Saturday, February 21, 2026

Still Life with Robin: Hurry Up, Spring!

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 by Peggy Robin By now you must have heard that chances are high that we'll get hit by the bigeast coast snowstorm that  Capital Weather...
Thursday, February 19, 2026

Get Out! See the YEAR OF THE HORSE Chinese New Year's Parade on Sunday, Feb 22!

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  DC CHINATOWN CELEBRATES THE YEAR OF THE HORSE! On  Sunday, February 22, 2026 , join the  2026 Annual Chinese Lunar New Year Parade  in Dow...
Saturday, February 14, 2026

Still Life with Robin: If DC had a tabloid

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by Peggy Robin While we've been bemoaning the destruction of our hometown paper [see the 15-message thread starting on Feb 4 with Messag...
Thursday, February 12, 2026

Get Out! And celebrate Mardis Gras (Fat Tuesday) on Sunday on H Street!

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by Peggy Robin Mardis Gras on H Street! Sunday, February 15, 2026 | Starting at 12:00 PM Free and Family Friendly Get ready for a full day o...
Saturday, February 7, 2026

Still Life with Robin: Fun with Snowcrete!

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by Peggy Robin Last week the ice artists among us got the chance to show off their creativity and sense of play: See snow scuptures, igloos,...
Friday, February 6, 2026

Get Out! 2 Black History Month Events at Glen Echo Park on Saturday, February 7

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by Peggy Robin Black History Month at Glen Echo Park Feb 7 2026 Glen Echo Park 7300 MacArthur Boulevard Glen Echo Maryland 20812 Glen Echo P...
Saturday, January 31, 2026

Still Life with Robin: The Day I Beat Snow-crete

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  by Peggy Robin I have always hated being cold. I was never one of those kids who liked to play in the snow. I never did the " snow da...
Thursday, January 29, 2026

Get Out! (if you can) and see what Potomac Phil predicts! It's Groundhog Day at Dupont Circle, Monday, Feb 2

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by Peggy Robin Ready to brave the cold? No? Will you be ready by Monday, February 2 at 8:30 AM? Here's where the action will be: The 15t...
Saturday, January 24, 2026

Still Life with Robin: Notes of a Pre-Snow Shopper*

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by Peggy Robin   Like practically everyone else in DC before a snowstorm, I went shopping to stock up on essentials before "the big one...
Thursday, January 22, 2026

Get Out! There's an amazing light show on at the Washington National Cathedral

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by Peggy Robin This was first announced on the CP Listserv in Message   #232988    on January 19 -- but you still have three evenings left t...
Saturday, January 17, 2026

Still Life with Robin: Making the Switch

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 by Peggy Robin A couple of months ago I needed an electrician to do a few small repairs. He came over right away to give me an estimate, an...