2022 Vol 1 – Spring

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A Family Haven for Almost 100 Years

March 25, 2022

Pelham’s Oakhaven Story and photos by Jo Proia Spring 2022 Tucked just inside Rockingham County and almost straddling the Caswell County line, with Wolf Island Creek running through it, is a 1,500-acre wedding venue that has saved a family treasure that’s been in the Dibrell family for almost 100 years. Unlike many tobacco, dairy, beef, …

Red Robin

March 25, 2022

By Deelynn Leigh Spring 2022 Winter season of no snow, Bare limbs and surviving willowed leaves, Brisk air in opening doors, Burning sun through frosted glass, Smoking chimneys swirl above, A red robin perched nearby, Scanning the earth for its next home, Picking up debris after windy nights. From the frosted window we see, Stopping …

Find a Dragonfly at the Plant Sale

March 31, 2022

By Carol Nelson – VCE Southside Master Gardener Spring 2022 The mornings are still a little cool to see many flying insects in our gardens – but in a couple weeks the butterflies and moths will be out in force, as well as the peskier sorts like mosquitoes, midges, and winged termites. Soon we will …

Welcome to Hawkfield Manor

March 7, 2022

Story and photos by Heather Hawkins Spring 2022 Our names are Jonathan and Heather Hawkins, and, along with our six children: Jason (15), Tyler (14), Micah (12), Emilie (10), Olivia (8), and Benjamin (3), we own and run Hawkfield Manor on our cousin’s farm in rural Person County. Our cousins have supported us in our …

Jonesing for a Restoration

March 26, 2022

The Jones House – Milton, NC By Hosanna Blanchard Spring 2022 Generally speaking, buying and restoring a forlorn 170-year-old house is a daunting proposition. Participants can count on exhausting, dirty work, unwelcome construction problems, numerous frustrating roadblocks – all resulting in painfully slow progress. This might cause some to avoid such projects or reject them …

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