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Time for a Stiff Drink?

The cocktail culture has never been more welcome.

January 18, 2017

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Green Acre #38: The Tropic of Capitol Hill

A solarium takes nothing more than a few windows and a handy Prince.

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Green Acre #37: Color Her Cool

The Cavanaugh manse embraces a more soulful variant on the Color of the Year,

January 11, 2017

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Clutter, Meet New Year! Discuss.

It’s time again. Get ready, get set, get organizing.

January 4, 2017

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Green Acre #36: Winter in the Greenhouse

Lemon aid of the city gardening sort.

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Green Acre #35: Into the Weed With Mama

When Stephanie’s mom grew grass on the 18th floor.

December 29, 2016

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Green Acre #34: One Potato, Two Potato

Chanukah, the Festival of . . . Light Latkes.

December 21, 2016

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A Christmas Card Hack

A wee idea to help you sort out the holiday mail.

December 17, 2016

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Green Acre #33: Holiday Dreckorating*

A cheap chick’s guide to over-the-top seasonal decor.

December 14, 2016

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A Row House With Attitude

Bright colors and vintage finds make this a fun family home.

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Green Acre #32: Deck the Window Boxes!

It’s time to talk of cabbages and glitz.

December 7, 2016

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George Washington’s Nose

Some stories are just too good to fact-check.

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A Capitol Hill Renovation

Experiencing their house before renovating it was the best thing the Gillman family did.

November 30, 2016

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Green Acre #31: Dog Walkers, Ugh!

In the battle of the curbside garden, it’s Plants 0, Dogs, oh, about 1,000.

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Green Acre #30: Sundays, Pretzels and . . . Philodendrons

It’s a plant anyone can grow, and, yes, it has its uses.

November 16, 2016

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Green Acre #29: Fall’s Precious Days

The garden moves indoors: a depressing little ditty.

November 9, 2016

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Green Acre #28: Who’s Being Invasive Here?

Lovely vines compete with ugly parking signs on Capitol Hill.

November 2, 2016

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Green Acre #27: They Came, They Saw, They Laughed

She wanted a cool grotto. That’s not what she got.

October 26, 2016

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