Centreville Spy

07/22/2025

You may recall that for the last ten days, my wife and I were on grandparent duty: four bundles of joy and energy, ages five to twelve, each with different personalities, different appetites, different schedules, and different bedtimes. Their parents were away on a delayed anniversary trip to Greece...

07/22/2025

Yes, it’s July, and it’s hot (it’s summer after all), but we’ve actually had rain (she half-whispers lest the mention jinx it). So, the ground is friable and a young gardener’s fancy turns to MORE BEANS! And other stuff. You know, the mid-summer renewal for fall harvest. “A lot of people...

07/22/2025

https://centrevillespy.org/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-27/

07/20/2025

07/20/2025

Repost from March 19, 2023 The six of us gathered in a wide open field shouldered by forests—the brown of winter surrendering to spring’s tender green. On the staff of a regional magazine, I was accompanying a feature writer we’d hired on a hot air balloon flight over the patchwork of farms th...

07/19/2025

https://centrevillespy.org/spy-poetry-lines-written-for-a-thirtieth-wedding-anniversary-by-eavan-boland/

07/19/2025

Featuring Heidi Fowler, Katherine Cox, Joe Karlik, Zemma Mastin White, Julia Clift, Blake Conroy, Jacqui Crocetta, Simma Liebman, Grace Mitchell, and Kathryn O’Grady. Summer at MassoniArt is a celebration of new work by gallery artists. Virtually all the work featured deals with the challenges of ...

07/19/2025

It’s easy to make friends at the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. “Fawn and Friend” by Tricia Volkman.

07/19/2025

Watermen’s Appreciation Day is back at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum on Sunday, Aug. 10 from 10am-4pm, inviting guests to experience the unique culture and community of the Eastern Shore. Held in partnership with the Talbot Watermen Association (TWA) since 2010, this annual celebration honors...

07/19/2025

Cultivating Growth: UM Shore Regional Health Nurses Graduate from Statewide Leadership Institute
https://centrevillespy.org/cultivating-growth-um-shore-regional-health-nurses-graduate-from-statewide-leadership-institute/