Tag Archives: Weekly Photo Challenge: Orange

Don’t Throw Away That Orange Peel!

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Beauty Along the Road

If you think that orange peels are only good for throwing away, then this will come as a surprise: they are edible! After the peels are totally dried out (I usually hang them over my fruit basket for a week … Continue reading →

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Stepping Back Into the Past (2): Igbo Compound

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Beauty Along the Road

The 1700s saw a peak period in the transatlantic slave trade. Between 1716 and 1755, 30,000 Igbos were brought to Colonial Virginia as enslaved farm laborers, domestic servants, and artisans. Igboland is now part of modern-day Nigeria. The Frontier Culture … Continue reading →

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Stepping Back into the Past (1): English Farmhouse

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Beauty Along the Road

The Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton, Virginia, is a unique place to witness living history. It holds original buildings (or reconstructions) from those cultures from which the early Shenandoah Valley settlers came: English, Scots-Irish, German, Igbo (Nigerian), and Ganatastwi (Native … Continue reading →

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