Custom stained glass for the entry
I designed and built two stained glass windows for our entry windows, plus other updates.Read more
Moyaone Reserve Homes Tour on April 30
We live in an incredible neighborhood. When we stumbled upon the Moyaone, nearly three years ago now, we immediately fell in love with its modern architecture tucked quietly away in beautiful, tranquil woods—and just outside Washington, DC, would you believe it? We weren’t planning to buy a house at the time, but we kept coming…Read more
Spring cleaning in the garden
We finally made it over to our plot in the community garden. We were greeted by So Many weeds. Here’s our plot, between the pink lines: Oof. It was an exercise to pull all those weeds; they had put down some roots. In the end we managed to get most of it out and covered…Read more
A look back at 2015, part III: small upgrades inside
Preamble: 2015 was a busy year. I didn’t write much here—being busy and all—but I swear: we worked on the house. In fact, when I started to write this “2015 year-end review,” I quickly realized that 1) I had way too much ground to cover, and 2) nobody would ever want to read it all…Read more
A look back at 2015, part II: outdoor projects
Preamble: 2015 was a busy year. I didn’t write much here—being busy and all—but I swear: we worked on the house. In fact, when I started to write this “2015 year-end review,” I quickly realized that 1) I had way too much ground to cover, and 2) nobody would ever want to read it all…Read more
A look back at 2015, part I: planting adventures
Preamble: 2015 was a busy year. I didn’t write much here—being busy and all—but I swear: we worked on the house. In fact, when I started to write this “2015 year-end review,” I quickly realized that 1) I had way too much ground to cover, and 2) nobody would ever want to read it all…Read more
The post you’ve all been waiting for (right??): the kitchen reveal
Last March we started on our “kitchen refresh.” Here’s the last post I wrote about it. (Definitely read it for the gross “before” photos.) Last we talked, the kitchen was a wreck. And then I left you hanging!! We did not stop working—in fact we’ve kept up a spate of house projects over the past…Read more
It’s morel season in the Moyaone Reserve
Morels harvested from our yard: A dozen this day, a dozen that day…. Sliced onto a homemade sourdough crust, with some green onions and oregano from the garden, shaved parmesan, and a heavy hand on the garlic, olive oil, and salt, they make a really good pizza.Read more
The honeybees have arrived
Resisting a “landing” pun… I took a beekeeping course last month through Azure B in Marbury MD. It consisted of two 3-hour long, classroom-based, classes and one apiary-based demonstration. After the demo we could pick up any bee packages we had ordered. I had ordered two packages of bees. (I also ordered my hives from…Read more
The kitchen’s all torn up (but even so I think it looks better)
This is going to be a LONG post because a lot has happened in the past two weeks. Pour yourself a drink…. The background: Immediately after moving in we tore down the ceiling cabinets on the right side of the kitchen, the ones that awkwardly divided the kitchen and dining room. I wrote about it…Read more
