Elaine's Blog

Fun Thanksgiving Traditions to Start with your Family Start with a big breakfastMany of us don’t serve the Thanksgiving Meal until suppertime. Start the day with a big breakfast, and keep everyone full until it’s time for Turkey! Binge Watching MarathonFull of turkey and the fixings? Time to rela...

How Did The Christmas Tree Tradition Start? In ancient times, trees that stayed green all year had a special meaning for people in the winter. Just as people today decorate their homes during the Holidays with pine, spruce, and fir trees, ancient people hung evergreen boughs over their doors and ...

Tappahannock Farmers Market The Tappahannock Farmer’s Market is a local farmers market in historic downtown Tappahannock. Started in 2010, the market  is located around the intersection of Cross Street and Prince Street.  The markets are from 9-1 pm on the third Saturday of each month starting Ap...

Millers Tavern is a Historic District in western Essex County, Virginia, extending partly into eastern King and Queen County. In total, it is  approximately 3,900 acres. It has not changed much in the past 100 years, and still has predominantly agricultural use. Most of the farm properties in the...

Pumpkinville is a fun, seasonal pop-up park in Toano, VA, just outside of Williamsburg proper. Pumpkinville is dedicated to Fall Festivities and is operated by a local family farm. You can pick your own pumpkins right from the patch or choose from a large selection of pre-picked pumpkins on displ...

Bluebird Gap Farm is a local Farm in Hampton, Virginia that is a great educational outing for the family (and kids of all ages). The farm is actually almost 60-acres and has around 150 domestic and wild animals. They have horses, cows, pigs, goats, and chickens. Additionally, the Farm has birds,...

Piankatank River Golf Club  Welcome to Piankatank River Golf Club, one of the most unique and treasured courses in Virginia- Located in Middlesex County. The club and course both opened in 1996, and they have been attracting locals and visitors ever since. The Golf Club features an 18 hole course...

Welcome to Grey's Point in Middlesex, Virginia! This destination is more than just a campground. You'll never be bored with all of the amenities and activities included in your stay. As you enter the camp, there is a welcome center and one-of-a-kind general store. Here you'll find all the supplie...

By Elaine VonCannon, ABR, SRES, Associate Broker, Notary, Team Leader, Property Manager, Award Winning AgentSoutheastern Virginia, and specifically the Williamsburg area, is steeped in the history of some of the great land barons of the colonial, revolutionary, and civil war eras. Though the grea...

Blue Crabs and the Joy of Eating Them!By Elaine VonCannon, ABR, SRES, Associate BrokerI am a Virginian. This being said I love Blue Crabs. Anyway I can get them. When Blue crabs shed their shell to grow a new one then you have soft shell crabs. Fried soft shell crabs (which by the way you eat the...