The eight judges arrived at Keswick Hall at 9am on a beautiful day last week and, except for lunch and two small breaks, didn’t stop tasting wine until around 3:40pm. This year’s Monticello Wine Cup competition featured 95 wines—soon to adorn tasting rooms and be bragged about in newsletters—from the Monticello AVA (the American Viticultural […]
The eight judges arrived at Keswick Hall at 9am on a beautiful day last week and, except for lunch and two small breaks, didn’t stop tasting wine until around 3:40pm. This year’s Monticello Wine Cup competition featured 95 wines—soon to adorn tasting rooms and be bragged about in newsletters—from the Monticello AVA (the American Viticultural […]
Melike EtemOccupation: Graduate student in systems and information engineeringWhere we spotted her: Walking outside the Glass Building Style sense: Melike doesn’t remember ever buying a complete outfit from one store; she likes to mix and match things she buys from different places. On the day we caught her, she was wearing skinny Levis, a gray […]
I screen, you screen Summer is almost upon us with days full of sunshine, long languid evenings, barbecues…and bugs. No one likes a party crashed by insects, so now is the time to make sure your screens are in tip-top condition. Cat got your screen? You can probably repair it yourself The first place to […]
Mixed media Got a book you want to bid goodbye, and a CD you covet? Here’s one solution: swaptree.com. The idea on this site is to list what you want to trade, then list what you want, then put your feet up and let Swaptree do the rest. It works by matching your “haves” with […]
When Rob and Megan Weary moved into their new house last August, they’d reached a breaking point. Since 2005, they’d turned 76 acres of land in Keswick into a 100-member CSA farm while commuting from Charlottesville. There was also Megan’s bout with cancer soon after giving birth to their first child, a daughter who’s now […]
Improve your overhead Question for Francesca Diggs, owner of The Feathered Nest: What are some things I can do to a plain drywall ceiling to make it an attractive part of the design of a room? Answer: Diggs says that whether you are working with new construction or planning a renovation, there are many ways […]
See shells “A box without hinges, key, or lid,Yet golden treasure inside is hid.” —from J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit There is no simpler example of the miracle of life than the egg. It is to an animal what a seed is to a plant; it contains the genetic information, as well as the nourishment, that […]
So you want to build green, eh? You’ve come to the right year. Five years ago—heck, two years ago—if you were searching for an architect to design your sustainable house, a builder to put it together, or a store to supply its fixtures and finishes, you would have had far fewer choices than in 2008. […]
Haven’t been keeping up with our Green Scene section for the last couple of years? We forgive you. Here, in very condensed form, is some of the vocabulary you’ll need if you want to build a green home, green your current home, or just impress your friend the architect. Certifications LEED: Nationally touted green building […]
Way back when the 21st century was young and the president was just a horse’s ass instead of a deceptive, calculating horse’s ass, I worked for a Realtor in Bethesda, Maryland—one of the top-selling Realtors in the nation, she’d have you know. And the first thing she did when she got yet another multi-million-dollar listing […]