time machine – Page 34 – Black and White

before baristas and craft beer

213 W Main — Back when motor vehicles ruled downtown CHO. Virginia Lunch (in the spot currently occupied by the Mudhouse)

I don’t remember Tina’s last name. She presided. Cooked, served food, ran the register.

Rosni Farm wasn’t my first or last job, but of the places I’ve lived/worked, it owns my heart. The pasture, crop and woodland, the herd, the barns, the buildings and the people, were featured in stories from 100+ years. The stories were part and parcel of being there, they were the soul of a place. Stories were told, around a wood stove, under a shade tree, on a hay wagon. They made work easier, they made the world bigger.