This is my Christmas tree. Procured from Fragers and decked out in mostly Ikea and Target ornaments with a snowman on top. You can’t see it here but be assured that my tree is tastefully lit with simple white lights. Electric lights. But this here? This is not an ornament. If you look closely you’ll […]
In the pantheon of mythical childhood figures, there is one that cannot be praised highly enough in Capitol Hill: Ms. Frances Slaughter. The first time I heard her name, there was an echo of reverence in the voice of the person who said it. As my son kept approaching the right age to join a […]
It’s a week before Christmas, the end of Hanukkah and dear Goddess what have you got planned for the solstice?? Well time is a wastin’ and should you be in need of further distraction from your enormous to do list, THIH is here to oblige. Starting tonight: A German Christmas Folger Shakespeare Library December 17 […]
We just received word that the H Street Shuttle will be resuming service tomorrow night, Friday, December 18th. The shuttle shut down on December 6 because its initial funding dried up and there were no longer funds to keep it running. According to a press release from the H Street Cooperative, “the Department of Transportation […]
It’s that time of year again hungry Hillers. The time of year when restaurants are preparing to settle into the winter dearth of diners (the “I spent all my moolah on a Wii, or Kindle, or Garnet Hill cashmere, LL Bean gear, at Hill’s Kitchen, etc.” kind). A number of years back the New York […]