Close encounters
The moments I most love the Internet are not when I laugh at a stupid something or come across an odd fact or find yet another something I want to […]
A little Italy
There’s big news in Nellysford this month. Considering that the place has less total eateries than Charlottesville has gourmet gas stations,
Endurance test
We talked about all the important relationship stuff before we got engaged. Once we did, there was a greater psychic urgency to make sure we were doing the right thing.
Petting a bald cat
Holidays, overindulgence, New Year’s resolutions—some of you may have woken up January 1 and immediately pledged to stop drinking so much or to stop drinking at all.
January 2009: Growing room
When I asked Mark and Cynthia Lorenzoni, who have owned and operated Ragged Mountain Running Shop since 1982, to talk about the most important room in their Albemarle house, they […]
January 2009: D.I.Y Diary
Where once there was a wall, we had a gap in the flooring. We put down a plywood subfloor (top) and then laid slabs of soapstone, sanded and polished (bottom). […]
January 2009: Instant Decorator
You might touch a light switch several times every day, but how often do you look at it? Spruce up a room by adding some interest to that little rectangle […]
January 2009: Get Real
It’s one definition of a bad mail day: Some Charlottesville homeowners have received letters from their mortgage companies informing them their home equity lines of credit have been “suspended” due […]
January 2009: Eyecatchers
Head of the class Location: Louisa Price: $324,700 MLS #: 456973 “Gracious” is the word that comes to mind here, even if the phrase “former maid’s quarters” is a bit […]
January 2009: Around the House
Top table lamps Matt Pamer, a local graphic designer with concert posters and C-VILLE covers in his portfolio, guides us to three of his favorite table lamps from Charlottesville stores. […]