Tag: Charlottesville

  • Knitting Together – Free Comfy Hats for cancer patients delivered August 4

    Knitting Together – Free Comfy Hats for cancer patients delivered August 4

    Delivered with love and our best wishes! Susi made our first deliveries of our Comfy Hats for cancer patients at the University of Virginia Health System on August 4, 2014. We are so pleased to have our basket of free hats in Ramona’s Room at the Flourish Boutique, Emily Couric Cancer Center, and our gift bag of  free…

  • Hope to see ScratchJr in Cville area schools this year!

    Hope to see ScratchJr in Cville area schools this year!

    I have been using the online Scratch programing interface with 3rd and 4th grade students during my volunteer time at Jackson-Via Elementary School, so I was really interested  to learn about the new ScratchJr which has been developed for 5-7 year olds.   Young students learn very quickly how to create and control characters on the…

  • Wildflower Meadow in McIntire Park East

    Wildflower Meadow in McIntire Park East

    Looking forward to the butterflies – Hope the meadow and trail will open soon! In reading the Charlottesville Tomorrow article, I was delighted to see that the Overall Park design for McIntire Park East includes a wildflower meadow with a trail loop.   Wonderful! In the years to come, our new meadow will attract many visitors…

  • Charlottesville – the perfect PLACE to stay active as you age

    Charlottesville – the perfect PLACE to stay active as you age

    We have so many opportunities right here in Charlottesville to stay active and engaged! Many retirees-to-be now look forward to spending the next 20 or more years actively engaged in living. Here are some activities retirees dedicated to active aging may enjoy: … Continue reading … 5 Ways to Stay Active as You Age –…

  • Happiest Cities in America – Charlottesville is our PLACE!

    Happiest Cities in America – Charlottesville is our PLACE!

    Well, I am not surprised! Charlottesville, Virginia, is the happiest city in America, according to the study. via Happiest Cities in America – Unhappiest Cities in America – Good Housekeeping.

  • Anna is finding her PLACE in Charlottesville

    Anna is finding her PLACE in Charlottesville

    We enjoyed reading her prize-winning nonfiction story for the WriterHouse / C-ville Weekly contest! Anna Hennigan Though she’s only 16 years old, youth category winner Anna Hennigan is no stranger to storytelling. “My parents used to read to me before I could talk, and when I was two or three I started babbling stories to…