Now in its ninth year, the Hill School Information Night is scheduled for this coming Wednesday, December 1 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Eastern Market North Hall. Produced by Moms on the Hill (MoTH), the evening is set up for casual information gathering from Hill and area schools, daycares, child care centers, playgroups, […]
Yawn. Blink. Sigh. Ugh. There is something so wonderful and completely hideous about my favorite Holiday… A day meant for feasting with loved ones and acknowledging our blessings, what’s not to like? But it has become a day of bizarre gluttony (sorry turducken fans but I’m looking at you) with a shifting focus that has begun to imply […]
In searching for something completely different, I came upon a picture of the Speaker of the House protecting their head from being pelted by something. No, it isn’t Steny Hoyer, and the projectiles aren’t tea-party brick-bats, but rather Representative Pat Boland of Pennsylvania, and he is protecting himself from large hailstones. This bizarre and – […]
No, not the Sopranos-style “get rid of” but something more temporary (and more legal): the final Walking Shtick Tour of the season! According to a press release: We’re finishing the year with a bang, with our day after Thanksgiving “Dump Your In-Laws On Us Tour”. For one and a half glorious hours you can enjoy […]
It’s that time of year! Put down your oven mitts and drop that turkey because Christmas trees are arriving on Capitol Hill. I know in our community we have people following various traditions about when to put a tree up in their homes, but the trees are arriving early this year and we are fortunate […]