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Thank you very much

Thanksgiving is a great holiday. It means a four-day break from work for many of us, and gluttonous consumption of...

Out and about

How sweet it is Pollinator education and honey will be on tap Thursday, November 14, at Peace Frogs Travel/Outfitters...

The many lives of Neve Hall

A few weeks back, I visited Neve Hall, a historic Episcopal chapel and manse on 14 acres in Albemarle County, for the...

We are all Meteor

On October 22, The Washington Post published a 2,000-word story about Meteor the yak. The piece was essentially a...

Testing the waters

Under normal circumstances, having your jaw broken and reset in order to correct an underbite—and then being laid-up...

Plenty good

You grow up in Fluvanna County, graduate from the local high school, and you’re wondering, what am I going to do with...

Home sweet home

Moving is stressful. Moving to an old place that needs a gut renovation is more stressful. Fighting with your spouse...

Building trust

Enlisting your best friends to design and manage the renovation of your home can be a risky endeavor, particularly...

The DIY backyard

We have all seen the perfectly groomed gardens on TV house-flipping shows and in magazines, including this one....

Glass act

The empty bottles were piling up at Free Union’s Glass House Winery. The recycling service that co-owners Jeff and...