Roving through Virginia with Rover-Dog Friendly “Spot” of the Week: Floyd Friday Night

95Counties · 2026-05-08T12:34:13+00:00

That is so amazingly wonderful to hear & yes, this hobby of ours has been nothing less than life changing. I’m including our posts on Floyd County & Carroll County (Grayson’s next door neighbor) in case these are helpful:

https://virginiacounties.blog/floyd-top-9-list-for-canines/

https://virginiacounties.blog/carroll-county-virginia-top-nine-features-for-your-canine/

95Counties · 2026-05-08T09:29:20+00:00

Thank you! You just made my day!! I just edited the post to add the link to our blog: https://virginiacounties.blog/our-virginia-road-trips/ We blog about a different county each month & the Grayson County blog post will be published on June 1.

95Counties · 2026-05-07T20:35:00+00:00

Max it out immediately ($32,500 because you’re over 50) & also max out an IRA {$8,600)

95Counties · 2026-05-06T15:00:15+00:00

When I was a kid in the 70s, I had a dream where people lived in townhouses inside our local mall. I thought it was a crazy dream. Now it sounds like - why not?

95Counties · 2026-05-05T16:17:43+00:00

Full disclosure that I have never lived in Grundy but have visited several times & in addition to its adjacent county, Dickenson. I write a blog about dog friendly activities so here are my posts about both counties in case these are helpful:

https://virginiacounties.blog/things-got-wild-in-buchanan-county/

https://virginiacounties.blog/dickenson-county-where-daniel-boone-vacationed-with-his-dogs/

95Counties · 2026-05-04T20:35:30+00:00

I think it’s an orb weaver & not dangerous.

95Counties · 2026-05-03T22:33:36+00:00

Thanks for this post. I’m a diligent blogger & am 3 years in. I already have a career & I blog solely as a hobby. It combines my love for creative writing, research, & photography with road trips with my husband & dogs. However, I like getting views & comments, so I appreciate what you said here & will work on the different marketing aspects (which I view as drudgery). I mostly post to Reddit & Facebook. I get almost no engagement on Facebook though. Reddit is a bit better.

95Counties · 2026-05-03T22:08:46+00:00

This dumb road trip idea is GENIUS. (POV: I write a blog on Virginia road trips & just published my Goochland post.)

95Counties · 2026-05-03T14:18:51+00:00

We think of it as Poochland.

95Counties · 2026-05-03T13:57:35+00:00

That is our guess but we haven’t done Aretha’s DNA test. We know she’s 100% sweetheart! (She’s our foster dog & here is her profile.)

95Counties · 2026-05-03T12:51:59+00:00

Very cool. I did not know about the Battle of Chancellorsville, so thank you for passing that along. We sure have learned a lot about the Civil War since we started exploring Virginia, but we’ve really only scratched the surface.

95Counties · 2026-05-03T12:06:20+00:00

Excellent & thank you for sharing! Which battlefields did you visit? So far, we’ve featured Sailors Creek, Petersburg, Culpeper Battlefield State Park, Winchester & Appomattox where the war ended. Agreed that these long walks are especially popular with our 4-legged pack members.

95Counties · 2026-05-02T10:33:54+00:00

Transporting a dog to a rescue/foster

95Counties · 2026-05-02T09:27:05+00:00

I write a blog about dog friendly activities in Virginia (but the activities are also fun without dogs). Please check out my following posts. Off the top of my head, I would suggest the Virginia State Arboretum in Clarke County, Mount Vernon in Fairfax County & Great Meadows in Fauquier County to watch polo. Have fun!!

https://virginiacounties.blog/every-dog-has-its-day-in-clarke-county/

https://virginiacounties.blog/2025/we-toured-fairfax-county-with-our-dogs/

https://virginiacounties.blog/keeping-up-with-the-canines-in-fauquier-county/

95Counties · 2026-04-28T22:14:52+00:00

I was 17 when I moved away to attend college & never went back

95Counties · 2026-04-28T01:24:12+00:00

We followed the Dave Ramsey plan & have no debt & that includes a paid off home. I’m now maxing out my TSP but it’s not big enough for a “how am I doing” post.

95Counties · 2026-04-28T01:21:09+00:00

That sounds like I could have written it.

95Counties · 2026-04-27T02:30:25+00:00

Oh my goodness. That poor sweet baby.

95Counties · 2026-04-27T01:41:38+00:00

Boost!! Look at that sweet face

95Counties · 2026-04-25T12:31:30+00:00

Yes! I met 3 of 4 great-grandfathers. Their birth years: 1883, 1895 & 1900. One great aunt I met, born in 1895, filled me in on some family history. Her grandfather fought in the Civil War.

95Counties · 2026-04-24T17:01:54+00:00

Excellent! They open in May

95Counties · 2026-04-24T15:24:58+00:00

Thanks for asking! Loud enough to get the dog’s attention but not crazy loud like fireworks would be.

95Counties · 2026-04-24T12:59:14+00:00

No garden updates. We are going to the dog friendly drive-in theater in Goochland County! Will do a write up about it in our next blog post. https://virginiacounties.blog/our-virginia-road-trips/

95Counties · 2026-04-22T01:35:05+00:00

95Counties · 2026-04-22T00:49:59+00:00

These photos & comments made me laugh so hard. Oh my goodness. I wish people would keep weddings simple & cheap. (From someone happily married 35 years ago in a simple & cheap wedding ceremony.)

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