Category Archives: Blue Ridge Mountains
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Welcome to Rocky Mount VA!
Posted on October 5, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, crooked road virginia's heritage music trail, Rocky MountSOUTHERN SMALL TOWN CHARM IN THE SHADOW OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS! Aspen Black Cowgirl Poet The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast is just one block from the first kiosk on The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail. We are a recommended lodging choice by Crooked Road founder Joe Wilson. (See Guide to the Crooked [...]
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Go Fest!
Posted on October 4, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway, Carillion, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Go Fest, Music Lab, roanoke outsideThis is an outdoor extravaganza in Roanoke with a full day of great music on the Saturday. The Event is October 19-21, 2012 GO FEST is a grassroots event organized by a group of people who are passionate about the outdoors. We believe in celebrating what makes the Roanoke Region such a great place and [...]
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Virginia cider, flavored by early America
Posted on October 3, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, fall in Virginia, Foggy Ridge CiderThe Washington Post has an article on Foggy Ridge Cider which is our neighbor in Floyd, VA! Local apples have many uses from apple butter, cider to brandy Article excerpt: Diane Flynt plucks a Dymock Red from a tree, digs into it with her penknife, then hands me a wedge. The apple, a few weeks [...]
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Do you want to sleep innside or outside?
Posted on October 2, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Bed and Breakfast Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway, claborne house bed and breakfastISN’T IT TIME FOR A BLUE RIDGE DAY Y’ALL?
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Two reasons I love living in a small town…
Posted on September 28, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, country, Franklin County VA, Rocky Mount VA, small town, southern livingOn the weekend we went over to our land for a hike, and while pulled off on the side of the road something happened… You can see the Franklin County Courthouse to the right (white building) Slow down to look around in these mountains This is not an unusual occurrence around here, but it may be unusual [...]
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Innkeepers are people too
Posted on September 23, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Franklin County VA, innkeepingBeing innkeepers makes it near impossible to do the normal things other people do, like go out for dinner to celebrate a special occasion on a weekend. But we do what we can! Saturday (yesterday) was Tony’s 45th birthday, so today after 3 of the 4 rooms checked out, we went over to our land [...]
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Hawk Watching from Pilot Mountain
Posted on September 16, 2012 by Shellie Leete in andy griffith, Blue Ridge Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Hawk Watching, mt airy nc, pilot mountainDan Traveling shares another dittie about Sunday Drives and Hawk Watching at nearby Pilot Mountain. Pilot Mountain (being close to Mt Airy which was Andy Griffith’s home-town was always referred to at Mount Pilot on his show). It is just 1 hour 45 from The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast. We recommend a visit when [...]
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We put a REAL BED in your stay!
Posted on September 14, 2012 by Shellie Leete in better way to stay, Blue Ridge Mountains, choose a bed and breakfast, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Virginia bed and breakfastAnother comparison from a recent stay at a cookie-cutter hotel chain: ISN’T IT TIME FOR A BLUE RIDGE DAY Y’ALL?
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The Mountains are Callin’ Y’all
Posted on September 12, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Bed and Breakfast Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway, claborne house bed and breakfastISN’T IT TIME FOR A BLUE RIDGE DAY Y’ALL?
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Experience the difference at a B&B!
Posted on September 10, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Bed and Breakfast Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, claborne house bed and breakfast(Yes this was my morning coffee at a hotel this past weekend for a conference) AT THE CLAIBORNE HOUSE WE WILL NOT ONLY MAKE YOUR COFFEE AND SERVE IT IN REAL CHINA, BUT COOK YOU A HOT-HOME-COOKED BREAKFAST! See what’s for breakfast here. You can book your room online and save $10! ISN’T IT TIME [...]
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