Working for years in the Washington, D.C. area, Pat

Working for years in the Washington, D.C. area, Pat was on the hunt for a rural setting to build a home. She found that nearly 40 years ago when she discovered Rappahannock County. “He was known as Mr. Rappahannock,” said Pat of Jim Bill Fletcher, Sr. who sold her on buying property on what is now Points of View Farm. Pat recalled a wild dirt bike ride through the hills as one of her first introductions to the beauty of this area. That and learning to ride well enough to join in on local hunts. When she bought her property from Virgil Atkins, he was 81-years-old and had just recently planted three ash trees. Those trees are now the same age as Pat, still standing and providing shade, beauty and memories. In 1979-80, Pat made a bold leap to go into farming. She purchased her first head of cattle and with the help of Ranee Spellman turned several of her acres into prime grazing land. “Ybu’d never know it, but there’s 100 acres on top of the mountain thafs clear,” smiled Pat who remembers with fondness the work that Spellman did on her farm. "There aren’t any erosion problems up there thanks to the work that he did.” Ts like being on another planet,” said Pat of her pristine setting perched atop Rappahannock County. When people come to visit, they are immediately wooed by her gardens, ponds and restful waterfall. From covering two presidents, J.F.