This arrived in our Wallyhood inbox some weeks ago and it was so lovely we had to share:

Hello,

While waiting at the 45th street crosswalk in front of QFC Saturday, an elderly man asked me to look at the curb that separates the QFC parking lot from the sidewalk.

That started a lengthy, disjointed, yet still interesting, trail of stories.  They ranged from someone tearing his shirts in the laundry room where he lives, to his Dad being a cop in the ‘hood, to his travels as a pilot in the Navy — and much more.

Sadly, I didn’t …

Have you seen those Daily Deal junkies?  Are you, in fact, secretly one?

I used one recently to get a haircut (paying a lot for haircuts is a pet peeve) and the stylist said a huge wave of people cashing it in had come through, all opening up about their deep obsession with getting deals (psychiatrists should do double duty as hairdressers).

Well, a very local outlet for those outrageously discounted, virtually irresistible bargains has opened under the aegis of the most successful neighborhood Yahoo Group ever, Greenlake Moms.  This is from founder Melissa Benaroya’s official announcement:

I was approached …

Cool, cloudy Labor Day and our family is on a “nature hike” in Woodland Park (yes, we like to take it easy).

Underneath a very large, wide tree just uphill from the main parking lot we stumbled upon a secret sculpture garden built from broken branches and twigs simply arranged by balancing and leaning against each other and the tree.

The beauty and ingenuity of this is breathtaking.

It is as if a tribe of wood elves has crept in during the night.  Except I know it’s not magic, but ordinary people like us making art out of what we …

Ever wondered what it’s like to plug in instead of gassing up?

Recently while snooping around, I saw a snazzy little blue vehicle parked across the street.  Looking more closely, I realized it was a snazzy little blue electric vehicle.

My neighbor Dave is its owner.  Here’s his story:

We’ve known the folks at MC Electric where we bought the car for over five years.  I approached them as a possible sponsor for the Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility Annual Dinner in support of our sustainable environment agenda and they brought a car to the dinner event on three different …