Oh how I wish I had a better camera to catch the DOUBLE rainbow over Wallingford this afternoon around 3pm!
Not only were there two rainbows – the “main” one even had dark lavender as the bottom layer. Here are the photos I managed to get. In #28, you can vaguely see the second rainbow on the right edge and in #30 you can almost see the extra stripes of color.
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I was wondering if anyone knows what is going on with the Golden Oldies mural. Margaret posted an article about the repainting in late August. Now it appears that the mural has been half-way painted over.
A scouting trip revealed that yes, indeed, it has been mostly whited over. We popped our head in to get the 411 and were told not to fear, it’s not going away, just being repainted. The owner wasn’t around, but the man behind the counter told us that they felt that the new mural, despite being painted by the same artist as …
Didja notice that the Word of the Week is back up on Thackery and 44th?
This week’s word, brumal, is timely, too, even if it doesn’t feel that way.
Anyone who’s been by the Upper Wallingford Word of the Week lately want to let us know what treat waits for the word nerd on 47th Ave NE?
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Restaurants
Joule Restaurant
Joule will have NYE dinner for $65 prix fixe menu. Call to make last minute reservations! Visit their Facebook page for the menu.
Eva Restaurant
Eva will be serving a four course menu for $55, with $5 going to the FamilyWorks food bank. Reservations can be made following the link on their website, evarestaurant.com. The NYE menu is …
Wallyhood welcomes Kirchoff Fitness to our family of sponsors. Kirchoff Fitness is run by Chris Kirchoff, a fitness coach and lifelong dedicated athlete who left behind her public high school teaching career to help motivate people to become fitter by designing individual programs tailored to their specific goals. She’s received some great praise from men and women who have enjoyed training with Chris. Have a look.
In addition to one-on-one training, Kirchoff has four-week 5:30am outdoor group bootcamps that not only inspire, but are actually fun! During her last bootcamp session, Chris concocted a “dream workout” (she literally dreamt it) …
If you’re thinking about adopting a cat in the new year, then you simply must read this very sweet note we received from Miss Margie’s 2nd grade class at John Stanford International School:
Dear Cat Lovers,
We are Miss Margie’s 2nd grade class at John Stanford International School in Seattle. There is a cat rescue group that we are working with to help. They go all over the northwest and find cats at shelters that are going to be put to sleep forever and rescue them.
Do you want to be a cat foster family to a cat that has …
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