Category Archives: Local Pleasures

Quick escapes, wildlife in the city.

Seizing the Sun

Posted on May 29, 2017 by

We’ve become trapped in a weather pattern with rain most days. While this has been good for the drought, and is undoubtedly good for all green things and the bees, I would welcome less rain. I was in the garden … Continue reading →

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Winter and Spring Tussle

Posted on March 5, 2017 by

Yesterday I opened the blinds to a beautiful winter day. After letting myself absorb the clear sky and the brightness of it all, my first thought was Dumbarton Oaks. There is nothing like a trip to the fabled garden to … Continue reading →

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A Little Respite

Posted on August 24, 2016 by

My niece came to visit on Saturday. We went to a party at some friends on Saturday evening and then headed to my cousin’s on Sunday. Aaaahhhh, such relaxation… My cousin and her husband live in Fredericksburg, Virginia near the … Continue reading →

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Heaney, Russo, Barker: Books!

Posted on May 29, 2016 by

I have been reading a lot as it has been raining so much. I did go to the garden today where the rabbits had been hard at work eating all the seedlings. Still, I got some lettuces for the week … Continue reading →

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A Full Spring Weekend

Posted on April 18, 2016 by

Last weekend, we finally got some spring weather. I met Sarah, one of the 10th and Barton Plot Against Hunger volunteers in the morning and we cleared out the large garden and prepped it for planting. A fellow gardener from … Continue reading →

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Canal, River, Falls and a Walk

Posted on February 20, 2016 by

We had a breath of things to come today. Hazy sun, 60 degrees. It was predicted weather and I thought I might swing by the garden, but then my friend Carolyn emailed me and asked if I wanted to go … Continue reading →

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Navigation, Astronomy, and Time

Posted on January 18, 2016 by

Last Friday morning I scored a tour of the Old Naval Observatory from Stephen Randolph, the historian of the U.S. Department of State. I’ve been wanting to get inside this place ever since I first saw its dome rising among … Continue reading →

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