I would be too, if I were one. It is one of my favorite states! :-)
Thanks for coming by our tribute to Virginia thread.
The Luray Caverns - Luray, VA
Posted on 07/21/2004 12:52:54 AM PDT by Mama_Bear
You're welcome! Thanks for stopping by our tribute to Virginia, P8riot. (Clever screen name, BTW.) :-)
My pleasure. It is a lovely state. Thanks for coming by our Virginia thread.
Have a nice day. :-)
LOL!
Your attention to details and providing links to in-depth information is so very helpful. We can choose a casual stroll from border to border, or mosey off the beaten track along several interesting paths.
Virginia is a beautiful state through which I trekked many times, visited often when I lived quite nearby in Greensboro and Winston-Salem, NC for 20 years, and was also my home for two years in the 50's.
After 6 weeks of life in Norfolk as part of the Navy, we were sent to the Eastern Shore at Chincoteague Naval Air Station, and lived on the island of Chincoteague, 2 miles wide by 7 miles long.
As I have described here often, I lived in a house right on Main street 4 blocks from the center area of the town. It had been built by a sea captain, with an octoganal window overlooking the bay across the street from the second story - where I put my baby boy, 11 months old when we lived there.
The house was divided in half, from top to bottom - had sagging floors, and no insulation whatsoever - one stove in the living room with vents to (supposedly) allow flow upward to heat the top floor.
Needless to say, we spent the first few cold Spring months sleeping in the living room near the stove.
My second son was born on July 1st at the Naval Air Station, and we thus had a front row seat for the Annual Chincoteague Pony Roundup at the end of the month.
The problem was, however, I developed a severe infection with temperatures of 104 degrees for 4 days that day, and was a bit 'out of it.'
Parked my then 15-month old in his playpen on the porch, and he loved the parade past to the pens 4 blocks south..:))
About 6 years ago, that second baby boy and his family visited the island, and he found the house had been lovingly restored to a one-family abode, with modern upgrades - gave me films of them in front of it...
That September, we moved inland to a warmer house, next door to the new landlady. She was the Island Midwife, where most of the locals came to have their babies...it was a whole other world.
The original settlers of the island were English, still apparent in the speech, and mostly fisherfolks or raised chickens.
They were full of superstitions, and on another sister island nearby, reached then only by boat, they at the time did not let *outsiders* go there - most never left the island - ever - marrying among their own.
America is full of rich and vivid history, isn't it?
No, I've never been there. I understand it's pretty amazing. It's on "the list." You know, that list of places to see that everyone keeps. Mine is reaaallllyyy long.
I would be too, if I were one. It is one of my favorite states! :-)
Thanks for coming by our tribute to Virginia thread.
The Luray Caverns - Luray, VA
Er.....if you like dropped.....that's ok, I won't hold it against you. : )"
Have to overlook poor Wolfie-from-the-Midwest and his affection for 'noodles' - yuck...:((
Hafta have those plump, delicious puffy Southern dropped ones with chicken; and with pork chops, sauerkraut and dumplings - right Cuzzin Dixie??
Thanks for posting that link. You are doing exactly what I hope people will do when I post a state tribute.....contribute links, memories, photos, thoughts, etc., about their state. There is so much to say about Virginia, I could not cover it all for lack of time and space.
Thanks again for your contributions today. :-)
How kind of you to say. I truly enjoyed putting this tribute together. It is such an interesting and beautiful state!
I'll have to go through my files and see what kind of pix I have of the Eastern Shore since we moved here last year.
Please do! I would love to have them archived on this thread. Unfortunately, the Eastern Shore didn't get much of a mention. I had to leave so much out for lack of space. :-)
I see you were here on the thread for awhile, being your lovable self. I hope you can come back later today and spend more time with us.
Thanks to you also. I'm quite proud to be a Virginian.
Thank you, sir. Where would I be if I didn't have room for improvement? Oh, yeah.........I'd be *perfect*, and we know that isn't happening any time soon! LOL!
Thanks for the link to Virginia's state song, Old Virginny, and thanks for never failing to point me in the right direction. ;-)
((((((((T Man))))))))))
My hubby is a native of Taxachusetts as well.......although he was 8 when his family moved to Delaware. Back in the 60s when it was still a reasonably decent place to raise a family.
My, my how things have changed.....that's why we moved out of Delaware to Virginia.
LOL!
Have a nice Wednesday.
It was a TYPO!
What a wonderful story of your life on Chincoteague....I actually think I have seen the house you describe.
we live on the mainland, but it only takes 15-20 minutes for us to get to Chincoteague and we go frequently.
A week from today is the annual Pony Penning and parade......I'm not yet sure if we're going to go over Wednesday, yet.....may wait until Friday to watch them swim back to Assateague.....much small crowds that day.
((((MAGGIE))))!
That's just fine.........One thing I've learned from the locals here, the less attention paid to us the better!!!
This was the original High School in the northern part of Accomack County.......It is still standing and is currently for sale.......I live about 2 miles from it on the same road.
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