Walking along Caroline Street towards the train tracks in Downtown Fredericksburg, you might have noticed a storefront with a unique name – Aspetto – meaning “appearance” in Italian. Stepping into the store you are greeted with rows of suit jackets, blazers, ties, an antique table with a colorful […]

Welcome back to Part 2 of the Candle Making Series with Ladyburg. If you didn’t get a chance to read Part 1 – click here to catch up and meet the co-owners of Ladyburg, Crystal and Morgan Wellman. Candle Fragrances Thinking about candles, my first thought is the scent. […]

I love candles. There is something about having a candle burning in your home that makes it feel a bit more cozy. I enjoy keeping them lit on and off throughout the day with a little coffee house music playing in the background. It never has […]

I have always been intrigued by this apparatus called a Reformer that is used in Pilates. With bars, pulleys and other moving pieces, it looks complex. Building core, physical strength, balance, and mental awareness is what Kiersten, owner of Flux Movement, says Pilates and using […]

Memorial Day has grown to mean more to me the older I become. Despite the fact that I still love having friends over for cookouts, enjoying great conversation and decorating in red, white and blue, the day makes me stop and reflect. Although I have […]

In honor of yesterday being National Chardonnay Day it seemed appropriate to share four local wineries who are offering bottles of Chardonnay this Spring. The wine tends to get a little bit of a bad rap but City Vino has demystified Chardonnay in their recent blog […]