Category Archives: blue ridge parkway. smith mountain lake
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Plan a Perfect Blue Ridge Day
Posted on August 31, 2011 by Shellie Leete in blue ridge events, blue ridge parkway. smith mountain lake, daily grind coffee house rocky mount va, downtown roanoke, romantic bed and breakfastClassic Blue Ridge Downtowns There is something special about old-fashioned downtowns. The buildings, shops and eateries reflect the very best of the community and its people. When you visit the Roanoke Valley, you’ll discover several charming and pedestrian-friendly downtowns, including vibrant downtown Roanoke with its museums, galleries and eclectic shopping. Cruise over to Salem for great [...]
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Fall in Love with Virginia
Posted on August 23, 2011 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, blue ridge parkway. smith mountain lake, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, visit roanoke vaShe’ll Take Your Breath Away! VIRGINIA IS FOR BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN LOVERS Life is too short for bad coffee…Shellie your innkeeper @ The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast in Rocky Mount, VA – Blue Ridge Country! You can book your room online at any time right here http://www.claibornehouse.net/ The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast is 15 miles to three exits off The Blue [...]
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Let me cook your breakfast!
Posted on July 25, 2011 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Parkway, blue ridge parkway. smith mountain lake, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Downtown Roanoke VAFamily cooks take a vacation! Stay with us at The Claiborne House B&B and I will make a home-cooked hot delicious breakfast just for you. Let me cook your breakfast! You got that right, I wear the apron in this family! Spend the day at the lake, or hiking the Blue Ridge and come [...]
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Meet your Innkeepers at The Claiborne House
Posted on July 11, 2011 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, blue ridge parkway. smith mountain lake, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, meet your innkeepers, Virginia Bed breakfast, visit roanoke va“G’day Ya’ll!” says Tony your outside innkeeper at The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast, and Shellie your innsider innkeeper says “Welcome!” Tony & Shellie Innvite you to the Inn! Now in their 8th year of innkeeping at The Claiborne House in Rocky Mount Virginia, they want to take the opportunity to share a bit about [...]
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Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free
Posted on July 8, 2011 by Shellie Leete in blue ridge parkway. smith mountain lake, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Downtown Roanoke VA, romantic bed and breakfast virgnia…or, if you come to Rocky Mount give me your zucchini and your garden fresh veggies!I am so serious. So many folks have gardens that overfloweth, bring me a little of that overflow cuz I LOVE FARM FRESH PRODUCE! I just saw this recipe: Lemon Rosemary Zucchini Bread I’m on a mission this summer. A [...]
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Places to Stay at Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia
Posted on May 4, 2011 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Parkway, blue ridge parkway. smith mountain lake, Claiborne House bed and breakfast500 Miles of Shoreline Makes Smith Mountain Lake a Virginia Aquatic Recreational Gem! Experience Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia, it’s closer than you think! Seasonal Information Unsurprisingly, the peak season at Smith Mountain Lake is from June to August, with the attendant high prices and crowds. However, this is when the weather around the lake [...]
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Overly Dramatic Garden Images
Posted on March 3, 2011 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Parkway, blue ridge parkway. smith mountain lake, Roanoke Virginia, spring blooms bed and breakfast virginiaI was looking for some garden images for the Innteractiveinns.com blog and came across some old photos in my May 2008 photo file and thought, this is too funny to not post on the Coffee Talk. Opening them one after another I began to see a silly sequence materialize before my eyes! Oh the drama [...]
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Reluctant Bridesmaid – Another Book set at our Smith Mountain Lake
Posted on February 15, 2011 by Shellie Leete in Bed and Breakfast Virginia, biking blue ridge. claiborne house bed breakfast, Blue Ridge Parkway, blue ridge parkway. smith mountain lake, reluctant brisdesmaidBased on Smith Mountain Lake Author Wendy Davy has fond memories of the many summers spent at Smith Mountain Lake while visiting her Grandmother. She has used some of this to draw from for her latest book “Reluctant Bridesmaid” soon to be be released! Reluctant Bridesmaid - First Place Winner in the 2010 San Antonio Romance Authors Merritt Contest. [...]
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TIME TO GET MSELENAEOUS!
Posted on January 11, 2011 by Shellie Leete in blue ridge parkwaty, blue ridge parkway. smith mountain lake, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, MSELENAEOUS photos, roanoke hotelsA LOOK BACK…SOME MSELENAEOUS MOSTLY UNSEEN PHOTOS from your innkeeper Shellie at The Claiborne House B&B. Cheeky leaves (of The Claiborne House) Black Lillies at Kirk Avenue in Roanoke (favorite of The Claiborne House) Friday Night Lights (walk to the high school football games from The Claiborne House) Jones Soda Chick (a Claiborne House model) [...]
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Turn over an old leaf…and another and another
Posted on January 6, 2011 by Shellie Leete in BLUE rdge parkway, blue ridge parkway. smith mountain lake, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, fall leaves virginia, roanoke hotelsVITAMEATAVEGIMENDLEAF FOR YOUR GARDEN! Hello friends. I’m your Vitameatavegaminleaf girl. Are you plants tired, run-down, listless? Do they poop out at picnics? Are they unpopular? The answer to all your garden problems is in this little brown leaf. Vitameatavegaminleaf. Yes, Vitameatavegaminleaf contains Vitamins Meat Vegetables and Minerals for your garden. Yes, with Vitameatavegaminleaf, you can [...]
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