Wallingford, Seattle

Anyone who's ever hosted a big party knows how it goes: everybody's all back-slaps and cheers before and during, but when it comes time for clean-up, it's you and the crickets. This year, it's you, Starbucks and the crickets. Hoping to restore our neighborhoods and waterways to cleanly glory following the annual bacchanalia that marks our Independence Day celebration, Starbucks is spearheading an area-wide clean-up. Says their press release: In a follow-up to the Seattle community-supported Family 4th at Lake Union,…

Save the date!  Friday, June 18th the Wallingford Community Kitchen holds another Summer Picnic!  Yea!  Picnic! Rachel Duboff (Thyme to Nourish) describes it for us: We will cook as a community and then enjoy the bounties of our labor by sitting down to share a meal. Participation requires a $5 pre-registration fee to cover the cost of ingredients and the facilities. We ask that anyone who can, donate additional funds to allow those who are facing financial difficulties the chance to…

It was a cold, cloudy morning in 2003, far too chilly to be wearing nothing but latex paint. But there we were, crowded in a basement in Ravenna along with a couple dozen friends, getting ready for the Fremont Solstice Parade. As a long-time beekeeper, our "costume" was obvious, if lacking in serious artistic merit. You be the judge: thanks to a strategically located arm, the photo below shows us in (almost) all our glory. Our friends were more creative: cartoon…

In May, I thoroughly enjoyed the Wallingford Walk featuring chickens and bees.  Next up?  Houses!  More specifically, Craftsman, Bungalows and More - Led by Al Elliott on Sunday, June 20th. Sustainable Wallingford describes the tour: Wallingford contains many fine examples of the Craftsman style of architecture that grew out of a progressive movement started in the late nineteenth century. The goals of this movement included helping people regain connection with craftsmanship and the natural world that were being lost because of…