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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

To Do From Home, Week of July 2, 2020

For me, July 2 will always be Lohanmas, a day devoted to watching at least one movie from the Lindsay Lohan oeuvre and to wondering what happened? Anyway, other than getting some popcorn from The Miracle Theater and some goodies from District Doughnut and stopping by newly-opened Capitain Cookie and the Milkman, what else can […]

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Hello there! It’s a beautiful early afternoon that can only be made better by the delicious, sticky knowledge that we are becoming an ice cream parlor mecca: Eat DC shared updated views of Captain Cookie and the Milkman, which is opening on Thursday. Eater DC reported that Maryland-based ice creamers Moorenko’s will open a Capitol […]

To Do From Home, Week of June 25, 2020

Did the weeks move at this extremely fast –but also glacially slow– pace all along? It’s hard to explain how I just typed out “June 25” and were both amazed and horrified that it’s late June. What is there to do? Celebrate This week we would all be making a pilgrimage to the National Mall […]

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Good early afternoon, DC! Even though this blog is all about Capitol Hill (and surrounding areas), I want to give a heartfelt shoutout to those of you who still consider the Hill to be home, even as you hang your hat elsewhere. What’s up? I realize many of you are not parents, but for those […]

To Do From Home, Week of June 18, 2020

Hey there! I hope that, wherever you are, you are staying healthy and safe. Here are a few things for you to do this, uh, weekend. This is basically just a list of fun things you can do anytime, so pace yourself and enjoy. First off, tomorrow is June 19, also known as Juneteenth. The […]

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