Wallingford, Seattle

If you’ve ever found yourself lacking the same creative spirit others seem to use effortlessly, and to their fullest potential, then you might be interested in a course designed to tap into your own creative side.  According to Julia Cameron, author of The Artists’ Way, we are all creative, but “in order to retrieve your creativity, you need to find it.” Carol Battistoni and Kate Gavigan are firm believers in Cameron’s writing; so much so, they’ve created a 12-week course designed…

Hot on the heels of our missing/recovered Boxer pups story, we received a plea from new Wallingford neighbor, Brooke: His name is Tycho and he is a 4-year-old male, neutered Bengal cat. We are new in town and heartbroken about losing him. We live off of 40th and Stone but got a call yesterday that he may have been seen around 35th and Densmore. Please help! We love him very much and want him to come home. If you see Tycho,…

I grew up in Texas, reared by midwestern farmers who didn't believe in anything you can't see, taste, smell, hear or touch  (except God, of course). So imagine my reaction to last year's Lullaby Moon, a mystical and magical performance I happened to stumble upon at Gas Works Park. To set the scene:  the south side of kite hill was covered with people sitting on blankets and nibbling on picnic fare.  They faced the green space between the hill and the…

A very happy day-after-the-long-Labor-Day-weekend to you! Today pretty much feels like a Monday (groan), and time to start the workweek for most. But if you’re a commuter, I have two nifty apps made by app and flutter developers  that I’d like to share with you that might take some of the sting out of your daily grind. WSDOT just released an app that gives users real-time information on traffic, and includes information about ferries, mountain passes, and travel times for all…

We're very happy to report that the two adorable 14 month Boxer pups, Fred and Gus, are home safe and sound.  Steve wrote: FOUND!!…. well more like ransomed back to us. It is a long story and probably would entail an entire article but the facts are that my wife and kids are ecstatic to have our puppies back. Thank you to EVERYONE that reached out to us and supported us during this very long 36 hours. Steve has an appointment…

Last September, the same Friday afternoon that sound stages were being erected in Fremont for the weekend-long celebration of Oktoberfest, someone erected a sound stage on Wallingford Ave & put up "road closed" signs in the cul de sac below 34th. At 2pm, there was an incredibly loud sound check.  I wondered how many hours and how many days the noise would continue. I wrote this post letting neighbors know that something very very loud was happening, and asking Wallyhoodies what…

Did you encounter this disheartening sight outside the Library last week as you eagerly approached to pick up that really juicy read waiting for you on hold or to restock your supply of DVD's and CD's? Well, the wait is almost over as the Library furlough will end this Tuesday, September 7th.  Hours on Tuesdays are 1PM to 8 PM and you have permission to give your favorite librarian a little hug as they open the doors.