Category: Blog
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Tappahannock: Where LOVE ebbs and flows*
It’s an easy four lane highway that I drive up, where houses, open fields and businesses welcome me to the area. As I get closer to town and the lanes merge, the air seems to shift like a coastal breeze coming in with the tide. And while I can’t hear or see it yet, my…
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Appomattox: Reunited in LOVE
From where I begin, there are nothing but back roads that take me to my next destination. In spite of winter’s chill, I see pines still standing proudly showing off their green needles as I pass. I let my mind wander and listen to the radio play while my thumb taps the steering wheel to…
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Orange: LOVE is the happiest color
Blog title is inspired by a quote from Frank Sinetra “Orange is the happiest color” As I drive past trees and fields, I feel like I’m about to enter a place that is hidden in plain sight. While there is an historic presence filling the air, there is also a modern-day feel that is woven…
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Doswell: A Triple Crown LOVE
Heading north on I-95, I can still see snow sticking to the ground and salt clinging to the road from last week’s snow storm. I also see signs pointing me to a popular amusement park, but I drive past them. Not just because it’s winter (and too cold for roller coasters), but because I know…
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Parksley: LOVE Train Runnin’
*Title is inspired by a fun song by the Doobie Brothers. As we travel up Rt. 316, my mind wanders to my past growing up on the Shore. A lot of my friends lived “up the road” from me, and this street would take me to see many of them in the towns of Greenbush…
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New Kent: A First Lady’s LOVE
As I exit off of I-64, I am immediately surrounded by open fields and tall trees that seem to stretch out for miles. While homes and small businesses are sprinkled about, I get the feeling most of the land here is untouched. There is a hidden history here that if you listen hard enough, you’ll…
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VA Beach (prt 2): Celebrating years of LOVE
Since I’m familiar with the drive to Virginia’s east coast, I allow my thoughts to wander away from what’s around me for a moment. My mind takes a trip down memory lane, thinking about how time flies and the importance of appreciating the good things in life. That every milestone deserves to be honored –…
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Onancock: A Maritime Kind of LOVE
There is a saying “you can’t go home again”. But as I drive north on Rt 13, I have a hard time believing it. I am surrounded by all things familiar – The smell of the salt air as we cross the Chesapeake Bay Bridge tunnel. The sight of soybean and corn fields growing on…
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FloydFest: Music, Mountains and LOVE
This is a special edition of Leah LOVES Virginia highlighting an official LOVE sign that is displayed during the annual FloydFest music festival.. As I sit on a blanket with my family, surrounded by thousands of others, I close my eyes and begin to sway to the melodies being played. It’s like I’m in a…
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Culpeper: One table holds so much LOVE
As we drive down back roads towards the main downtown, I begin to feel a quiet sense of excitement. While we pass a few major retail businesses, my sixth sense kicks in knowing there is a small downtown around the corner that is just waiting to welcome us with a smile and a story. I…