Old Virginia Blog

WBTS & historical musings, wandering thoughts, book comments, and an occasional rant from the backroads and byways of Old Virginia from Civil War author Richard G. Williams, Jr - one of the few remaining men who has actually lived in Virginia all his life. :)

: Name: Richard G. Williams, Jr.; Location: Shenandoah Valley, US

"From Virginia sprung the Southern Mind, a mind which favoured the local community, Burkean conservatism, the folkways of ancestors, an unwavering orthodox Christian faith." ~ Alphonse Vinh

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"It was this love of home, with its thronging recollections of the past both near and far . . . that nerved many a Southern soldier. . . . Love of the South was inextricably mixed up with this love of the family hearth. . . . Love of one particular spot, of one neighborhood, of one State, was the foundation stone of the love of the entire region which entered so deeply into the spirit of the Confederate soldier." ~ Philip Alexander Bruce

11 July 2005

Back Home

After a week in Maine, I finally made it home to my beloved Virginia. Maine is a nice place to visit, but... My daughter and son-in-law are only about 1/2 mile from the Canadian border. While we were there, I saw the sun come up above the horizon at 5 AM, saw a moose, witnessed a bloated steer get deflated with a 6 inch hunting knife, and spent some great time with my wife and 3 of my daughters. We drove back via I95 South, through the belly of the beast (New York City) and kissed our native sod upon arrival! Truly, the northeast is "different" and I thank God for the Shenandoah Valley.

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