Tue, Aug 12
|Panorama Natural Burial
PNB Mall Walkers Walking Club of America
Time & Location
Aug 12, 2025, 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Panorama Natural Burial, 3550 Reas Ford Ln, Earlysville, VA 22936
About the event
Join us for a casual, friendly, retro, weekly walk around the farm!
And read on for the backstory :)
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Back in the ‘90s my favorite person was my 70-something small town fashion icon grandmother, Helen. She was sporty, she was nurturing, she was timelessly classy, and she was my obsession. Her love of staying active (yoga, tennis, you name it) and penchant for decadent cooking made it clear to me that taking care of yourself can look different from day to day. She was a master of self-care long before it became an internet buzzword. Long before the internet, come to think of it...
One of the ways my grandmother stayed active was with an early morning spin around the mall. And on hazy summer mornings when school was out, I was her +1.
Morning mall was different. Blinking storefront lights and bustling kiosks were replaced by familiar faces with kind smiles, brief updates, and promises of “see you soon.” And bonus, no one ever tried to pierce my ears! Morning mall had its own culture. What a treat to experience this place through a completely different lens with my favorite person.
Following the mall, we would often pop by Joann Fabric and occasionally stop for lunch - pizza if I got to pick. My grandmother died in early 1998 and I still dream about her. I still feel her.
Grief is a before and after: experiences in the before become collections of memories in the after. Grief can be a reminder of a gift - one that we can revisit time and again.
This idea is just for fun. Just for me, just for you. An ode to nostalgic recollections of people, places, and things. More importantly, it is an invitation to unplug and connect - a sort of tribute to ourselves and to those who wanted the best for us. My hope is to gather for a refreshing walk together once a week. Let’s tend to ourselves and each other.
The PNB Mall Walkers Walking Club of America (PNBMWWCA) is the most inclusive, non-exclusive club in Earlysville. We will walk from 8:30AM - 9:30AM every Tuesday morning. There will be friends. There will be neon, even if it's just our logo (it won't be). Once in a while there will be a pizza party at the office.
Meet at the kiosk! Bring a friend! If you have difficulty with mobility and would like to join, please do reach out - there are no rules here.
I hope you'll join me.
Be well,
Stephanie