I have noticed now that I am retired, or just getting old, that I do not shop the way I did when I was younger and part of a larger family. I remember being a new mom and getting excited about Christmas shopping for my daughters. Christmas was not all that great for me when I was growing up, since my father passed away on December 23rd when I was seven years old. One of the things that I promised myself…
If you have visited the Wallyhood website in the last few days, you may have noticed that we’re sporting a new look. I put together the original design back in 2008 when I first launched Wallyhood. At the time, I felt pretty clever using my Photoshop skills to grab the letters from the old Food Giant/QFC sign and turn them into a HOLLYWOOD-style sign on Gas Works’ Kite Hill. I even made special versions for holidays and, once, for our advertiser,…
You thought October flew by? Well, news alert: November is almost over! That means that in addition to figuring out whether you’re spatchcocking or turduckening your fowl, or what to bring the host who has the aforementioned quandary, you get to start thinking of holiday gifts! Unless you’re like an old colleague of mine who would start counting down to Christmas in June… I bet her gifts are all wrapped and under the long-since decorated tree. Anywho, now that I’ve spiked…
If you smell smoke down close to Gas Works this Monday, don’t worry, it’s not someone’s deep fried turkey gone awry. The Seattle Fire Department will be holding a “live-fire training exercises” at a vacant house at N 35th Street and Meridian Avenue N: The Seattle Fire Department is conducting live-fire training exercises at a vacant home in the Wallingford neighborhood from 9 am to 5 pm on November 24 and 25 at 3502 Meridian Avenue N. Live-fire training is an…
Do we all remember those exquisite serving pieces of cut crystal that our mothers put out on the holiday table? I know I do, and I remember what foods would be placed in them as well. We had a special crystal bowl that would hold our ambrosia salad, stuffed with fruit cocktail, mandarin oranges, and lots of marshmallows, and covered in sour cream, a recipe my mother learned in her early married years from other women in the South. I inherited…
A Wallyhood Waters series Hello fellow Wallyhooders, This fall, I had the opportunity to learn about our watershed by participating in a training offered through Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group, called Community Action Training School (CATS). Mid Sound helps restore habitat within the Sammamish watershed to support salmon recovery. Through CATS, I’ve developed a newfound appreciation for the rainy season. Here’s why: This fall season kicked off with warm and dry conditions—not ideal for our salmon neighbors, who need abundant cool and…
Wallingford has a walk score of 97, which means there is excellent access to amenities such as groceries, restaurants, and shops on foot. But Wallingford was once known as Wallingford Hill. A person walking from Lake Union at the bottom of the hill to the Good Shepherd Center at the top will experience about 160 feet in altitude change, which is a good hike and a contributing factor when deciding to walk or drive. Kudos to those who have mastered living…