Oh noes! Bad news, folks. Woodlawn Santa (aka. Sharon Ehrig) is out of commission for the season. Sharon broke her right wrist this morning and will be unable to wave from her porch at 3916 Woodlawn Ave this holiday season. She will not be on the porch for the rest of the year. But Santa's lights are on! Something like 15,000 of them, so do drop by if you enjoy Santa's Christmas decorations. I sure do. Tonight the weather is mild,…
Here's a neighborhood holiday shopping event with global benefits: The Snow Leopard Trust is holding a holiday sale this Thursday (12/15) at the Good Shepherd Center (#225) from 2:00-5:00pm. The Snow Leopard Trust is an non-profit, international organization headquartered right here in Wallingford, dedicated to community-based snow leopard conservation. There are only 4,000 snow leopards left in the wild and the Snow Leopard Trust partners with communities in 5 different countries to address snow leopard endangerment. In an email to me, Antonia…
Another busy weekend here in Wallingford, with lots of holiday stuff to get you into the spirit of things. Oh, and here's a reminder, too, about the SDOT Open House this evening at Hamilton to discuss the Wallingford Neighborhood Greenway. Annie de Vuono's Annual Blowout Hat Sale Friday, 12/9 from 5pm - 9pm and Saturday, 12/10 from noon - 5:00pm. (3711 Carr Pl N. ) Please check out our post on Annie's sale last year. Annie is a longtime Wallingford resident and…
I love this time of year for many reasons, one of which is my annual phone chat with Woodlawn Santa (aka Sharon Ehrig), who usually leads the conversation with a rousing "Ho ho ho!" This year, she had something else to add: "Christmas is going up!" This is great news. Even better, Santa has a clean bill of heath this year. You may recall that last year Santa battled breast cancer and was unable to put up her usual Christmas lights…
Busy weekend in Wallingford! Here's a roundup of some of the fine events going on in the neighborhood: 5th Annual Open House Holiday Art & Crafts Studio Sale Saturday and Sunday, December 3, 4 10 am – 5 pm, 4331 Burke Ave N. Artist Diana Aurigemma and Friends present original Art, calendars, cards, prints, jewelry, and velvet scarves. All art work is original and unique. Join us for some Holiday Cheer, and a chance to purchase some wonderful Holiday gifts. We have a door prize drawing each…
Locavores take note! Wallingford neighbor Rina Nicholson announces this year's homemade Middle-Eastern-style olive sale just in time for your holiday shopping. While the olives themselves are shipped up (fresh) from California, the curing happens right here in Wallingford. Some ingredients, such as garlic and chile peppers used to cure the olives, are grown in Rina's Wallingford yard. Grape leaves are come from a neighbor's garden as well. Details of the sale: Who: Hannah's Olives by Rina Nicholson What: Home Cured Olives…
The Christmas Ships and the Parade of Boats will serenade Wallingford from Gas Works Park this Thursday, December 1st from 8:20 - 8:40 pm. It always seems to last longer than that, though. In a good way. From Argosy’s web site: "The Argosy Christmas Ship™ festival is a holiday celebration that has been a Northwest tradition for 62 years... From our flotilla of ships to the crowds of people who gather onshore, this celebration is one of the gems of the…