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Maria Helena Carey

María Helena Carey has always liked to write, tell stories and take pictures but it wasn’t until she moved to the Nation’s Capital that she began exploring all three in a serious manner. She loves poking around Capitol Hill and photographing some of her favorite things: food, her kids, quirky little dogs and cats, and Capitol Hill façades. She is also a portrait photographer and you can see her work at http://mariahelenacarey.com You can contact her at Maria@thehillishome.com

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Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow today at around 7:35 a.m., which means that if the marmot is correct, we’ll have six more weeks of winter this year. If the winter is anything like the snowglobe loveliness that currently envelops us, may he be right. On to the news! As you may know, Acting Capitol Police […]

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Good afternoon Capitol Hill! It snowed and it stuck around and I am choosing to delight on that fact. What else is going on? That tweet is quite the eye-opener. Let’s start off by saying this: Increased security around the Capitol is understandable up to a point. Yes, I’m sure there are increased security threats […]

To Hill and Back: A Coronavirus/What’s Open Update

By now, you may have seen all the posts from your favorite places that went into winter pause, telling you they are back. It’s true: The District has officially reopened indoor dining at 25% capacity (or 250 patrons, whichever number is smaller) as of today (WUSA-9). You may remember the winter pause went through January […]

To Hill and Back: A January Vaccine Update

Listen, I don’t know about you but the past two weeks have left me feeling off-kilter and just… exhausted. I meant to do a Hill Buzz on Wednesday, but instead I tweeted and watched as America did a peaceful transfer of power despite… evvvvverything. And I don’t think I’m okay, honestly. As much as today […]

To Do From Home, Weekend of January 15, 2021

Whoa.It really is 2021– halfway through the first month, no less. I know we’re all busy with the National Guard taking over our neighborhood and all the fencing, but it’s my unpleasant duty to remind you that there is a pandemic still raging. Two days ago, we learned that the more virulent COVID variant is […]

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To Do From Home, Weekend of January 15, 2021