The Tweed Run

The Tweed riders came through last Sunday. People started doing this in DC a few years ago.  The Washington post wrote an interesting article about it in 2009. You dress to find your social clique in D.C., from Georgetown preppy to hipster central along 14th Street and H Street. This city is always about being … Continue reading →

Paint

Last night we painted the living room area and hallway.  The art studio space is almost ready too, and I may take some pics of that later.  There are some pictures of the freshly painted walls after the break.  Looking forward to hosting guests in D.C. soon Continue reading →

Holding it down at the Hideaway

An example of the home cooked meals we’ll be making available to our guests once we get the District Hideaway set up and ready to go.  We were going to repaint the walls tonight, but the storm threw a monkey wrench into that plan. Hurricane Sandy really can’t hang with this couscous though… it was … Continue reading →

Weirdness every Friday afternoon @ the Chinatown / Gallery Place Metro

Every Friday afternoon an extremist group called the Israelite School of Universal Practical Knowledge assembles in front of the Chinatown / Gallery Place Metro station at 7th and H NW. ISUPK has been out there once or twice a week since 2004.  They’ve been known to demonstrate in our neck of the woods on 8th … Continue reading →