Tag Archives: Floyd County Virginia

Tale of the Ditch Witch

Posted on June 7, 2008 by David St Lawrence

I had been struggling to dig drain pipe trenches for several weeks with very little progress. The task took exhausting pick and shovel work because of our stony clay soil up here on the Floyd County plateau. Even with the … Continue reading →

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Working and blogging – a precarious balance…

Posted on May 6, 2008 by David St Lawrence

When I am working on something challenging, it’s not always easy to find time to write about it and writing about it more than a few times just might bore my audience. When we were building our house here in … Continue reading →

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Floyd Community Health Center, excellent home town health care

Posted on April 28, 2008 by David St Lawrence

We welcome the recent opening of the community-owned Floyd Community Health Center on the Jacksonville Center campus, because it is a long drive to the Tri-Area Health Clinic in Laurel Fork, VA. The team at this new center provides excellent … Continue reading →

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The Floyd County wave, a sign you are among friends

Posted on April 25, 2008 by David St Lawrence

There are still a few parts of the country where people wave as you drive by. Floyd County, Virginia, is one of them. As newcomers who had spent many years in California and in southern Florida, it was a startling … Continue reading →

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