Essential long-handled tools (1/21/2026) - “I give myself very good advice but I very seldom follow it…” sang Alice in the 1951 Disney motion picture, “Alice in Wonderland.” I sang the same song two weekends… …
70th anniversary (1/21/2026) - Charles “Happy” and Barbara Foster of Bohannon, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on Jan. 14. The photo was sent in by their neighbor, Debbie Kast. …
We predict… (1/21/2026) - Plenty of snow scenes for this space next week. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. White amaryllis, sent by Cheryl Battle, Bavon. Red amaryllis in bloom, sent by Beverly Shoemaker.… …
5,616 birds spotted in Middle Peninsula Count (1/14/2026) - The Middle Peninsula Master Naturalist Chapter sponsored the seventh year of the Middle Peninsula Audubon Christmas Bird Count on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. Compiler Susan Crockett reported that the Middle… …
Central Village Homemakers (1/14/2026) - Tiffany Gordon, Mathews County Social Services Director, was guest speaker at the January meeting of the Central Village Homemakers. She shared information on the many services provided by Mathews County… …
Honoring Karen Duhring (1/14/2026) - The Middle Peninsula chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalists recently recognized retiring chapter advisor Karen Duhring with a unique gift of a collage of items and tokens from chapter members… …Legion community breakfast Sunday (1/14/2026) - American Legion Post 75, Gloucester, will hold its monthly community breakfast from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday. The breakfast is $10 for adults; $5 for children aged 5-10 (children… …
K of C Italian Feast to be held Feb. 14 (1/14/2026) - The Knights of Columbus Council 11210 will host its 16th annual Italian Feast on Saturday, Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day, at the Church of the Visitation on Route 33 in Topping.… …
Mathews Continental Societies welcomes new members (1/14/2026) - Continuing its commitment to local youth advocacy, the Mathews chapter of Continental Societies, Inc., inducted two new members—Khadijah Payne and Carolyn Hayes—during a ceremony held on Saturday, Dec. 20. The… …This and that (1/14/2026) - An indoor bloomer and an outdoor bloomer, an early spring flower, and some atmospheric views fill our spot this week. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Lisa Walker sent photos… …
Master Naturalists (1/7/2026) - Leading the Middle Peninsula Chapter, Virginia Master Naturalists, in 2026 are, from left, vice president Pat Anderson, president Grace Hanners, treasurer Ginette Colot and, not pictured, secretary Lindsay Boswell. Master… …
FODR looks back on successful 2025; outlines plans for 2026 (1/7/2026) - Friends of Dragon Run, the group that works to protect the watershed and biodiversity of this remote waterway that leads into the Piankatank River, has reported on a successful 2025… …Essential hand tools for the novice gardener (1/7/2026) - To while away the post-holiday lull, I reviewed some past columns and discarded outdated references. I discovered a column from January 2016 that discussed essential tools for beginning gardeners. Here… …
Deep winter (1/7/2026) - Sunlight, what there is of it, is cherished these days; and if a daffodil blooms early, can spring be far behind? Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Poinsettia in the… …
DAR luncheon (12/30/2025) - Members of the Cricket Hill chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, recently went to the Kilmarnock Inn for their Christmas luncheon. Shown here are, front row from left, Mary-Alice Emerson,… …Endless optimism for next year’s garden (12/30/2025) - “The most noteworthy thing about gardeners is that they are always optimistic, always enterprising, and never satisfied. They are for ever planting and for ever digging up. They always look… …
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… …