Editor’s Letter September/October 2020
Written by: Shelley Basinger • September 1, 2020
I don’t like to go camping. There. I said it. I remember when I broke the news to my now-husband when we were dating. I wanted to tell a...
Editor’s Letter July/August 2020
Written by: Shelley Basinger • July 1, 2020
In college I took a Voice and Diction class for my journalism major. I clearly recall our professor teaching us how to take “cleansing...
Editor’s Letter May/June 2020
Written by: Shelley Basinger • May 1, 2020
Following the approval of our March/April issue in mid-February, I was ready to move forward—per usual. Home & Garden Issue, check....
Editor’s Letter March/April 2020
Written by: LynchburgLiving • March 1, 2020
I joke with my friends when each issue of Lynchburg Living comes out, “This one is my favorite.” True, there are some magazines that...
Editor’s Letter Jan/Feb 2020
Written by: LynchburgLiving • January 1, 2020
One of my favorite pieces of furniture is tucked into a corner of my 17-month-old son’s rarely used bedroom. It’s my Great Aunt...
Editor’s Letter Nov/Dec 2019
Written by: Shelley Basinger • November 1, 2019
After moving to Lynchburg in 2008, I was desperately trying to “find my place in this world”—as Michael W. Smith poignantly described...
Editor’s Letter September/October 2019
Written by: Shelley Basinger • September 1, 2019
While spending time in the hospital after the birth of my son last summer, I remember lying there trying to sleep—but I couldn’t. I had...
Editor’s Letter July/August 2019
Written by: LynchburgLiving • July 1, 2019
My husband is really starting to wish we had never planned a Lynchburg Living Idea House. He loves the house itself, of course—but me...
Editor’s Letter May/June 2019
Written by: Shelley Basinger • May 1, 2019
There I was sitting in the dim ambiance, overlooking a crisp white tablecloth and an equally crisp glass of Sauvignon Blanc. The sights and...
Editor’s Letter March/April 2019
Written by: Shelley Basinger • March 1, 2019
In early 2016, my husband and I had a great idea. It was just GREAT, we thought. Let’s build our own house. And, to really make things...








