Note the overlap of shingles on the ridge. Today we would cover the ridge with cut flaps from asphalt shingles or with metal flashing. I wonder how modern ...

Back to color in appliances. Please, no avocado, harvest gold or dusty rose! The retro look in this new kitchen hides lots of advances in technology over t...

Here is a Rodin sculpture in the Kreeger Museum (we have him to thank for GEICO) with failed seals in the windows behind.

Same strategy hundreds of years apart.

Inspected 1847 house in background. This display captured the feeling of a grander time for this neighborhood. Hard not to take in the struggle of making a...

Ask for a copy during our next inspection!

Washington's Building Museum has a feature called LAWN. Built on scaffolding is a turf hill with hammocks and corn hole games. On a blazing Sunday afternoo...

OK, this is the best photo I've taken this year. Photosynthesis happening on pots in our fish pond. Enlarge it if you can on your desktop to see more detai...

When my aunt would come visit she would open our closets looking for I don't know what. I remember how odd I thought that was...too personal. Now I do that...

Well, as with any insurance, they're betting against you. They're trying to get you to make a monthly payment forever that maybe you'll forget about. Costs...

How much will your utilities cost? This is like Zillow for home values: based on aggregate data (an estimate) It's called Utility Score. Click on image f...

I used to describe myself as part bear because I just wanted to hibernate all winter. The video for this supplement was very convincing so I tried it. Gund...

BUT MY EXCUSE IS THE SUN WAS IN MY EYES! Went with my son, Alex, to a favorite spot on the Potomac. Trying to take a selfie photo but my phone provided a new...

#misc

Do we all try to make our jobs sound more exciting than they are? Or does every venturing out provide the opportunity for intrigue and excitement? Perhaps ...

A whole month of rain! Record high mold levels! General dreariness... Then a gorgeous fall day and lovely evening at the river. #misc

I've seen dog, cat, burrower bee, ant, termite, wood pecker, racoon, squirrel, mice and rat damage but no beaver dams yet! Be sure to peruse other, more seri...

Mucked it out and added fresh water. Truly these creatures seem happy. Gotta count for something. #garden

A roof in DC, century old building, welcoming another spring! #misc

A gleaming photo of the Obama's in a derelict room. The occupant must have just passed away. Belongings were everywhere, prescription bottles full on the k...