As the Year of the Tiger dawns, it seems an auspicious time to assess our gardens’ Feng Shui. Betcha didn’t know you could do that. Not only can you do so, but Feng Shui experts say you must – to keep happiness and prosperity flowing to your door in the form of positive life energy, or chi. As your front garden’s chi goes, so goes your life. Whatever your feeling about such ephemeral things may be, much of Feng Shui is based upon common design sense – things that make humans more comfortable. These simple fixes that follow can’t guarantee…
February 2010
February 17, 2010 at 8:35PM
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Streetwise Gardener: Curb Appeal Through Feng Shui – Boost the Chi in Your Green Lake Garden
February 17, 2010 at 6:04PM
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Upcoming events at Green Lake's children's bookstore Mockingbird Books
We just got word about a couple of cool events coming up at Mockingbird Books (7220 Woodlawn Ave NE): On Thursday evening, February 25th at 7 pm, Dr. Lynn Hellerstein, a pioneer in vision therapy for more than 30 years, will be speaking and signing her new book See It. Say It. Do It! The Parent’s & Teacher’s Action Guide to Creating Successful Students & Confident Kids. This book offers tools and visualization strategies that will increase and empower your children’s performance levels. Call 518-5886 for questions or visit our website at www.mockingbirdbooksgl.com. At 11 am on Saturday, February 27th,…
February 17, 2010 at 11:52AM
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The Green Lake Archives: The Patterson Tract
And now, another installment from the Green Lake Archives! Our last blast from the past came via a 1903 missive authored by “Green Lake Kicker.” In the same edition of The Interlaken, adjacent to the Kicker’s dog-hating rant, we find this interesting letter, showing community-support for the as-yet-built Green Lake playground, community center, bathhouse and swimming beaches. Reading this makes one realize how much we take for granted in the neighborhood today. The Interlaken, February 13, 1903, p.3 Gentlemen: I wish to enlist your services in securing the greatest good from the “Patterson Tract.” [ed. note: as far as I…
February 16, 2010 at 8:53AM
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Crosses by Green Lake?
The following query just came across the GreenlakeMoms yahoo list: I’m looking to get in touch with the folks who put the crosses up by Greenlake sometimes. I think they are to remember the soldiers in Iraq. Anyone know who they are? Anybody have any info about this? Leave a comment on this post or drop us a line. Update, 9:25 a.m. We just came across these great photos from a vigil held on September 12, 2004 in honor of the American soldiers and Iraqi civilians lost in the war. The vigil was sponsored by Sound Nonviolent Opponents of War…
February 15, 2010 at 8:59PM
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Rape survivor protections considered after Green Lake attack
From our news partners at seattlepi.com: Months after a Green Lake rape survivor was grilled in court by her alleged attacker, legislation aimed at stopping similar interrogations is moving forward. Voting last week, the state House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill that would allow judges to prevent those accused of sex offenses from questioning their alleged victims. Instead, court-appointed defense attorneys would conduct the interview on behalf of defendants representing themselves. The initiative stems in part from a disturbing scene that played out at King County Superior Court, in which accused rapist Sankarandi Skanda repeatedly violated court orders while…
