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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

Things We Take For Granted: Dog People

Dog people are everywhere in our neighborhood. They and their beloved pooches hold conferences at the parks well into the night; they get lattes and catch up on gossip early in the morning. Sometimes you can see them coming at you in the distance, sporting twin cable-knit red sweaters in the morning fog. You see […]

The To Do List

Mid-February is here, and with it, a promise of a mini-break to celebrate those forty-four great (and not-so-great) Americans who have headed the Executive branch of government. Woo, Presidents’ Day! Let’s face it: you will be sleeping and then saving your energy so you can hate on Tuesday with renewed vigor. Until then, let’s find […]

Cutting a Rug for a Good Cause: Tyler's Kiddie Cabaret

As Tim announced in his earlier post, this is school fundraiser season. Our area’s schools are deserving of your support and many of them offer a very fun evening– not to mention some very cool things you may get for a bargain! Watch this space for more upcoming fundraisers! Along the lines of the school […]

Perfect Timing: The Comedy of Errors at the Folger Theatre

If you’ve spent January in a funk, wondering how best to start the year’s remaining eleven months, look no farther than the Folger Theatre: you can laugh, laugh some more, and perhaps even shed a small tear with their current production of A Comedy of Errors, through March 6th. Perhaps you consider Shakespeare too lofty […]

Market Meals: Homemade Pizza Is Amore!

So you’re probably shuttered today, sore and achy from unearthing your sidewalk, your car, and possibly even the nearest fire hydrant (if you’re a Good Samaritan type– not judging here). You’re hungry but you don’t feel like getting takeout. Your’e starving, but your pantry appears before you, boring and jéjune. You want easy, cheesy comfort […]