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Entries Tagged as 'winter'

First Pancakes, Then Ice Skating

February 13th, 2010 · 2 Comments · kids

With snow being cleared, the  ice skating rink in the Smithsonian Institution’s Sculpture Garden finally reopened yesterday. Daughter invited friends to walk a little over a mile over not-entirely-shoveled sidewalks to the rink. But first, they sat down to pancakes. Marion Cunningham, in The Breakfast Book, says, “This basic pancake tastes better than all the others […]

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Blizzard of ’10: More Snow Scenes

February 7th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Blog

People are actually trying to dig out their cars and drive. Crazy. It’s another day for walking. The sun was shining, we ate out for lunch. A glorious day–if you didn’t have to shovel. We’re so glad we did all that yesterday.   

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Blizzard of ’10

February 6th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Blog

The Washington, D.C., area was hit with a blizzard for the ages last night. We spent most of the night shoveling. Not just the walkways–the roof as well. The city is shut down. Here are a few photos–with about 20 inches on the ground and snow still flying–from13th and Euclid Streets NW. When this happens, […]

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