SHAME. ON. ME. I have lived a literal stone’s throw from this place for YEARS and can’t believe I’d never been to Hillwood before. What is wrong with me??? The museum is the former home of Marjorie Merriweather Post — imagine a mansion FILLED with incredible art, china, and decor, and nearly endless…
We survived! I’m not one for crowds, but I missed the last inauguration (too cold!) and figured I had to give it a shot this time around, being as I live here and all…. We actually had no trouble getting downtown or getting over to the Mall. We were faaaar from the Capitol…
Just before the holidays, I had the chance to check out the new Union Market…it’s the result of the restoration/rehabilitation of the old DC Farmer’s Market — which was itself built to replace the old Center Market, built in 1871. It’s filled with stalls for different food vendors — think artisinal snacks, fancy teas…
