Mind you, this is the master bathroom of an old, architecturally amazing "upper brackets" home in Washington DC's most expensive and exclusive neighborhood. If you want to make it in this world, you must never lose your focus. Not even here. Instead of pouring money down the drain you’d better si
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08/31/2010
My jaw dropped when I started reading. This was not what I had in mind when I was looking for some cool old stories or trivia around the house. I had just come back from a listing appointment with smart and pleasant sellers. The “subject” was an old house, and--as always—it tickled my curiosity.
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08/30/2010
It started with the cat. Early in the morning, completely against her clock work habits, she came into our bedroom, howling. She sounded like a scared puppy, pacing around in our bedroom with her tail between her legs. Barely awake, we tried to make sense of this strange behavior. A storm seemed
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08/12/2010
The lines between trash and recyclables are blurry and a favorite source of arguments, at least in our house. We've never gotten straight answers on issues like cardboard packaging with glossy outside layers (does it go in the paper can or not?), broken glass (with the bottles or the trash?),
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08/01/2010