Staunton Virginia

 

One of my very favorite things to do is go on a house tour. This past weekend my sisters and I met in Staunton Virginia for an evening home tour. There were six homes all in the same general neighborhood. Although the houses were small they were interesting as we viewed the personal lives of the owners. One lady who had served in the military oversees had objects from the east that she cherished and when remodeling discovered an old circular cooking fireplace in her home. Some homes made the best of the small spaces by combining rooms and updating kitchens. As you can see from the pictures Virginia had snow over the weekend which added to the ambiance. 

We were dressed warmly and drove around since the houses were on a hillside. Afterwards we went to the Mill Street Grill for dinner. 

We had a wonderful time at dinner laughing and joking with the waiter. We thought the trio of rolls served in a metal crock was a great beginning to the meal. It was served with black cherry butter. 

We all had the prime rib sandwich and declared it the best one we ever ate. Diane splurged with a brandy bread pudding and our waiter brought complementary peppermint ice cream dishes to the table after dinner. 

We went back to the motel room and had a ball reading letters that Diane had saved from long, one ago. We laughed so long and so hard we were sure that someone would be knocking on the door to tell us we were disturbing the guests. 

One thing we always enjoy about being out of town is the food. This is my lunch from the Pampered Pallett...squash soup, turkey Rachael, and fruit. 

And this is my dinner from Bravo...fontina stuffed chicken wrapped in prosciutto with spinach, butternut squash and gnocchi. Absolutely delicious. 

This cute little Jack Russell statue was in one of the windows in a favorite shopping spot. Yes, we did get in a little shopping too on our trip. It was so much fun to be with my sisters.