There may be frost on roofs, but the sun is shining bright, so there's no reason in the world not to shrug on a warm coat and walk on up to downtown Wallingford this weekend, there's just heaps going on. We already told you about the artist house sales, the lighting of the Wallingford signs, Santa photos benefitting the Boys and Girls Club, and the "Shop for a Cause" fundraiser for the Wallingford Senior Center, but Kara Ceriello of the Wallingford…
Today's Green Lake Moms "Deal of the Day" is $79 for a freshly cut 6.5' - 7' Noble or Fraser Fir Christmas Tree delivered to your door ($120 value): The Fraser Fir is often referred to as the 'Cadillac' of Christmas trees. With luscious blue-green branches that are sturdy enough to support a wide range of decorations. The most remarkable characteristic of this premium Christmas tree is its outstanding needle retention. A properly cared for Fraser Fir can be placed in…
The Christmas Ships are coming to Gas Works Park this Wednesday, December 1st. From Argosy's web site: The Argosy Christmas Ship™ festival is a holiday celebration that has been a Northwest tradition for 61 years. [...] Each night, through December 23rd, 2010 the Argosy Christmas Ship™ sails to different Puget Sound waterfront communities, over 45 in total. Choirs onboard sing 20-minute performances to these communities, all broadcast via state-of-the-art speaker system. [...] On shore, thousands of people gather around roaring bonfires…
Wallyhood recently received sad news from our friend Sharon Ehrig, who creates a winter wonderland in her yard (3916 Woodlawn Ave) every year so Santa can sit on her porch and greet the children, young and old. Unfortunately, Sharon won't be able to decorate or to host Santa this year. Here's what she asked Santa to tell us: "I'm sorry to say that Santa will not be rocking on Sharon's porch this year. Sharon can not take time to do the…
Public Service Announcement: tonight is the last night to see the Argosy Christmas Ship™ before the ship docks for the season. See our initial post here, or detals about tonight's final Christmas sailing below. See you at Gasworks tonight, everyone! The Argosy Christmas Ship™ will stop just offshore at Gasworks Park for its final concert, sung by the Seattle Girls’ Choir – Prime Voci. The performance is scheduled for 9:45pm-10:05pm. Afterwards, don't forget to swing by 39th and Woodlawn to see Wallingford's own live…
We'd hoped to tell you more about the builders of this bit of electroluminawesomeness, but nobody was home on our two recent visits. We know from neighbors that they're named Patty and Joe and that they've been at it for decades, but more, we can't say. In addition to the lights, there's an animatronic Mrs. Claus waving, a choir of moving, singing angels, music and a very visible of who's been nice. No sign of the naughty. Check it out at…
We've been collecting a good list of holiday goings on, including some Christmas Eve services at local churches and New Year's Eve dinners at all the great Wallingford restaurants (if you've got anything to add to the list, which we'll be posting shortly, please leave it as a comment on our Holiday Haps post). Given all the Christmas and New Year's talk, it's been noted that we haven't mentioned Chanukah, which might seem odd given our decidedly Hebrew religious leanings, and…