DAR programs (11/26/2024) - Tom Karow delivered a program on female silversmiths at a recent meeting of the Cricket Hill chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. Karow displayed several silver pieces from his collection… …
Tracking the birds (11/26/2024) - PHOTO BY RANDY SWEET Seventeen volunteers from the Middle Peninsula Master Naturalist Chapter and the Middle Peninsula Bird Club counted birds and other wildlife at Brent and Becky’s Bulbs on… …Reflections on gratitude (11/26/2024) - “The World is too much with us; late and soon,Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers; --Little we see in Nature that is ours…” William Wordsworth’s lines seem to… …
In season (11/26/2024) - Leaves, fall scenes, fall flowers dominate—except for a few spring blooms that seem confused. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Thanksgiving arrangement at Grace on Main Presbyterian Church, Gloucester, sent… …
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… …Community Events (11/20/2024) - Friday, Nov. 22 KID’S MOVIE NIGHT: The Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society will have Kid’s Movie Night on Friday, beginning at 5:30 p.m. “Garfield” will be shown. Reserve a seat by calling… …
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… …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… …
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… …
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… …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,… …
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… …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.… …
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… …
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.… …
‘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… …
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… …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… …
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… …