DAR outing (5/1/2024) - Members of Cricket Hill Chapter DAR recently enjoyed tea and a tour of Belle Grove in King George. James Madison, the fourth president of the United States, was born at… …Springing to life (5/1/2024) - Do all the beautiful sights help you to forget winter? Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Swiss chard and a happy frog in Cheryl Battle’s garden in Bavon. Cherie Camechis… …
Pollen overload (5/1/2024) - Do you spend the first weeks of every spring with itchy eyes, a runny nose, and a hacking cough? Even worse, you can’t stop sneezing, and you sometimes have sinus… …
Vegan cooking class offered in Gloucester (5/1/2024) - A free class in vegan cooking will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Disabled American Veterans Building at 6265 Professional Drive in Gloucester. A release said vegan cooking… …
New club to explore international cuisine (5/1/2024) - A new club, sponsored by Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism, will explore international cuisine, characteristic cooking practices and traditions. The International Cuisine Culinary Club, for ages 16 and older, will… …
Reunion at beloved home (5/1/2024) - The Garden Week tour on April 20 brought together three present and former residents at Paget, one of the tour homes. Current owners Barry Aldrich and Whittier Brown bought the… …
Full color (4/24/2024) - Everything is showing its style…goodbye to the browns and grays of the past season. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Kale flowers providing pollen for honey bee, sent by Cheryl… …
Potter-Clark (4/24/2024) - Adriana Clark and Christopher Potter were married Saturday, April 20, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at Hornsbyville Baptist Church in Yorktown. The Rev. John Pouchot of Petsworth Baptist Church, Gloucester, officiated.… …Virginia’s favorite tree (4/24/2024) - Considered by many people to be the loveliest of the spring-flowering trees, flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) is the state tree and flower of Virginia. Cornus florida is native to eastern… …
For the birds (4/24/2024) - Young ones have hatched at the home of Martha Thompson Hudgins, Gloucester. Janice and Steve Nuckolls of Bavon have a bluebird family. First time home owners moving in at Jerry… …
Color explosion (4/17/2024) - Something to see, wherever you look. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Japanese Rose (Kerria japonica), left, and Money Plant (Lunaria) sent by Betty Ackerson of Hayes. Cheryl Battle of… …
Celebrate Mother Earth (4/17/2024) - On Monday, April 22, 2024, Earth Day celebrations will take place around the world. Is it enough to celebrate our glorious planet one day each year, or should we honor… …
Children’s floral arranging part of Daffodil Festival activities (4/17/2024) - The Garden Club of Gloucester and Mathews hosted its annual children’s floral arranging event as a part of the festivities at the Gloucester Daffodil Festival on April 6. For 10… …When the sun disappeared…. (4/17/2024) - The April 8 eclipse seen through a colander at Machicomoco State Park, sent by Julie Shields, Hayes. Ray Stubblebine of Mathews went to his alma mater in Greenville, Pennsylvania to… …
50 years (4/17/2024) - About 35 members and guests celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Central Village Homemakers organization at a luncheon program on April 2 at Central United Methodist Church, Mathews. Among those… …
River Country Quilters (4/17/2024) - Award-winning author, instructor and keynote speaker Dawn Brotherton will discuss “My Quilting, My Writing, My Life” at Tuesday’s meeting of the River Country Quilters, which begins at 6:30 p.m. at… …
Spring colors (4/10/2024) - Nature is breaking out a new seasaon all over. Please send your flowers and spring scenes to editor@gazettejournal.net. Iris in bloom, sent by Cheryl Battle of Bavon. Fig tree blossoms… …
Two lavender hybrids (4/10/2024) - These will grow on the Middle Peninsula: My earliest foray into gardening included growing herbs in small pots on the kitchen windowsill. Later, I expanded to larger pots on the… …
Easter raffle (4/10/2024) - The York River Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons recently held a raffle, with the grand prize an “Easter Dinner for Twelve.” The winner was Maggie O’Brien of Gloucester… …
Pinning ceremony (4/10/2024) - The Ware River Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons held a pinning ceremony for new members on April 2 at the Ware Episcopal Church Parish House. Sandy Pace, International… …
DAR State Conference (4/10/2024) - Members of the Augustine Warner Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, took part in the 128th annual DAR State Conference on March 22-24 at the Williamsburg Lodge, attending workshops, meetings,… …Mariners’ Museum to hold MilKids Fest Sunday (4/10/2024) - The Mariners’ Museum and Park, Newport News, will celebrate the region’s military families with its second annual Mariners’ MilKids Fest from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. This event is in… …
Bring it on (4/3/2024) - Everything is blooming! Even the sunsets! Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Spring flowers and orchids from Tom and Janie Miniard of Susan. Linda Makowski, Ware Neck: My garden dragon… …
Dry swales and dry streambeds (4/3/2024) - Heavy rains throughout March have left Tidewater Virginia with yards, fields, and roads saturated with nowhere for the excess water to go. Our field right now is spongy underfoot with… …
Daffodil Club members place in state show (4/3/2024) - Gloucester Daffodil Club members attended the Virginia Daffodil Society Show held at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond on March 23 and 24. The show included 1,852 stems with 1,060… …