Pat Preston

This is Thomas Jefferson's retreat, where he enjoyed horseback riding, reading, and writing. The site is open, but is going through an extensive restoration and conservation

Historic home, Other, Farm

Activities: Group tours/walking tour

Address: P.O. Box 419 Lynchburg, VA

Tel: (434) 525-1806

BELOW ARE SEVERAL LINKS THAT GIVE YOU AN IDEA WHAT POPLAR FOREST IS LIKE

http://www.poplarforest.org/directions.html

http://www.poplarforest.org/calendar.html

http://www.poplarforest.org/virtualtour.html

http://www.poplarforest.org/tourismlinks.html

http://www.poplarforest.org/store/commerce.cgi

http://www.poplarforest.org/hist.html

http://www.poplarforest.org/jeff.html

http://www.poplarforest.org/arch.html

http://www.poplarforest.org/rest.html

http://www.poplarforest.org/educ.html

Visit their "amazing" website(below) and you'll see how they got their name(simply amazing)

http://www.amazementsquare.org/welcome.php

Stop by a Festival of Trees Open house to kick-off your holiday decorating and find gifts for those hard-to-buy-for people on your shopping list!

Bid on holiday trees,wreaths, and mantle pieces donated by local organizations and shop the selection of vendors offering high-quality unique gift items.

Entry to an Open House is $5.00 and tickets can be purchased at the door.

Bring your little ones to Breakfast with Santa where they can have their picture taken with Santa and buy gifts for parents and grandparents in their special Children's store.

Tickets are $10 per person. seats are limited, so make your reservation soon!

For adults-only, the Gala on Sunday evening is the perfect way to relax after a busy week. Enjoy festive food and beverages to the sounds of the Paddy D. Trio. Make your final bids on the holiday decor items and hear the winners announced.

A great kick-off to the holiday season!

Tickets are $40 per person and reservations are required!

All proceeds benefits Amazement Square's outreach programs.

TO PURCHASE TICKETS CONTACT AMAZEMENT SQUARE AT (434-845-1888)

FOR MORE INFO VISIT THEIR WEBSITE(ABOVE)

FRI NOVEMBER 21 (OPEN HOUSE 3:00-7:00)

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SATURDAY NOVEMBER 22

CHILDREN'S BREAKFAST WITH SANTA

9:00 A.M. & 10:30 A.M.

OPEN HOUSE 2 P.M.-6 P.M.

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SUNDAY NOVEMBER 23

OPEN HOUSE 1 P.M.-4 P.M.

FESTIVAL OF TREES GALA

6 P.M.-9:00 P.M.

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SEVERAL FOLKS FROM OUR OFFICE WILL BE THERE DECORATING OUR TREE TO BE BID ON ,SO

I'LL BE TAKING LOTS OF PICTURES FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY.

This is the sideway leading up to amazement square This is outback of amazement square

Man made geiser behind amazement square Our flag proudly waving

Scenery behind Amazement Square Scenery behind Amazement Square

HILLSIDE BEHIND AMAZEMENT SQUARE SKATEBOARD PARK IN PARKING LOT

This photo was taken on 10/15/08. This is the whole office with the exception of 3 agents and one of the original Broker/Owners. RE/MAX was part of Pink for the Cure and everyone from the office donates to this cause. The link below takes you to a website that you just click on and by doing so you can donate a mammogram.

I'm asking anybody who sees this does this. A click could save someone's life because of YOU!

Powerful I'd say. God Bless you all.

www.thebreastcancersite.com

Your click on the "Click Here to Give - it's FREE" button helps fund free mammograms for women in need low-income, inner-city and minority women whose awareness of breast cancer and opportunity for help is often limited. Your click is paid for by site sponsors, and mammogram funding is provided to clinics throughout the U.S. through the efforts of the National Breast Cancer Foundation .

Early Detection: Do You Know The Facts?

The National Breast Cancer Foundation estimates that each year, over 200,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and over 40,000 die. One woman in eight either has or will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. Approximately 1,700 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 450 will die each year.

If detected early, the five-year survival rate for breast cancer exceeds 96%. Mammograms are among the best early detection methods, yet 13 million U.S. women 40 years of age or older have never had a mammogram.

The National Cancer Institute and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommend that women in their forties and older have mammograms every one to two years. A complete early detection plan also includes regular clinical breast examinations by a trained medical professional. Monthly breast self-exams are suggested in addition

Bear Creek State Park-Appomattox Va.- I recently had a weekend get away with a group of 14 women including myself. We all had a good time at this beautiful cabin in the woods.

All the ladies except yours truly enjoyed the weekend with lots of margarita's. I'm not a party pooper just to let you know. That's just not my beverage of choice. Here's a tune suitable for the weekend

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUTf5qvS0Lo

The weekend was full of adventure,fun and good food.

It had 6 bedrooms 3BA's a kitchen/dining area/living room with a fireplace and back deck

It felt and looked like a log cabin(very rustic)

BEAUTIFUL AND SPACIOUS KITCHEN/DINING AREA WHERE WE SHARED FOOD AND LAUGHTER

THERE WERE 2 BEDROOMS WITH A QUEEN BED IN EACH ROOM AT ONE END OF THE CABIN. I SLEPT (ACTUALLY DIDN'T SLEEP )IN ONE OF THESE ROOMS. THIS END OF THE CABIN ALSO HAD A HANDICAPPED SHOWER WITH A SEE THRU GLASS DOOR

DOWN THIS HALLWAY WAS 2 MORE BA'S AND 4 MORE BR'S

THIS END OF THE CABIN HAD 2 BEDROOMS THAT REMINDED ME OF WHEN I WAS KID AND TWO WHIHC 2 TWINS IN EACH ROOM

THE WEEKEND HAD FISHERWOMEN AND DOMESTIC GODDESSESES. IT IS NOT JUST MEN WHO HAVE THEIR PICS TAKEN WITH THEIR CATCH. WE HAD SEVERAL DOMESTIC GODDESSES AND HERE WAS ONE OF THEM THAT REALLY GOT INTO THE ROLE.

THE WEEKEND IN A CABIN IN THE WOODS WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN COMPLETE WITH A LITTLE WILDLIFE

MY FRIEND TONI SAW A BEAR AND RAN FOR HER LIFE. I SAW THIS IN THE WATER. TAKE A GUESS .WHAT IT IS

THE LIVING ROOM WAS COZY WITH 2 COUCHES AND 2 CHAIRS AS WELL AS FIREPLACE TO WARM US ON A COOL EVENING

OUR ADVENTURE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN COMPLETE WITH OUT LOTS OF GOOD FOOD ,GAMES ,

A STAMP CRAFTING PROJECT AND A GROUP PHOTO TO REMEMBER THE FUN AND ADVENTURE AND A LAST GOODBYE OUTDOOR WITH THE ONES THAT WERE LAST TO LEAVE

THE GANG WANTED ME IN THE PHOTO BUT DIDN'T WANT TO, SO THEY CHANTED MY NAME AND GOT ONE WITH ME IN IT BUT I DON'T HAVE IT ON MY CAMERA. HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE WEEKEND GETAWAY REVISITED