Fruit tree steward, neighborhood recycling guru, and overall swell neighbor, Barb Burrill, shared a recent adventure in the Wallingford urban orchard: A couple of weeks ago while walking home from my son's school, I noticed a bunch of lime-like fruits lying on the ground and sidewalk beneath a huge tree. Some had split open and looked like what might be black walnuts. I remember finding a funny-looking nut shell when I was a child and learning from my mom that it…
"Cooking for Compost?" Sounds like what happens when no one likes what I make for dinner. Maybe a better description is "No Waste Recipes." Whatever the name, they'll help you have a more sustainable Thanksgiving feast. Prepare holiday dishes from fresh ingredients, without single-use packaging, where food waste can be used in other food or composted. This should be easy as pie in Seattle, where nearly all food scraps can go in the food and yard waste bin (the main exception…
Are you ready to do some holiday shopping? No? Well, here’s something close to home and a fun way to get you in the mood: Keystone Church (5019 Keystone Place N.) is holding its 34th annual Festival of Hope — an alternative Christmas fair this Saturday and Sunday (November 17 and 18). You can browse, have a deli lunch, maybe some pumpkin pie, and feel good knowing that the fair is a non-profit event, and the money you spend will support…
Boy, oh, boy, the fifth grade Japanese language-track students at John Stanford International are lucky ducks. Not only will they have been immersed in Japanese for 6 years by the time they enter sixth grade, but they'll also have the chance to visit Japan for some real cultural immersion, which, for most of us, is an opportunity of a lifetime! But, as you can imagine, a big trip like that can be pretty costly, and the kids rely entirely on fundraising…
A new neighborhood healthcare clinic, called ZoomCare, is coming to Wallingford in December, at 4555 Stone Way North (next to Verity Credit Union). The Portland, Oregon-based chain of clinics offers a board-certified clinical team, consisting of physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants providing primary care for illnesses, injuries, and preventative healthcare. There's a ZoomCare operating on Capitol Hill and so far, folks have had positive things to say about it on Yelp, primarily that appointment scheduling (even same day) is a piece of…
At this year's Fremont Solstice Parade, we put Baby Z up on a pair of junior-sized stilts, threw on some colorful clothing and and went parade crashing. We didn't have a crew to march with, but figured we'd just go looking for a similarly sized set and make ourselves at home. Lucky us, when we broke through the crowd onto the parade route, our eyes tracked up the very long legs 10' tall Joselynn Engstrom to her welcoming smile. We had a…
A family-friendly, free performance involving a 12' tall blue Victorian house, a family of singing bears, and a bunch of gnomes, is taking place at Gas Works Park this Sunday (November 11) beginning at 1:30pm. "There's No Place Like Home" is produced by Lucia Neare's Theatrical Wonders, and was developed to bring awareness of energy-conservation and sustainability. The performance is sponsored in part by Community Power Works, the Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, and Seattle City Light. More information can be…