We alerted Wallyhood readers to the opening of Hansen’s Florist back in December. Business is blooming and the Hansen’s folks are introducing themselves to their Wallingford neighbours via an Open House on January 25th. Stop by to check out the flowers, enjoy refreshments and take home a free balloon for the kiddos!

Hansen’s Florist is a family-owned business that has served Seattle since 1945. This new Wallingford location replaces the Fremont store, and the Georgetown location is still going strong down on 4th Avenue South. See the company’s website for more details.

Open House details: Wednesday, January 25th, from 1:30 …

Are you bored to tears by echos of over-used and under-fulfilled New Year’s Resolutions to “lose 20 pounds,” “stay in touch with old friends,” and “practice simple acts of kindness,” etc, etc? Me too. A few years ago, I decided to make yearly resolutions that would embrace my most intense and far-out wishes for self-improvement, and lo and behold: our fair city offered classes for most of these seemingly random goals. One awesome source for courses right here in Wallinford is the UW Experimental College.

Winter quarter at the Experimental College can help you brush off that dusty sewing machine …

Back in my ballet-dancing days, I heard a lot about Alexander Technique but never pursued it until a recent serious injury sent my entire body in a general state of Wonk. Now in my mid-30s, I’m re-teaching myself to climb stairs, to bike and to walk without looking like the love child of a chicken and Buster Keaton.  As I searched for new ways to improve integration of my body and brain, I jumped at the chance to explore Alexander Technique for Wallyhood and betook myself to Jeanne Barrett’s Wallingford practice, Alexander Technique Center Seattle.

Alexander Technique is best described …

It’s officially fall in Seattle, and I need some official entertainment.  It’s cold, I’m grumpy and I defy the person who tries to make me giggle under such conditions.  So why, you may ask, do I put on my crankypants and thither to the theater? To see some Shakespeare?  Because this stuff is awesome.

From November 4th – 27th, Stone Soup Theater and Sound Theater Company present “The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged),” an evening expertly designed to make you crack up, taunt the actors and jump out of your seat screaming “Get thee to a nunnery!”  Seriously. This …

Got a hankering for a classic Sunday dinner? Don’t feel like cooking? Grab your family and head down to St. Benedict’s School for the Annual Spaghetti Dinner on Sunday, November 6^th, from 11am – 7pm.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for children and seniors. This delicious price covers an equally delectable family-style dinner of freshly-prepared pasta, homemade marinara sauce, garden salad and bread sticks. Tea, coffee and milk are provided at no extra cost—soft drinks and wine will be available for purchase if you’re feeling fancy. 

Proceeds from the dinner and on-site bake sale (don’t forget dessert!) …

(Wallyhood is pleased to introduce Melody Datz to the writing crew. A native of Texas, Melody has explored life in exotic places such as New York, Japan, Germany and Poland, but is now firmly planted in that perfect little corner of the world known as Wallingford. Currently an academic research analyst at a local university, Melody spends her time writing and building a small urban homestead with her partner, Justin, and their four chickens: Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Welcome, Melody!)

It’s Friday afternoon and you’re stuck in a Viaduct-less traffic jam from hell. You’re tired, bored and angry, and …