by Whitney Anderson | Jun 23, 2016 | Nature, Virginia
After attending a peony workshop at Pharsalia in May, I was anxious to return and signed up for the Lavender Workshop, since I really love it and use the essential oil around the house for so many things. It was in partnership with Sunshine Lavender Farms from North...
by Whitney Anderson | Jun 11, 2016 | Virginia
We finally had our family photo shoot after having to cancel it 3 or 4 times due to crazy spring weather. So, our spring shoot became a summer shoot. Our wonderful photographer, Christina Wolfe, suggested the Hahn Horticulture Garden at Virginia Tech and I’m so...
by Whitney Anderson | Jun 2, 2016 | Cooking, Recipes
This homemade shortbread is a must-have recipe for the perfect strawberry shortcake. Move over, boring cakes, this shortbread is the way to go. We used to take the kids strawberry picking, and this was a perfect way to use the berries, other than just gobbling them...
by Whitney Anderson | May 17, 2016 | Travel, Virginia
We love to travel. And, we love our kids and are extremely lucky to be parents. But for us, these two don’t mix so well right now — traveling and twin two-year-olds isn’t the best combo. So, I have intentionally set out to find more fun things to do...
by Whitney Anderson | May 16, 2016 | Nature, Virginia
We recently went to Nelson County to visit Pharsalia and when I checked my map of places I want to visit, I discovered that there was a waterfall very close by. So, obviously, we decided to to go visit the waterfall afterwards. It was literally only steps away from...
