In just six months we’ve had record-breaking snow storms, record-breaking heat waves, and an earthquake in DC…although I slept through the quake and still think the garbage trucks on my street rumble more than that. Imagine if this was also a year of the 17-year cicadas! So what are we going to get next? I’d […]
Well the All Star game has come and gone and even though I don’t watch it, it’s always meant summer is halfway over. The days are just a bit shorter, have you noticed? I feel a compulsion to stop slacking and start having more summer fun, dammit! (I’m feeling a bit more liberated to swear […]
When you bought your house, you thought it was perfect. A few months or even years later, you start to fall out of love and accept that maybe it’s time to spend a little one-on-one time improving your home, one weekend at a time. You don’t have to be Bob Vila or Mike Holmes to […]
With today’s open house link, THIH is throwing in a BONUS! Our featured house this week is for sale by owner, so we’re giving you the scoop on this great 2/2.5 on Constitution Ave. Built in 2001, it has some nice touches like a den and a shed with a green roof. You can stop […]
It seems like the only question anyone has asked me for the past month has been, “What can I do to stop squirrels/birds/slugs/caterpillars from eating my tomatoes?!” I find it amusing that people ask me gardening questions considering my garden is a sad, burnt disaster, with nothing left but the hope that next year will […]