Given the horrendous traffic in the Washington, DC metro area, I consider one of the biggest perks of my job to be the fact that I commute on foot to and from the office. Not only does my seven minute door-to-door walk free me from the angst and stress of...
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We've gone to great lengths over the years to take our backyard from eyesore to enjoyable. Though our changes have been a temporary set of upgrades until we eventually do a full scale overhaul in the somewhat distant future, the work we've completed has helped to turn our yard into...
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Due to the early success of our potted herbs, Alex and I have been excited by the challenge of using up our new bounty. Last week's tomato and chive quinoa was a huge hit, so this week we're turning our attention to another herb in our garden -- parsley. The...
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Last week we told the story of how our back gate was transformed from a horrible and rotting Greek inspired door...
...To an attractive and custom arched top gate with antique cast iron grated window.
The project only took a few days but truly changed our backyard from a Port-o-Let eyesore...
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We've been talking a lot about our backyard and garden area lately, and we're quite happy with how it's coming together this year. It may not be the complete overhaul that we have planned several years down the road, but it's really come a long way since the early days...
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