As a dedicated local foodie, special occasions always prompt me to find the best of the best for a splurge I won't soon forget. So when I was on the hunt for my 6th anniversary dinner in advance of my stay in Fredericksburg, I was visiting every local restaurant website, reading everything on it, asking around, and then utilized all that to go with my gut about what I thought would be a … [Read more...] about Virginia foodie delights at Kybecca, Fredericksburg
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Vivify Burger & Lounge is Designed To Please
Since this summer hasn't been too brutal, it's distressing that I picked the three most humidity-soaked days in July for my visit to Fredericksburg. Though I didn't know it before, the effect this had one was to be terribly tired all the time mixed with an unnaturally strong appetite. I dis some serious eating in #FXBG. One of the places we hit, Vivify Burger & Lounge, intrigued me … [Read more...] about Vivify Burger & Lounge is Designed To Please
Sophisticated Quaffing at Spencer Devon Brewing, #FXBG
On planning my latest trip, to Fredericksburg for my 6th wedding anniversary, I knew I had to find whatever breweries were around to satisfy my hubby, home brewer extraordinaire. He's on a mission to try as many Virginia beers as possible, which is the perfect M.O. for Girl Goes Virginia (GGV) to go on more Virginia trips. So it was a fun surprise to find Spencer Devon Brewing, a unique take on … [Read more...] about Sophisticated Quaffing at Spencer Devon Brewing, #FXBG
Refreshing stay at Braehead Manor, Fredericksburg
I had been wanting to spend more time in Fredericksburg since last summer when my hubby and I passed through on our way back from a stay at the Inn at Stratford Hall on the Northern Neck. So once I got it into my head that we had to see the Fredericksburg Battlefield, George Washington's sister's home — Kenmore, and his boyhood home at Ferry Farm, the next step was to find hotel or inn that … [Read more...] about Refreshing stay at Braehead Manor, Fredericksburg
Yummy snack at Soup and Taco, #FXBG
Recently my hubby made me promise that wherever we go, we'll do our level best to eat at whatever taco places are there. Heaven knows why? I had no idea that he was such an unstinting taco fan. I mean the guy's a Slavic-Irish mix and I don't recall him wanting to make a bee-line for Paddy O' Kowalski's Kielbasa and Haggis Hut. But tacos? Apparently a must-do. So, as the inaugural … [Read more...] about Yummy snack at Soup and Taco, #FXBG
Femme finds at Forage in Fredericksburg
It's always fun to get to use alliteration in a title. But it's more fun to find a place worth alliterifying. Alliterifying? Okay. Anyway, if you love women's fashions, and lighting upon a real find — not just the racks and racks of predictable clothing at either the malls or the big brand stores — then you're gonna love Forage Consignment & Vintage on William Street in the heart of … [Read more...] about Femme finds at Forage in Fredericksburg