NIMROD HALL TRAVEL LOG Day 12 The last day at Nimrod is always bittersweet. All the paths not walked. All I won’t see come to fruition–like this rose in the Square House flower box. And the naked ladies are just coming on. There will be a huge display, but searching now reveals only spears of […]
NIMROD HALL TRAVEL LOG Day 11 This picture from my morning walk is just a reminder that Nimrod is very rural. One sees old cisterns, cow pastures, horses grazing… In years past I’ve seen deer, close enough to photograph, but the rabbits are usually too fast and always too small. The wonder of the morning, […]
NIMROD HALL TRAVEL LOG Day 10 One of my favorite walks up Nimrod Lane passes this tiny graveyard. Three members of the Smith family are buried here–gone and forgotten?–and several mornings each summer, I pay my respects. I’ve always loved graveyards and cemeteries. I have a favorite tree in Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, MA. In […]
NIMROD HALL TRAVEL LOG Day 9 Who but Nimrod Writer Women would be passing around a paper mâché wedding cake at breakfast? A few years back, NPR put out a call for short stories about the wedding cake in the middle of the road (or something close to that). But story possibilities are endless! I’m […]
NIMROD HALL TRAVEL LOG Day 8 En route from Hot Springs to Nimrod, I paused at Warm Springs. What were once known as the Warm Springs Baths are now called the Jefferson Pools because Thomas Jefferson so often took the waters here. This is the men’s bathing house, built in 1761. In 1836, a separate Ladies […]
NIMROD HALL TRAVEL LOG The People I spent last week with a wonderful group of writers. Here we are at the conclusion of Week One. (I’m on the far left.) This is Sheri Reynolds, writer-in-residence for the Week One workshop at Nimrod Hall. She’s a New York Times bestselling author AND a great workshop leader. The […]
NIMROD HALL TRAVEL LOG Day 7 – Around Nimrod My husband and I spent the day in Clifton Forge (visiting Alleghany Highlands Arts and the C&O Railroad Museum) and in Hot Springs (at the Bath County Art Show). To get from one to the other, we drove Rt 606. Writing was never far from my […]
Nimrod Hall Travel Log Day 6 Closing out the first week: by this morning, we were five walkers instead of two. We walked to the high bridge–and talked, of course. Along the way, we passed Heaven’s Gate. This new, polished sign is the only Nimrod upgrade I can’t really appreciate. Returning, I had a rare […]
Nimrod Hall Travel Log Day 5 Once upon a time, and for a long time, there was a boys’ camp here. I think that ended somewhere around 1950. This morning’s walk took me by the remains. Earlier, I posted a picture of folks waiting for the breakfast bell. FYI, all meals are served family style. […]
Nimrod Hall Travel Log Day 4 On a usual day at Nimrod, another writer and I start with a walk. Mist shrouding the mountains is typical. As we walk, chatting about changes over the past year, writing, weather, nature–whatever–the sun burns off the mist. We can enjoy the glory of day lilies and spider […]