by cvandyke | Jul 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
2021 started with the continued threat of COVID and very uneasy feelings about travel. Decided to spend 6 weeks in the Outer Banks and rented a home from someone we had rented from on many previous occasions. We also packed our disinfectants, sprays and cleaning...
by cvandyke | Dec 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Virginia State Arboretum at the University of Virginia’s historic Blandy Experimental Farm houses one of the largest collections of ginkgo trees outside of China–157 female and 144 male trees to be exact! Although the grove was originally only a...
by cvandyke | Jun 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
So excited that my daughter, who lives in Alaska, was able to join Larry, Mark, me and Xeva for a roadtrip in Western North Carolina. Driving the Blue Ridge Parkway is an adventure in itself, but there are so many great things to see and do along the way. ...
by cvandyke | Apr 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
In the mountains of North Georgia near Atlanta, an incredible destination garden awaits — Gibbs Garden in Ball Ground. Arriving at what should have been peak daffodil season in mid-March, we found the flowers had peaked in late February-early March....
