Halloween is inching a bit closer each day, marked by bats and spiderwebs hanging from porches and skeletons hanging from trees. The Blood Moon last week certainly cast a foreboding light over the Capitol, or perhaps that was the looming elections? Thanks to Caroline Angelo for the great shot! Join our Flickr group and add […]
For some of us, there’s nothing so lovely as a good book. Imagine a book brimming with books? Sure, upstairs at the Southeast Library you can find a bounty of great reads, but the basement is where you’ll find fantastic deals on volumes to add to your personal collection. Head over to the Southeast Library […]
There are a few heralds of autumn that happen each year on Capitol Hill. First, it’s the street festivals on 8th and H streets, then comes the arrival of pumpkins at Fragers and the Dead Man’s Run at Congressional Cemetery, and then there’s the Renovator’s House Tour, a major fundraiser for the Capitol Hill Cluster […]
It’s hard to keep track of what’s opening on H Street but thankfully I have friends who do it for me. We picked DC Harvest, 517 H Street NE, for our monthly night out and the Southern girl in me was very glad we did. Two words: fried chicken. No, make that four words: sous vide […]
Autumn and apples, apples and autumn. It’s time for pies, tarts, muffins and all things apples. The markets are filled with the delicious fruits and it’s time to dig out Auntie’s recipe for the perfect pie. This tasty photo called out to me, and although I believe those are Asian pears in the forefront, […]