Tag Archives: DC

How do you get to Love?

Posted on April 9, 2011 by

I was driving out of D.C. on New York Avenue and Gretel was beside me in the passenger seat, staring wistfully out the window. “How do you get to Love?” she asked ” How do you get to Love?” I … Continue reading →

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Salad with Star Power

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

There must be a thunderstorm somewhere, for the on-demand episode of Glee kept freezing on the wide screen tv behind the bar and I am here to tell you that Kurt and Rachel, like the Duchess of York, are not people … Continue reading →

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Hotels of America

Posted on January 15, 2011 by

This week I have slept in two strange beds, each more comfy than my own. It will be important, I think, to invest in a new mattress in 2011. One of the beds was in the Days Inn near Richmond … Continue reading →

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When Worlds Collide–The Hidden Price of Politics and Principle

Posted on September 25, 2010 by

My son is moving this weekend from his group home in NE Washington. His move today is necessitated because the place where he has been living is closing. It turns out the funding was provided by the Catholic Archdiocese of … Continue reading →

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The perils of the window seat.

Posted on August 21, 2010 by

Imagine the horror. This morning I boarded my flight from DC, found my seat (window–I prefer aisle, but you have to pay for those these days) and squeezed into it past a very thin man sitting to my left. Attempting to … Continue reading →

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Clean ears, dirty habits and the course of true love

Posted on July 3, 2010 by

When Gretel was a little girl, she found ice-skating most relaxing. Her teacher used to ask Gretel to imagine herself twirling round and round at the sculpture garden rink on the National Mall when she felt herself losing her temper. Gretel … Continue reading →

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Marigolds–A Real Fashion Statement

Posted on June 27, 2010 by

Dear Doris, First of all, my apologies if my comments to Derek Templeton about you were hurtful. There is something about that man that riles me up and caused me to type less tactfully than I should. Naturally, I envy you your … Continue reading →

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It seems hardly fair.

Posted on March 3, 2010 by

The Crone is feeling sorry for herself, and eating a bowl of fizzy soup. The soup–basil and tomato–is not meant to be fizzy. Like the Crone, it is a little past its best. While the Crone was on the beach … Continue reading →

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Fame, Fame at last.

Posted on February 18, 2010 by

I am beside myself with excitement. My picture of the snow sofa is picture pick of the day on DCBlogs.com and Blarney Crone’s readership has rocketed.  Just call me Margaret Bourke-White and marvel at the magic I create with my trusty flip camera.

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A Sledgehammer to crack a nut

Posted on December 27, 2009 by

The Crone is tonight watching the Dallas Cowboys play the Washington Redskins–Gretel’s choice of viewing, for despite her DC heritage she is an ardent Cowboys fan. The Crone is eating nuts and is pondering the expression ” A sledgehammer to crack a … Continue reading →

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