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

Maria Helena Carey
08 Jan 2013

First (and Second and Third…) Bite: Batter Bowl Bakery

Batter Bowl Bakery at 403 H Street NE opened for business on Friday. They offer a good assortment of breads, puff pastries, bagels, macarons (the almond paste cookies, not their extra-o’ed coconut cousins in the cookie family). This week, they are also introducing heavier breakfast fare, like pancakes and breakfast sandwiches. They also serve Illy-brand […]


01 Jan 2013

Happy 2013! Hopes for the Coming Year

Yesterday we told you about our resolutions. Today, we have decided to share some of our hopes for a good start to 2013. Short of some kind and crazy soul deciding that maybe next year we should all plunge into the Anacostia River to start the year off with a middling case of hypothermia and […]


31 Dec 2012

New Year's Hill Resolutions

The last day of the year tends to bring regrets, while the first of the year brings promises along with it. “I wish I had…” and “I really should…” pepper everyone’s speeches as the day winds down and a new year approaches. We know New Year’s Day is a meaningless date: today is just Monday […]


05 Dec 2012

Nominate us as one of your Favorite DC Tweeps!

The Washington Post’s DC Tweeps, a recognition of the local social media scene, is under way. This year, the Post has turned the nomination and voting over to the people. You can nominate us (@thehillishome) by going to the DC Tweeps page until noon on Friday, December 14. If we get enough nominations, we would […]


05 Dec 2012

Hill Gift Guide: For the Kid at Heart

Youth is a wonderful thing.  What a crime to waste it on children.  ~George Bernard Shaw Perhaps one of the best advertisements for having children (and not that I am getting on that particular soapbox, mind you), and one which gets very little publicity, is that you have a perfect alibi for buying toys and […]


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