Blog from the 'burbs
Fall Bikeride to Sugarloaf Mountain
On weekends, I usually end up being a bicycle widow. After the ritual filling of water bottles and stashing of power beans, my husband pulls his "trusty steed" out of the garage and heads for points north ... [more]
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Another look at Beall's Grant II
Since I first heard and posted about the proposed Beall's Grant II project last April, the project has come under more intense scrutiny from the public. ... [more]
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Mowing without gas
I've been using a Brill 380 battery-powered lawn mower for the past two summers and have been pretty happy with the job it does on our lawn. ... [more]
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Daryl Davis band at Rockville Jazz Festival
My latest band-crush is the Daryl Davis band, who closed the Rockville Jazz Festival on Saturday. I don't know which makes me happier ... [more]
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Green, affordable, and right here in Rockville
Rockville leads the way with affordable workforce housing once more with a new project in the works: Beall's Grant II. Undertaken by Montgomery Housing Partnership ... [more]
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Blip TV and The West End: a great combination
First of all, I'm so glad to have had the chance finally to see The West End do their thing live. What a fun show! ... [more]
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Robin party of 7, your birdbath is ready
This morning about a million birds decided to grace the old maple tree in our front yard, something that always makes me happy to see and hear, and which I encourage by trying to keep the nearby birdbath full ... [more]
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Exercising my pom mom bragging rights
Having spent the past weekend filming, feeding, watching and celebrating with the RMHS Poms and other RM Pom parents, I feel like I've earned a few pom mom bragging rights. ... [more]
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It's not too early to start gardening
I love Christa Carignan's gardening blog. When I look at the ten-day forecast at weather.com and see that I'll be freezing into the foreseeable future, it's nice to go and read about someone ... [more]
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Sharing Calendar and Event Data
I've been looking at different calendar-sharing formats lately to see which, if any, are most used by Rockville businesses and organizations. Existing calendar standards include ... [more]










