Stella's owner says she's been trained to hang out around their yard on a leash since she was a kitten. I like the juxtaposition of the minivan and the one-person electric vehicle. This tree has the presence of a mythical being. I'm sure there's a story behind this. September means spiders, spiders everywhere. (Disclaimer: final 2 spiders were taken on different days, and not on Sunnyside Ave. N.).
Happy National Coming Out Day, Wallingford. As has been my habit since I began the coming out process in Texas back in 1992, I took stock of my relationships this week to identify who I might come out to today. But there's a problem. For the first time, there is no one to come out to. Not one soul. Well, okay. In the interest of complete honesty there IS one person I could come out to, but I have decided it's…
These look way bigger lying along the ground than standing up. A sighting of the rare, endangered domestic Garden Gnome. Wee, wee apple tree bowed down with fruit. The lushest, greenest, most perfect lawn in the whole neighborhood. My own comes to mind with sadness.
A few weeks back, we reported that East Wallingfordians would soon have a new java spot, and now we have an official date: A Muddy Cup will open on Tuesday, (10/12). Their hours will be 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. to start, and depending on the neighborhood's need for a twilight caffeine fix, they may adjust their closing hours. A Muddy Cup is located on the northwest corner of 45th at Latona. Sarah Dolezal told me that they'll be using Sol…
The world's 1st zombie convention, ZomBCon, will take place in Seattle starting October 29th. While it's not a Wallingford event, I know a few of you Wallyhoodies were on the #26 bus before & after we zombies broke the 2009 world record back in July. So, to all of you Wallingford zombies -- there's a call for volunteers to work the convention with some nice little freebies tossed in. To register as a volunteer, go to www.zomBcon.com/volunteers or stop by Fremont's…
On Thursday morning, kindergartners through fifth graders from The Meridian School were out at Meridian Park and on nearby Bagley raking, weeding, sweeping, and picking up litter. The efforts were a part of The Meridian School’s annual fall Community Service Day. At the north end of the park, fourth graders worked with an arborist from Sustainable Wallingford to measure trees, while parents worked hard at an apple press, making homemade cider. I gotta tell ya -- honestly -- it was the…
At 5:54 a.m. last Friday, a man wearing a blanket around his shoulders and carrying a large rock, damaged the glass door at the Durn Good Grocery. The store’s security camera captured the incident. The man began by throwing the rock, about the size of a tennis ball, at the glass door six times before banging against the glass with the rock repeatedly, next to the front door’s handle. After several attempts to break the glass, the man turned around and…