December 2007 issue http://www.virginialiving.com/topics/december_2007/index.rss Our December 2007 issue marks Virginia Living’s fifth anniversary, and it does so in high style. On the cover, Big Apple socialite and Richmonder Tinsley Mortimer channels Millicent Rogers. Inside, personalities from Jerry Falwell to Rita Mae Br... en-en ©2011 Cape Fear Publishing Co. Inc. Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:00:50 GMT A Tudor Showcase It took four years and a few bidding wars with luminaries like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Rod Stewart to get Dover Hall furnished. The result is an astounding collection of period art and antiques.

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/a-tudor-showcase http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/a-tudor-showcase Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:00:50 GMT Sausage and Pecan Shortcut Muffins http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/sausage-muffins http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/sausage-muffins Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:49:00 GMT Creamed Brussel Sprouts http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/creamed-brussel-sprouts http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/creamed-brussel-sprouts Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:49:00 GMT Spirited Glamour With a nod to Mary Millicent Rogers, we present some classic looks and spectacular jewelry.

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/spirited-glamour http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/spirited-glamour Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:29:00 GMT The Christmas That Was We sentimentalize the holidays even as we re-gift the fruitcake, buy toys on Christmas Eve and chortle (over eggnog) about Uncle Harry’s latest girlfriend. To truly pay homage to Virginia’s seasonal traditions, we’d have to do some carousing and belsnickeling, as folks did long ago. Oh, t’was a very merry time.

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/the-christmas-that-was http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/the-christmas-that-was Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:37:13 GMT Soul Food Their lives up-ended, a New Jersey couple came to Virginia by way of the Outer Banks and fell into farming.

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/soul-food http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/soul-food Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:43:00 GMT Forward March It’s not easy being a small military band at a large, mostly civilian university, but after going through a rough patch, Virginia Tech’s Highty-Tighties are back in fighting trim.

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/forward-march http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/forward-march Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:16:08 GMT Darwin’s Playground The Galápagos Islands have 250 animal species that exist nowhere else in the world—and a boat trip with just a few folks and a guide is the way to see some of them. Don’t mind the guano. Photography by Christine Ennulat

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/darwins-playground http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/darwins-playground Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:05:24 GMT A Man in Two Worlds Gari Melchers has a faint sign on Interstate 95—but who was he? Here's the story of one of Virginia’s great but largely forgotten artists and the legacy he left the state. Photography by Tyler Darden

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/a-man-in-two-worlds http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/a-man-in-two-worlds Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:10:15 GMT Birders of a Feather Is that a belted kingfisher or an American oystercatcher? Take a trip with the Virginia Society of Ornithologists and you’ll see winged creatures in a different light. Illustration by Chris White

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/birders-of-a-feather http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/birders-of-a-feather Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:09:02 GMT Humble Hideaways Birdhouses aren’t just aviary hangouts—they’re reflections of the people who build them. Story and photography by Rob McDonald

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/humble-hideaways http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/humble-hideaways Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:50:19 GMT