Mixed up (11/20/2024) - Spring flowers in bloom, and other curiosities. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Mums, irises, the last dahlia and a perfect rose from Linda Dalgety’s yard in Port Haywood. Phyllis… …
Shop for the gardener on your Christmas list (11/20/2024) - On Saturday, Jim and I went to one of the local big box stores to pick up a few household items. It is likely I won’t repeat that mistake anytime… …
Christmas stockings (11/20/2024) - The York River Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons met at Bethany United Methodist Church on Nov. 12, with members bringing items to stuff Christmas stockings. The stockings will… …
Urbanna Holiday Home Tour to be held Dec. 14 (11/20/2024) - This year’s Urbanna Holiday Home Tour will take place on Saturday, Dec. 14 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., sponsored by Troutman Pepper. This year, the tour is featuring five… …Focus on the beauty… (11/13/2024) - And then, please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Rebecca Slater photographed this hawk in her yard. Fall vegetables and salvia from Cheryl Battle, Bavon. Cindy Comer sent this photo of… …
Drought resistant planting for next spring (11/13/2024) - In last week’s “Gardening Corner,” I wrote about the ongoing drought conditions on the Middle Peninsula and how to keep our garden plants and trees hydrated during this dry period.… …
Shoebox Mobile to be stationed at Mathews Baptist (11/13/2024) - National Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes is Nov. 18-25. “This is the time when we collect shoeboxes that have been filled with gifts for children in need around… …Coloring contest (11/13/2024) - Fifty-two entries were received in the Britt’s Inc. Halloween-themed coloring contest, with the contest running in the Gazette-Journal. Winners by age category were, clockwise from left, Eliza Jane Burgess, 9,… …
DAR wreath-laying ceremony (11/13/2024) - To mark Veterans Day, members of Cricket Hill chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution placed wreaths at two locations in Mathews. DAR placed wreaths at DAR monument on… …All colors (11/6/2024) - Everything seems very bright on these clear, calm days. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Cheryl Battle of Bavon has small sunflowers still in bloom. Looking up through the red… …
Moderate drought conditions (11/6/2024) - Yes, the title of this column is accurate. All of coastal Virginia was designated in Moderate Drought Conditions (D1) as of October 29, 2024 on the U.S. Drought Monitor, produced… …
Cricket Hill DAR (11/6/2024) - Members of the Cricket Hill Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, met on Oct. 18 at Kingston Parish House in Mathews. Becky Barnhardt, below, presented a program on genealogy and… …
‘I’ll Be Home Forever’ theme of King’s Daughters’ Christmas Open House (11/6/2024) - The Ware River Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons is celebrating its 35th annual Christmas Open House, “I’ll Be Home Forever,” celebrating Christmas at the “forever” home of Brent… …Toys for Tots collections underway at Gloucester and Mathews sites (11/6/2024) - Thirty-three collection boxes have been placed in businesses and other locations throughout Gloucester, and another 15 in Mathews, for those wishing to donate to the annual Toys for Tots drive.… …
Goodbye October (10/30/2024) - We are moving into cooler months. What will the short days ahead bring? Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Soybean field at sunset near Riverhaven, sent by Nancy Richardson. Cindy… …
Gazette-Journal inspires Hayes girl to grow own flowers (10/30/2024) - The next generation of Gazette-Journal readers is taking inspiration from the paper to create new beauty in their own lives. Eight-year-old Luci Wittenbrook of Hayes enjoys perusing the Gazette-Journal after… …Visit the Virginia State Arboretum (10/30/2024) - Jim and I like to take our vacations in the spring before school is out or after school starts in September when traffic is lighter and crowds are smaller. We… …
Central Village Homemakers (10/30/2024) - Central Village Homemakers, Mathews, recently concluded one of its major fundraisers—a two-day yard sale. Shown here are some of the many members and some of the spouses that helped with… …
Sky, sea, land (10/23/2024) - Beautiful things to photograph wherever you turn. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Garden squirrel, sent by Linda Makow-ski. Scott Martin sent in this photo of a frog hanging out… …
Neikirk-Dunn (10/23/2024) - Taylor Dunn and William Neikirk were married Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, at 6 p.m. at Lesner Inn, Virginia Beach. Mark Bryant officiated. Music was provided by Billy Batte of Yorktown.… …
Ware River King’s Daughters to hold35th annual Christmas Open House (10/23/2024) - The Ware River Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons is celebrating its 35th annual Christmas Open House—“I’ll Be Home Forever”—celebrating Christmas at the “forever” home of Brent and Becky… …
Mine! Mine! (10/23/2024) - Kathryn Oden of Moon photographed two otters fighting over a snake at the floating dock on her home on Billups Creek. …
Martin-Anton engagement (10/16/2024) - Charles Martin and Robin Martin of Gloucester and Pittsburgh, Pa., announce the engagement of their daughter, Michelle Marie Martin, to Ricardo Garcia Anton, son of Jorge Garcia and Inmaculada Anton… …
Davis-Cook engagement (10/16/2024) - Ms. Brenda J. Davis of Bena, is honored to announce the engagement of her granddaughter, Amanda Grace Davis, to Kameron Isaac Cook, both of Williamsburg. Ms. Davis is the daughter… …
Flora, fauna, fall (10/9/2024) - Living things are making the most of these beautiful days. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. A Cloudless Sulphur butterfly heads for the tallest cardinal climber at the home of… …