Posts by Angela Evans

Do you put a model train around your Christmas tree? Have you ever wondered where the idea started? Keep reading and you can find out! This week Roaming Roanoke is doing something a little different. We are visiting somewhere from home – the Salem Museum’s two online video series, White Glove Wednesday and Around Town!…

This week’s blogging destination is a popular chain restaurant for kids – Chuck E Cheese! Chuck E. Cheese has pizza and games – it’s many kids’ dream, haha. The national chain has been around for decades (43 years according to the website). So many of us parents have childhood memories there (playing skeeball!) and now…

This week’s blogging destination is a playground – Addy Grace Playground in Daleville! The warm November weather has us wanting to spend time outdoors while we still can. We wanted to go somewhere we have never been before. I searched for ideas and landed on the Addy Grace Playground. It turned out to be the…

I know, I know, it’s November now and many are trading jack-o-lanterns for pumpkin pie and Thanksgiving turkey or perhaps even putting up Christmas decorations and watching holiday movies (my kids have already watched Elf). However, let’s take a look back at Halloween events. So many people worked hard to give kids and families a…

This week’s blogging destination is a popular fall favorite place – Layman Family Farms! It is fall; leaves are changing colors and falling; pumpkins are everywhere, and the weather has been perfect for outdoors! What better place to go than Layman Family Farms! This was my first time visiting Layman Family Farms! My son went…

This week’s Roaming Roanoke destination is an event – the Salem Fair Food Funday! As everyone knows and experienced, many festivals and events were canceled this year due to the Covid pandemic. One large event in our area, the Salem Fair, was no exception. The Salem Fair is normally considered the largest fair in Virginia!…

This week’s Roaming Roanoke destination is a fall favorite – Jeter Farm! It is October! That means pumpkins and fall festivals! Pumpkin spice drinks, food, and products abound this time of year but going to a pumpkin patch and enjoying fall activities really make it feel like autumn! This past weekend, the weather was PERFECT…

This week’s Roaming Roanoke destination is a park – Green Hill Park in Roanoke County! School is back in session and we are adjusting back to a schedule after being home for six months due to the Covid pandemic. When school was out on Friday, my oldest child said he only wanted to play over…

This blog edition features two places – Mill Mountain and Blue Cow Ice Cream! This blog is also about how plans change and you have to roll with it! On Labor Day weekend, we set out to go to the Mill Mountain Zoo. We have not been there yet and my kids have wanted to…