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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

Flutterize your home for a good cause

Over on Instagram, I started seeing local artist and Capitol Hill resident Christine Vineyard’s takes on local façades back in early April. It was her take on Austin Graff‘s photo of Capital Fringe– its bold, orange THIS IS NOT NORMAL, set against the royal blue– that caught my eye most. I liked Austin’s photo very […]

Hill Buzz

For me, life has become time measured by Hill Buzzes (Hills Buzz?). That’s usually an indicator that a week has elapsed, maybe, but time is so oddly plastic these days. I recently binged GLOW and I now have vivid glitter and spandex dreams and regularly practice my 80s power rock stance. I’ve gotten pretty good […]

#SocialDistancing and Mother’s Day…?

Every year, I wait until the last possible minute to put something together for Mother’s Day. I am a mother and I live with my mother, but unless we somehow coordinate with one another to figure out what to do, no one else in this house is going to take the initiative. Look, it’s a […]

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I’m not going to lie: Some weeks are not easy in The Hill is Home land. Between trying to homeschool, trying to make money on the side (by the way, I am doing online tarot readings for those of you who may be interested so hit me up on Instagram), trying to grocery shop without […]

Hill Buzz

Hey there, Capitol Hill! Another Tuesday upon us, so it’s time to share things with you. This time I checked that it actually is Tuesday, so yay! Let’s start with a little bit of joy from the Washington Bach Consort, who shared a lovely Bach piece this morning. What’s going on? For starters, we don’t […]

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