The Hill is Home | Kyra Deblaker-Gebhard, Author at The Hill is Home

Kyra Deblaker-Gebhard

Kyra DeBlaker-Gebhard was a college English instructor and part-time writer living in New Jersey when the prospect of living a new and exciting life in Washington, D.C., presented itself. Kyra walked away from her job as a teacher and, with her new beau, discovered all of the wonderful things the District had to offer. Ten years later, Kyra is married to the guy she followed to D.C., mother of two charming, but messy children, caretaker of a small army of furry animals and proud owner of an ever-changing Capitol Hill home. When not tending to her human and furry family, Kyra is managing a website for a local non-profit, renovating her hill home and attending Nats games at Nationals Park.

Hill Homes: Hardwood (Engineered and Laminate!) Floors

On August 1 we celebrated the first anniversary of our new floors, not the day they were installed but the day the flooring, still in boxes, was stacked behind the couch in our living room. Last summer we bought enough flooring to replace the floor on our two main living floors, but the process from box […]

Monday Morning Circle Time

There is something to be said for a cool breeze, low humidity and temperatures in the low- to mid-80s. While it’s not yet time to squeeze into a pair of jeggings and slip on some knee-high boots, it gives me hope that fall — by far the best season in the District — is just […]

Monday Morning Circle Time

I’ve always loved the month of August. First, it’s the month that I was born, and until recently I made my birthday celebrations week-long events. It’s also the month that kids and adults alike head back to school. As a kid, advertisements encouraging families to buy new school wardrobes and school supplies (hello, Trapper Keepers) […]

Hill Homes: High Noon Casting for “My First Sale”

Have you dreamt of the day you would have a starring role in a reality show, but you don’t want to crash a state dinner to get it? Then “My First Sale” is the real estate reality show for you! High Noon Entertainment writer, producer and casting director Andrew Olthius is seeking interesting and dynamic […]

The To Do List

Did you ever think that temperatures in the high 80’s would be considered cool? Neither did I, but that was before the calendar flipped to 2010 — when we learned that 50 plus inches of snow and an exceptionally cold spring would lead into a summer of triple digit temperatures and oppressive humidity. Why not […]