool, the area might look too industrial. But Maslow worked some magic, she says, by changing textures and varying the sizes of rocks and boulders, so that your eye doesn’t get stuck in any one place.

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“Sometimes varying the texture of the stones is enough to break up a space,” says Maslow. “We hand-chiseled the coping— that’s the stone right next to the pool around the perimeter. It’s a little detail that took a lot of time and effort, but the result has a big impact. Without that sharp edge, it looks worn, very natural, and a bit less formal.”

The pool, installed by National Pools of Roanoke, incorporates special features Maslow’s team designed: a zero entry (meaning

no stairs) on one side, bubblers in another section, and a “sun shelf” in another, which allows lounge chairs to be set into the water, but only to a depth of nine inches.

After two years of construction, the end result of all of the attention to detail is a home that works just as well for a family of four or for a large gathering. It’s a place for both kids and grownups, where everyone can have a good time. And for the Inges it’s a home run. ✦

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The basic principle behind moon gardens is that they stand out in the darkness of the evening hours. White flowers seem to float while their green stems and leaves fade into the darkness. The lighter colors of variegated and silvery foliage pop while fragrant blooms announce their presence, filling the air with their scents.

Night-blooming plants make the evening garden a destination.

Flowers in the moon the garden don’t necessarily have to be white, although there are a variety of shades of white available that will keep your garden looking far from monolithic in color.

Soft creams, pinks and yellows can also offer a bit of ethereal beauty to the garden in small doses.

There are any number of white blooming flowers—both perennials and annuals—that can be planted to create an everchanging array of blooms throughout the growing season. White daffodils, tulips, hyacinths, bleeding hearts, lupines, dogwoods, azaleas and iris bring spring to the moonlight garden. Shasta daisies, yarrow, Queen Anne’s lace, clematis, white coneflowers, zinnias, butterfly bushes and hydrangeas bloom during summer months. “Sweet Autumn” clematis, white dahlias and mums bring the florals into the late summer and early fall.

Fragrant bloomers don’t have to be white to stand out in the evening, although there are some that are both pale and fragrant.

Peonies, magnolias (both southern and saucer, aka teacup), viburnum, roses, lilacs and lilies of the valley fill the air with their sweet perfume while attracting the eye in the moonlight.

Mock orange, honeysuckle, wisteria and lavender also offer scents that will fill the surrounding air even after dark.

Having flowers that only bloom at night will tempt you to step out into the garden even after the longest summer day. Evening flowers, which generally don’t open until late afternoon or dusk, often have fragrant blooms to attract evening pollinators.

Moonflowers, a relative of morning glories, have large, white, fragrant blooms, as do angel trumpets and white flowering tobacco. Other evening blooming plants include four o’clocks and evening primroses.

Flowers are not the only source of brightness in a moon garden. Silvery plants, like dusty miller, lambs ear, sage and artemisia (aka silver mound) add colorful contrast both day and night. Variegated leaves of hostas, coleus, cannas and even some ornamental grasses—particularly those with lighter color around the edges—will glimmer in the moonlight.

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A good seating area is conducive to spending time in your evening garden. Consider placing your moon garden near your deck or porch, with comfortable seating… perhaps an Adirondack chair, so you can lean back and gaze at the stars?

Use light-colored stepping stones or pea gravel to create a more visible walking path, and accent with solar-powered path lights for safe passage through the garden at night.

Soft ambient light helps add to the evening’s atmosphere. A few scattered candles will set the scene, as will twinkle lights strung on branches. There are also many solar-powered lantern styles available that offer a gentle glow while subtly illuminating nearby foliage.

A decorative element or two will add the finishing touch to your evening spaces. When selecting, look for pieces that have a bit of sparkle to add a little enchantment… a metallic gazing ball, a light-colored statue or an objet d’art with a bit of glimmer, to make it stand out in the glow of the moonlight.

Finally, don’t overlook the element of sound—twinkling wind chimes, a softly bubbling water fountain, or even just the sound of ornamental grasses fluttering in the breeze. Adding some soft background noise adds to the atmosphere of calm and relaxation in the moon garden.

Moon gardens are meant to be an oasis at the end of the day, making them the perfect garden for a busy gardener to enjoy every day of the week. With a collection of pale blooms, bright foliage, and thoughtful touches, you can create a magical outdoor spot for those long summer evenings. ✦

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“YOU’RE ONLY AS OLD AS YOU FEEL.” This “age-old” adage seems to be the unofficial motto of people entering retirement today. A survey from the Pew Research Center shows that the current wave of Baby Boomers retiring (about 10,000 each day) are more active than previous rookie retirees—and they feel about nine years younger than their age, too. Could 65 really be the new 56?

If you’re part of this hip crowd, the challenge to keep that youthful spirit while staying connected to your community may still take some planning. For so long, you’ve dreamed of merging from the fast lane to the slow lane and doing more of what you love with more of those you love. But after the party decorations come down, you’ve taken your dream vacation, and you’ve completed that special DIY project, now what?

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Aging experts say they are. They agree that the more we can stay engaged in our community and in our families while still following our desires, the more happiness and fulfillment we’ll find in our later years.

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You’ve probably had an organization or two ask you to lend a hand now that you have more free time. The truth is that many of the organizations that serve our area wouldn’t exist without retired volunteers. And many of those groups are hungry for the experience that an older person can bring to the table.

Seniors who volunteer also see many health benefits. A study by Senior Corps, a federal service agency, found that nearly two-thirds of their volunteers reported a decrease in feelings of isolation and an increase in social interaction. Nearly 70 percent reported fewer symptoms of depression. When seniors are helping to create a better environment for others, their own overall mental health improves.

Senior volunteers have reported increased feelings of confidence and self-esteem, along with a sense of purpose and selfworth.

While it’s common for many retirees to give back to their community, the challenge is deciding which places are right for you. If you have been known for a particular job your entire life, you may not have to give up that part of your identity entirely in retirement. There’s nothing more fulfilling than finding a place where your skills are still applicable and very much appreciated. Maybe you worked in construction for a living; you may fit in nicely with a Habitat for Humanity crew. If you worked in the restaurant industry, there is always a soup kitchen in need of a caring chef or server.

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If you spent time in the business sector, taking a chair on the board of a local civic or government group may be right up your alley. Retired teachers make great tutors and literacy program volunteers. Your skills were valuable before you retired, and they are still valuable today when you use them to give back to your community.

It’s also important to find a place where you can do something you love and instill your passions in others. If you enjoy animals, volunteer at an animal shelter. If you’re a bookworm, sign up to help at the library. Maybe you’ve always loved sports. Sure, you have more time to surf all the TV sports channels now, but there’s always a youth team somewhere that could use a good coach and mentor.

If you’re the type of person to explore all the volunteer options before you decide, your local United Way office can direct you to volunteer opportunities within their long list of partner organizations.

On AARP’s website (createthegood.org) create a profile and have your skills and interests matched with volunteer opportunities. An internet search for “volunteer opportunities near me” will turn up plenty of options—museums, street and trail cleanups, state parks—and if you’re trying something new, it’s always more fun to do it with a friend. The organizations won’t mind the extra help!

Some people put a different set of skills to use in a second career after retirement. You may be lucky enough to find a part-time position that still allows you enough flexibility to do all the family activities you’ve looked forward to without the stress and exhaustion of a full-time job.

Get moving

In addition to being known as one of the best places to retire, our area is rich with outdoor activities, including miles of hiking, biking, and kayaking opportunities. The National Institute for Health’s Go4Life

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campaign (go4life.nia.nih.gov) is a wealth of information for seniors, helping them set fitness goals.

Even if you have physical limitations, the social interaction you gain from getting out and about is good for your mental, emotional, and spiritual health. According to the National Institute on Aging, participating in meaningful, social activities can improve brain health and lower the risk of cognitive decline.

new memories is important, too, so you don’t find yourself only longing for the good times of the past. Check out your Parks & Recreation department for senior trips. They are getting more creative with their offerings, adding many cultural and historical excursions that save you all the planning and organization.

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In many cultures, elders play the most important roles in a young person’s life. Children are taught to revere the oldest members of their family and seek their wisdom and advice. Think back to when you were growing up and to the seniors who made a lasting impact on you. Maybe it was a Sunday School teacher. Maybe it was a next-door neighbor. Maybe it was someone who calmed you when you made your first trip to the ER. Many local organizations that serve children see value in bridging the generation gap. Whether it is reading to elementary schoolchildren, working with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, the Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts, or even helping with your church youth group, you may find that these relationships keep you more active and engaged than any other activities. It’s almost like young people have a magical way of making others around them feel young. You may also want to consider the Senior Corps’ Foster Grandparents program, which encourages seniors ages 55 and over to stay active by serving children and youth in their communities.

While there are already so many activities in our backyard, if you have the resources to travel, plan a day trip, out-of-state trip, or even a round-the-world trip to enrich your life with new experiences. The “old days” are fun to talk about, but creating

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We are social creatures. A sense of belonging is just as important for older adults as it is for young children who are just learning their way in the world. Some people find that at senior centers.

Nearly 11,000 senior centers serve 1 million older adults every day. Research from the National Council on Aging shows that older adults who participate in senior center programs can learn to manage and delay the onset of chronic disease and experience measurable improvements in their physical, social, spiritual, emotional, mental, and economic well-being. Even if you are a younger retiree, you can play an important role in providing companionship to older persons at senior center events.

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BY RORY RHODE S In recent years, Roanoke has been getting some attention for their burgeoning beer scene. But it’s not only our neighbor city who’s enjoying some suds—the Central Virginia region has seen a rise in local breweries as well.

Josh Pratt, who founded Brew Ridge Tours in 2016, says this area has several great breweries, and he’s heard talk that more are planned in the coming years. “There is no doubt that the brewery scene is continuing to grow,” he says.

Currently, Brew Ridge Tours offers various itineraries for folks who want to explore local offerings, including not only beer but also cider, wine, and even golf, all of which include dining options. Details are available on the website, but whether you want to book a guided tour or strike out on your own, here are four area breweries to check out…

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Loose Shoe Brewing Company

Located about 20 minutes north of Lynchburg, right off the 29 Bypass, Loose Shoe is an easy visit. Inside the tidy brick exterior is a taproom that can seat about 50 patrons at the bar and tables. Out back, a fenced rear patio offers additional seating at umbrella tables. The brewery takes its name from owner/brewmaster Derin Foor’s other occupation—he’s a farrier—and the equine theme is echoed in the horseshoes beneath the glasstopped counter, and the flights of beer served in wooden horseshoe-shaped trays.

The brewery opened in April 2015 and, in addition to on-site sipping, offers beer to go via 32-ounce aluminum crowlers and 64-ounce growlers—or bring your own for a fill up. Loose Shoe is a stop on Brew Ridge Tours because, Pratt says, “Derin is one of the best brewers in the region.” Beer is made in a brewing area off the taproom, which offers a list of rotating beers on 12 taps. “We have over 40 recipes that we rotate through, and about six constant ones,” says Foor. His love of cooking led him to experiment with non-traditional ingredients and flavors you don’t find everywhere, such as a coconut porter or a peanut butter stout. Foor says that earlier this year they produced a pawpaw beer for the first time, Pawpawlicious Cream Ale. (The pawpaw tree is native to our area and bears oblong greenish-yellow fruit with creamy flesh and a startlingly tropical taste.)

Foor describes the cream ale as a “nice, light beer with a very subtle bananapassionfruit flavor.”

Many of Loose Shoe’s offerings are seasonal; Summertime Blues is described as “a citrusy and refreshing blueberry lemon pilsner that’s perfect on a hot summer day.” Mane Event is a Kölsch whose write-up says, “Wrap your fingers around this beer and hold on as your palate experiences the clean, crisp taste,” while Secretariat’s description is, “Like its namesake, this amber ale is big, red and bold.” Loose Shoe offers a session beer at 4.7% ABV (alcohol by volume) and Foor says his Belgian Quads (a style of hearty ale) range from 5-7% ABV. Double IPAs, a customer favorite, are up there at 8% ABV, with stout at 8.9%.

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or dollar amount for which they’ve paid in advance. Munchie snacks are available at the taproom, or you are welcome to bring in your own food (there are three restaurants in close proximity).

There’s music every weekend, “Thinkin’ and Drinkin’ Trivia Thursdays,” and cornhole and various outdoor games on hand.

The brewery also hosts a chili contest and various events for charity, best discovered on their Facebook page.

Apocalypse Ale Works

The closest brewery to Central Lynchburg is Apocalypse Ale Works, housed in the old Forest Volunteer Fire Department. The brewery is a family affair, owned by Doug John and his wife, Lee. Son Austin is the head brewer, and Pratt—who notes they are not on his Brew Ridge Tour due to being right in town—says they are all about community and making local connections.

Apocalypse has been open for five years, and is the result of Doug John’s 30-year home brewing hobby. “It was always his dream, and I wanted to support his dream and get out of the Central Virginia HOME Summer 2018

corporate world,” says his wife, Lee John.

“We took a leap of faith, and jumped in with both feet.”

The taproom has room for about 50 patrons, and outside there’s a covered deck and beer garden that can accommodate as many as 300 to 400 people. The brewery is family- and dog-friendly, and weekly live music and Rodney’s Sweet Pig BBQ food truck ensure a good time for all. Every Thursday, a new “crowd-sourced” beer is released. John says, “It’s a one-off—we use a base recipe with something determined by our customers, and produce a half barrel keg to see what people like.

Grapefruit and raspberry have been some favorite flavors.”

Apocalypse brews a range of suitably named beers, including Grapefruit Hoppocalypse red ale; Barrmageddon lager; Mandarin Censer pale ale; Hell Yeaah, a pilsner; and Lustful Maiden, a Belgian Dubbel (a malty brown style originally brewed by Trappist monks).

According to John, every summer they release an annual Holy Pucker gose, a German-style sour ale. “Key Lime Pie gose is our most popular, and we alternate

flavors throughout the summer,” she says.

Apocalypse has also begun producing low-gluten alternatives called “Triad hard seltzer water” in flavors such as “Ginger Lime,” “Wild Berry H2O,” and “Mango H2O.” On-site, beers are available for sale on tap and by the can, and the brewery offers 22-ounce bombers and growler fills.

Off-site, kegs are distributed throughout Virginia, with an emphasis on supplying local restaurants.

Beale’s Brewery and BBQ

Beale’s Brewery likes to keep it simple and tasty. While many breweries have witty, tongue-in-cheek names for their beer, Beale’s core line-up includes their flagship Gold, a lager; Silver, a Hefeweizen; Red, a West Coast IPA (description: “Sweet beginning. Bitter finish. Tragic in life.

Great in beer.”); Black, an oatmeal stout; and Brown, a German-style lager.

(Seasonal offerings also make appearances on tap at the brewery.)

That’s not to say the beer names don’t have significance. Beale’s, the first brewery in Bedford—and the second offering by Dave McCormack, who also

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owns Trapezium Brewing Co. in Petersburg—was named for Virginian Thomas Jefferson Beale. In the early 1800s, Beale supposedly found gold and silver while mining in the Rockies and brought his hoard back to our area, where it was secretly buried in nearby mountains. The story goes that Beale gave ciphers to a trusted friend in Lynchburg, promising to send a key which would unlock the code and identify the hoard’s location shortly thereafter. Naturally, he was never heard from again, and a legend was born.

Whether the story is true or not, there is no doubt that today, Beale’s is up to something good in nearby Bedford. The 12,000-square-foot brick building, which was once home to a woolen mill and a furniture factory, is now serving up an extensive food menu along with their brews. Pratt, who stops at Beale’s on one of his Brew Ridge tours, notes, “They make a really good beer, they’ve got lots of new equipment, their location is cool, and they smoke their own barbecue.”

Protein features heavily on the Beale’s menu—smoked pork, Texas-style beef, and smoked turkey sandwiches are offered with a choice of four sauces. Snacks such as soft pretzels, nachos, and pork rinds, sides like mac and cheese, barbecue beans, and potato salad, and even a couple of dessert offerings mean no one needs to leave hungry. The brewery’s interior is spacious and modern, and the expansive patio is family- and dog-friendly.

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Despite the cool setup and tasty grub, Beale’s focus remains on selling classic, high-quality, easy-drinking beer. Both onand off-site, Beale’s Gold is available for purchase in an 8-pack featuring their distinctive, 11-ounce stubby bottles. Distribution has been expanding from Southwest and Central Virginia into the Richmond area, so if you can’t make it to the brewery, keep an eye out for Beale’s bold, blue and white labels.

Blue Mountain Barrel House

Blue Mountain Barrel House is an off shoot of Afton-based Blue Mountain Brewery. The original award-winning operation launched over a decade ago as the first brewery in Nelson County, with Barrel House added in 2012. Located in Arrington, about 30 minutes north of downtown Lynchburg, Blue Mountain Barrel House was conceived as a site to help brew and package the original brewery’s offerings, as well as a spot for a new hop yard.

Taylor Smack wears many hats at the operation—brewmaster, co-founder, co-owner, president, and CEO. He says, “By 2010 we realized the demand for Blue Mountain beer was very soon going to be beyond what we could brew and package at our original Afton brewpub facility… we were experiencing bottlenecks with packaging the beer and with our barrel-aging program. Blue Mountain Barrel House [was] specially designed to accommodate our barrel-aged beers and [had] enough room to begin taking over the bottling and canning of all our core beer.”

Those core series beers include Blue Mountain’s Full Nelson, their flagship pale ale; A Hopwork Orange, an orange-infused IPA; and Kölsch 151, a classic lager. Blue Mountain also has

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a barrel house series (aged in bourbon barrels) and seasonal offerings. In 2014 Blue Mountain purchased Charlottesville’s South Street Brewery, and the Barrel House taproom also features South Street’s Virginia Lager and Barhopped IPA on tap. According to Smack, there are six beers on tap at Barrel House at all times.

He says, “It’s an ever-changing, seasonally focused tap list. The only goal is to keep the list balanced and fresh. There will always be something light, something hoppy and something barrel-aged on tap.

Other than that, we play around a bit: Belgian-style beers, sours, fruited beers, seasonal favorites like Rockfish Wheat from our Blue Mountain Brewery line or Hop Grove from our South Street line, for instance.”

The taproom holds about 50 patrons in the tasting room and mezzanine tasting room. Smack says this is by design, as the main purpose of Barrel House is beer production. However, outside features a lawn with plenty of seating, along with a fire pit. With mountain views and 15 acres on which to spread out and enjoy, Smack says, “Walking down to our halfacre hop field with a beer in hand is a delight in late summer.”

“The vibe down there is totally different, too,” he adds. “We have a tasting room and our own food truck onsite (which has added pizzas to the menu for this year), but it's not a huge restaurant like Afton and the crowds are nowhere near what we experience up at the northern brewery. So it's more relaxed, and more focused on manufacturing beer.”

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The brewery offers tours, which includes the reason Barrel House was named—the East Coast’s largest barrel-aging facilities for beer.

“One of the best parts of the Barrel House tour is walking into our temperature-controlled barrel aging room,” says Smack. “If you like the heady aroma of bourbon and oak char, it’s a must see (and smell) experience.” There’s also live music every Friday, a Low Country boil on the 4th of July, and a hop-harvest festival in August. The biggest event of the year is the first Saturday of every December, when the brewery holds a release party for Concealed Darkness, their barrel-aged Imperial Stout. Smack explains, “We feature dozens of special rare beers on tap from Blue Mountain and South Street, host four bands, have a whole-hog pig roast with all the fixings and put up a huge tent with Christmas vendors.

It's like an amazing southern Christkindl market and one heck of a good time.”

This summer, and all year long, Central Virginians can quench their thirst at any of these local breweries, or through Brew Ridge Tours.

Before visiting a brewpub, be sure to call or check their website or Facebook page for specific hours (most are open Wednesday through Sunday), upcoming events, and new releases.

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DESIGN dorm rooms

DORM DESIGN

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f you have children, chances are you’re an expert at back-to-school shopping.

But if you have a son or daughter who’s moving into a dorm room this summer, it’s a whole new world! In the elementary years, their school design choices were limited to what color notebooks, markers, and backpack they preferred. In middle and high school, the only arranging to worry about was how to fit all those books in their backpack and locker. Now, there’s a whole room to design and arrange. Space is usually tight and roommates must be considered, so having a plan and some creative ideas will ensure that your student has a cozy and homey retreat for this exciting new stage of life.

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Layout

Most dorm rooms will house two or three people, so keep this in mind when moving your freshman into their new space.

Standard pieces of furniture that are included in dorm rooms are beds, dressers, and a desk for each student living in the room. More than likely, these pieces of furniture will already be arranged in some fashion, but feel free to see if everyone would like to move the furniture around to create a more pleasing set up, which could also free up some space.

For extra room, consider lofting the bed. Lofting frees up floor space underneath and allows for additional storage, room for a futon, or even a cozy study nook. Check with on-campus housing first to see if this is an option in your teen’s dorm room and if they provide the tools needed. For even more functional floor space, try putting two desks back-to-back, or moving a dresser into a closet.

Get creative

Helping your freshman decorate their dorm room is where the fun begins. Just because space is limited and the walls are a dull shade doesn’t mean you can’t create a stylish room that lets them express themselves. If your freshman is imagining a specific look, try having them get in touch with their roommate(s) in advance, to see if they want to coordinate. Not everything has

to match—just try picking colors and patterns that compliment each other. Mixing stripes, geometric, and floral patterns in the same general color scheme can create a cheerful and inviting effect.

Since painting and wallpaper are not allowed, add flare to the room with removable wall decals and some favorite pieces of artwork. To hang artwork, use removable adhesive strips and hooks that won’t damage the walls. Tapestries and removable murals are also good choices for a fun focal point. String lights add ambiance to any space—hang them along the wall around the bed, over the desk, around wall art or the closet door.

If the bed isn’t lofted, try setting it up as a daybed, with colorful throw pillows against the wall for extra seating and comfort. A headboard (or faux headboard) or hanging netting adds style and personality.

Keep desk tops organized and clutter-free with cups to store pens and pencils, magazine holders to store binders and notebooks, a dry erase calendar board for keeping up with assignments, and a cork board for hanging photos and notes.

A stylish desk lamp will provide light for studying and add personality—whether industrial, sleek and modern, or glam, there are plenty of affordable options.

Drapes can add a cozy yet sophisticated look. Since most dorm rooms won’t allow nails or screws in the wall, try hanging

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a lightweight drapery rod over the window with adhesive hooks.

A pretty curtain can also hide the closet area and reduce visual clutter—just insert an adjustable shower rod in the door frame of the closet. A full-length mirror does double duty by giving the illusion of space and providing a place for your kid to check their look.

Dorm room floors can get cold during the winter months, so adding an area rug will help keep feet warm while adding style.

Try layering a couple of rugs for a custom look.

Storage hacks

When outfitting a dorm room, less is sometimes more. Don’t buy three or four sets of towels and sheets, because this takes up valuable space. And since space is limited, it’s important to buy furniture and storage items that are compact and multifunctional.

Low storage bins that slide under the bed are a great way to keep shoes or other items within reach without taking up extra floor space. Instead of uncomfortable folding chairs, try storage ottomans that do double duty as both stool and storage space.

Poufs are also a great option for extra seating, and can even be used as a small coffee table.

Dorm room closets are usually on the small side. To maximize space, try hanging cube organizers for jeans, towels, and the like.

If the closet has an overhead shelf, place accessories like scarves and hats in storage cubes to keep things organized. The same thing can be done with hair care products and extra toiletry items.

If your son or daughter will be sharing a bathroom with the rest of the hall, a shower tote lets them keep all of their toiletries

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handy and portable. When not in use, simply tuck the tote into a corner of the closet.

Don’t overlook the essentials

It’s easy to get caught up in all of the excitement that comes with dorm room decor, but don’t forget to grab the essentials your freshman will need for their new space.

Dorm rooms provide mattresses for each bed, but you’ll need to bring a mattress cover, bed linens, comforter, and pillows.

Before buying bedding, make sure you check whether the dorms have regular or extra-long twin beds.

Most dorms will allow students to bring their own mini fridge, coffee maker, and microwave. Have your student coordinate with their roommate(s) to see who plans on bringing which appliances. Consider using the top of a dresser or getting a small cart for a coffee station where they can store mugs, dishes, sugar, and utensils. Plastic shelving units can also come in handy for making a small pantry to store snacks and food items.

Other items you will want to purchase include clothes hangers, a laundry bag or basket (the lighter the better), detergent, towels, shower flip-flops, adhesive strips, thumb tacks, extension cords, a trash can, dishes, glasses, and eating utensils.

Moving into a new dorm room is a big step, and living with roommates in a small space can seem both exciting and challenging. Designing and outfitting a dorm room is part of the fun of this new experience, and coming up with a plan together will ensure your student has a comfortable and stylish room for the adventures ahead. ✦

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IMPROVE exterior siding styles

EXTERIOR UPGRADE

WHAT TO KNOW WHEN SELECTING SIDING

BY SAR A SIGMON

Coming home after a long day should bring a smile to your face.

But if your home’s curb appeal has faded, these daily homecomings are a little less joyful. Siding is an aspect of your home you may not pay much attention to until it’s looking less than pristine. Whether it’s dented from teaching the kids to play baseball, damaged from storm debris, or blistered or faded from sun damage, siding needs an upgrade every now and then.

Replacing outdated siding may seem daunting, but this change will not only make your home look better, it can provide increased insulation and energy efficiency, and protect your home from structural and interior damage.

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The first step to a siding makeover is determining which style of siding you prefer. There are many types of siding such as vinyl, fiber cement, brick, metal—even stone, stucco, and polymer.

While each has its strengths and considerations, our housing market and weather conditions tend to favor vinyl siding, fiber cement (a rugged wood alternative), and brick siding.

Vinyl siding

Whether you picture a rustic ranch-style home, or a brightly colored, energy-efficient cottage, vinyl siding offers a classic look without the added maintenance. This material is the clear leader in the siding market, covering more than 30 percent of U.S. home exteriors. The pros to vinyl are its ability to stand tall against wind and rain, a wide array of color and texture choices, durability (generally 30- to 40-year warranties), heightened insulation, and cost-effectiveness.

Though horizontal vinyl panels are a classic choice, there are other options to consider. Vertical panels, board and batten, shakes (where the vinyl mimics the look of wood), and scalloped siding can stand alone to create a uniform look or be mixed and matched to offer different textures and increase your home’s custom appeal. For instance, siding in a cedar shake style can be paired with board and batten panels to create an eye-catching look. Horizontal siding combined with vinyl cedar shakes and scalloped vinyl can create the look of a quaint gingerbread house.

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Fiber cement—composed of wood fibers, sand, and cement—is molded and embossed in a way that offers the look of wood without the worry.

This siding choice (also known as HardiePlank® after its creator, John Hardie), is stronger than wood, more durable than vinyl, moisture and UV resistant, no match for pesky termites, mold and rot resistant, and comes in many finishes. These benefits come at a cost two or three times higher than vinyl, but fiber cement offers a longer life span than wood, a warranty of at least 30 years, and a chip-resistant guarantee of at least 15 years.

Given all the benefits, it’s no surprise that this option is growing in popularity!

Brick

Throughout the centuries, bricks have been used to fashion homes, workspaces, and places of worship in nearly any architectural design. This longstanding form of siding is made from clay and shale, then fired in a kiln at approximately 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit. It’s loved for its traditional charm, not to mention its pleasing aesthetic and impressive lifespan. Historic buildings, such as St. Luke’s Church in Smithfield, Virginia, are proudly wearing their traditional brick outfits dating back to the 1600s! They are also are highly fire resistant, don’t need to be repainted or finished, are termite proof, and only look better with age.

A downside to brick which cannot be ignored is the high cost of installation. Brick siding is one of the most expensive choices, but requires the least amount of upkeep, and can often garner lower home insurance rates because of its impeccable durability.

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Hiring a contractor

The next step in your home’s new look—finding the best contractor to install your new siding—closely hinges upon what material you choose.

Different areas of the world have a plethora of contractors who specialize in installing the siding best suited to that region. For instance, stucco, a durable wall coating heavily influenced by Spanish and Mexican architecture, has less installation help available in our area than brick masonry.

The contractor you choose should be properly licensed, have many years of experience with positive reviews, use only highly trusted subcontractors, have siding warranty coverage, and meticulously clean up after the job is complete. They should also carefully consider the ventilation needs of your home, as well as install a waterproof wrap under siding to prevent leaks.

When your contractor arrives on site, your old siding may or may not need to be removed. Removal is based on current condition, new siding type, and personal preference. If the old siding isn’t warped or damaged enough to be visible under the new siding, it may be kept for an added layer of protection. Next, insulation may be added under the new siding to further increase “R-value” (the capacity of a material to resist heat flow), waterproof wrap installed, and proper ventilation created. Then, the siding is put on your home. Final touches such as soffits, the fascia board, any box ends, and bargeboards must also not be forgotten, as these additions are essential to properly trim the exterior.

Upgrading your home’s siding promises many benefits, from curb appeal to energy efficiency to preventing structural damage. And, the many options now available mean you can transform your home’s exterior into the gingerbread house, vintage farmhouse, or breezy cottage of your dreams. ✦

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The petfriendly home Create a functional and beautiful household for your furry friends

BY MARISSA HERMANSON

You don’t have to sacrifice style to have a pet-friendly home. If you’ve ever thought “we can’t have anything nice” because of your menagerie, rest assured that from durable designer fabrics to stainresistant rugs, the home decor industry is now catering to Milo and Otis. Functionally, your abode can be a well-oiled machine, equipped with all the right doodads and decor for dogs and cats. Athome bathing stations, water fountains, pet doors, and window fences are just a few of the products on the market that make for a more serviceable pet home. On a grander scale, if you are building or renovating a house, you can easily incorporate custom touches to make your home work for your pets too. Creating a beautiful, clean and safe household for your furry friends easier than ever.

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The great indoors

If you are building a new home or renovating, consider your pets when formulating your master plan. For instance, in the kitchen you can incorporate built-in feeding stations with removable steel bowls into the cabinetry. Stylish, standalone feeding stations are another option—either custom or ready-made—and can include large storage bins for scooping food along with dishes tucked away in a drawer that can be pulled out during feeding time.

Carve out a niche to give your friend a safe and cozy home for napping. This too can be a built-in cabinetry feature in your new dream kitchen, mudroom or laundry room. Or if you are retro-fitting, remove doors from little-used cabinetry and tuck a cushy bed inside. If you have wasted space under the stairs and fancy yourself a master DIYer, build your buddy a sleeping berth.

Mudrooms and laundry rooms are good places for feeding, bathing and caring for your companions, as these spaces are designed with utility in mind.

While bathing your dog in your bathtub or hosing them off outside is always a good option, there are now portable pet bathing stations that you can purchase for about $130 to $150 that make bathtime easy and stress-free. Or if you have the space (and your dog always seems to be unkempt), invest in a professional grooming bath tub for anywhere from $800 up to $1900 through Flying Pig Grooming. While your pup may not be excited about this new addition to the laundry room, the convenience—and a sweet-smelling dog—will pay off.

If your pet’s main hub is the laundry room or mudroom, consider corralling all of their accessories in the room as well.

Store food and treats away in containers like the Vittle Vault, which keeps snacks fresh. Hang leashes and collars on decorative hooks. And make sure there is plenty of cabinetry to tuck everything away. Toy chests aren’t just for the kiddos. While pet toy boxes are a thing, you can always opt for something that complements your decor like a decorative basket, which allows easy access to playthings.

For the more discerning species (ahem, cats), you need to be choosy with the supplies you bring into your home. Litter boxes pose all sorts of problems from stench to sand scattering, but high-end kitty commodes like the Modkat ensure c vhomemaga zine .com 103

that sand stays put, odors are kept at bay, and curious canines can’t nose around for droppings.

Cats that eat dry food dehydrate easily, and for whatever reason, the discriminating feline isn’t a fan of water bowls. Cats prefer to drink out of a fountain with circulating water as it stimulates interest, and therefore increases the amount of water they drink.

For indoor kitties, give them a window perch, like the Sunny Seat, which is a hammock that suction-cups to the window, allowing them to bask in the sun while viewing passers-by like squirrels and birds. For reclusive kitties that prefer their alone time, get them a chic hideaway like a felt cat nap cocoon or perhaps a kitty teepee (there are plenty for sale on Etsy). If you are looking to tuck your litter box, cat bed, and other feline supplies out of site, the company Modernist Cat sells a variety of midcentury-inspired furniture pieces that camouflage unsightly pet accessories.

On the other hand, if you want your cat decor to be front and center, The Vertical Cat company manufactures wooden cat stairs, shelves, and bridges that can be mounted onto the wall and ceiling, creating a playground for your kitty.

Pretty but pet-friendly

Indeed, you don’t have to sacrifice style with pets. But if you have a room filled with white fabrics or breakable objects, use a gate to keep your dog out of trouble. Check with your local pet store to see if they sell well-designed, sturdy wooden gates that you can install in your doorway.

Geriatric pets may need a little help getting around. Pet stairs and ramps, which can be plastic, carpeted or wood, allow pets easy access to furniture so they don’t injure themselves.

If your pet is going to have free reign of you home, then consider a few different textile choices to ensure quick and easy cleanups. For flooring, consider going rug-less to prevent hair

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build up. Eschewing rugs also makes sweeping and mopping easy. However, some of our larger furry friends need the carpet to prevent slipping and subsequent joint damage; if you are in the market for a rug, purchase one that is stain resistant or carpeting that you can spray with a stain guard. And remember, patterned carpeting, even subtle, disguises stains better than solid.

In general, stain-guard sprays are an essential weapon to prevent animal disasters (think liquids and dirt) from ruining your furniture. Textiles are an investment, and to ensure a longer lifespan, finish them with a quick spray.

There also are a variety of fabrics on the market that make cleaning up messes easy. While vinyl wasn’t cool when your grandma used it, it is now; and, plenty of interior designers are embracing the fabric as it comes in unique colors. Americo is a company that laminates designer fabrics so they’ll never need a washing—but your local designer or fabric retailer may be able to help source this project as well.

For pet-proofing and kid-proofing interiors, designers are also using performance fabrics that are super durable and can hold up against wear and tear. Commercial-grade textiles are available in luxurious textures like velvet, and outdoor fabrics like Sunbrella come in patterns and shades that are appropriate for the indoors too. Crypton fabrics are known for their tough stain resistance, and have collaborated with high-end providers like Stroheim and Fabricut to provide cool collections.

If you’ve already invested in nice furniture but want to save it from Fido’s muddy paws and your pretty kitty’s nails, look into slipcovering your furniture with indoor-outdoor fabrics by companies like Perennials and Bella-Dura.

If you are worried about pets making messes while you’re away, check on your creatures with a pet cam. Wi-Fi cameras like the Petzi Treat Cam distributes treats while the Pawbo Life camera not only has a treat dispenser, but also includes a laser game, video recording, and two-way audio.

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The great outdoors

If you have a fenced backyard, install a doggy door so your furry friend can excuse himself to do his business without asking for your permission. Just be sure to install one that locks so in the evening you don’t find a menagerie of nocturnal critters hanging out in your home.

Creatures like opossums have been known to sneak into homes via pet doors for a late-night bite of cat chow.

For the backyard, fence windows are becoming more and more popular, as homeowners want to ease their pets’ curiosity as to what is on the other side of the fence.

Many pet retailers sell a Plexiglas dome window called the PetPeek Fence Window that can be installed in your fence.

Make sure your yard has plenty of shade and water to ensure that your pet will stay cool. If your dog or cat is outside for most of the day, build them a little house with a bed.

For cats that are vying to be outside but you’d prefer they weren’t, build a “catio,” a window box made from wood and chicken wire that allows them fresh air and a nice view. You can create a small perch that extends outside from your window, or you can build a larger “room” leading from your window to the great outdoors, giving your cat room to play.

Outfitting your home for your furry friends will make your home more functional, and in the end a happy place for the whole clan. ✦

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Smith Mountain Lake, about an hour’s drive for most of us, offers an easy getaway. If you’re thinking about a one-day summer excursion to sample what the lake has to offer, here are some ideas for making memories:

ahead about what you’ll need—rarely will you find picnic tables or firewood on shore. Remember that you’re expected to leave your picnic site pristine, and pack out what you pack in.

Public beaches

Boat rental

The best way to enjoy the lake is to get out on the water! Rent a pontoon, runabout, PWC (Personal Water Craft) or even a surfing-capable deck boat and explore the lake on your own.

Some boating experience is recommended, and skippers should insist on life jackets being worn or handy for all on board.

Take a lake map and cellphone since newcomers can easily get temporarily disoriented. If in need of assistance, call Bedford County Sheriff Dispatch (540-586-7827) or Sea Tow (540-7195555). Be alert to weather changes and seek shelter at a dock if storms come up. There are a myriad of rental agencies listed at visitsmithmountainlake.com, but here are some companies to check into: Bridgewater Marina Boat Rentals (540-721-1639) has five locations around SML. SML Boat Rental at Mitchell’s Point Marina (540-484-3980); Captain’s Quarters (540-721-1175); Magnum Point (540-576-4486); Gills Creek Marina (540-7212451); Parrot Cove (540-721-5363); and Halesford Harbour Boat Rentals (540-238-5606).

Hit the beach at one of SML’s two public options: SML State Park, Huddleston (540-297-6066) and SML Community Park, Moneta (540-483-9283). Both are great destinations for swimmers and sun-worshipers alike. Reasonable entry fees and generally uncrowded conditions make these ideal family kick-back spots. Lifeguards keep them safe and restroom facilities make it comfortable. Both parks have well-groomed hiking paths an easy walk from the beach, but you'll want to wear shoes and sunscreen if you go walking.

Paddleboard

Paddleboarding is all the rage for vacationers and residents alike. Paddlers enjoy the “walking on water” sensation and the relaxation of exploring serene coves and shoreline. Places you can rent boards (or kayaks if you prefer to be seated) include: Smith Mountain Wake (540-721-9253); Bridgewater Boat Rentals (540-721-1639); Mitchell's Point Marina (540-484-3900); State Park Boat Rental (540-297-3640); SUPs2Go(540-230-2023); Parkway Marina (540-297-4412); and Halesford Harbour Boat Rentals (540-238-5606).

Guided cruise

If you’d like someone else to do the steering, WhyKnotBoatSML will custom tailor a half or full day on the water. Sight-see spectacular waterfront communities and undeveloped shoreline, anchor to swim in secluded coves, get pulled on high-performance multi-person tubes, have an island picnic, or arrive in style at a waterfront eatery. Captain Austin will pick you up anywhere on the lake and take you wherever you like—just relax and enjoy!

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Wakeboard

Learn to wakeboard and/or wakesurf. Half or full day “wake camp” sessions—aboard an awesome Malibu towboat crewed by won't-let-you-fail experts—can be booked with Smith Mountain Wake. SM Wake is also THE shop for oars, vests, lake fashions, shades and other proof-you-rocked-it sun ’n fun must-haves.

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Wildlife cruise

Island picnic

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SML State Park offers a wildlife cruise, where you can enjoy a tour of local coves on a handicap-accessible pontoon boat, with a knowledgeable naturalist/guide who will point out the species that call the lake home, and explain lake history. Space is limited

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Visitsmithmountainlake.com has about 20 guides listed; surf their websites and pick one that appeals—it’s a splurge you won’t regret.

Virginia Dare

Cruise the lake, side-wheeler style. The Virginia Dare is SML’s resident excursion boat, operating from the Virginia Dare Marina near R21 on the Roanoke River, and the SML airport. A variety of lunch, dinner and theme cruises are offered, and you may want to plan your visit to SML around availability of the one that fits your fancy. 540-297-7100, vadarecruises.com.

Private flight

Nothing shows off SML's spectacular twists, turns, coves and creeks like a view from 2500 feet. Take off from SML airport

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and see how the Blackwater and Roanoke rivers converge as they flow toward the massive Smith Mountain dam, which looks totally awesome from the air. Overfly the Peaks of Otter and other mountain tops around the famed Blue Ridge Parkway. Contact Jack at Bedford Landings B&B (540488-4600, bedfordlandings.com) or Matt at SML Aviation (802-233-9312, SMLaviation.com) for prices and details.

Weather dependent, of course, but the pilots will work with you to make it happen. Splurge and enjoy an incredible experience!

Bridgewater Plaza

BRIDGEWATER PLAZA

Located where VA Rt. 122 crosses the Roanoke River arm of beautiful SML, the shops at Bridgewater Plaza give landlubbers a lakeside experience.

A school of hungry carp will devour popcorn from the marina store. Browse clothing and gift boutiques; savor pizza and ice cream; or opt for full lunches/ dinners at Moosies, and outdoors at Mangos or Mexico Viejo Tequila Bar. Test your skills at the climbing wall, basketball hoops, video arcade or

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In a separate glass, mix 2 1/2 to 3 Tbls of Balsamic Vinegar, 8oz of chilled Club Soda and 1 to 2 oz of Vodka (optional). Stir carefully so as not to over bubble the carbonated water.

Pour your Shurbtini into your chilled martini glass and garnish with fresh fruit. Adding frozen fruit keeps your drink cold and adds a nice fruity touch!

Our tasting shop is in the River Ridge Mall, across from Regal Cinemas. Come pick your favorite Balsamic for your new favorite drink!

434-841-8246 / favoredflavorsllc.com

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rooftop mini-golf. The sinful selection of fudge at Gifts Ahoy is “to die for” (or perhaps “as a result of” if you eat enough!).

And should your visit happen on one of our rare less-thanlake-hospitable days, here are several ways to make the visit memorable anyway…

Smith Mountain Dam Visitor Center

You’ll pass through some “rural and unspoiled” terrain getting there, but seeing the inside story on how the dam was built and operates is a “gee whiz” experience for adults and children alike. Holding back one of America's earliest and quite rare “pump storage” reservoirs, SML Dam starts and stops generating electricity almost instantly, as demand for electricity in a 10-state grid ebbs and flows. Use a local map (get one free at the SML Visitor Center, Bridgewater Plaza) to keep your GPS honest.

Public hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Phone listing (540-985-2587) for the Visitor Center is voicemail only, but visit smithmtn.com or search virginia.org for general dam information.

Booker T Washington

Walk in the past at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

See slave cabins, farm animals, and the very place where young Booker’s family was enslaved before he set out on foot across Virginia in search of an education, before eventually founding the respected Tuskegee University. A moving experience for children and adults alike. Start with the historical video presentation; expand your walk through the grounds by exploring adjoining nature trails. This is well worth an off-season trip back to SML if you don’t get here on your first visit. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (check holiday schedules), 540-721-2094.

Llama farms

The pastures around SML have attracted quite a few llama farms, offering a range of intriguing places to visit, learn about and feel cuddly with these leggy yarn producers. Check hours and prices with: Alpaca by Jaca (866-384-7080); SML Farm Alpacas & Gifts (540-719-0281); and Pacabella Farm (540-890-8364). ✦ 1 1 0

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DESIGN 2018 style series

southern style design, defined

BY MEGAN BRU FF Y

I’ve spent my life in various parts of the South—from Appalachian North Carolina to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia to the coastal empire of Georgia. While cultural differences certainly exist among those locales, they’re all part of the Southern fabric.

The thread of commonality is stitched in the thresholds of the houses peppering their landscapes.

The essence of Southern homes is elusive. Is it the smell of home cooking? The sight of meticulously preserved family heirlooms situated among modern buys? The feel of a well-worn quilt? Or perhaps the sound of family and friends filling the space? From log cabins to coastal retreats, Southern homes are sensory experiences—sonic, tactile, aromatic, visual—designed to embrace visitors in the residential equivalent of your grandmother’s hugs.

Architecture

Whether you live in a new-build home or a centuries-old charmer, Southern homes tend to feel like they’ve always been there.

That evergreen feeling often stems from architectural elements.

A wraparound porch. Floor-to-ceiling windows. An elevated foundation. The list goes on and on. These facets are not only beautiful, they have their roots in practicality.

In the days before air conditioning—gasp!—large porches served as a space to comfortably entertain guests in the heat of the day, and the space also sheltered the structural walls of the house from the glaring sun. Floor-to-ceiling windows allowed more light

and air into the home and acted as both a window and a door.

Elevated foundations helped eliminate issues with flooding, and visually made the home appear to be on a pedestal of sorts.

Maybe you don’t have the budget to replace all the windows in your house, but why not incorporate a few smaller elements?

Decorative corbels give instant charm to cased openings in your home. Glass or cast iron knobs transport your doors to another time. Wainscoting paired with a chair rail in the dining room elevates the feel from basic to cozy. Even outside, a classic “haint blue” porch ceiling and engraved door knocker usher good vibes into your home time and time again.

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History

It’s no secret that Southerners love to share stories, so naturally that predisposition informs our interior design choices. From family heirlooms to historic memorabilia, these touches of the past give Southern homes a feeling of warmth, of being larger than life. Recently, my father called and said, “You’ll never guess what I found in the shed. An old wooden ox yoke, passed down from my mom’s side of the family, it seems. I think I’ll hang it in the kitchen!”

Not long before that, I helped a family friend vet options to display his collection of Confederate currency. If an object has a story, you can bet it’ll find its way to a Southern home, so that story can be told and retold for visitors to come.

To infuse this feeling of generations past, look no further than your grandparent’s attic, your local antique store, or a flea market. A large stainless steel bucket holds towels in your guest bathroom. A porcelain vase transforms into a utensil bin in the kitchen. A collection of antique plates creates an eye-catching art installation in the dining room. Each piece is a conversation starter.

Personalization

Let’s be honest, I can’t talk about Southern style without mentioning personalization.

It’s unlikely you’ll find many Southern homes that lack personal touches. It’s this character, this lived-in feeling, that makes your visitors feel comfortable. Generally speaking, people don’t enjoy homes that feel like a museum, so infuse personality in your space.

From monogrammed slipcovers on dining chairs, to wooden door hangers with your last name, to family photos and portraits scattered around the house, it’s easy to let your guests know they’ve entered a home, and they can kick off their shoes and get comfortable.

Hospitality

Above all else, a Southern home is designed for entertaining. Whether it’s neighbors coming from down the block or relatives coming from across the country, our homes are curated for optimal guest comfort. That hospitality takes many forms, depending on the length of the visit, but it all comes down to convenience.

If I think back on my visits to various Southern homes in my life, themes immediately emerge. Candy dishes 1 1 2

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IT’S NO SECRET THAT SOUTHERNERS LOVE TO SHARE STORIES, SO NATURALLY THAT PREDISPOSITION INFORMS OUR INTERIOR DESIGN CHOICES. on the coffee table. Fresh pitchers of sweet tea at the ready. Hand-sewn quilts draped across the foot of the bed for an unexpected nighttime chill. Cozy couches and front porch rockers that beg you to sit a spell. Conversations so engaging that everyone perches around the kitchen instead of using those comfy couches and chairs. Southern homes are all about community—creating spaces for family and friends to enjoy fun and fellowship.

The welcoming aura of a Southern home is manifest in the physical objects, but it’s the people in the home that exude true Southern style. So, go ahead, wrap your visitors in a big Southern hug and create the full sensory experience. ✦

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ADVERTISER index Accents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Alexa Taylor, Realtor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Alpaca By Jaca. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Altavista Chamber of Commerce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Anthony and Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Assurance Financial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Blickenstaff & Company, Realtors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Bowen Jewelry Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Brent Lilly Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Brew RIdge Tours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 CAPTRUST. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Centra. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Central Virginia Orthodontics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Childrens Dentistry & Orthodontics of Lynchburg. . . . . . . . . 34 CLC Incorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Custom Structures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Daniele Mason, Realtor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Decorating Den Interiors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Designer Solutions, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Dr. Kevin Midkiff, DDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Endstation Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Estates and Consignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Farm Basket. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Favored Flavors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Ferguson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-45 Finch & Finch Funeral & Cremation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Fink's Jewelers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 First Bank & Trust Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Flat Creek Pet Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Flint Property Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Forest Farmer’s Market. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Francis Oil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Givens Books/Little Dickens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Gladiola Girls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Grand Home Furnishings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Harry’s Bakery & Catering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 High Cotton Fine Home Furnishings and Gifts. . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Home Again Consignments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 ID Shield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Interiors by Moyanne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Isabella's. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 James River Ironworks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 James T. Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Just Liz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Kubota of Lynchburg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Land Tech Landscapes & Pools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Lauren Bell Real Estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Liberty Landscape Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Lilly Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Lynchburg City Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Lynchburg Dental Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Lynchburg Regional Airport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Lynchburg Retail Merchants Association. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-79 Mable Hamlett-Franklin,Mary Kay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Maddox Air and Electrical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 MayLynn’s Creamery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Main Street Eatery and Catering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Main Street Shoppes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Market at Main. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Member One Federal Credit Union. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Merry Maids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Morris Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Movement Mortgage, Will Luper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Nadine Blakely, Realtor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 National Pools of Roanoke, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Next Home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Next Time Consignment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Paisley Gifts & Stationery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Peakland Catering Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Pella Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Periodontal Health Associates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Persian Rugs & More. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Phoenix Custom Homes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Piedmont Eye Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Piedmont Floors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Pinnacle Cabinetry & Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 PIP Printing and Marketing Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Pretty Please on Broad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Rainfrost Nursery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Reid Street Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Reid's Fine Furnishings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Riley Dental. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Runk & Pratt, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Sarah Girten Interior Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Scott Weiss Architect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Select Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 SOLD Sisters- Keller Williams Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Southern Landscape Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 115 Spectrum Stone Designs, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Stones n' Bones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Structure Foundation Solutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Suzy Q, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Terrell E Moseley, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Terry Volkswagen Subaru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 The Alarm Guru. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101 The Art Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 The Babcock House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 The Cabinet Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 The Columns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 The Corner at Rivermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 The Floor Show Carpet One. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 The Shoppes of Altavista. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 The Summit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 The Vinyl Porch Rail Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Valley View Retirement Community. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Vintage on Broad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Virginia Amateur Sports, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Wellington Builders, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Westminster Canterbury. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Winey Chicks Boutique. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Your Community Credit Union. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

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We Take Curb Appeal to a Whole New Level.

Our landscape designs make your home the hero!

At Southern Landscape Group, our passion is creating awesome landscapes that highlight the best of our clients’ homes. You’ve invested a lot into making your house a reflection of your taste and style. We’ll work with you to take your curb appeal to the next level, perfectly complementing the masterpiece that is your home.

For a consultation, please call us at 434.821.6004 or visit our website at soscapes.com.

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