We woke up this morning to the "end" of a Roanoke landmark. 
The Patrick Henry Hotel's general contents--everything from ironing boards to phones--were being sold at the Roanoke Civic Center as part of the preparations for the building's rennovations. Better yet, the proceeds were headed to Habitat for Humanity (where our old buddy Steven Hammond works) and Goodwill. We came out of that sale with a giant mirror in a wooden frame--just $25--and an authentic room key. Our number is 710, a tribute to July, the month of our anniversary. A few items were being "silent autioned-off," including keys to supposedly haunted rooms and a carousel sofa from the lobby. Justin and I really wanted some hotel stationary, but alas, no luck.
Then, it was off to Lexington just to get out of town. Ate at the new Macado's in the old Wilson Walker House...it's the swankiest looking Macado's we've ever seen. Not enough junk on the walls if you ask me. We walked out to the VMI Museum and paid homage to Josh Hurley's Purple Heart (AHS '97, CUMC--Clifton Forge Youth Group, VMI '01, killed in Iraq). Significantly for our souvenir-buying habit, we acquired a toy for Itty Bit Elijah--a Patton helmet! It even has Four Stars!! We also got Anita's Valentine, a piece of original VMI stained glass, by way of a demolished church, repurposed as a pendant. Then, we hit Books and Co. and the Bookery in search of more unique items, and a few friends scored some nifty greeting cards.
Being as it is Elijah's first Stonewall Jackson's birthday week, we walked out to the general's gravesite to look at the flowers and lemons on his plot. There were beautiful views over the stones and towards the historic houses on Main.
My finds of the day were from Lexington's Antique Mall (the one in the old Rose's store). It's quite a casual, friendly establishment. We came away with a new-to-us blow mold choir kid with unique sticker eyes and a screwed-in hymnal. I raided the religion section of the incredible postcard selection and found a nice set of Prince of Peace Memorial postcards. For the uninitiated, the Prince of Peace Memorials were museums of wooden scenes from the life of Christ--one in FL and one in Gettysburg--and have been closed for some time. The cards are from the FL site and chronicle scene changes over the years, making them pretty fascinating. I usually don't go for "generic" postcards, but I picked up a few vintage church communications ones--invitations to Vacation Bible Schools and the like. I also added to our collection of Christus Gardens cards and monestary cards (gotta love the DC Franciscans!).
Not bad for a dreary January day! I enjoyed updating the paper memories box when we arrived home. Gotta go back to Lexington for a haunted tour sometime soon...
The Patrick Henry Hotel's general contents--everything from ironing boards to phones--were being sold at the Roanoke Civic Center as part of the preparations for the building's rennovations. Better yet, the proceeds were headed to Habitat for Humanity (where our old buddy Steven Hammond works) and Goodwill. We came out of that sale with a giant mirror in a wooden frame--just $25--and an authentic room key. Our number is 710, a tribute to July, the month of our anniversary. A few items were being "silent autioned-off," including keys to supposedly haunted rooms and a carousel sofa from the lobby. Justin and I really wanted some hotel stationary, but alas, no luck.Then, it was off to Lexington just to get out of town. Ate at the new Macado's in the old Wilson Walker House...it's the swankiest looking Macado's we've ever seen. Not enough junk on the walls if you ask me. We walked out to the VMI Museum and paid homage to Josh Hurley's Purple Heart (AHS '97, CUMC--Clifton Forge Youth Group, VMI '01, killed in Iraq). Significantly for our souvenir-buying habit, we acquired a toy for Itty Bit Elijah--a Patton helmet! It even has Four Stars!! We also got Anita's Valentine, a piece of original VMI stained glass, by way of a demolished church, repurposed as a pendant. Then, we hit Books and Co. and the Bookery in search of more unique items, and a few friends scored some nifty greeting cards.
Being as it is Elijah's first Stonewall Jackson's birthday week, we walked out to the general's gravesite to look at the flowers and lemons on his plot. There were beautiful views over the stones and towards the historic houses on Main.
My finds of the day were from Lexington's Antique Mall (the one in the old Rose's store). It's quite a casual, friendly establishment. We came away with a new-to-us blow mold choir kid with unique sticker eyes and a screwed-in hymnal. I raided the religion section of the incredible postcard selection and found a nice set of Prince of Peace Memorial postcards. For the uninitiated, the Prince of Peace Memorials were museums of wooden scenes from the life of Christ--one in FL and one in Gettysburg--and have been closed for some time. The cards are from the FL site and chronicle scene changes over the years, making them pretty fascinating. I usually don't go for "generic" postcards, but I picked up a few vintage church communications ones--invitations to Vacation Bible Schools and the like. I also added to our collection of Christus Gardens cards and monestary cards (gotta love the DC Franciscans!).
Not bad for a dreary January day! I enjoyed updating the paper memories box when we arrived home. Gotta go back to Lexington for a haunted tour sometime soon...
