Warrenton is a charming little town in northern Virginia. Its history goes back to before the civil war. Warrenton is friendly and open, with interesting stores and historical landmarks. It has a number of very good restaurants and lots of charm. So we find it a frequent destination from where we live in Haymarket, a distance of about 22 miles, that passes through the beautiful farms in Fauquier County.

Along the way, there used to be a roadside stand called Buckland Farms, which had lots of fresh vegetables and homemade pies and pastries that were out of this world. They closed up several years ago and planned to open a new store a couple of miles to the west. But it's been delayed for several years with zoning issues and problems building an entranceway to the new property. Each time we would pass by, we'd look at their new store, still under construction. After a while, it looked like they'd stopped building.

Last week, as we passed the store, there was more activity, and so we drove up the new entranceway, still unpaved, to see what sort of progress they were making. The good news is that the owner said they'll be opening the new store in the very near future.

As I said, this is farm country. Looking north from Buckland Farms' new store, this is the vista that you see.