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Welcome to “One Woman’s Opinion,” a long term feature of the Southside Sentinel, written by Urbanna resident Mary Wakefield Buxton. Traditionally a humorist, Mary has written a column on all subjects and sometimes in very serious vein. Along with writing a column  for the Sentinel since 1984, she is also author of 14 books about life and love in Tidewater, Virginia. Click here for available books.

Hanover Tavern offers stunning theater as well as a lesson in history

Those who love theater in Middlesex County are fortunate we have opportunities nearby to enjoy live theater productions. Both Lancaster Players in White Stone and Courthouse Players in Gloucester offer plays and are an easy drive from here. Not so nearby but offering top notch professional actors and actresses is the Virginia Repertory Theater of Richmond. They offer two plays at Hanover...
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‘Norfolk Waterside provides easy access for quick vacation getaway’

Why not replace stressful and exhausting distant vacation plans for a nearby weekend getaway? The latter plan could be just as refreshing for those who need a break in...
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Newport News Mariners Museum features ‘Battle of the Ironclads’

On a recent March Sunday while that cloudy, cold wind coming off the Rappahannock River was casting a chill over the town of Urbanna, we decided it was a...
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Memories of ‘Dandy’ — the sweetest dog of all

One thing that every dog owner knows and carries in his brain every day of his life-like stone is the knowledge that one day his precious dog will die. But...
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Cruising columnist ponders the what, where, how and why of one’s existence

Another important question while on vacation: Are we having any fun? Good question. Our cruise continued. We had ended our five-island itinerary and begun the long steam back to...
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The end of an era: Part one, Grandfather

by Mary Wakefield Buxton -  URBANNA — My hometown, Vermilion, Ohio, took down Grandfather’s home this month. Built in 1906 in the heart of town,...
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A winter of good reads

by Mary Wakefield Buxton -  URBANNA — When one loves to read, one is never alone. Reading is the finest experience in life other than having...
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Fla. odyssey, part six, home on the Auto Train

by Mary Wakefield Buxton - URBANNA — What has 39 cars, carries 259 passengers, 162 vehicles, is ¾ mile long and winds its way up...
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Sunshine State odyssey, part five, taking a sunset cruise

by Mary Wakefield Buxton -  URBANNA — There are many ways to enjoy watching one of Naples’ (Fla.) greatest daily events — the evening sun sinking...
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Florida odyssey, part four: Birding using a golf cart

Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 by Mary Wakefield Buxton -  URBANNA —  W hen I received an invitation to join Windstar Birders on a “bird...
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Fla. trip, part three, Naples Zoo

Part 1 • Part 2 URBANNA — Who in my generation doesn’t have nightmarish memories of wild animals snarling at us in cages as we visited...
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Florida odyssey, part 2, walking the corkscrew

Part 1 • Part 3 by Mary Wakefield Buxton -  URBANNA — COVID-19 had shut us down even though the state of Florida was “open” this winter. By this...
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Fla. Odyssey, Part 1, Fishing with Clyde

Part 2 • Part 3 by Mary Wakefield Buxton -  URBANNA — When it comes to easing a workaholic attorney into retirement, I’ve been known to try...
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“A winter of their discontent”

by Mary Wakefield Buxton -  URBANNA — The trouble with taking winter months off and heading south is the painful realization that finally hits paydirt...
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Urbanna couple play “doofus” in Fla.

by Mary Wakefield Buxton -  NAPLES, Fla. — No sooner had we arrived in Florida when we read a limited number of the first of two...
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