tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40859848807748233832024-03-19T07:41:54.803-04:00Deltaville VignettesJamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13541283009059071005noreply@blogger.comBlogger406125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085984880774823383.post-6384043685646741262021-04-16T15:05:00.003-04:002021-04-16T15:05:36.259-04:00Anniversary<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFvdW8flhDC11xmDOYwE3vUgQI36PZ1-RRhpb0HXpgi0oarAjjRiY6P6PJt-OpcU68-WTv55yl67roWVQFFBFsdC-tkha3TPbyPilt_bDxmX_RC0M2aSxzwScLrqT0vPvc9QKYG_vMJkQ/s1600/IMG_0641.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFvdW8flhDC11xmDOYwE3vUgQI36PZ1-RRhpb0HXpgi0oarAjjRiY6P6PJt-OpcU68-WTv55yl67roWVQFFBFsdC-tkha3TPbyPilt_bDxmX_RC0M2aSxzwScLrqT0vPvc9QKYG_vMJkQ/s320/IMG_0641.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Hard to believe it's been nearly two years since I've written a post here. It hasn't been from lack of Deltaville fodder, just a lack of time for sitting and writing. But today I wanted to take a moment to celebrate an anniversary.</span></div><p>Ten years ago tonight, an F2 tornado touched down in Deltaville from Porpoise Cove Rd across Rt.33 down Jackson Farm Lane and across our little Jackson Acres community. And I bet now you're questioning my choice of "celebrate". Despite all the destruction the storm left in its path, not one person in Deltaville died. Not one person was missing. Not one person received an injury more severe than scrapes and scratches. The same goes for pets. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vVcEnkszVqfWaC5DUO39bky6OWdcI5JFq-fzcvlLDhHnQAoIgTYkkrUIWVEV1zyuDS5KbpV2TTvI85A4A-YW24O3Lwrwb6P9i2Khp7dtgJFE-PXfqJQxKhTR-tTTbqpbxtbF-DFJonQ/s720/93665931_10157730615571888_5554684459502010368_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vVcEnkszVqfWaC5DUO39bky6OWdcI5JFq-fzcvlLDhHnQAoIgTYkkrUIWVEV1zyuDS5KbpV2TTvI85A4A-YW24O3Lwrwb6P9i2Khp7dtgJFE-PXfqJQxKhTR-tTTbqpbxtbF-DFJonQ/s320/93665931_10157730615571888_5554684459502010368_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>And in the days and weeks following the storm, the community came together. Those who were unaffected showed up and offered aid to those who were affected. Neighbors helped neighbors, people in nearby communities offered help to Deltaville. </p><p>And that, Ladies and Gentlemen, is something to celebrate.</p><p>We've all had a doozy of a year. </p><p>Between riots, injustices, politics and pandemics, it seems like people are quicker to point a finger than to offer a hand these days. Despite that, I'm confident that when the chips are down, your neighbors (whether actual physical neighbors or not) will have your back. </p><p>So instead of mourning the loss of property and the landscape, I'm going to choose to celebrate the miracles that happened 10 years ago.</p><p style="text-align: center;">God Bless Deltaville.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicAq4S8xb_dXg_CUZQEU4n6WS91LtCQB_JFfGE8Ia-HHE7p4MtXVJmGQVSEVUXEbQXxAgGfU6ym8XN0jDbuZsBYlMerDMrHqhmeShPXMWDkWszgKyktlOoOCLFFgGrvq4LStA8_XhdhaY/s720/93687083_10157730615566888_1224598508707774464_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicAq4S8xb_dXg_CUZQEU4n6WS91LtCQB_JFfGE8Ia-HHE7p4MtXVJmGQVSEVUXEbQXxAgGfU6ym8XN0jDbuZsBYlMerDMrHqhmeShPXMWDkWszgKyktlOoOCLFFgGrvq4LStA8_XhdhaY/w309-h231/93687083_10157730615566888_1224598508707774464_n.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicAq4S8xb_dXg_CUZQEU4n6WS91LtCQB_JFfGE8Ia-HHE7p4MtXVJmGQVSEVUXEbQXxAgGfU6ym8XN0jDbuZsBYlMerDMrHqhmeShPXMWDkWszgKyktlOoOCLFFgGrvq4LStA8_XhdhaY/s720/93687083_10157730615566888_1224598508707774464_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvoFTjSUV2qIHJRdlitXQPfX6ZfOdGw1BS5WNGJZG4_N0QGp4CxLTZ9fdagJMEvgMR8KVEdpP6Jsaz-pV-v0aAb6q8IZENb9AgAQ9SlcRKsmUcXygYcjrIuSUnTgyUjFj33fz7A0HHOA/s1600/IMG_0652.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvoFTjSUV2qIHJRdlitXQPfX6ZfOdGw1BS5WNGJZG4_N0QGp4CxLTZ9fdagJMEvgMR8KVEdpP6Jsaz-pV-v0aAb6q8IZENb9AgAQ9SlcRKsmUcXygYcjrIuSUnTgyUjFj33fz7A0HHOA/w326-h245/IMG_0652.JPG" width="326" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxteCGXcbatpt1i2S6RKNUXNiMB1_5QmU3XDjaPeTE-z3a-VSCfayizEzJCMjgPaOOMlMOLc1RWwtQMI1L01OB1Bx1HnNbAdHwFs5jZvaP27mGmm0O3HyI4aaWJpom-R668gekmMCwCTU/s1600/IMG_0729.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxteCGXcbatpt1i2S6RKNUXNiMB1_5QmU3XDjaPeTE-z3a-VSCfayizEzJCMjgPaOOMlMOLc1RWwtQMI1L01OB1Bx1HnNbAdHwFs5jZvaP27mGmm0O3HyI4aaWJpom-R668gekmMCwCTU/s320/IMG_0729.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Here are the original posts about the tornado:</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://deltavillevignettes.blogspot.com/2011/04/this-is-not-test.html">This is Not a Test<br /></a><a href="https://deltavillevignettes.blogspot.com/2011/04/miracle-monday.html">Miracle Monday<br /></a><a href="https://deltavillevignettes.blogspot.com/2011/04/bright-side.html">The Bright Side<br /></a><a href="https://deltavillevignettes.blogspot.com/2011/04/our-house-not-so-very-very-fine.html">Our House Not So Very Fine<br /></a><a href="https://deltavillevignettes.blogspot.com/2011/04/good-friday.html">Good Friday</a></div>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13541283009059071005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085984880774823383.post-72743199478801715572019-05-09T10:52:00.000-04:002019-05-09T10:52:03.406-04:00Wordless on a Thursday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13541283009059071005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085984880774823383.post-77415525744316575762018-10-05T08:05:00.000-04:002018-10-05T08:05:59.648-04:00Projects<div style="text-align: center;">
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Now that the house has been saved, it's time for some long overdue projects.</div>
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The yard has always been a problem. </div>
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Grass rarely grew there under the shade of all the trees.</div>
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Now that we've lost most of the trees, </div>
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we finally have some grass growing.</div>
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However, there is a lot of erosion because of the lack of those trees.</div>
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It's just a never ending problem.</div>
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So, for our first project, my mom and I purchased some ornamental grasses </div>
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to plant along side the relatively new steps down to the pier.</div>
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The steps help slow the flow of water,</div>
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and the grasses should help with additional erosion in the area once established. </div>
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It wasn't all work, there was some goofing off.</div>
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Here I was channeling my inner Karate Kid.</div>
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I did this once when I was much younger on the taller pilings on the end of the pier.</div>
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I'm older and not as agile now.</div>
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I mean, even my dog Lucy was a little concerned.</div>
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The planting went a lot quicker and easier than we expected.</div>
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We got all 5 plants in the ground, put landscape fabric down, </div>
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purchased mulch, ate lunch</div>
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and mulched in just a couple of hours.</div>
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For those interested, we have 2 different ornamental grass varieties.</div>
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One is a dwarf Maiden Grass that gets 3-4 feet tall and 3 ft wide</div>
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and the other is a dwarf Maiden Grass that is called Little Zebra and has the </div>
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striped grass fronds. It gets 2-3 feet tall and wide. </div>
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We were very pleased with the end result.</div>
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The grasses softened the steps,</div>
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and the mulch really polished it up.</div>
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Later we went out and purchased some solar lights to place in between the plants</div>
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and it really finished off the project perfectly.</div>
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Unfortunately, I couldn't get a decent evening shot of the light.</div>
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There are some other outdoorsy projects we need to get to.</div>
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We have a plan for fixing some eroded areas</div>
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that include grass seed and a firepit. </div>
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<br />Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13541283009059071005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085984880774823383.post-40591036711376134272018-09-24T10:07:00.000-04:002018-09-24T10:08:21.488-04:00The Par-Tay<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's been a little over 2 weeks since we had our big shindig in Deltaville </div>
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to celebrate saving the house. </div>
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It's taken me two weeks to blog about it because </div>
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<strike>it's taken me two weeks to recover from the party</strike> things have been busy. </div>
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As with any good party on the water,</div>
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steamed crabs and beer were the top menu items.</div>
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We had family travel from several states to be there.</div>
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Some hadn't been to the house in several years.</div>
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and some live there now.</div>
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The kids all jumped in the creek </div>
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Our cousins who live down the road brought over their paddleboard</div>
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Hard to believe this kid on the paddleboard </div>
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was terrified of the water just a couple of years ago.</div>
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And there were some boat rides for the older kids.</div>
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All in all, it was a great weekend.</div>
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There was much discussion about family history and genealogy</div>
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and about returning soon to check out some of our ancestral property. </div>
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Looking forward to spending a lot more time in Deltaville.</div>
Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13541283009059071005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085984880774823383.post-39016066700445922812018-08-29T07:42:00.002-04:002018-08-29T07:42:51.140-04:00Do Fireworks Go Bad?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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While at the house in Deltaville cleaning up and preparing for our party, I came across some fireworks that have been around for quite some time. These particular explosives were a birthday present to one of my kids (seriously, why didn't I ever receive explosives as a gift??). So the question was, do bottle rockets go bad?<br />
I looked this up on the handy dandy internet and in short, no, there is no expiration date on fireworks. However, there is a chance the humidity could make them a tad unstable. So, we're going to get my dad the retired firefighter to set them off and see what happens.<br />
Can't be worse than nearly blowing up a sailboat, or having a mortar fly straight for the audience, or have a firework fall and shoot inches from the truck hood. I'm not admitting that happened before, just that those scenarios could be worse.<br />
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Bring on the explosives!Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13541283009059071005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085984880774823383.post-18453638882329059662018-08-26T17:46:00.000-04:002018-08-26T17:46:39.951-04:00The Return<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This weekend marked the first time I've been back to Deltaville in a year. In my last post, I explained the family drama/crisis that had been going on since October last year. Because of it, I refused to spend time at the house on the creek for fear it was going to be taken away. Thankfully, the crisis has been resolved in our favor, the house is safe, I've headed back and there's going to be a big ass party next weekend. It seemed fitting that this return to Deltaville was heralded with a special full moon. August's full moon is known as the Sturgeon Moon because the sturgeon fish is more easily caught in August and early September than other months according to the Almanac. It was especially fitting that the full Sturgeon Moon rose this Saturday night over my much loved Sturgeon Creek. I took it as an omen of good things to come.<br />
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Stay tuned for an update on the ginormous celebration this coming weekend, and for more posts about Deltaville in general.<br />
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It's good to be back.</div>
Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13541283009059071005noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085984880774823383.post-6982202387431192872018-07-29T07:37:00.000-04:002018-07-29T07:37:50.835-04:00Blood and Water<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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They say blood is thicker than water. It's a simple proverb that says the loyalties and relationships within a family are stronger than anything else.<br />
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I'm here to tell you how sometimes water is thicker.<br />
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It's been a while since I've blogged here. September 28, 2017 is in fact my last post where I said I was going to get back into regular blogging about Deltaville. Shortly after, the unthinkable happened.<br />
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Many know the deep seated love I have for our small piece of property in Middlesex County, VA. If you've been a regular follower of this blog, you may have heard mention of family history stories that go back to the time of the Civil War- or the War of Northern Aggression as my late great-great-grandmother Sissy used to say. The truth is that the property has been in the family since 1650. That's 368 years. 368 years of family history on one piece of land. In the course of those 368 years, the property was passed down and divided up and passed down generation after generation until it became the parcels that it is today. And one of those small slices of the original property belonged to my grandparents and upon their death went to my father and his 2 sisters.<br />
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And there was Pepop. (you can read a post about him <a href="http://deltavillevignettes.blogspot.com/2010/01/pepop.html">here</a>).</div>
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Really no words can come close to explaining how much Deltaville means to me. It holds some of my happiest memories as a child, as a parent and as a grandparent. I have always felt a contentment here that I have not felt anywhere else. Even in those times where life was rough or uncertain or just plain ugly and vicious, Deltaville was always there to soothe. Like the sacred Ganges River of India, the waters of the Rappahannock River and Sturgeon Creek healed.<br />
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There was an understanding from a young age that Deltaville would always be a part of our family. I can remember my grandmother explaining that as each person passed away, the house would be inherited by the children so that it would never leave the family. It's easy to think that's how things will go.<br />
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You trust your family to keep something so important, so ancient, so sacred- protected.<br />
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So not long after my last post at the end of September last year, the unthinkable happened. One of my father's sisters passed away unexpectedly. In the aftermath, my father said something I thought I would never hear, "Deltaville might have to be sold."<br />
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I can say that in that moment one of my worst fears was realized, and I went tail spinning into a depression unlike any other I have experienced. Still, there was hope that it wasn't a possibility. After all, my grandmother always said it was to be passed to each generation never to be sold. I held onto that belief.<br />
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The 1/3 share that was owned by my father's late sister was inherited by her husband and daughter equally. And to make a long and upsetting story shorter- they wanted a buy out. That seems simple enough. The house gets appraised and you offer the person an exact third of the appraisal and everyone is happy. Except people are greedy and vengeful, and they hold something you love hostage while they extort money from you. Because that's what family did here. That's what blood did. The blood that is supposed to value the family relationship above all else. Threats were made to petition the court to have the property sold at auction. It seemed bleak. I refused to go down there. We all just held our breath and waited.<br />
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Death is an awful thing for the living. It seems to bring out the worst in some. It feeds the darkest parts of a person, creating a monster that can do nothing but bring about pain and anguish to the already grieving. I'm certain there's a special place in hell for that sort of monster- a spot that lets them fester and rot alone.<br />
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On the opposite side of that coin, in situations like this you learn who really is blood. Sometimes it's actual family and sometimes it's just friends you've made there over the years. People who do what they can to help and offer assistance. This town has some really damn good people.<br />
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It's with a massive amount of relief and happiness that I can report as of this past Friday,<br />
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<i>the house is safe. </i></div>
Because when there's 368 years of history and untold happy memories, you do what you must to protect it.<br />
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As for blood being thicker than water,</div>
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the waters of the Rappahannock River and Sturgeon Creek proved to be far thicker than blood. </div>
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Give this a listen. I particularly relate to the line: </div>
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"I've been searching for something, taken out of my soul, something I'd never lose, something somebody stole" </div>
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Thank God they didn't get away with it.</div>
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It's been a long time since I've posted on this particular blog.</div>
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These photos are from our return trip home.</div>
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Big E and I opted to go through the less congested areas</div>
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when we headed home after the 4th of July weekend.</div>
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We enjoy checking out state parks and looking for new places to camp.</div>
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This stop was at <a href="http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/westmoreland#general_information">Westmoreland State Park</a> on the Potomac.</div>
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We've stopped here before.</div>
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The dogs enjoyed the short hike,</div>
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though it was pretty hot out.</div>
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Bailey (on the right) is definitely trying to figure out</div>
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how she can get down the steep ravine and get to the water.</div>
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I'm hoping this is the start of more regular blogging here.</div>
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Life gets busy sometimes,</div>
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and we develop other interests.</div>
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I've been backpacking and blogging about that <a href="https://hiking40.blogspot.com/">here</a></div>
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as well as working on a historical home and blogging about that <a href="https://historicalhomegirl.blogspot.com/">here</a>.</div>
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Stay tuned!</div>
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<br />Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13541283009059071005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085984880774823383.post-30951490444506685772016-01-26T11:15:00.000-05:002016-01-26T11:15:43.609-05:00Sad News<div style="text-align: center;">
It's been a while since I posted on this blog (nearly a year), </div>
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and, unfortunately, my return brings some sad news. </div>
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There was a little theater in Mathews County called Donk's.</div>
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It was built in the 40's and operated as a movie theater. </div>
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After closing it's doors, it sat vacant until it was reopened in 1975 as a country music venue. </div>
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People like Mickey Gilley, Ernest Tubb and Dolly Parton </div>
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played at the theater that became known as Virginia's own Lil Ole Opry.</div>
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Sadly, Friday night, January 22, the roof to the auditorium collapsed</div>
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under the weight of snow and ice.</div>
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The lucky part was that no one was inside at the time,</div>
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and the iconic marquee sign was undamaged.</div>
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The building will need to be demolished, </div>
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but the property owners will save the marquee.</div>
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I haven't heard yet if the building will be rebuilt,</div>
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but I'm hoping it will.</div>
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The area won't be the same at all without Donk's. </div>
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<i>*Photos courtesy of Kelly Fike*</i></div>
Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13541283009059071005noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085984880774823383.post-26433327591954047032015-03-04T10:14:00.000-05:002015-03-04T10:14:02.710-05:00Winter Wednesday<br />
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My dad took this photo a week or so ago after one of the first snowfalls down in Deltaville</div>
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and right before the second large snowfall.</div>
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Currently, they've had a bit more snow than we have here up in northern Maryland/southern Pennsylvania.</div>
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Unfortunately, that's about to change tonight into tomorrow.</div>
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When is Spring?? </div>
Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13541283009059071005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085984880774823383.post-70590333902308492192015-01-14T07:24:00.000-05:002015-01-14T07:24:27.710-05:00Ship Quits Seas After 69 Years<div style="text-align: left;">
That's the headline from a 1958 edition of the Tonawanda News that I came across while researching information about the ship <i>Eva S. Cullison</i>. The <a href="http://deltavillevignettes.blogspot.com/2011/04/eva-s-cullison.html"><i>Eva S. Cullison</i></a> was a schooner owned by my great great grandfather John Aaron Jackson. He used her to harvest oysters from the Chesapeake Bay. </div>
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<b><i>Rockland, ME, The two masted schooner Eva S. Cullison has been dry docked after 69 years of sailing along the East Coast. The all white craft recently was towed into Lermond's Cove here where she will be used a a training ship for the local unit of the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve. The vessel was built in Baltimore in 1888 and formerly plied the Bahama fruit trade. Since 1951, Capt. Frank Swift of Camden, ME had operated the Eva S. Cullison as one of his summer windjammer cruise ships. She has been called the last of the Baltimore-built Chesapeake Bay coastal schooners.</i></b></div>
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My great great grandfather owned the <i>Eva S. Cullison</i> after she was used in the Bahama fruit trade and before she was sold to be used in Capt. Swift's windjammer fleet.</div>
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Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13541283009059071005noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085984880774823383.post-51815878344191329912015-01-13T14:10:00.000-05:002015-01-13T14:10:29.475-05:00Deltaville According to the Brat Child<div style="text-align: center;">
So, I was having a brain fart about what I should blog about, so I did what every smart person would do-</div>
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I asked the 8 year old. </div>
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What should I write about Deltaville tonight?</div>
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His response:</div>
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Well, there used to be pirates around Deltaville. </div>
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There used to be a lot of beaches and islands. </div>
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This one island went under water and never came back up. </div>
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It has couple of bridges too. </div>
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You can ride boats there </div>
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and you can buy a lot of oysters and crabs </div>
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but there aren't a lot of
McDonald's. </div>
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There really isn't. </div>
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I think that's kinda weird. </div>
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So there you have it. </div>
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Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13541283009059071005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085984880774823383.post-23540313214050222972015-01-09T07:25:00.000-05:002015-01-09T07:25:36.357-05:00Stingray Point<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm not a fan of change,</div>
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and change in Deltaville is worse than change anywhere else.</div>
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I'd really prefer it still be the way it was back in the 80's</div>
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when the Stop N Shop was still there</div>
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and The Little Sue was still The Little Sue</div>
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and there wasn't any traffic.</div>
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But most of all, </div>
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I'd still like to be able to swim here </div>
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at Stingray Point.</div>
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I wish I could build giant sand sculptures of sharks and crabs </div>
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with my son the way I used to build them when I was his age.</div>
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Or try to catch minnows in buckets,</div>
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float around on a raft</div>
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or dig in the sand looking for Captain Smith's body</div>
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(he didn't die there but as a kid I thought he had and thought he was buried on the beach).</div>
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Yeah,</div>
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change sucks.</div>
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One of the most iconic places along the road to Deltaville<br />
is Horne's Restaurant.<br />
You can see its bright yellow roof<br />
snugged between routes 301 and 17 in Port Rotal, VA.<br />
It was our bathroom stop.<br />
Back in the day,<br />
it was one of the only places to stop between Waldorf, MD and Tappahannock, VA.</div>
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Horne's was the brain child of a candy salesman named Mr. Horne.</div>
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He modeled his store after Stucky's stores.</div>
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After the building of I95,</div>
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old roads heading North and South weren't as well traveled </div>
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and many of the Horne's stores closed. </div>
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The location in VA is one of only a few Horne's left</div>
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operated by independent owners.</div>
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They have food and ice cream,</div>
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gas, souvenirs</div>
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and bathrooms.</div>
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And they're open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week including holidays</div>
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Stop at Horne's</div>
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and make your bladder happy!</div>
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<br />Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13541283009059071005noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085984880774823383.post-3424193727614047772015-01-06T13:40:00.000-05:002015-01-06T13:40:29.504-05:00Doing Things Differently<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Normally this is the time of year that I make an exhaustive list of resolutions </div>
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of things I want to completely change about myself. </div>
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And then, </div>
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around December 30th or so, </div>
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I get all depressed when I review the list and realize </div>
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I never managed to complete any of them. </div>
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So this year, I don't have resolutions. </div>
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This year, I have just one goal: </div>
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Hike the Maryland section of the Appalachian Trail. </div>
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By preparing to complete this goal,</div>
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I need to be healthier and get into backpacking shape,</div>
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something that's typically on my resolution list. </div>
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But now they aren't the main goal, just part of the process. </div>
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The goal is a fun adventure that I'm really excited to do and I think </div>
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that's the key.</div>
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So, now that the new year is here, I've begun seriously planning. </div>
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I went on a small hike on January 1st </div>
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(the very day after puking my guts out from a stomach virus- what can I say, I'm dedicated). </div>
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There are many other hikes planned and the whole family is involved.</div>
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This is going to be <i>MY</i> year</div>
Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13541283009059071005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085984880774823383.post-12247890293920008982014-12-29T19:38:00.003-05:002014-12-29T19:38:33.818-05:00Frantic Life<div style="text-align: center;">
So, I failed my photo challenge. </div>
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Miserably. </div>
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There was just no way I could keep up with the frantic rush of the Christmas season, </div>
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the multiple illnesses the Brat Child had, </div>
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my own health issues, </div>
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the dog's ongoing mystery illness, </div>
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the cat's UTI, </div>
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normal life and all its demands,</div>
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taking specific photos </div>
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and blogging. </div>
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So, here are the photos I did take:</div>
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Ok, so I didn't take this, my sister did </div>
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(that's her front and center with me to the left, </div>
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my mom to the right and my daughter in the back), </div>
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and it was taken on Thanksgiving, </div>
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but it was going to be my photo for "Family".</div>
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This is Bailey getting one of her regular baths with medicated shampoo.</div>
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Since August, Bailey has had a mysterious skin issue where she looses her hair</div>
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and scratches until she has open sores which then develop into skin infections.</div>
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We are on possible diagnosis #3: food allergy. </div>
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I now get her meds at the Pharmacy-</div>
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the name reads "Bailey J. dog of Jamie"</div>
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This is Gibbs the cat.</div>
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Here he is shown playing dead </div>
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waiting for an unsuspecting Vet Tech to enter the room </div>
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so he can attack them.</div>
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Seriously.</div>
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He went from love bug to rabid jaguar in 6 seconds.</div>
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After attacking the tech and me, </div>
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he prowled the room continuously</div>
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hissing and growling and swiping at whatever got in his way.</div>
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He had a UTI, easy enough to fix with pills.</div>
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Ever try to give a rabid jaguar pills?</div>
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This is Gibbs hiding from getting his pills.</div>
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He learned to keep the pills in the side of his mouth</div>
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so I thought they had been swallowed,</div>
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then he's spit them out in the hallway.</div>
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Now I crush them up and mix them with canned food.</div>
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So far he doesn't suspect.</div>
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A photo from Valley View Farms in Baltimore.</div>
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It has every ornament imaginable</div>
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even some you can't imagine. </div>
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Christmas Day and the Brat Child with one of his favorite gifts.</div>
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A shot of one of my favorite gifts- the game Quelf.</div>
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If you want a night full of hysterical laughing,</div>
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play this game.</div>
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So those are the photos I managed to snap this month.</div>
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Will I manage to do the January Challenge?</div>
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Who knows.</div>
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I'll make an effort, but I'm not going to make it seem like a chore</div>
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or worry about getting it done.</div>
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<br />Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13541283009059071005noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085984880774823383.post-82255539862228462512014-12-15T12:07:00.001-05:002014-12-15T12:07:42.819-05:00Photo Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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#6 Shopping- </div>
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not that I got much accomplished </div>
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since I had both Big E and the Brat child with me.</div>
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Neither one is keen on shopping.</div>
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#7 Bright. </div>
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No explanation needed</div>
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#8 Ornament-</div>
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This is my flying pig ornament.</div>
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The pig is actually an example of Scherenschnitte</div>
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which in German literally translates to "scissors cut".</div>
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It's the art of cutting paper into decorative designs. </div>
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#9 Something You're Reading-</div>
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Picked this up at REI (my new favorite store)</div>
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in order to learn some things for the big hike in October.</div>
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#10 Wrapping Paper</div>
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#11 Green</div>
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#12 A Beautiful Sight</div>
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Our church Christmas tree-</div>
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not only is it beautiful, but so are the handstitched Chrismons</div>
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and the fact that the Brat Child was so thrilled to help in the decorating.</div>
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Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13541283009059071005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085984880774823383.post-38117437391705638462014-12-08T07:40:00.000-05:002014-12-08T07:40:05.843-05:00Photo Phriday (on Monday)<div style="text-align: center;">
I'm a slacker, I know, but things get hectic and time disappears and suddenly </div>
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it's Sunday night and you're laying in bed and you realize </div>
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that you never blogged the photos on Friday like you intended. </div>
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You also realize you forgot to do something with the Elf on the Shelf- </div>
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who is really the Elf on the Top of the Refrigerator </div>
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because that's where you toss him after each day's shenanigans. </div>
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But despite this, you stay in bed and channel Scarlett O'Hara </div>
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and decide to worry about it tomorrow.</div>
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So, here are the first 5 photos, </div>
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and I promise I'll get back on my designated schedule</div>
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(like there's anyone out there reading this and disappointed I didn't blog on Friday)</div>
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Day 1: My View</div>
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(outside my office)</div>
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Day 2: Favorite Holiday Movie</div>
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(Miracle on 34th Street- actually Big E's favorite)</div>
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Day 3: Red</div>
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(Our family ornament at church)</div>
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Day 4: Joyous</div>
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(The first married couple Christmas tree) </div>
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Day 5: Today's Temperature</div>
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(It's really just rain and extreme fog but looks as cold as it was)</div>
Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13541283009059071005noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085984880774823383.post-1307207747167568452014-12-01T08:22:00.000-05:002014-12-01T08:22:14.368-05:00Something New<div style="text-align: center;">
I posted this today over on <a href="http://wannabefarm.blogspot.com/">my other blog.</a></div>
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I thought it couldn't hurt to do the same here on this blog</div>
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and see what happens.</div>
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With the holidays <strike>breathing down my neck and snapping at my ankles</strike> nearly upon us, </div>
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free time is nonexistent and stress in over abundance </div>
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both of which make blogging </div>
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or having any kind of coherent thought nearly impossible. </div>
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So I'm going to attempt this photo a day challenge:</div>
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Every Friday will be "Photo Friday" and I'll post the photos from the week. </div>
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I'm hoping I can get Big E and the Brat Child to take photos too, </div>
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and if anyone wants to join along and share, <a href="mailto:deltavillevignettes@yahoo.com">email me</a> your pics and I'll post them on Fridays. </div>
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Let's try to make this month about fun things and enjoying the season</div>
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instead of <strike>screaming and ripping our hair out</strike></div>
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stressing. </div>
Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13541283009059071005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085984880774823383.post-88052505914667586492014-11-13T09:18:00.002-05:002014-11-13T09:18:48.833-05:00Throwback Thursday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This one isn't from too long ago, </div>
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just about a year and a half</div>
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when my mom, Big E and I participated in the Deltaville 5K.</div>
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My mom ran the whole thing,</div>
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Big E and I walked most of it and ran the last little bit.</div>
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The next adventure is hiking 40 miles of the Appalachian Trail for our 40th birthdays</div>
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Fall of 2015. </div>
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Better get to getting in shape!</div>
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<br />Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13541283009059071005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085984880774823383.post-53760784419285007492014-11-11T07:28:00.001-05:002014-11-11T07:28:55.249-05:00One Hundred Fifty Years<br />
New York 1862- The<i> Chih Kiang</i> was being built as a lighthouse tender for the Chinese Navy. But because of the ongoing Civil War, it was purchased by the Union Navy June 22, 1863. They renamed her the <i>USS Tulip</i> and she was refitted as a gunboat. The <i>Tulip</i> became part of the Potomac River Flotilla in August of 1863 and served in operations against Confederate forces in the Rappahannock, Piankatank and Potomac Rivers. She also carried Union troops and supported naval landing parties that went ashore for operations against the Confederates.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The USS Fuschia sister ship to the USS Tulip no images of the Tulip remain</i></td></tr>
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Fast forward to November 1864. The <i>USS Tulip</i> developed a defective starboard boiler. She was ordered home to the Washington Navy Yard for repairs by Flotilla Commander Foxhall A. Parker. The <i>Tulip's</i> Captain Smith was ordered not to fire up the damaged boiler. Capt. Smith argued that without both boilers, his ship would be too slow thus making it a target for enemy canons and snipers. Commander Parker was was firm- <i>do not fire up the starboard boiler</i>. <br />
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The <i>USS Tulip</i> left Saint Inigoes Creek at 3:00pm. Once the ship was out of signal distance, Captain Smith fired up the starboard boiler against orders. At roughly 6:00pm, steam began to fill the hatchways.<br />
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Twenty minutes later, the <i>USS Tulip</i> exploded. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>James Jackson Pilot of the USS Tulip</i></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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At the time of the explosion, Captain Smith, the pilot James Jackson, Master's Mate Hammond and the Quartermaster were standing on the bridge directly over the boilers. All that remained of them was Captain Smith's hat. The boiler exploded with such force that the upper portion of the ship was "blown to atoms". Men were scalded and thrown in all directions. Those who escaped injury made their way to the lower gig or rowboat, but before they could launch it, the <i>USS Tulip</i> sank taking with her most of the men on board.<br />
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Some men managed to hang on to various pieces of flotsam to stay afloat until the tugboat <i>Hudson</i> came along and picked up ten men. Though they searched, the <i>Hudson's</i> crew found no other survivors. Of the 10 men they saved, only 8 of them survived.<br />
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The <i>USS Juniper</i> was sent the next day to search for bodies. They found a trunk, a valise, some clothing, a lot of letters marked U.S.steam <i>Tulip</i>, large sections of the deck, the pilot house and the first cutter which was lying on the beach.<br />
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Eventually there were 8 bodies that washed ashore, all of them burned and broken beyond recognition. They were buried at Cross Manor on Saint Inigoes Creek. It is believed that the area of the graves has since eroded into the water, but a monument stands at the site commemorating those men who lost their lives.<br />
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So on Veteran's Day, whether it's been 150 years or 150 days since they saw battle, please remember those men and women who have served. <br />
<br />Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13541283009059071005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085984880774823383.post-51601799122655372822014-11-10T07:29:00.002-05:002014-11-10T07:29:21.207-05:00Oyster Festival<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This weekend I had the opportunity to attend the annual </div>
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Oyster Festival in Urbanna, VA.</div>
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It's been many many years since I've been to an Oyster Festival. </div>
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These dogs were probably one of the coolest things I saw.</div>
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We toured some boats including the Godspeed</div>
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from Jamestown.</div>
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The Brat Child built a boat and sailed it in the "pond"</div>
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There were unique recycling opportunities</div>
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to help Save the Bay</div>
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(and oysters)</div>
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And of course a parade with Shriners driving smaller than normal vehicles</div>
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And marching bands.</div>
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Overall it was a nice afternoon</div>
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spent in a quaint town</div>
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on what was probably one of the last warmish days of the fall.</div>
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(And I intend to head back to Urbanna next year when it isn't packed with people)</div>
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So during my last trip to <a href="http://deltavillevignettes.blogspot.com/2014/10/afternoon-at-beach.html">Aaron's Beach,</a></div>
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I spent most of the time floating around in the water. </div>
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I enjoy having my feet firmly on the ground, </div>
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or at least knowing I can put my feet firmly on the ground.</div>
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Big E tends to go out as far as he can, </div>
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<i>even if he can't touch the bottom.</i><br />
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<i>(that's him in the above photo where the arrow is) </i></div>
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So he tries to take me out in the deep</div>
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<strike>with all those sharks and things in the water. </strike></div>
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I <strike>broke free from his grip on my floaty screaming and running for shore</strike></div>
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resisted at first</div>
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then I realized</div>
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1. I have a waterproof camera and</div>
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2. I could get some shots from the water</div>
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Can't say the cormorants were pleased with the invasion,</div>
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and I was extremely worried about the waves</div>
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bashing me against the pilings.</div>
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But I'm glad I ventured out in the deep.</div>
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Next time hopefully the waves won't be so big</div>
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and I won't have trouble taking shots while bobbing up and down.</div>
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During my last visit, </div>
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my mom and Big E and I all went to Aaron's Beach for the afternoon.</div>
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There was a <strike>strong gale</strike> brisk wind blowing in off the water,</div>
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and it had the waves so high it sounded like the ocean.</div>
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Despite that, we ventured in with our various floaties and chilled out.</div>
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My mom chillin with her noodles</div>
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Here you can see the top of Big E's head.</div>
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This demonstrates the height of the waves-</div>
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I was in the trough between two waves </div>
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and Big E was on the downside of the next wave.</div>
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Having a waterproof digital camera is awesome.</div>
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