The Fourth of July is by far my favorite holiday. Christmas and Thanksgiving get stressful but July 4th just reminds me of family and cookouts, so I’m excited about this weekend. It’s also nice when the 4th falls on a Friday because you get a long weekend.
The Chickenhead Blues Band is playing at […]
I just stopped by Caspari, not a regular visit for me, but I heard they had new biodegradable silverware on sale, very random but, I wanted to check it out for a shower I’m throwing this weekend. The silverware did not look like it would hold up or might give your guests splinters, it’s […]
Orientations are already starting for fall and students who have decided on The University are coming back for a visit. Last night I heard parents discussing where they wanted their little girl to request to live next year and she was explaining that this is the first year that the students are not given a […]
Friday Night from 7-11pm Ivy is having a 5 Course Wine Dinner with a tasting of 3 wines at the end for $78. The dinner will be on the porch. The menu looks like the dinner includes a little bit of everything. The event is sponsored by Rio Hill Wine & Gourmet.
Carter Mountain is open. The location in Charlottesville with apples and peaches is not in full swing yet though. I went up the mountain on Saturday and the store is open but there are not any apples or peaches to pick right now and no peach ice cream yet. They built a […]
When my sister got married we had a lot of family and friends in town and we wanted to do a wine tasting of 4 vineyards to show people around Charlottesville. We rented a van to drive us around, but the driver was horrible at directions, he didn’t know where the vineyards were, so after […]
Visiting Monticello for the 5th time this weekend made me think of all the history we have in Charlottesville. We have the last working pole ferry in the United States, and you can ride it for free. Scottsville near the James River Runners houses the only pole ferry still operational in the United States, the […]
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It’s hard when you have people coming in town and you don’t have a guest room. When they stay a couple days you want them to feel comfortable and hotels don’t. One of my friends just started renting out his “carriage […]
This Saturday Enoteca will be celebrating their one year anniversary with free prosecco(sparkling wine made from a grape in Italy) and food. Stop by Enoteca from 3-6 Saturday.
Cupcakes are the new easy way to eat cake and Cappellino’s is making it even easier by making the cupcakes for you. You have to know about Cappellino’s or you might miss it because it’s on the newly finished side street across from Fluerie. The cupcakes are very fancy, some are even topped with glitter(is […]
