Street Level: Quincy Street

For this installment of Street Level, I went to Quincy Street in Northwest and Northeast D.C.  I'm really enjoying this little project for a lot of reasons, but particularly because I've stumbled upon places in the city that I never knew existed.  This time it was the Franciscan Monastery, which came as a complete surprise to me.  It's this gorgeous compound (for lack of a better word) in the Brookland neighborhood, with shrines and gardens and even a one-room Hermitage where regular people can have their own personal overnight retreat. 

Quincy Street follows the same theme as so many streets in D.C.--it is broken up into a series of street fragments.  I found that each one has its own personality.  The far west segment is essentially part of Rock Creek Park, whereas the next segment, which is also the longest segment and runs through the heart of the Petworth community, feels much more urban.  The Brookland segment feels almost suburban at times. 

Without further disucssion, onto the tour.  (Apologies for the delay in getting them up.  You can almost feel the summer heat in the pictures . . . what a long way from the single-digit temperatures we had today!)

P.S.  The Crestwood blog has a fascinating story about the house at 1907 Quincy Street, which is worth a read.  Find it here.

A Perfect Match

Wow, I've really fallen off the blogging bandwagon! Must be because I've been so busy with sweater orders (which is a GREAT thing!).  I'm happy to jump back into it by posting this fabulous sweater I just mailed off to Michigan for Baby A.  I hope it will help keep her warm during those Kalamazoo winters!

 

I am head over heels for the colors in this sweater.  We actually started with the buttons and worked backwards to select the colors in the sweater.  Are they perfect or what???  I especially like the pop of darker turquoise in the sweater, which is not in the buttons but adds an additional dimension to the finished product. 

 

It's not obvious immediately, but if you look closely, you'll see that this sweater is actually the Quincy Street sweater with different colors.  Love, love, love it. Hope Baby A does too!