http://www.virginialiving.com/topics/april_2011/index.rss en-en ©2011 Cape Fear Publishing Co. Inc. Fri, 20 May 2011 13:27:49 GMT Copeland Casati sells prefabricated energy efficient houses with passive solar functionality.

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/blogs/virginia-living-blog/off-the-grid/ http://www.virginialiving.com/blogs/virginia-living-blog/off-the-grid/ Fri, 20 May 2011 13:27:49 GMT An inexperienced sailor takes his family on a sailing trip to Bermuda, then Bad things start to happen in this adventure novel about the dangers of hubris.

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/virginiana/at-large/ship-of-fools/ http://www.virginialiving.com/virginiana/at-large/ship-of-fools/ Mon, 09 May 2011 13:44:00 GMT Spring is here, and with it comes the garden season. The scenes here may be old, outdated or even enhanced, but the beauty they depict, at least, is perennial.

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/virginiana/history/penny-postcards-gardens-galore/ http://www.virginialiving.com/virginiana/history/penny-postcards-gardens-galore/ Wed, 04 May 2011 14:36:00 GMT Love Virginia? There's an app for that.

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/blogs/virginia-living-blog/tourist-app/ http://www.virginialiving.com/blogs/virginia-living-blog/tourist-app/ Tue, 03 May 2011 16:25:00 GMT Genteel ideas from a lovely region

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/virginiana/at-large/southside-style/ http://www.virginialiving.com/virginiana/at-large/southside-style/ Tue, 03 May 2011 14:50:24 GMT Photos from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts gala and sponsor preview of Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris.

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/about-town/picasso-preview/ http://www.virginialiving.com/about-town/picasso-preview/ Mon, 02 May 2011 15:17:00 GMT Landscape architect Richard Arentz didn't just build a country retreat in Fauquier County. Running Cedar is his serene "personal environment."

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/home-garden/full-circle/ http://www.virginialiving.com/home-garden/full-circle/ Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:47:33 GMT Hot trends for adventuresome gardeners

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/home-garden/Outside/dark-spiky-edible/ http://www.virginialiving.com/home-garden/Outside/dark-spiky-edible/ Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:59:15 GMT Illustrator Craig La Rotonda, with Richard Ernsberger Jr., helps to conjure up the annual spring break trip.

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/travel-leisure/rite-of-spring/ http://www.virginialiving.com/travel-leisure/rite-of-spring/ Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:24:05 GMT A presidential park may lose its heads.

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/virginiana/at-large/a-big-bust/ http://www.virginialiving.com/virginiana/at-large/a-big-bust/ Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:35:31 GMT How did a women's finishing school become a center for U.S. code-breaking efforts during World War II? An idyllic tale of espionage.

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/virginiana/history/social-graces-and-espionage/ http://www.virginialiving.com/virginiana/history/social-graces-and-espionage/ Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:39:00 GMT Veteran photographer William Allard seems as fearless as the individuals in his iconic pictures.

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/arts-events/arts/on-the-edge/ http://www.virginialiving.com/arts-events/arts/on-the-edge/ Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:32:00 GMT Guy Schum has a passion for antique English tools.

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/home-garden/Outside/a-garden-reenactor/ http://www.virginialiving.com/home-garden/Outside/a-garden-reenactor/ Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:28:00 GMT A trek through Wadi Rum makes clear why T.E. Lawrence was captivated by the vast desert valley.

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/travel-leisure/far-out/the-desert-the-hero-and-the-movie/ http://www.virginialiving.com/travel-leisure/far-out/the-desert-the-hero-and-the-movie/ Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:13:00 GMT