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
25 Feb 2010

The To Do List

Yes, it’s going to snow again, so at least you know part of your weekend is going to involve some amount of icy maintenance and/or stepping in frozen poop, leading to hours of wondering where that smell is coming from. Let’s find you more pleasant things to do this weekend, shall we? Need something nice […]


17 Feb 2010

Icicles and Wasted Energy (Or, What the Snowpocalypse can teach us about energy efficiency)

It seems that most of us have made it intact through the worst the Snowpocalypse had to offer: we have shoveled until we were blue in the face; we have salted and we have dug, and we have checked roofs and lived in fear that these old houses might turn on us and not be […]


15 Feb 2010

Happy Valentine's Day!

Even if you don’t totally like the idea of a commercial outpouring of sentiment mandated by capitalist interests (a.k.a. a “Hallmark Holiday”) the idea of writing a love message for all to see is an easy, free, fun and heartwarming one.  Go to Eastern Market’s North Hall and leave a note for your beloved or […]


11 Feb 2010

The To Do List

Let’s face it: when the snow totals rival those of upstate New York and make history, you are bound to develop an extreme case of cabin fever.  Plus, Valentine’s Day is this weekend so you can either make a date with your sweetie or gather together with a bunch of friends to celebrate ironically.  It’s […]


05 Feb 2010

Where Every Gardener Knows Your Name

Gardeners are a great group of people.  Being a gardener myself means I get to bask in my own compliment; but I don’t think that’s so bad because speaking recently to Colleen Cancio and Tom Kavanagh, leaders of the happy effort over at the Green East Community garden, I have even more solid proof of […]


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