Oh how I wish your parents could have recorded that angel's speech! No photo at least? That was a great report. Thanks! Joan - previous message - Dear Eleanor, Thank you for sharing your Christmas mem

We are planning to put our home up for sale and need a professional photographer to take photos of the interior and exterior for online use and for the handout. Please call 202 422 6275. Joan

My State Farm car insurance just increased by $20 per month. The agent said it was because of the 89% increase in the neighborhood's auto crime. Is this reasonable? Accurate? Happening to you? Is it t

We're prepping our house for sale and have set out our deck furniture for pickup. It is in great shape but needs a good cleaning. Dining table, six adjustable chairs, a small side table, and an umbrel

My brain is working but my back is not. I need boxes filled and moved, some things photographed and labeled. Drive to Goodwill. Some things are kind of heavy. Expecting 2+ hours a day 3 times a week.

By any chance, does anyone have one or more parade type drums, such as snare or big base drums? This Saturday at 12:00 noon, a large group of journalists and other First Amendment defenders will be ci

Dear Susan, I appreciate your alert and care in the control of vines that are taking over areas of our gardens and neighborhoods. One serious concern is the recommended use of Roundup on bindweed or a

Jay, I so hope your friends who are keeping their out-of-state voting rights are actually calling and writing their representatives. I am so jealous. There are many hundreds of DC activists who would

As a true activist progressive with marches and rallies and petitions in support of city policies that would protect and work for lower and mid income people, I will tell you that Matt Frumin is far m

Besides some help in the garden and attic, I would like experienced house cleaning every two weeks. This does not mean that I am looking for one person to do all. Joan Stallard jdsindc @ gmail dot com

The upcoming major Poor Peoples' Moral March on Washington (June 17th-19th) is attracting activists from around the country. Sixty folks will be staying at the Washington Seminar Center and some of th

I have been painting smaller canvases using a travelling easel and would like to see if I can work in my small space with larger formats. If your H-frame easel is not being used, I would like to borro

Looking for professional photographer with flexibility to find one of our sunny days soon to shoot basement apartment and garden. Joan Stallard jdsindc @ gmail dot com

I saw West Side Story at Tysons on Wednesday. It is fabulous. Truly not to be missed! Joan Stallard - previous message - Okay, I'll go to see the remake, but nothing will ever quite match the producti

At this time of year and for several weeks, I must do an almost daily bamboo stomping and clipping around my garden and yard. My neighbors and I keep a narrow stand between our properties and I remove

Thanks Andrea for passing this on. I have had a previous procedure at the Washington Hospital Center so I immediately called them, was on hold for half an hour, got an appointment for Thursday and the

I also am confounded as to the lack of arrests. As a peace and justice activist for over 20 years, with a lot of actions and some arrests for refusing to move sort of thing, I can tell you that the DC

Collecting leaves on your own property for composting is a great plan. For others, however, leaving them to blow everywhere causes problems with drain clogging, slipping on leaves while walking, slipp

In this area, I have been impressed with the Alex Cooper auction house (alexcooper.com). You can review all the items weeks ahead and see what price they sold for the evening after the 7:00 PM closing

HOW TO GET RID OF IVY ROOTS (BY HAND) Water beneath the tree or wait until after a rainfall. In soft soil, ivy is easier to remove. Use a hand pruner to cut ivy stems from their roots around the botto