I spotted this beauty in a tree in front of the house of Becca and Tobin, my neighbors. It looked like it would be ideal for some sort of art project, so I asked if I could clip it down. Becca seemed relieved more than put upon at the prospect of someone fishing the nest out of her tree, so I had at it. As I walked home with my trophy, I passed John and Lesli next door. "Oh, you…
My family often celebrates Friday with “pizza and game night,” ordering from our local Pagliacci at Stone and 40th. I’ve been watching the remodel of the store with curiosity, wondering if one day we could make use of the dining room – pizza being one of the few dining out experiences that consistently goes well with young kids. Last week, I noticed that solar panels had been installed on the roof, and I could no longer contain my enthusiasm. Luckily, marketing guru…
Wallyhood is pleased to welcome a new sponsor to our fold, Bridget Miller and her Zümbini class. Bridget writes: Although I am trained in classical forms of dance, I found a passion for Zumba®. Recently Zumba began training a handful of their Zin™ members in a new program called Zumbini that is designed for caregivers and their little ones (ages 0-3 yrs, some exceptions). It consists of dancing, singing and playing musical instruments, which provides exposure to music and all its…
The wind storm blowing through this morning has its first casualty: the fence containing the goats down on 40th St below I-5. Or perhaps it was opportunistic goats: the wind blew leaves against the fence, the goats stood up against the fence to eat them off and ka-plump!, the fence tumbled down. As of this writing, a cordon of volunteers, some with dogs (and at least one with a viking helmet) are lined up to ensure the goats don't run amok…
Remember a month or so back they shut down part of Gas Works for the kick-off party for The Obliteride, a fundraising event to fight cancer? Here's the word on how it turned out: The inaugural Obliteride was a huge success. In its first year, Obliteride raised more money for a local organization than any other bicycling fundraiser in the Northwest. The inaugural ride raised $1.9 million that will go directly to lifesaving research at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. “We are…
Tiare Mathison, the pastor at the Wallingford Presbyterian Church at 42n and Ashworth writes: This Sunday, November 3, at noon, we will host a fair in our fellowship hall. Youth will sell home made bake goods to raise funds for their summer mission trip. Church members will sell their crafts with the money going to a mission cause. Church World Service and CROP Walk representatives will staff a table with information about the Heifer Project, a world hunger relief effort by…
A couple weeks ago, I wrote a Halloween Plea, aimed at encouraging an evolution of the trick-or-treat tradition away from the Snickers-and-Hershey standby. I pissed a few people off in my writing (I believe the term "douchy" was bandied about), and if my language obscured my message (come on, people, what's one "STFU" between friends?), I apologize. Anyway, the long and short of it is that my son, Zev, is on a diet that excludes pretty much anything edible anyone could…