Looking skyward (12/30/2025) - As 2025 comes to a close, readers sent in some photos of sunrises, sunsets and moons. From top down, sunset on Christmas Day from Brenda Davis’s home in Bena; decorations… …
New officers (12/23/2025) - Officers for 2026 of Central Village Homemakers were installed during the group’s meeting on Dec. 10 at Central United Methodist Church, Mathews. From left are Susan Hill, installation officer; Jan… …Norfolk Island Pine, holiday centerpiece (12/23/2025) - Around Thanksgiving every year, grocery and big box stores set up outdoor displays of pretty, miniature evergreen trees decorated with red ribbons. These tiny, potted trees are Norfolk Island pines,… …
Holiday special (12/23/2025) - We wish our readers and photographers a wonderful Christmas today. Next week, please shake off the after-turkey cobwebs and send us more photos. The address, as always, is editor@gazettejournal.net. Todd… …
Garden Club members brighten holidays in Gloucester, Mathews (12/17/2025) - Members of the Garden Club of Gloucester and Mathews brightened up the holidays this year for residents of Sanders Assisted Living in Gloucester and Riverside Lifelong Health & Rehabilitation in… …
Winterberry, wintergreen,and teaberry (12/17/2025) - The title of today’s “Gardening Corner” looks a little like the name of a well-established Victorian law firm or maybe a child’s counting game. Winterberry, wintergreen, and teaberry are actually… …
Shining (12/17/2025) - We are happy to print your decorations in this spot for the next two weeks; and your birds and flowers as well. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Jill Moughon‘s… …
Garden Club decks the halls for holiday (12/10/2025) - The Beautification Committee of the Garden Club of Gloucester and Mathews assembled and donated 11 live wreaths for the Gloucester Court House historic buildings, and hung 225 linear feet of… …
Community tree (12/10/2025) - The Rev. Kristie Askew, left foreground, smiles as the Peary Community Tree is illuminated on Dec. 3 at St. Matthew United Methodist Church. This first tree lighting for the Peary… …Christmas Sing-Along (12/10/2025) - A program ranging from Christmas sacred music to holiday favorites to spirited gospel filled the air at Central United Methodist Church, Mathews, on Sunday afternoon, for the annual Christmas Sing-Along… …
Feathered residents (12/10/2025) - Jim had a big surprise this morning when a male Eastern bluebird landed on the support for the satellite dish outside our kitchen door. We have numerous bluebird residents in… …
Special snow edition (12/10/2025) - And it’s not even winter yet! Two snowfalls in the past week have decorated our landscape. Next week: Please send photos of your Christmas decorations to editor@gazettejournal.net. Snow on Indian… …
Gloucester-Mathews Garden Club collects, donates 200+ coats (12/3/2025) - Members of the Garden Club of Gloucester and Mathews collected over 200 garments of new and gently-used coats, jackets, hats, gloves and scarves for men, women and children for Gloucester… …Outdoor chores for a warm winter day (12/3/2025) - December 21 is the date of the 2025 Winter Solstice, and we can anticipate 10 or more weeks of dreary, cold, possibly sleety or snowy weather after that. What are… …
Remnants (12/3/2025) - A few flowers linger from warmer days, but the scene is gradually changing over to winter. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. “Reflections of Nature” sent by Mary Pope of… …
Sourdough turkey (11/25/2025) - Dr. David L. Justis and Nuala Galbari were given a special sourdough turkey created by their friend Caroline Crowder of Gloucester to celebrate Thanksgiving this year. …
King’s Daughters (11/25/2025) - Representatives from the Middle Peninsula Regional Adult and Career Education spoke at the meeting of the Chesapeake Bay Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons on Thursday. Betty Brown, treasurer… …Gifts that will delight gardeners (11/25/2025) - Chances are, by the time you read this column, you will be exhausted from cooking and washing dishes and ready to relax with a cup of tea and some gardening… …
Lafayette talk (11/25/2025) - The Cricket Hill Chapter, National Society Daughters of the Revolution, welcomed Frances Lee Twigg Ellis to talk about the Marquis de Lafayette at its November meeting. Ellis, a 35-year member… …
Moving on (11/25/2025) - Colors of fall, the coming holidays, feature in this week’s panel. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Cheryl Battle of Bavon sent a photo of coleus and arum. A beautiful… …
Still growing (11/19/2025) - More than 70 years ago, Naomi Hogge gave her son, Raymond Burris of Hayes, this orchid. After all these years, the orchid is still growing, and is in full bloom. …Gratitude for Nature’s Gifts (11/19/2025) - Two friends recently asked me to post this column from Thanksgiving 2017. Here it is, with a few updates. “The World is too much with us; late and soon,Getting and… …
What a show! (11/19/2025) - Our friends with cameras caught good images of the rare aurora borealis, and much more, as the days darken and winter approaches. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Three displays… …
Central Village (11/12/2025) - In lieu of its October meeting, the Central Village Homemakers went to lunch at the Kilmarnock Inn. Among those taking the trip were, front row from left, Maureen Connolly, Paula… …
Five generations X 2 (11/12/2025) - Two families gathered in Ware Neck last month when Ella Bradshaw of Ware Neck and Delores Belvin of Onemo met their newest great-great-grandchild, five-month-old Temperance Washington. Gathered and representing all… …