All about the West Seattle neighborhood around Beach Drive
Or do you know who is? Seattle Metropolitan, along with University Book Store and Project Runway’s Tim Gunn are in search of the most stylish man in Seattle.
To nominate someone…click here.
The most stylish men will be invited to take place in a preliminary judging round on May 1.
…and Snooty Walk tomorrow on April 21st. We originally posted information about this last month.
If you go, please take photos…we would love to post them on BDB.
I was asked from Stephanie at People for Puget Sound to post an upcoming event for BDB readers. On Sunday, April 22, 2007 from 1:30 – 4:00, you can go on a low tide beach walk along Beach Drive.
Kids are encouraged to join in the fun by bringing trash bags to pick up litter which they can then create recycled art and win prizes!
This event begins at Charles Richey Sr. Viewpoint (Constellation Park) 63rd Ave SW and Beach Drive SW.
Space is limited for this event, please RSVP. What a great way to celebrate Earth Day.
Click here to read West Seattle Herald’s article from today’s paper on the possible addition of Cell Phone Towers in Alki.
We have a couple homes along Beach Drive that are currently slated to have some major changes to them. I thought it would be interesting to track the progress and when it’s all said and done, feature a "before and after" post. Of course I’ll include an after photo of the house I posted the other day "going up".
Here are two such homes:
West Seattle Blog has posted information about residential tear downs most recently happening on California. The Seattle PI also covered the topic of teardowns and Seattle’s historic bungalows biting the dust just a few months ago.
We have just added local Beach Drive Artist, Steve Klinkel, as a link to the Beach Drive Neighbor’s Blogs and Websites section on the left column of site. Check it out!
Recently, Zillow launched their Home Q&A where anyone can submit a photo of their home, comment or ask a question about a home whether it’s listed for sale or not. Real estate industry professionals can also have a profile on Zillow’s site.
Homes that have recently sold, are currently listed or that have a "make me move" price by the seller are flagged on their maps. Here’s a link to the photo below.
Just yesterday, YourStreet.com went "live". This is still very new and I found the site freezing up on me constantly. Created by a group of CNET veterans, this site features a feed of photos from Flickr, a social set up for neighborhoods, maps, etc.
We inherited two metal hanging baskets when we moved into our home from the previous owner. They’re over sized and have been great fun for creating a moss hanging baskets. I’m not an expert at this…I know we have several gardening experts that would be much better at providing plant guidance than I (hint hint).
Since I just took this project on…I thought I would share it with you. It seems like the moss baskets last about a year or two and then you m
ay need to start over from scratch. Which is what I did last weekend.
Although there was some "life left" in the basket, it was in need of an overhaul. I was able to keep the ivy, fuchsia and other plants that were still alive to reuse in the fresh basket.
Many wire baskets do not have the large spaces that 
ours have…so it’s tricky trying to keep everything from falling out, or as my husband says "having a blow out". I use sheet moss, it literally looks like a small moss blanket or sheet. There are also other options available. I soak the moss, squeezing out the excess water and begin by lining the bottom of the basket with the moss.
I have all of my plants ready for assembling in a nearby 
handy location. How many plants you use will depend on how big basket is and you don’t want to crowd them. Once you have your moss lining the bottom third of the basket without any gaps showing, you can add your potting soil.
Then you gently lay your plants creating the bottom layer of your plants. Next you repeat the moss process 
again by adding another layer off moss and a little dirt. Add more trailing plants (I like to stagger the layers). Simple! Save a nice plant for the top, like a geranium.
Moss baskets tend to need extra watering and fertilizer. I’ll have to post an "after" picture this summer when the baskets are in full bloom.
My next garden project is going to be figuring out what to do with our flax pots at our 
porch. We have two and I’ve managed to butcher them pretty well. One poked me in my eye last year, and I’ve been a bit unforgiving. Since then, I always try to wear my sunglasses when I’m gardening.
If you need plants this weekend, you can check out the West Seattle Garden Plant Sale taking place today and tomorrow until 3:00 pm at the Senior Center.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is having their annual neighborhood fundraising drive. They contacted me a while back to see if I would mail out about a dozen cards asking for donations to my Beach Drive neighbors. A few years ago, I did my first (and only so far) half-marathon to raise money for LLS in Vancouver BC.
So if you’re on my list, you may be receiving an envelope from me. And, I’m sure other neighbors may be participating in this campaign that is taking place now.
Our fellow blog in West Seattle received a much deserve nod from the Seattle PI today. You can read the story by clicking here.
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