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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]May I introduce you to the time-honored entertainment for old people: Taking A Drive. You don't actually leave the house with a productive destination or even an agenda. Rather, this is a way to run out the clock until dinner and give the sandwich generation a break from actively entertaining.

Take A Drive through Middleburg and The Plains and marvel at the estates. Take A Drive to Sugarloaf Mountain or Skyline Drive and marvel at the foliage (or the open views created by lack thereof). Take A Drive around Georgetown or Annapolis and marvel at the historic architecture.

Make the trip as long or short as you want. Hell, you can Take A Drive to your kids' school or past that house three streets over with all the holiday inflatables in the yard. With the exception of a helpful potty/snack break for the very young and very old, you don't need to buy tickets, worry about crowds or even get out of the car. Think of it as a very long, scenic, and sedate amusement park ride.[/quote]

Here’s a destination. Take a drive to the Red Truck Bakery in Marshall Virginia to buy a pie. It’s cute, it’s easy in and out, it’s a mission, and you will get pie to boot. Maybe order in advance so you get what you want.
https://redtruckbakery.com/
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Their granola is fabulous. I ordered a ton of it one year for gift giving. And unless things changed over COVID, they have a small menu with sandwiches, etc.

The Festival of Lights in Bull Run is drive thru and a nice activity. https://www.novaparks.com/events/bull-run-festival-of-lights

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They still have sandwiches and things like scones and muffins and coffee but be warned they sell out of many items by midday and close at 5 so preorder or go early. [/quote]

DP but then that sounds like a perfect fully day activity.  Head out mid morning after a light breakfast.  Get there to buy your pie and have a leisurely lunch.  Stop somewhere cute for shopping if there's any sort of quaint store(s) nearby.  Drive home in time for a mid afternoon nap.

OP can use that nap time to either rest herself or go run errands or get some exercise.  The pie she bought can be dessert one night, and the muffins can be breakfast the next morning saving her one more meal of having to cook.
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