Heather’s home is gorgeous, very spacious and filled with wonderful contemporary art and interesting pieces from her travels. It’s light and airy, with skylights throughout and a cathedral ceiling in the living room which is lined with a bank of windows facing both an inner courtyard with fountain and an outer courtyard with lap pool and abundant landscaping. My bedroom was huge, with high ceiling, a 42” plasma TV and large en-suite bath. Wonderful shower.

The location is ideal. Grocery store, drugstore and bus stops are within 2-3 short blocks. Its only 4 blocks from the Eastern Market metro, a 10 minute walk. The Eastern Market is located on 7th SE, on a small tree-lined cobble stoned street. The street is lined with small restaurants, all with patios and great for people watching. There is a wonderful upscale Farmers Market & Flea Market there on Saturday & Sundays. This was actually one of the highlights of my trip.

Heather is a great communicator, and her warm, caring personality comes thru in all correspondence. Unfortunately she was out of town during my stay and I was unable to meet her personally. But she left me in good hands with Joe Powell, who is one of the kindest, generous and most thoughtful people I have ever met. When he learned the coffee maker was broken and I couldn’t make coffee ... he left, came back and surprised me with 4 large cups of Starbucks coffee, decaf & regular, to make sure my needs were met! When I think of Joe, I picture him fishing with JoJo nearby.

I had a wonderful, relaxing long weekend in Washington D.C. and would definitely like to return to Heather’s home. Hopefully this time I can meet Heather in person and see Joe, JoJo and Shoko again.