Wake-up: Bed on the Floor

I moved to DC with no furniture, thus am still sleeping on a mattress on the floor. We mistakenly bought off craigslist the wrong size mattress so even that is not going to stay.

As always craigslist is touch and go - we bought a large table and four chairs for only 80$ but then the mattress was advertised as a queen but when we got home it clearly was a full size (our fault really, seller was foreign). A mirror we purchased at IKEA was cracked along the edge hidden by the cardboard packaging. And we are still searching for an inexpensive couch.

I wish my floor bed was as serene as the one above with the Swedish Crux blanket by Pia Wallen. Buy from Pia Wallen website (~800$ USD).

photo credit: Pia Wallen Crux blanket found via Door Sixteen blog

Weekend: Workshare at Clagett Farm

My first weekend in DC we completed a workshare at the Cheasapeake Bay Foundation's Claggett Farm. Two of my good friends reccomended this great farm where you can work for 4 hours in exchange for 1 share in their community supported agriculture food box. Two adults working a 4 hour shift on a Saturday morning mean we took home 8 pounds of 4 different kinds of squash, and 4 pounds total of green beans, okra, tomatoes, and all-you-can-pick herbs.

Our work on the farm included picking 3 different varieties of beans, cucumbers and cleaning up a rotting melon field. There were black widow spiders involved in that last task. By 1p we felt as though we definitely earned our workshare. I hope to be able to do a workshare once a month depending on if we can a ride out to the farm.

Clagett Farm

11904 Old Marlboro Pike
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
301.627.4662

CSA pricing: 600$ annually for new members (pick up in Dupont Circle)

Workshare info: workshare opportunities are available Thursday-Saturday. Call 301.537.3038 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the Thursday or Friday before the Saturday you would like to come to the farm. Bring a water bottle, work gloves, and a good hat to shield the sun. The farm is located approximately 30 minutes from Capitol Hill by car.

Directions: follow the driving directions written on the website

photo credit: Cayenne 09.04.10

Washington, DC: Home Sweet Home

I truly did intend to show you some of my California summer roads trips before making the big move across the country to the east coast. Alas, once I proclaimed such a plan, I promptly had no time to blog - I am sorry. The last few weeks have been filled with visiting family, moving into my new house in a new-to-me neighborhood, and starting orientation for the fellowship I will be completing in the coming year.

photo credit: U.S. Capitol Building by Cayenne 09.06.10

Weekend: Bike to Brunch at The Pearl Hotel

My very last bike to brunch at the Pearl Hotel was in August. The first Sunday of every month The Pearl Hotel has a special deal - if you bike there for bunch, their brunch special runs you only $10 and includes bottomless mimosas and one of their delicious brunch entrees.

The food at The Pearl is fantastic and I've previously written about the food here and bunch here. Catch September's bike to brunch this Sunday, September 5th. If I was in San Diego I would be there!

photo credit: Cayenne 08.01.10