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One Body, Many Members THE DOORS TO OUR PLACES OF WORSHIP CRACKED OPEN OVER THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AS WE WENT TO PRESS. Inside, there was a collective and universal spirit of rejoicing at being able to gather together and so more fully experience the presence of God.

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But we’ve seen the same spirit in so many of you, our neighbors in Loudoun County, over the course of this pandemic. The Bible speaks of non-believers noticing how Christians behave towards one another: “See how they love one another!” Seeing this love and compassion, outsiders are compelled to ask, “Why?” We know why, deep down. We demonstrate love to each other by sharing a meal or a mask, shopping for groceries, feeding homeless kids or teaching a child because we’re all members in one way or another of the same body. Each has unique gifts they can contribute to our collective welfare. One builds roofs. One cooks, one cleans, one organizes, one prints signs, one grows food or flowers or provides a place of sanctuary when the world's challenges seem unbearable. Others help design our "new normal." As made clear in our July issue, it doesn’t

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Rev. David Burnham, my pastor growing up in Akron, Ohio, was fond of saying, “Evil always overreaches.” Where sin abounds, grace does much more abound. Or, not to pull any punches, the current COVID crisis is such an obscene affront to our shared humanity that we cannot HELP but pool our resources and battle it to the last germ. Amen? If we can in some small way serve as a conduit for channeling the outpouring of your hopeful and generous support of one another during a profoundly difficult time, we’re grateful to be of service.

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hope that our lives begin to reach some semblance of "normal" and we get back to the most basic of human connection...being together and sharing the wonders of this world. Melinda Gipson, Editorial Coordinator

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FEATURES 18 Under One Roof DryHome Roofing & Siding Marks Two Decades of Annual Roof Give-Aways

28 Stone Soup Why the lunchtime downtown traffic-jam?

34 Victory Garden, Loudoun Style How one Woman's Vision + River's Edge Landscapes Built the Ultimate Garden Sanctuary

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Around Town

Our Town

22 Road Trip 28 Giving Back 34 Locally Owned 40 Locals Only

AROUND TOWN

Virginia, heard that local area nurses in hos-

LOUDOUNGO LAUNCHES

pitals couldn't get protective face masks, they

As we spent the better part of the Spring in

and some other local business people set out

quarantine, LoudounGO launched a very timely

to supply them. A few hundred turned into

platform to connect local Loudoun County busi-

100,000. Luckily Jeff speaks Mandarin, helpful

nesses with consumers. The original partnerships

in identifying a “whitelisted” manufacturer in

include EatLoco and Chariots for Hire, which allow

China. One large shipment is almost gone, sup-

customers to order farm-fresh food and other

plying groups as far away as the Denver Police

products through the website and either pick up

Dept. and as close to home as South Riding

or have them delivered directly to their homes.

postal workers. “We’re just doing what we can

Going forward, the idea is to give all approved

to help,” Jeff said.

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WHAT MOTIVATES A TRUE “GIVER” AND HOW DO YOU SPOT ONE? In our efforts to identify and spotlight businesses that are both sacrificial and authentic in their community spirit and generosity, we’ve noticed three common traits: 1. DEEP-SEATED GRATITUDE: Many philanthropists have themselves experienced need or suffered years of deprivation on their path to success, and “give back” to thank the community that helped them. 2. LONGEVITY: Giving is integrally woven into the company’s story, sometimes over decades. 3. HUMILITY: Far from hugging the limelight, it’s often impossible to find a pre-COVID photo of a business owner. In every one of these categories, Steve Gotschi, owner of DryHome Roofing & Siding, Inc., fits the bill. When he was 19, he found himself homeless. He began roofing in the early 1980’s to support his family, making $6/hour. After forming his own company, his big break came when he put on a roof for a client who published the community home-owners association newsletter. Delighted with the job, she featured him, and DryHome took off. Thirty years later, the business has been featured as the national Roofing Contractor of the Year from thousands in his business. Nineteen years ago, Steve responded to the need of his son’s Cub Scout troop to install a new roof. Every year since, DryHome has donated a free roof, materials included, to a homeowner or non-profit in need. Such jobs typically run anywhere from $5,000 to $20,000, but for Steve, it’s not about the size of the project but the size of the hearts of his recipients and those who nominate them. He relies on the credibility of the nominators and a simple test for whether the recipient is genuinely needy. Beyond Steve Gotschi with Barbara Greene and her new roof

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Leesburg Lifestyle | July 2020

Bernie Cline and his New Roof

The Elusive Owner (R) at Last Year's Finish Lyme Charity Race

Mia Fleming Outside Her Home in Leesburg

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TRAVEL OPTIONS WHEN THE WORLD SAYS 'CLOSED'

Leesburg Lifestyle | July 2020

THESE DAYS IT’S A FRUSTRATING TIME TO BE A

return to full operations will continue to be phased, and

TRAVEL PLANNER, OR, FOR THAT MATTER, TO BE A

services may still be very limited.

TRAVELER TO WHOM THE WORLD LOOKS LIKE ONE BIG “CLOSED” SIGN! Our primary concern is for your wel-

THE ROAD TRIP

fare, so let us be clear: Global Health Advisories discourage

Besides the advantages of being able to better control your

any travel whatsoever right now due to the ongoing global

environment, nearby destinations of shorter duration carry

impact of COVID-19. The world is on a travel lockdown: 72

with them the benefit of much lower cost. Three- and four-day

percent of global destinations have completely closed their

trips can work within safety precautions and school sched-

borders and 100 percent have imposed travel restrictions.

ules, and can even enhance home-schooling experiences. As

More than half of the world’s airplanes are grounded.

destinations relax their restrictions, our reach will widen. Just

Besides the resorts where you might stay, almost

plan on staying “stateside” for the foreseeable future.

all facilities, where open at all, have imposed capacity

For shorter excursions with something for everyone,

restrictions and social distancing, and these rules aren’t

we do have suggestions, but again, only when local travel

going away any time soon.

restrictions are relaxed and the “Welcome” sign comes back

Be patient and plan for the future. We can help, and you’d

out. Feel free to call us about any particular destination or

be surprised how much the anticipation of your dream get-

concern, and check out Leesburg Lifestyle’s Facebook

away can magnify your eventual experience. Travel will most

page for other bonus destinations!

certainly rebound and will bring along exciting new innovations. Travel bookings have soared for 2021 and beyond, and

THE PERFECT WEEKEND IN GREATER WILLIAMSBURG

the prices have never been more attractive. Booking options,

Eighteenth-century Colonial Williamsburg isn’t the place

while understandably tentative, are extremely flexible because

you visited in fourth grade. It’s the world’s largest living his-

almost everything is open!

tory museum with more than 40 sites and trades and two

The most important thing is to keep yourself and those

world-class art museums. Stop by Raleigh Tavern and see

around you healthy and to plan to travel when you are

the “Revealing the Priceless” exhibition highlighting efforts

comfortable doing so. With all that in mind, here are some

to tell the story of Williamsburg’s 18th-century enslaved chil-

options for planning a more near-term, near-by get-away.

dren, women, and men. Tour the laboratories in The Wallace Collections and Conservation Building that examine and

WELLNESS AND WIDE-OPEN SPACES Given how long we’ve been cooped up at home, the wil-

restore colonial artifacts. For the adventurous, sign up for the axe throwing or learn how to fire a flintlock musket.

derness and great outdoors have never looked so good. We

Busch Gardens and Water Country USA are closed until fur-

expect national and state parks like the beautiful and nearby

ther notice but are honoring tickets booked for 2020 through

Harper’s Ferry National Park, to experience one of the largest

the end of next year, and all the animals are being well tended

visitation growth spurts in history as people clamor to “get

during their summer off! When you can enter safely, check out

outside.” The National Park Service is already preparing for

Finnegan’s Flyer, the new 45-mph swinging ride that takes

an unprecedented influx of visitors and has rushed to enforce

your childhood playground experience to the extreme.

new safety measures. More than 250 parks have remained

Like many of Loudoun’s local breweries and wineries,

partially accessible throughout the pandemic, though a

Williamsburg’s “Tasting Trail” still offers opportunities for

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curb-side pick-up and limited tastings. It will take you

A bastion of cutting-edge art and technology in the

on a journey through the old, new, and exciting ways of

Blue Ridge, the city also prides itself on its Appalachian

making beer, wine, and spirits. Check out relative new-

past and celebrates this culture with annual events such

comers like The Virginia Beer Co. or the Precarious Beer

as Shindig on the Green. While many cities underwent

Project and old standards like The Williamsburg Winery

major overhauls in past decades, Asheville’s historic and

and Alewerks Brewing Company.

architecturally diverse downtown remains beautifully

At the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown,

preserved. It makes for a funky and eclectic mix: 30-plus

children of all ages will identify with the stories of

art galleries downtown alone, a burgeoning culinary

ordinary people in an extraordinary time, when sub-

scene, a thriving live music scene, and, of course, the

jects of a king become citizens of a nation. Inside,

awe-inspiring scenery of the Appalachian Mountains.

nearly every attraction is interactive. Outside, there

Because Asheville had no money to invest in urban

are old- fashioned interactive options. Drill in an Army

renewal projects that were so popular in other cities

encampment. Help fire artillery. Pick up a recipe from

following Black Monday, its magnificent architec-

colonial cookbooks at the bakehouse. Tend to the

ture built during the boom years at the turn of the

crops at a colonial-era farm.

last century were spared the bulldozer. George W. Vanderbilt came to Asheville in the late 1880s and

ASHEVILLE: EDGY, ARTSY AND INVITING

quickly purchased 120,000 acres to build his grand

Asheville is a special place that lingers sweetly in

Biltmore Estate. The endeavor took six years and

your mind for years to come. The city’s rich architec-

Vanderbilt commissioned renowned landscape archi-

tural legacy with its mix of Art Deco, Beaux-Arts, and

tect Frederick Law Olmsted to design the grounds

Neoclassical styles is the perfect retro-urban backdrop

and gardens and celebrated architect Richard Morris

to the edgy energy that typically emanates from the

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bustling town. Once things have re-opened, you can be confident they’ll roll out the red carpet!

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from traditional Appalachian dishes to glob-

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tions of a didgeridoo just around the corner.

capita than anywhere else in the U.S., but

While you’re out, be sure to check out local

also makers of kombucha, cider, mead, wine,

instrument shops, as well as the world-fa-

and spirits. Markets feature local artisanal

mous Moog Music Factory.

cheeses, fresh-roasted coffees, made-from-

When evening falls check the lineup

scratch jams, hot sauces, charcuterie, and

at ExploreAsheville.com/music for perfor-

handmade tortillas. There’s even a chocolate

mance details at music halls and outdoor

factory! Indian street food, Parisian mussels,

concert venues.

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STONE SOUP AS THE OLD FOLK-TALE GOES, A CANNY, CHARISMATIC

(They’re at LIDL’s two locations in Ashburn, and run as low as 15

MAN LIVES IN A VILLAGE WHERE EVERYONE IS NEEDY BUT

cents each with tax.) He also knows that the average family buys

NO ONE WILL SHARE. He builds a fire, halls out a huge pot, fills

2,700 in a given year. It isn’t just because Peter is a number’s guy

it with water, adds a stone and begins to heat it and stir. One by

– he’s driven to consider how sustainable this project may be, and

one the neighbors come by with, “You know what would be great

how long it will be needed. As of Memorial Day, 10,000 meals and

with that...” and make additions of their own until a delicious brew

25,000 diapers were dispensed.

is enjoyed by all. It’s a parable about how sharing fills everyone up,

“When we started, I thought we’d do 40-50 lunches in a day.

as well as a tale about how one person, “amped” to DO something,

How wrong I was! Yesterday we did 319, and every day is in the

can accomplish anything.

high two-hundreds or mid-three-hundreds,” he says, almost in

In our story, Peter Burnett is that guy. His “day job” is as a per-

awe. Initially, he approached his network for monetary donations

sonal injury attorney at Burnett & Williams in Leesburg, but these

thinking he would pay local restaurants their cost of providing food,

days you can find him every day at 11 a.m. taking in food donations

thus helping them to sustain their business as well. As the cost

for the Ampersand Pantry Project at the old bank building across

per day approached between $1,200 and $1,500, he seized upon

from McDonald’s on E Market Street. He’ll be scrambling to affix

another idea – that of a “new kind of business lunch,” where service

large stickers to a Community Donations Billboard on the side of

companies like Loudoun Insurance Group would team with restau-

the building, and to a stand-up sign thanking that day’s businesses

rants like Jimmy John’s to sponsor a day.

who contributed to the luncheon give-away. A line of cars forms until it reaches around the block. In the line are families and individuals coping with layoffs due

Booking in that fashion, the stickers on the billboard have multiplied and he said he’s probably covered through mid-June. “If this continues into the summer – well, we’ll just have to get the word out.”

to the COVID-19 pandemic. They typically serve in foodservice or

Soon, they’ll run out of wall space to feature their supporters.

cleaning jobs, but can come from pretty much anywhere in town,

Peter has been blown away not only by the community’s need

and line up like clockwork in cars, trucks, bicycles and on foot with

but by its support. Early on, Gabriela Lamas, a George Mason

strollers at 11:30 and until the 300 or so lunches provided run out.

University student, and her sister, Daniela, showed up and soon

Volunteers hold back 40-50 lunches that they take to the food pantry

became full-time volunteers, scheduling food, reaching out to

at Crossroads Baptist Church at 1 p.m. for mothers and anyone else

businesses, translating handouts into Spanish and coordinating

who doesn’t have transportation to make it downtown.

other volunteers. The Creamers take apart packs of diapers and

Someone thought it would be a nice idea to give away flowers

put them into Zip-Loc bags, while others assemble lunches on any

to cheer people up and they do, often with the aid of inspirational

given day, adding a piece of fruit and a juice box. Peter’s colleagues

stickers that say things like, “Alone we’re only a drop but together

in the Ruritan and Rotary Clubs gather just to watch and pool their

we’re an ocean.” Regulars will tell you they now have a colorful

wisdom on who has what resources to help. “It’s so amazingly

bouquet on their tables at home to enjoy. Because someone asked

rewarding, I think I could sell tickets!” Peter exclaims.

if they had diapers, those too were added, and are now almost as

So, why “Ampersand?” Peter explains, “We think of the amper-

popular as the food. On Saturdays the “menu” includes dog food for

sand as meaning ‘and then some.’ We do a good job as lawyers

pets and on Sunday and holidays, there’s ice cream.

and then some. We do a good job of client service and then some.

Since beginning this journey in mid-April, Peter can now tell you

We make a commitment to the community and then some. Going

– to the penny – how much the least expensive diapers in town cost.

that little extra is what makes the difference, and it’s contagious.

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GIVING BACK (CONTINUED) Gabriela Lamas, a George Mason Student Volunteer

Daniela Lamas Hands out Flowers

If you watch these folks here, I mean, everyone is enjoying it, you’ve probably noticed.” It’s worth noting that Peter was motivated as long ago as last fall by an article he saw about “Little Food Pantries, neighborhood repositories of food donations akin to the “Little Free Libraries” which make books available on stands in neighborhoods. “I thought, ‘Gee. That’s a cool idea.” He first approached local government authorities who suggested the corner of the police department on Plaza Street would be a good place for such a non-perishable food delivery system, but the idea became mired in red tape. One citizen who did seize on the idea was Richard Fuller, the minister at Crossroads Baptist Church on Edwards Ferry Road. Peter built the box on his farm in Hamilton and installed it on church property in early January. He says, “We’d stock it with non-perishables every day or every other day and then, here comes the pandemic.” The crisis made the effort seem paltry – “All of a sudden there was no school lunch, no back-pack food deliveries,” so he started calling around. You’ve seen this before: every outpouring of generosity from our community during the COVID crisis seems to have started with one person seeing a need and picking 30

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up the phone (or taking to Facebook or Facebook messenger.) Peter, as a longstanding business owner may have more friends than most, but – as also happens – when he began looking for a venue from which to distribute food in town, what came to mind was a bank building he himself owned on E Market Street. First he thought they’d put the food in the parking lot, but the team needed room not just to accept drop-offs of lunches prepared in a licensed, commercial kitchen,

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but also to assemble it in lunch bundles that could be quickly and easily distributed to families in waiting cars or bicycles. The obvious answer? Knock a hole in the wall of the drive-through and install a conveyor belt! From that point on, every single need he’s identified, someone has come through to fill it. One friend, Ken Courter, a retired publisher and founder of Ashburn Cares, observed, “It’s a miracle. It’s one great idea that’s compounded into such a loving expression of kindness.” To contact Peter about joining the Ampersand Pantry Project, email him at peterb@burnettwilliams.com or call 703777-1650, facebook.com/Ampersandpantryproject/.

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Across from her sits Paul LaPointe, owner of

could be away from all the pressures of life for a while.”

River’s Edge Landscapes, detail-driven landscape

Through Paul’s eyes, “The upper terraces consist of

designer, Imhotep-Hephaestus, he who plans and

decking off the house and, transitional gardens from

drafts and measures and with his team of horticul-

the ground level leading to a circular patio with a stone

turalists and stone masons raises beauty through

fire pit surrounded by eight-foot-tall stone walls. Copper

order and design. Or perhaps he is Sabrina’s Saint

scuppers built into the wall have water flowing out of

Fiacre of Breuil – a 7th Century Irish saint who ended

them into a pond bordering one end of the patio. An open

up in France where he became known as the patron

stone archway and a bridge over the water leads you to

saint of gardeners. His sense of order scopes the

the next terrace that includes a large cedar gazebo and

boundaries in which Sabrina’s profusion thrives.

glass greenhouse built on a stone foundation.”

IMAGINE what they could build together!

“The next three terraces include raised beds, pea

Thankfully, we didn’t have to. We walked the parallel,

gravel pathways, a garden shed and a bee station.

pebble-strewn paths of terraced flower and salad beds,

The raised beds include flowers, vegetables, ber-

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ries, grape vines and more. All the landscape areas

their way up the wire trellises lining the garden shed, and

include well thought-out night lighting for both func-

marveled at the Espalier apple and pear trees soaking up

tionality and aesthetic value.”

the sun along the 8-foot stone walls ringing the outdoor

Chimes Sabrina, “You could be roasting marshmal-

fire pit. We smelled the roses, irises, and native flowers

lows, but also listening to the water. It was all designed to

interspersed with strawberries, catmint, lavender, and

stimulate the senses in a very soothing and relaxing way.”

lemon balm. We saw raised garlic growing chest high.

Thankfully, their very different styles finally fused

We were tutored in how best to time the emer-

them into a powerful team. Sabrina says, “Over time

gence from the greenhouse of her bananas, grapefruit,

we’ve actually become friends as opposed to just doing

orange, lime and avocado trees. “The bananas are

business together. They have been such a delight to

“she envisioned different spaces where you could relax and feel like you could be away from all the pressures of life for a while.” tricky because they grow so tall, you have to be able

work with and are just such great people.” She explains,

to take them out when it’s warm,” Sabrina explains. We

“Paul is wonderful at being able to listen to your ideas

then watch her don her bee-keeper uniform to demon-

and vision and then be able to help create them. Besides

strate how her two tidy hives could, astonishingly, pro-

their great workmanship they have a tremendous degree

duce 100 pounds of honey per year.

of ethics and integrity which means a lot to me.”

Most importantly, we felt peace flow like the breeze

In that vein, Paul is quick to credit several River’s

in and around the serene arenas that lie between where

Edge designers who collaborated with him on the

the house ends and the serious growing begins, an oasis

design and execution. Besides himself he thanks Jeff

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ing place to be.” Sabrina has often opened her doors

the record, he insists, “We’re not quite finished. Wait

to homeless or battered women, and she envisioned

until July, then you’ll see.”

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This book nook with programmable lights provides a private and cozy kid-zone

Adding a wall-bed and desk to this guest room helps it do double duty

With the Murphy bed up, there's plenty of workspace

A sliding barn door provides a flexible partition

AS ARCHITECTS AND PARENTS DURING

Here are a few strategies we’ve been

Another way to take advantage of

THE TIME OF COVID-19, WE ARE FOR-

exploring and implementing that we hope

the space your home may already have is

TUNATE

will inspire you.

to have a guest bedroom double as a home

HAVE

OCCUPATIONS

THAT ALLOW US TO WORK REMOTELY.

Those of us with younger children have

office. With the addition of a Murphy bed

Still, we’ve been hurled head-long into the

set

around

and a desk, an infrequently used “bedroom”

new reality of working from home, providing

the home to allow parents to work, while

is put to work, becoming a retreat for draw-

full-time childcare and homeschooling our

keeping an eye on kids where they want

ing, designing, and taking video calls.

kids. Our clients, friends, and families all are

to be playing. Nathan Webb, shown on our

A home office near the main living space

struggling with the same question: How can

opening page, has set up a workstation on

with a larger opening that can be opened up

our houses become places conducive to these

his screened porch to allow him to monitor

or closed down, helps to tune the connection

new functions while still serving as our homes?

his three-year-old digging in the backyard.

or separation between the two areas. This

As architects we are hyper-aware of our

His laptop screen keeps baby occupied so

“breathing” of the office into the house can be

surroundings, so we’re thinking a lot about

dad can watch two kids and get some work

accomplished with double doors or a large

this new collision of home, kids and work-life.

done while mom takes a teleconference.

barn door as shown here.

additional

workspaces

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Backyard studio interior

Alternatively, to allow parents to successfully concentrate on work, creating separate “kid zones” is a great strategy. A small kid-centric lounge space, customized by kids themselves with cushions, a desk and lighting, allows parents some focused time in otherwise active areas of the home. Other considerations for kid-friendly play areas include either finishing a previously unfinished basement or encouraging them to play outside. Regardless of whether we need to shelter-in-place after this summer, the trend towards working from home has completely taken hold and will undoubtedly feature in a more flexible work environment. A more substantial, home-office solution gaining traction with a more flexible work force is the detached, backyard studio/workspace. This functions more like a typical office except conveniently located steps away from your back door. So long as you and your family members are willing to be flexible and accommodating, there is no end to the solutions along this continuum between merging and separating home and work. Continually exploring and “trying out” new solutions and honing practices that work can bring everyone productivity, sanity, and balance. Backyard studio exterior 42

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