Category Archives: Virginia bed and breakfast
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Part 3 of the Intruder at the B&B Series
Posted on December 2, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Claiborne House bed and breakfast, TURTLEMAN, Virginia bed and breakfastThe Claiborne House B&B is a welcoming place to 2 footed guests, but also many of the 4 footed variety find us. Tony is a maniac about keeping this house and basement sealed up from critters, but they find their way in. Here is Mrs P who was captured this morning as guests were checking [...]
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I can’t help myself!
Posted on December 1, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, road trip virginia, Virginia bed and breakfastI WAS GIVEN A NEW TOOL FOR MY TOOLBELT AND AM HAVING SO MUCH FUN WITH IT! You all know I love taking photos, getting outside and seeing these beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains… Fun and Fantastic Five Mile Mountain Road in Franklin County, Virginia Expect this scene in October-November, but this winding road is here [...]
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Frankenstorm Approacheth!
Posted on October 27, 2012 by Shellie Leete in aspiring innkeepers, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Franklin County, innkeeping, Rocky Mount VA, tony leete, Virginia bed and breakfastAs you may recall, not only did we have the comp roof torn off in the derecho storm here at The Claiborne House, but we were privileged to be sleeping in our beds when a bolt of lightning hit our giant hickory tree exploding the bark on all sides and transporting itself via the gas [...]
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Our Musical Heritage in These Mountains!
Posted on October 9, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, carter fold, Claiborne House Bed Breakfast, Franklin County VA, The Crooked Road: Virginia's Heritage Music Trail, Virginia bed and breakfast“On a recent visit to Virginia, I drove along a stretch of the 330-mile Crooked Road Heritage Music Trail that stretches through the mountains in the southwest part of the state…” begins the author Frances J Folsom in The Telegraph. It’s more than a road… Read the entire article here titled “Southwest corner of Virginia [...]
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Mountain Majesty: Panoramic Views & Waterfalls in Virginia
Posted on September 15, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Parkway, Blue ridge travel, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Virginia bed and breakfast, virginia.org, waterfallsThe Claiborne House is sharing this cool list of waterfalls from Virginia.org our state tourism organization. I post these to innhance your visit to Virginia, I am not saying these are all near us. But to assist in your trip planning or Blue Ridge Itinerary here they are: Mountain Majesty: Panoramic Views & Waterfalls by [...]
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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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Got any plans?
Posted on June 15, 2012 by Shellie Leete in blue ridge day, Blue Ridge Mountains, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Virginia bed and breakfastHow about a Blue Ridge Day? 80 degrees and sunny skies all weekend…We’ve got ya covered…stay with us at The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast and we’ll let ya in on this little spot we discovered at a nearby lake! ISN’T IT TIME FOR A BLUE RIDGE DAY Y’ALL?
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Virginia Wine Festivals to Experience in 2012
Posted on April 28, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Claiborne House bed and breakfast, FLOYD FANDANGO, Roanoke VA, smith mountain lake wine festival, Virginia bed and breakfast, Virginia wine festivalsSavor Virginia wines at hundreds of festivals and events throughout the year Virginia is for wine lovers y’all RICHMOND, Va. (January 27, 2012) – Virginia is a “Commonwealth of Wine” – with more than 200 wineries that stretch across every region of the state, from the waters of the Chesapeake Bay to the Blue Ridge [...]
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Inn the Land Between the Lakes Are We
Posted on March 23, 2012 by Shellie Leete in bed breakfast smith mountain lake, claiborne house bed breakfast.Roanoke, Philpott Lake, romantic getaway virginia, Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia bed and breakfastHOW FAR IS THE CLAIBORNE HOUSE FROM SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE?We are the exit from Hwy 220 you take to get to the lake, we are not waterfront (See “D” on the map below) View Larger MapI wanted to share this with you as many think we are at SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, which we never profess [...]
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Welcome to the Porch!
Posted on March 8, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Crooked Road Front Porch, front porch sitters, professional porch sitters, Virginia bed and breakfastI was contacted by a magazine writer to share information about our membership in Professional Porch Sitters Union, we are The Crooked Road Chapter 1895. Welcome to the porch! The porch is a place for young and old, for family and friends I am not sure what or won’t be used in the article, so [...]
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