Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Foxglove, monkshood, maybe a boutonniere of Venus fly tap. 110
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This artist was DELIGHTFUL and my kid was literally dancing in the booth from the joy of the artwork. 060
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Not pictured: the jewelry and photograph I will be requesting for Christmas. 010
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This year's AotA haul: a few gifts for my mom, a few for myself, and let the kiddo pick out his first original piece of artwork! The deal is that he has to let me hang it with other art in the house. 4150
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I was real tempted by a moody octopus stained glass. 120
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Sounds like you failed to get the scoop, Becky! It's like you're not even trying to be a journalist. 080
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This feels worth calling in sick. It's called self care! 150
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Movie: Rad! Feels like a breakfast film, so maybe pair with some waffled lucky charms? Thinking rice krispies treat style lucky charms, waffled. 011
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Been asking @danacolors.bsky.social for one of these at Potomac yard playground for years! 020
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 28/09/2026They pulled that post and changed it to this... presumably People Not On The Skeets complained too? 270
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Even EBay has failed to locate this product. So... Recs on a new cordless drill? Must last at least 20 years, ideally more. 210
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Me, trying to get a replacement battery for my drill. HD employee: yeah, don't think they make that voltage anymore, that must be from the 90s Me: no, I got this after college! That's only 20 years! HD employee: *blank stare* you'll have to check online 3130
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Obviously they need to drop the recipe for Loudoun County Iced Tea! 150
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Oh yeah!! Just be sure to put a piece of cardboard inside so it doesn't bleed through. Super easy. 010
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Classic del ray problem: contractors don't want to take the jobs here since they're so small. Srsly, I tried to get a quote for a front door and was told by more than one company that they don't do just one door. *Insert $25k doors joke here* 160
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Hoping this is also the journey we're having in the year of our Lord 2026. 090
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Others joining the zoom: what are you talking about? Me/coworker, joyfully in unison: dinosaurs Others: *confused stares* 070
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The dngaf approach to code only enhances the French vibes! It's part of the ambiance, Paul! 030
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 17/09/2026How do I know 1,000 people who are parents in politics but i had to find this myself??? youtu.be/OYx6_vxPZms?...youtu.beDinosaur for President (Live From My Bedroom)YouTube video by 2Krispii - Topic 000
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Jennifer McClellan and Jennifer Carroll Foy ran for governor in 2021, they're both pretty great! 100
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Seen IRL in Charlottesville VA I'm FILLED WITH GLEE. 91037
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 12/09/2026static.klipy.comKristen Bell: THIS IS THE BAD PLACE!Alt: Kristen Bell: THIS IS THE BAD PLACE! 010
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I gotta clean up the rain garden next week, should have some sedges / rushes / white turtle head to spare if the spot is wet! I also have a rogue echinacea that you're welcome to take, it's not getting enough sun where it volunteered. 110
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Who in ALX has recs for someone to scope a French drain / maybe look at the foundation? We have a water issue but the sump pump is working fine. Related: considering ditching the carpet, leveling the cement floor, and doing carpet tiles to save future headaches. Will also take recs on that! 130
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 10/09/2026It's been a while but I have very fond memories of a silver margarita and the pollo adobe at The Shed! Their blue corn tortillas are 🔥🔥🔥. 000
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 06/09/2026That's new growth in the middle! Probably overwatered, this is a water twice a month or less plant. See if there's water in the bottom, give it fresh (not waterlogged) soil if it needs it. 010
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Fair point, exceptions made for anyone taught to drive by Mallory's dad. 010
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Great time to mention that now through October ish is the best time to go after tree of heaven! Here's some info. FT0055_Ailanthus-Control-Methods_pub.pdf share.google/Z5VNTQze8C8X...share.google 040
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Bold to assume that anyone who learned to drive in the commonwealth knows how a 4-way stop works. 270
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Been listening to So Good, a British punk protest band, a lot lately: I will love you until there are no love songs I will love you until no countries are bombed I will love you until Dolly Parton is wrong Therefore: I will love you forever youtu.be/stq2h2BqG2I?...youtu.beI Will Love You UntilYouTube video by So Good 050
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 18/08/2026What book or movie ending are you unreasonably mad about? SPOILERS WELCOME. Easy. That they didn't unalive Harry Potter.static.klipy.comObviously Snape from Harry PotterAlt: Snape from Harry Potter deadpanning the word "obviously" 230
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Oooh let's order delivery to a bus stop on the BRT lanes and see how it does! 010
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Spotted without a bike: @brooksbikebus.bsky.social partying hard at the preschool talent show. 060
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 06/08/2026⬆️proof that marta CAN respond to something quickly, but chooses to sit on alxtra for at least 9 days before chiming in. 350
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 04/08/2026There's got to be a George Washington joke in here somewhere... @oconnell.bsky.social @beckyhammer.bsky.social 161
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Pollen count: 1 out of 4 weed pollen. Nothing else. My eyeballs: Mfk🔥r##!!!&!$?🔥🔥!$!!!! 120
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 04/08/2026*looks suspiciously across the water at Arlington, especially @maureencoffeyva.bsky.social* 1180
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 31/07/2026www.alexandriabrief.com/sen-bennett-...alexandriabrief.comSen. Bennett-Parker's bill that modernizes Virginia restaurant liquor regulations signed by governorGov. Spanberger signs HB975, replacing the state's 38-year-old food-to-alcohol ratio with a tiered system Alexandria restaurants had long sought 020
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Things I'm definitely going to do again are bagels, the Insectarium, and one of the indoor/outdoor thermal spas! 030
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 25/07/2026As the other comments indicate, we are too old for this. But the youth indeed are. 010
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 24/07/2026This taught me that your spouses should take over the newsletter next time you need a break! ALextra 4eva! 170
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Love this math that every resident currently has a gas powered leaf blower. My 4-year-old is clearly DEVASTATED. He's either going to have to part with his favorite lawn tool or dip into college savings to pay the fines. 0120
Erica Toler @egilbart.bsky.social · 22/07/2026@alexandriavagov.bsky.social, would be great to add an easy-to-find leaf blower violation option to 311! Just searched the app and "leaf blower" directs to missed leaf collection. An opportunity for ALXSkeets to step up IRL! Plus 311 superfans like @justindotnet.bsky.social! 060
