We have a bit of a confession to make. Despite being otherwise cultured, we hate poetry. Nothing against poets, mind you, it's the poetry we don't like. So often, it seems like a little more than poorly composed bit of prose turned into Art through the addition of mysteriously inappropriate line breaks. Still, we like Open Books: A Poetry Emporium (2414 N. 45th St.), because it seems at peace with itself. For one, their claim in their window is earnest without…
We used to have this dream of setting up a small camp stove with boiling water next to a corn stalk and bending down an ear, still attached to the stalk and stalk to the ground, into the water to cook it. When it was done (doesn't need much time at all, really, just a minute or two), we'd eat it, still tethered to the earth. You see, there's something special about particularly fresh corn, corn so juicy and tight that…
We're all about the green in Wallyhood, so we can't find much to complain about in hearing that Terri Glaberson is seeking to form a CoolMoms group in Wallingford. CoolMoms is a group of mothers seeking to raise their awareness on climate change issues. Nothing too shocking on the web site (turns out, recycling is good!), but nice to see people helping each other get the religion. If you're interested, contact [email protected] or visit their group on the Sustainable Wallingford Ning…
SeattleTravel.com sent us a link to a list of Happy Hours around Wallingford Fremont, truly an important resource. We're adding a link to it to our Wallingford Resources page. If you know of a happy hour that isn't listed, let us know in the comments and we'll pass it along.
A bit belated, but Nancy just sent us a link to Paul Dorpat's fun blog post on this year's Wallingford Kiddie Parade that includes this great picture of the parade c. 1950 (that he in turn got from Stan Stapp of the Outlook): There are a bunch of other fun pictures in his post, both historical and from this year's parade. We won't steal his thunder by repeating any of it, but it's worth the read.
Come trip the night fantastic at Gas Works park tomorrow, Wednesday July 22th at 8:15 pm with Lullabye Moon, part of a year-long series of full moon performances at parks around the city: Lullaby Moon is a year-long invitation to Seattle to explore a world of dream. A celebration of the night sky, the series of performance events brings bedtime whimsy and wonder to parks and other public spaces throughout the city, enlivening and enlightening the dark time of each month.…
On the subject of missings, DOUG. noted in the comments section of Goodbye, Brave Little Painting that this was not the first painting nailed to a telephone pole to disappear from Wallingford recently. His own painting, of the Telephone Pole Lorax, was disappeared back in June, and responses appeared in the Stranger's Slog: You Had to Steal Their Chuckle. Note: As is typical in the Slog, the comments section contains strong language and needless vitriol.