by Scott Dreyer | Sep 26, 2016 | Life in America
On September 3, 2016, we enjoyed our third annual “Lake Fun Day” at beautiful Smith Mountain Lake, the largest lake in the US state of Virginia. Each of the three times we have had our “fun day,” we have been blessed with GREAT weather. We...
by Scott Dreyer | Sep 12, 2016 | Life in America
There is an old joke about real estate and realtors. There are three things that determine the value of a house or property: 1. location 2. location 3. location This holds true for the beautiful Roanoke Valley of Virginia, too. Its location–and the people who...
by Scott Dreyer | Jun 1, 2016 | Life in America
By PEGGY NOONAN April 21, 2016 7:37 p.m. ET Peggy Noonan is an American author of several books on culture, politics, and religion. She was a key speechwriter for US President Reagan and now writes weekly for the Wall Street Journal, where this opinion piece appeared....
by Scott Dreyer | Mar 4, 2016 | Life in America
SNOW DAY! These words usually put joy into the hearts of children…but often anguish or fear into the hearts of adults! Why? For kids, it’s a day…or more…off from school. Here are some questions people have asked me about Snow Days in the USA....
by Scott Dreyer | Oct 20, 2015 | Life in America
Yesterday’s Roanoke Times had an uplifting article about two siblings, Kinley (age 12) and Camden, 10, who have set up a “Little Free Library” in their front yard in Northeast Roanoke (Virginia USA). The Little Free Library movement seeks to foster...
by Scott Dreyer | Sep 23, 2015 | Life in America
At the very end of last year, right between Christmas and New Year’s, our family was blessed to buy and move into a new house (well, new for us). For many years, my wife Deborah had hoped and prayed for an English-style Tudor house, because she finds them...
