Victorian House Renovation in Bloomingdale, DC
A bit unexpected, but hey so is life. Otto, the orange kitty, came to live with us this weekend. For reals. He is a year old kitten that came to us via Syracuse University, hence the name.
in other happenings this weekend, we participated in the DC tweed ride. Great fun, particularly if you normally refuse to get on a bike in the city, because city bike riding scares you (ahem).… Read the rest
These, and many other Russian and American delicacies were enjoyed by friends and family for Thanksgiving at the VIB. It was our first time hosting a big holiday meal at our house, which I bet has seen more than one festive occasion. Cheers to all and happy holidays.
tasty and delicious cabbage pies (Taken with instagram)
Thank you to friends from near and far for coming to the VIB housewarming!
it was so good, we are afraid our deck will have a hard time recovering… )
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So, this happened. At a housewarming party in DC.
Happy Summer Solstice 2010!
(Hopefully the longest day of the year means I have enough time today to finish the project I started this weekend)
The hooks are from the Brooklyn Flea that I got several weekends ago.
I filled some mason jars with stones found at the dollar store, put a wire around them, and added citronella candles to help with mosquitoes. but these can also work as flower vases.… Read the rest
shashlik
and we are going to do this
can you see our neighbor?
operation ‘lower the branch’
let there be light!
Shashlik and such
This weekend we made use of our fire pit again to make a traditional Russian –well more like Caucasian/ Central Asian– repast, shashlik. It was delicious!
At some point between portion one and two of meat on the grill, Sergey and our neighbor decided to take care of the tree branches that have vexed me since we moved into our house two months ago.… Read the rest
Living Room
Dining Room
Dining Room Fireplace
Back yard – party central
Victorian in Bloom: first party… Read the rest
Jenia’s birthday party at a Victorian in bloom: seven photos.
Thanks to everyone who came out to our house! The party went great, and I will post pictures of us getting the house ready,as soon as we get internet up and running. We have now spent a full week with no internet, and some of us are less than happy about it.… Read the rest