peggy sijswerda

Peggy Sijswerda, MFA, lives in Virginia Beach and writes about travel, food, and wellness and is the author of Still Life with Sierra, a travel memoir. Facebook @ifyouseekadventure, Instagram @peggywrites, peggysijswerda.com.

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Christmas in Eastern Virginia

Merry Christmas, Colonial Williamsburg! Historic Holidays. Wood smoke rises on street corners as fires blaze in cressets—an early form of street lighting and reminiscent of super-sized torches. A heavenly cinnamon-apple scent wafts by—it’s hot cider and just what you need to warm your bones on a cold December night. Soon the Fife and Drum Corps […]
May 31, 2025

Forest Bathing

Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House
May 31, 2025

Preservation Tours: Lost Buildings of Alexandria-The Waterfront

Carlyle House Historic Park