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Good night, John-Boy!
Posted on June 18, 2011 by Shellie Leete in Alejandro's Mexican Grill Roanoke, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Mayberry Drive in, mount airy mayberry nc, smith mountain lake va is for lovers, waltons mountainDID YOU KNOW WALTON’S MOUNTAIN IS ONLY 2 HOURS FROM THE CLAIBORNE HOUSE B&B? AND…DID YOU KNOW ANDY GRIFFITH’S MAYBERRY IS ALSO ONLY 2 HOURS FROM THE CLAIBORNE HOUSE B&B? Take a nostalgic journey from The Claiborne House B&B! Earl Hamner Boyhood Home (Schuyler): Who doesn’t remember The Waltons television series of the 1970s. [...]
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Dutchman’s Breeches and Little Brown Jugs in The Blue Ridge
Posted on March 12, 2011 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, blue ridge mountains. claiborne house bed breakfast, dutchmans breeches, little brown jugs, smith mountain lake va is for lovers, va bed breakfastCome out to Blue Ridge Virginia to see Dutchman’s Breeches and Little Brown Jugs! Two flowers we saw on the Photography on The Parkway weekend last Spring were Dutchman’s Breeches and Little Brown Jugs. From the Latin I cannot recall, but those two names stuck in my craw! Dutchman’s Breeches Dutchman’s Breeches – Blue [...]
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Wrong Way Concurrency in Virginia
Posted on January 7, 2011 by Shellie Leete in blue ridge mountains. claiborne house bed breakfast, i-77 tunnels, smith mountain lake va is for lovers, wrong way concurrencyOur lovely guest from Indiana just called to give us an ETA and to say she had passed through the I-77 Tunnel and “What an auspicious entryway for your state to have.” Interstate 77 through Virginia passes through two tunnels. The Big Walker Mountain Tunnel and the East River Mountain Tunnel provide quick interstate access with minimal environmental disruption. [...]
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Virginia Diversity Shines Through in Music
Posted on December 28, 2010 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Parkway, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, music of virginia, Roanoke VA, Smith Mountain Lake, smith mountain lake va is for loversBLUEGRASS – MOUNTAIN MUSIC – COUNTRY Yeah we got all that, but what other musicians are from the great commonwealth we call Virginia? I bet the following list might surprise you! Listen to some of the music of artists who hail from Virginia yeah baby! And let it be known this is in no way a [...]
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The Outside Innkeeper
Posted on December 6, 2010 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Parkway, christian bed breakfasts, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, pond building, roanoke hotel, smith mountain lake va is for lovers, tony leeteTis time I did a blog article on Mr Tony Leete, The Outside Innkeeper! As you know, I write the blog, do the marketing, the cooking, the cleaning, the innside stuff…well since Tony is in Seattle visiting our friends (we lived there for 11 years prior to moving to Virginia to buy The Claiborne House) [...]
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Featured Room – The Blue Ridge Room
Posted on November 27, 2010 by Shellie Leete in Bike Franklin County VA, Blue Ridge Parkway, blue ridge room, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, roanoke bed breakfast, smith mountain lake hotel, smith mountain lake va is for loversWelcome to The Blue Ridge Room Y’all, a Honeymoon and Romantic Favorite at The Claiborne House! Fall in love all over again at The Claiborne House B&B The Blue Ridge Room, features a comfortable and classy queen sized walnut four-poster bed with subtle canopy. Soft lacy curtains let the sun filter through on your pillow. Original wood [...]
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Everybody Get Funky
Posted on November 21, 2010 by Shellie Leete in Claiborne House Bed Breakfast, Kirk Avenue Music Hall, roanoke bed breakfast, smith mountain lake va is for loversMusic in December at Kirk Avenue Music Hall in Downtown Roanoke YOUR INNKEEPERS HIGHLIGHTED SHOW:Coyote Run SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2010, 8PM Location Kirk Avenue Music Hall22 Kirk Avenue SWRoanoke VA 24011 Music celtic, rock Ticket Price $15 Students-$8 Link www.coyoterun.com A Kilted Christmas with Coyote Run An evening of holiday entertainment from Celtic powerhouse Coyote Run [...]
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The Light Still Shines
Posted on November 7, 2010 by Shellie Leete in Claiborne House bed and breakfast, old fashioned gospel sing, roanoke libraries, smith mountain lake va is for lovers, SW Virginia, va bed breakfast“Old Fashioned Gospel Sing” at Roanoke Public Libraries Roanoke, VA – Roanoke Public Libraries is pleased to invite you to “Old Fashioned Gospel Sing” presented by “Me and Martha” on Friday, November 12 at Noon, Gainsboro Library and 6 p.m. Roanoke Main Library. Me and Martha, members of America’s Old-Time Country Music Hall of Fame,provide [...]
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The Last Hurrah of Fall
Posted on November 6, 2010 by Shellie Leete in bed breakfast va, blue ridge bed breakfast, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, fall in Virginia, roanoke va hotel, smith mountain lake hotel, smith mountain lake va is for loversYour innkeeper Shellie took these last images of Fall on November 5th (yes after most of the leaf peepers had gone home.) Virginia still had some color to show! I post them now in hopes you will join us next year when the leaves die in grandeur. You can book your room online from our [...]
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I Ain’t Afraid of No Ghosts!
Posted on October 30, 2010 by Shellie Leete in Bed Breakfast Virginia, Claiborne House Bed Breakfast, Franklin County, Ghosts and more, high street cemetery, smith mountain lake va is for loversTelling ghost stories around a campfire is so much fun and of course who can forget the s’mores. Your innkeeper decided to address the issue of ghosts at The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast in this blog, as I have never done so before, I Ain’t Afraid of No Ghosts! (“Good Even-ning!” Entry to [...]
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