Wednesday, April 8, 2009

SPRING!!

It won't be long til the James River is teeming with canoes, kayaks and tubes again! What a perfect way to spend a summer day - and just think, you could end up back here for a delicious dinner, picked fresh from our garden or grown just a few miles away.

Caromont Farm (Gail Hobbs Page - the best!) is underway again for the season - I had some fresh farmstead cheese last week - delicious! - tasted like spring. Our farmer's market will be open in a few weeks - can't wait for that; and we will be spricing up Scottsville on April 18th planting all the town planters with fresh flowers for the spring and summer. Our little town is so quaint - needs a few more shops of course - but the streetlights, the river, the park - and the shows at Victory Hall, really add up to true small-town charm. We have great hiking trails too - and a beautiful reservoir right in the center of town that is lovely for a picnic.

The new visitor's center at Monticello is getting rave reviews - even in DC! I guess that means it MUST be nice! :) Wineries with new releases, art shows in Charlottesville - and the pretty outdoors - I don't know what more one could ask for - come visit!