The New Kent Wine Festival is a huge and popular event held at the New Kent Vineyards.  There are loads of tents and for vendors and activities for everyone!

Our very popular Results Fitness Center is expanding its space with a very large addition which is well-underway.  This will enable them to offer more programs, classes, and machines. Having a professional Fitness Center right in the community is a great bonus to residents; many can even walk on the trails from their homes to... Continue Reading

It was a beautiful day and warm weather for the Annual Patriots landing Easter Egg Hunt and Children’s Party.  Here are some fun photos!

Morningstar Marinas has designated May as “Safety Month.”  You can take your boat there for safety check,s and all their safety gear is on sale.  This is a great time to get ready for an active season on the water!!

The Annual Children’s Easter party and Egg Hunt is planned for this weekend on Sunday April 2 from 2:30-4:00 at the Clubhouse.  Everyone is welcome!  Bring your baskets and plan to have fun!

A progressive dinner is so much fun!  We asked each family who chose to participate whether they wanted to offer a soup, salad, or dessert at their home.  Everyone brings their own drinks.  So groups of 10-12 people visit 3 homes and enjoy a beautiful “creation” by the host family.  At Patriots Landing, we have... Continue Reading

Visitors to Colonial Williamsburg’s kitchens are surprised to learn that most pies in the period were not made of fruit, though they can and do contain fruit, but were meat-based instead. Pies made from beef were very popular, as were combinations of several types of meats, including rabbit, veal, sweetbreads, beef, and pork. Fish pies... Continue Reading

  There is an age-old practice in Japan called shinrin-yoku which means forest bathing.  It is meant to be a purposeful walk, or a mobile meditation of sorts. Forest bathing means “taking in the forest atmosphere” and was developed specifically to reduce stress. The key tactics to doing it correctly are to breathe in deeply,... Continue Reading

Evrim Dogu of Sub Rosa Bakery and Brittanny Anderson from Metzger Bar are the 2 local chefs who are finalists in the annual James Beard contest. Both restaurants are in  Church Hill, just 15 minutes from Patriots Landing. Sub Rosa is a wood fired bakery and stone-milling operation specializing in the timeless craft of bread and... Continue Reading

If you think garden sheds are not attractive, here are some ideas that might surprise you. They can be large or small, traditional or funky, and house a wide variety of projects that aren’t just related to your yard!  You can paint or do crafts in them, especially if you want to keep paint smells... Continue Reading