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Written June 3, 2005 for my father, Moffett H. Brady, Sr., born in Clark Hollow in Rappahannock County in 1903, and passed from this life in 1975.
Chilton G. Raiford of Amissville passed away on August 14, 2018 at the age of 95. Grace Raiford of Castleton, an eleventh grader at Rappahannock County High School and a statewide recognized playwright, penned the following homage to her grandfather while she sat with him just a few days bef…
Ruby Dwyer of Old Hollow celebrated her 90th birthday last Friday, January 19th. On Saturday, her three children — Kathy, Sam and Gary Dwyer — threw their mom a wonderful birthday party attended by dozens of her friends at Trinity Episcopal Church hall in Washington. A poem, written by Richa…
Scotland’s national poet and lyricist Robert Burns was honored with haggis and toasts Friday evening at Central Coffee Roasters in Sperryville. Among those sporting kilts for the annual affair of Rappahannock residents were (from left) Andrew Smith and Robert “Smiggy” Smith.
A little cup of moonlight, mine,While sharing tea in the snowWith creatures less than real.Pretending to belong, I ponder theFirst and last star I see, waiting for theProper word to settle in on the hills.They pay little mind to my greeting,Walk their way, floating with noImprints on the gro…
In America, the airline pilot and the train conductor both say, “Welcome aboard!”
I was a latecomer to Preston Pulliam’s circle of friends, and the friendship we formed was a great joy and addition to my life in Rappahannock. Among his many charming attributes, including being a Virginia Gentleman par excellence, was his poetic soul that he shared with me a year ago. It t…
The smell of wood smoke in the air trips some normally dormant trigger in my brain. The early morning chill urges me to get my hunting gear sorted out and replenished. Looking at the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries numbers, I see that hunters in Virginia took almost 18,000 f…
Sitting with you, the Washington Town Council members, August 12
Horseback riding up the Keyser Run Fire Trail is a wondrous ride. The forest is lush, deep and green, reminiscent of visuals from the German forests enchantingly described in the tales of Hans Christian Andersen.
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