We're doing it. We've made an offer on a house and had it accepted. We've locked in an interest rate. Today we spent several hours walking through it with a home inspector ( Read more... )

I was part of a group of volunteers who made scarecrows yesterday in preparation for Art on the Avenue. The scarecrows will be hanging out along Mt Vernon Ave for the next week, reminding everyone of the fun, artsy activities in store next Saturday, Oct. 6, at Art on the Avenue ( Read more... )

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Rats. We finally found a house in our neighborhood. A house I love, less than two blocks from where we are now. And we will not be buying it. The agent notified our agent this morning that the deadline for bids is 4 pm today. We can barely swing the asking price, but not if the needed repairs are too costly. And there just isn't time to get ( Read more... )

The repairs have been completed! My Little Free Library was closed for maintenance for a few days, to repair the damage done by four and a half years of sitting out in the rain, ice, heat, cold, and wind. The damage was all exterior; the books inside remained dry and cozy. But it was time to fix the damage before it got worse. The talented and ( Read more... )

Halloween was yesterday. Alas, the Crazy Halloween House down the street is no more. The family moved away and sold all of the thousands of crazy decorations ( Read more... )

We have kicked off the 2017-18 busking program for the T.C. High School Orchestra! Last weekend was our first official busking date, with seven students performing outside the King Street Metro station during evening rush hour. They played for 90 minutes and pulled in $362.36 in donations, to be used toward the orchestra's spring trip to Chicago.

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UPDATE: George has been found! He is safe, but is being taken to the hospital for evaluation. His family will still need somes support during his recuperation; if you can help, see the link to the GoFundMe page (third bulleted item, below).My friend George Winstead is missing. George, husband of Reba and father of two kids, left the house here in ( Read more... )