UPDATE: Leesburg Dog Park opens May 9th! I went walking at Olde Izaak Walton Park this morning with kid and dog and was tickled to see that the fence on the dog park has been completed. I was also greeted by this sign: The dog park has a picnic table both inside and outside the fence. I’d […]
If you are sticking around for the holidays and need to escape from the extended family for a while, check this out. The Tally Ho Theater in downtown Leesburg is offering $1 screenings of Family Holiday Favorites & Childrens Christmas Classics between December 19/20th and 24th. Call or check the website for exact dates & times.
Every year Santa rides through Leesburg in a firetruck. In past years we have been known to come running out the front door with the toddler wrapped in a blanket because her pajamas were only half way on when we heard Santa coming past. If your family prefers a more organized approach you can find […]
Happy belated Thanksgiving! We snagged a great book from the library recently! In A Plump and Perky Turkey (written by Teresa Bateman and illustrated by Jeff Shelley) the turkeys all skip town before Thanksgiving and the town-folks try to trick them back, but (after pages of engaging illustrations and rhymes that please me) they end […]
I am recycling this post from October 12th to let you know that you have another chance to triple your coupons at Bloom. You have until midnight tonight (Sunday, November 9, 2008). But, beware! The word on the street is that you should double check your receipt to make sure they actually triple the coupons. […]
There is a great new playground at Brandon Park on Harrison, just off Catoctin Circle (behind the BB&T bank and across the street from the Village Lanes Bowling Center). Even though there are no swings, monkey bars, bathrooms, or drinking fountains it still gets our thumbs up! Everything is still in mint condition and in […]
This summer we attended a rain barrel workshop. The workshop was a joint presentation by the Loudoun Soil & Water Conservation District and the Town of Leesburg. We enjoyed making our own rain barrel by adapting a fifty gallon drum to include a spigot, overflow release, and insect screen. When we got home we needed […]
17558 Dry Mill Road Leesburg, VA 20175 Today is the last day of the Loudoun County Fair and I have failed to visit once again. The fair seems to hit on a busy week for my family every year, but I plan to go and report back next year. In the meantime I am hoping […]
Watching the expansion of Lansdowne and Lansdowne Town Center was one of our first Loudoun experiences… I am pleased to report that something good has come of this bit of suburban sprawl. The fountains and the live music on the green are some of suburbia’s most redeeming qualities. (And with the addition of Go Bananas […]