14 K - Solid Gold

We got to see baseball history in the making Tuesday night when we saw Stephen Strasburg

take the mound. And as it has been said over and over again, he did not disappoint! Fourteen

strikeouts - a new record for the Nationals. It was definitely a

night we will never forget.

Photo credit for most of these pictures: Christoph

Girls' Day in Georgetown

In keeping with tradition, the D.C. girls and the Philly girls hung out for the

day together; Elise, Ange, Casey, Sarah, Meg, Traci, Reenie and me!

This time we hit Georgetown - Clyde's, Dean and Deluca,

Anthropologie, Georgetown Cupcake, Mie N Yu.

Where to next time, ladies??

Tommy's corner of the mountain

I am not an art collector. However, there are three original pieces I own - all

by Tommy Mullany. Tom, Maureen Hartnett's brother, is an amazing artist who currently

lives with his wife Kerrie

and sons, Will and Sam in the beautiful mountains of Rappahannock County,

Virginia. The farmhouse is almost literally carved into the side of a mountain.

I joined Kevin and Maureen on Saturday and drove down to Washington,

Virginia to see Tom's most recent Art Show at R. H. Ballard Art, Rug & Home.

Tommy is one of my favorite artists. His blend of realism and humor/satire

is so very appealing to me and I am privileged to own three pieces of his work.

The following are shots I took

on Tom and Kerrie's property. Tom's artwork is everywhere.

In the house, in the yard, on the porch.

So cool! And - the goats! Oh my!

This log below is what was left after Tom cut it up to create.....

...this amazing Indian Head! This is a reproduction of a piece he did years ago that got

destroyed in a fire. Tom carved this from a cherry tree in his yard. It stands

over 3 feet tall. It is gorgeous in person. The wood is a soft, smooth, rich cherry wood

and it's just stunning!

What follows are pieces Tom's created over the years that now "live" on his

front porch. Below is "Angel with an Uzi" in two different sizes.

This is a real skull, not one of Tom's creations.

Medusa:

Tommy's Art Show was at R. H. Ballard in Washington, Virginia, an absolutely

wonderful shop filled with beautiful French linens and various goodies

from Europe. You MUST go there!

After the show, Kevin and Maureen and I wandered around the town

and visited the Inn at Little Washington.

Yes, I think we might have to retire in Rappahannock County.

It's simply too beautiful.