New Discoveries In the Neighborhood

In keeping with my theme of late, walking and biking, here are a couple new discoveries in West Ghent.

Last month we attended the musical Nine To Five at the Little Theatre of Norfolk. We had a great time with lots of laughs! Boy, did it bring back memories of the '80's.

This little gem is right here in our West Ghent neighborhood! It is about a four block walk from our house. And that is exactly what we did on a balmy September night. Amazing!

 

I've written about the great restaurants, many of which are nearby. We have now experienced 34 of the 53 restaurants currently on the list. Yum! A local favorite and one of ours, as well, is at this intersection - Redgate Avenue & Orapax Street. It is the Orapax Inn and it is two and a half blocks from our front door!

 

But there are other important businesses that share this corner. There is The New Leaf florist and ...

 



The Muse Writer's Center. This place is fantastic! There are workshops available for all things writing related: poetry, fiction, journaling, blogging, comedy ... you name it! So I am enrolled in a workshop that meets once a week called Personal Narratives An Introduction to Memoir. I am hoping to gain some writing skills to put toward writing all my family history stories and all my own stories.

Having lost both my parents I realize that my memories could be gone one day if I don't write them down. Some are important, some not-so-much but I still want to share them with my children and their (future) children.

I am so lucky. My classmates drive here from all over the area. I can attend the smorgasbord of workshops and I can walk to this great neighborhood place. Love it!