Marie Pridgen

Story and photos by Marie Pridgen Jessie Decker gathers fresh flowers for reception tables previous to a wedding event at Gentleman's Ridge Farmstead. Adding farm-grown flowers in 2018 for weddings, home decorating, and special events has provided Gentleman’s Ridge Farmstead’s clients with unique floral choices. Dahlias, David Austin roses, specialty zinnias, rosemary, cosmos, lisianthus, snapdragons, anemones, ranunculus, and peonies grown ...

Emily Ragsdale checking her list twice while preparing to send cards. By Marie Pridgen Cards: such simple pleasures. So often overlooked and not mailed because of busy daily activities. But for Pittsylvania County resident Emily Ragsdale, a card seemed to be the only way to stay in touch with her brother, who was away in college in 1963. “I had ...

By Marie Pridgen For 12 years, Milton Studio Art Gallery in Milton has featured art works, in many forms, by juried and regional artists. According to owner and artist Shirley Cadmus, visitors enjoy browsing through framed and unframed canvases and one-of-a-kind items such as carved wooden bowls made from pine, maple, or oak and handmade baskets crafted from staves, pine ...