Helen, Author at Wallyhood

!Aprender Espanol Ahora!

Helen January 19, 2011 Comments are off

?Quiere aprender Espanol por hablando con sus vecinos en Wallingford?

Venga al centro para personas mayores todos los jueves empezando en 20 de enero 2:00 – 3:30.

!Aunque nosotros estamos muy lejos de Mexico, puede hablar con su estudiante en John Stanford International School o ordenar de un menu a su restaurante favorito!

Ademas de, usted será capaz de comprender un signo como esta sin traducción:

(Pido disculpas por este “software de blog” gringo y mi espanol rudimentario.)

Conversational Spanish. Six Thursdays, JAN 20—FEB 24, 2:00—3:30 PM

Structured opportunity to practice your Spanish. Make new connections and friends. Hannelore Josam, …

Warm and Bright

Helen December 26, 2010 Comments are off

An old-fashioned ladies knitting circle outside Bad Woman Yard in the Wallingford Center!

In no particular order, they are: Allie (scarf), Rebecca (scarf), Erin (fabulous hat – her words), Sam (neck cozy), Joanne (hat), Becky (shawl), and Missy (scarf and hat).

They’re the Newbie Knitters and gather here every other Sunday (contact Becky (shawl) at meetup.com to join). Cozy, eh?

This full-body rain protection makes a lot of sense lately. Especially given the Wet Floor sign in Bartell’s. I want a set.

Hello John and …

Uptown and Downtown

Helen December 19, 2010 1 Comment

On his way to a party or special occasion? “No, it’s just a hat.”

“Home of the Velvet Foam”. A sign of change on the former Money Store site.

Going to have to pass on this one.

Mini-Stonehenge.

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Satay . . . Slightly Delayed

Helen December 11, 2010 10 Comments

It was a tough job but someone had to do it.

Yesterday I got the call on my Wallyhood bat-phone that Satay (1711 N. 45th St.) had opened and someone had to go over there for lunch and get pictures. Not one to balk at a challenge, I grabbed my trusty little Canon and headed down 45th Street . . .

Peter, a co-owner, greeted me at the cash register. The menu is simple: four types of satay, three “dishes” (wok-fried yellow noodles, spicy noodle soup and red curry) and three sides, all ranging from $2.50 to $10.95.

He recommended …

Wallingford ROCKS The Best of 2010

Helen December 4, 2010 1 Comment

Can you believe that six Wallingford businesses won in Seattle Magazine’s Readers’ Choice Best of 2010?

Without further ado . . . here they are!:

Jen, Co-Owner, Izilla Toys What is the secret to your success? – “Trusting our instincts to buy the toys that are really truly engaging, and endeavoring to be part of our communities.” What is your favorite thing about Wallingford? – “I like that it is so walkable, so much like an urban village. I feel like I can get almost everything I need to get done here, it’s got schools, drug stores, really a whole…

Support Businesses to Support Seniors

Helen November 30, 2010 Comments are off

It seems odd to me to hear seniors being called a “special interest group”. Because if you think about it, it’s only a matter of time until we all become seniors (if we’re lucky).

Bearing that in mind, the Wallingford Community Senior Center needs your help. Earlier this year an anonymous donor put up a $25,000 matching grant to help keep the struggling organization going and last I heard they still need $7,000 to get the full amount.

The following businesses have stepped up to help by offering to donate 1%-5% of their sales to the cause on Sunday, December …

Essential Lunch

Helen November 30, 2010 10 Comments

A tribute to some women of Wallingford observed during lunch at the Essential Bakery:

Pretty but faded
Late middle-age settles in
Blonde, blue-eyed beauty

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Substantial as stone
But sweet inside, stout and sweet
As your big sister

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Mom with little boy
Thin, tired, doing too much
Sit, put your feet up

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Calm, leisurely lunch
Sit alone with newspaper
Life’s work done, relax

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(and me:)

Small, anxious, scribbling
What’s in the notebook, missy?
Blush – it’s about you.
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