Pocket Pebbles

Little pieces of River Rock to carry home.

A NOTE FROM THE RIVER ROCK VILLA HOSTS

River Rock Villa is, of course, a place of rocks.

There are the big ones—the Jump Rock, the waterfall wall, the rocks along the Rappahannock...

But we've always had a soft spot for the little ones, too.

We call them Pocket Pebbles.

They won't build the waterfall wall. They won't become the Jump Rock. But you can put one in your pocket and take it home.

And somehow, that's pretty special.

We started noticing little pebbles around the Villa after guests left. A child had found one. Someone had carried one home and then forgotten another on a windowsill.

We thought, maybe this is something worth sharing.

So now we collect some of our favorites from around the property and set them out for our guests.

Take one.

Paint it. Sand it. Write a date on it. Give it to someone. Or just keep it exactly as you found it.

A little piece of River Rock. A little reminder of your time here.

That's really what we love about this place. Nature gives us so much to share—and sometimes the smallest things become the memories we carry home.

— Rebecca & Michael