August 2009 issue

About August 2009 issue

Summer means heat, cookouts with friends, maybe sinking a line in a quiet lake. The August issue of Virginia Living brings you all that and more. We've got the penultimate bass fishing experience as editor Richard Ernsberger joins the pros at a Bassmaster Elite Series tournament on Smith Mountain Lake. We also travel to Mount Air Farm, in Crozet, for an outdoor feast featuring artisan meats sustainably raised right there on the farm. Romance writer Leanne Banks tells us about the most popular genre of fiction today, and we learn about Edgar Cayce and his extraordinary theories. Also: Jefferson's Poplar Forest, the Williamsburg Colonial nursery, porch life and more.

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ScoutBagTN

Celebrate Your Stuff

Fun, fashionable bags. By Brooke Elliott

September 18, 2009 by in Arts

A “Personal Masterpiece”

In 1986, a nonprofit set out to restore Thomas Jefferson’s private retreat, Poplar Forest. Now a sizeable chunk of Jefferson’s original plantation is again intact, and the main house’s exterior has been returned to its original glory. Photography by Rob McDonald

September 4, 2009 by in Inside

RivergateTN

Back to Nature

Rivergate, on a bluff overlooking the James River near Lynchburg, is a Prairie-style home that echoes many of the principles espoused by Frank Lloyd Wright—natural materials, an open floor plan, integration with nature. It’s also a peaceful “escape.” By Amanda Stark-Rankins • Photography by Philip Beaurline • Styling by Richard Stone

September 4, 2009 by in Inside

GilesTN

Wild, Wet and Untamed

Giles County, on the western edge of the state, is an outdoor sanctuary featuring the New River, the Jefferson National Forest and a few stunning natural landmarks, including the palisades at Eggleston. JOE TENNIS jumped into a raft to check out the summer splendors of what one local outfitter calls “the motherland.” By Joe Tennis | Photography by Jeff Greenough

September 4, 2009 by in Nearby

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