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Mary Architzel Westbrook

Mary Architzel Westbrook

@lways On (June 2017 issue of Floral Management is up!)

I’ve had the total pleasure of writing about the floral industry for Floral Management magazine and the Society of American Florists since…

Jun 9, 2017

Jun 9, 2017

Mary Architzel Westbrook

My son graduated yesterday from preschool.

I know. I know.

Jun 9, 2017

My son graduated yesterday from preschool.

Jun 9, 2017

Mary Architzel Westbrook

Nat Turner’s Bible

For the spring issue of Monarch magazine, the alumni publication for Old Dominion University, I had the opportunity to write about the…

Jun 5, 2017

Jun 5, 2017

Mary Architzel Westbrook

Profile: Barbara Hamm Lee

For the past few years, I’ve written a series of profiles on people of note here in Tidewater. Not long ago, I sat down with Barbara Hamm…

Jun 5, 2017

Jun 5, 2017

Mary Architzel Westbrook

Hampton Roads? Coastal Virginia? Tidewater? CoVa (Sigh)?

I live in southeastern Virginia. No one knows quite what to call this place.

Jun 5, 2017

Jun 5, 2017

Mary Architzel Westbrook

Table Talk

When I was 18, I had dinner at my boyfriend’s house for the first time, with the family that would become my in-laws.

Feb 19, 2017

Feb 19, 2017

Mary Architzel Westbrook

Sarah Munford, The New Leaf

My worlds collided late in 2016, when I got to interview a florist for Distinction magazine. Sarah and Laurel are close to my heart: They…

Feb 19, 2017

Feb 19, 2017

Mary Architzel Westbrook

Nonprofit ForKids gets a boost by the actions of one couple

I loved writing about this philanthropic couple for Distinction magazine. They walk the walk when it comes to giving back to their…

Nov 13, 2016

Nov 13, 2016

Mary Architzel Westbrook

Profile: Tim Seibles

No big deal, but last year I had the opportunity to sit down with the poet laureate of Virginia and just, you know, chat. Here’s some of…

Nov 13, 2016

Nov 13, 2016

Mary Architzel Westbrook

Finding a balance between online and real life

Six months after the birth of my second son, I fell into a nightly habit. Once Paul was asleep, I’d say good night to my husband, Roberto…

Nov 13, 2016

Nov 13, 2016

Mary Architzel Westbrook

Mary Architzel Westbrook

Writer living in southeastern Virginia. Check out additional essays at Distinction magazine, http://distinctionhr.com/category/essay.

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