What’s New
in What's New
May 3, 2013
New Vodcast: The Tinshop Opens
in Armoury
May 3, 2013
What We Know Now That We Didn’t Know Then….
Features of Interest as Archaeologists began a new excavation south of the Armoury.
About 5 weeks ago, at the outset of our spring excavation, we posted the picture above. It was intended to help readers see what we saw…areas that piqued our interest as we resumed exploration of a large pit discovered in 2012. The dotted lines indicate differences in soil color. The question marks identify those things we did not yet know, but hoped to learn before the end of April. Now, with the “Sawpit Excavation” behind us, it’s time for some preliminary reporting on what we’ve …
in What's New
May 2, 2013
From Our Kitchens: Sweet Potato Buns
Sweet Potato Buns
This bread recipe incorporates mashed white potatoes, spices and sugar. It is a potato bun that is sweet, not a sweet potato bun.
in Gardens, What's New
May 1, 2013
From the Garden, May 1
straw bells over transplants
cucumber tendrils
This week we have transplanted the cucumber plants from the hotbed frame to the garden. As cucumber plants do not accommodate transplantation particularly well, the gardener must insure that they are not allowed to wilt when first placed in the garden. To prevent this we cover them with a straw bell for the first week or ten days until they strike root. If the weather turns rainy, the bells are removed.
The cucumber is, by nature, a climbing plant and nature has equipped them with tendrils for just this purpose. …
in What's New
April 29, 2013
New Podcast: The Rules of Civility
in What's New
April 26, 2013
Live Today on WHRV
Bill White will discuss the new book, The Idea of America: How Values Shaped Our Republic and Hold the Key to Our Future, during a live call-in show, Virginia Conversations, with May-Lily Lee on WVTF Radio.
Listeners in the Tidewater area may tune to WHRV (89.5). The show will stream live on WVTF (www.wvtf.org) and is also available online at WHRV (select WHRV).
An archived stream is available here
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