Virginia

Hi all,
This morning last night’s snow and winter wonderland had turned to slush. Fortunately the temperature continued to go up and by the time we left The Country Inn the roads were clear. We eventually hit I81; the interstate truck route, big trucks, not fit for teeny-weeny passenger cars, headed to Dale’s farm.

We stopped at the esteemed Hotel Strasburg, a very Victorian furnished hotel in the heart of Civil War and Stonewall Jackson territory for lunch. (As it happened the owner was selling the hotel that day). When it got dark we were still 70 miles from Dale’s farm and a house with no heat and no hot water for the next 24 hours so; we stopped for the night at the Hotel Roanoke.

Truly an elegant place, elegantly and humorously decorated with 25 trees by different community groups. I liked the tree that surrounded a 1940’s kitchen with the Beverly Hillbillies playing on a TV. The Boy Scouts and the SPCA and The Grinch all told the stories of themselves in exhibits and tree decorations.

Tomorrow we will be at the farm…no internet, no, or at least limited, phone (you have to stand in just the right spot) so it may be a week before I talk with you again. Enjoy the Lights Parade and 11th hour and time with your friends and family during this special holiday season.
Thinking of you,
Ellen
A few more pictures of Roanoke, VA:


Carolers at the Hotel Roanoke,VA

Entering the dinning room, Hotel Roanoke,VA

Dinning Room, Hotel Roanoke,VA

Christmas Display, Hotel Roanoke,VA




Walkway to Market, Hotel Roanoke,VA

 

Walkway to Market, Hotel Roanoke,VA

Historic Marker, Roanoke, VA

Center in the Square, Roanoke, VA

City Market, Roanoke, VA

Ellen bought a purse, Roanoke, VA

Hotel Roanoke,VA

Historic Marker