There’s love in the air in Fremont, tequila and Mexican fare in Tangletown, Japanese sweet crepes in Capitol Hill, and fun new shops in Phinney Ridge.  Sounds like a good time to visit the neighbors! If you have time before or after our own Tilth Harvest Fair, you can cap it off with the Fremont LoveFest on the same day, Saturday, Sept. 11th.  According to Fremont Universe, this is a “music festival that also promotes a message of unity and environmentalism”.  Both nice ways to counteract the sadness of that anniversary. We hear from My Green Lake that the Pour…

I saw this working VCR the other day put out on the curb with a free sign:

Reminded me of all the things I’ve put out, and also picked up around the neighborhood.  What was the best thing you’ve ever put out or picked up?

Right after we moved in we realized the coffee table didn’t fit the living room and, being exhausted, left it out at the curb with a “Free” sign.  It was gone within 10 minutes.  The best thing I’ve picked up is a beautiful, brass Ethan Allan lamp in great condition, which must have cost several …

I was in Starbucks the other day (I admit, I do go to Starbucks) and overheard the woman in line behind me saying she wanted an iced coffee, so I gave her my “treat receipt”.  I didn’t need mine.  Earlier that same day I noticed some large opened safety pins on the sidewalk which instantly set off my “mommy radar” with a vision of them being stepped on by small barefoot feet so I promptly, and carefully, picked them up and threw them in the trash.

Not to glorify myself, but both acts got me thinking about the tiny, not …