misc ramblings from your bellingham real estate pro: Bellingham's Procession of the Species
- 05/03/09 06:42 AM
If you missed yesterdays Procession of the Species, here are some of the characters that took part in the festivities.
Put it on your calendar for next year. There are always workshops a few weeks before the event for those interested in participating and making their own costumes.
Obviously a good time was had by all who where in the parade and the bystanders watching as well.
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misc ramblings from your bellingham real estate pro: Appliance Art Revival - turning your washed out washer into Art
- 04/30/09 06:12 AM
Spring has finally arrived here in Bellingham. The days are getting longer it's just before 9 PM at the end of April and it's dusk, we're getting some shirtsleeve weather, and there are many events starting to happen every weekend. This weekend is no exception,there is a Gallery Walk Friday night May 1st, including the 8th Annual Children's Gallery Walk, The Procession of the Species is happening Saturday, May 2nd, and another unusual event this Saturday is the Appliance Art Revival.
The Appliance Art Revival will be taking place at the Chuckanut Brewery on Saturday May 2nd at 5 to 11 … (0 comments)
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misc ramblings from your bellingham real estate pro: The Procession of the Species. Saturday, May 2nd
- 04/29/09 02:47 PM
Saturday, May 2nd, Bellingham will be hosting a most unusual parade that celebrates our community, creativity and our connection with nature, The Procession of the Species. Fun loving environmental friendly folks will be wearing self made costumes of birds, salmon, owls and others. This years theme is fire, water, earth and air.
There are 3 rulest to join the parade:
No live animals, No motorized vehicles, and No words written or spoken. Bellingham's version of the event has been going on since 2004, nationwide since 1995 to bring attention to the Endangered Species Act. Come out and join the fun. The procession … (0 comments)
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misc ramblings from your bellingham real estate pro: Trash into Art - at Maritime Heritage Park, Saturday, April 25,
- 04/24/09 11:44 AM
Saturday, April 25, at Maritime Heritage Park local artist Kuros Zahedi, will turn trash into art with the help of volunteers who show up.
Volunteers will be provided with gloves and bags to help clean the park. Zahedi will then make a work of art out of the trash.
Zahedi used the trash collected at Maritime Heritage Park last year to create an image of two people dancing in a garden he called "Bellingham Dance." It was made ofplastic bags, beer cans, broken sunglasses and other trash that was found.
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misc ramblings from your bellingham real estate pro: Bellingham Farmers Market opens April 4, at 10 am
- 04/04/09 04:02 AM
The Bellingham Farmers Market will come to life for the 17th year on Saturday April 4 with the mayor tossing out the cabbage to open the season. Farmer's, crafter's, and food vendors will take to the Depot Market Square Saturday at 10:00 AM. You'll be able to buy fresh organic produce, although probably not much yet this time of year, bedding plants, trees, flowers, as well as jewelry, furniture, hula hoop's, art, baked goods, and of course lunch from the large variety of food vendors. There will be organic eggs and cupcakes, ice cream and coffee not to mention the live … (1 comments)
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misc ramblings from your bellingham real estate pro: Soccer Season Comes along with Spring
- 03/21/09 04:10 PM
Soccer season began in earnest this week, not only did the Seattle Sounders FC play their first games in Quest Field and win, but today was the first game of the season for the Whatcom Youth Soccer League. My son plays for the Eastside U. 12 we had the luck of the draw and got the first games at 8:00, coach wanted the team there at 7:30 AM. Kind of early for a Saturday morning. It was a cold and beautiful day, when I got to the soccer fields the sun was just beginning to rise over Mount Baker. It was … (0 comments)
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misc ramblings from your bellingham real estate pro: Bellingham's New Cordata Bus Station
- 02/13/09 01:59 PM
Yes it's true, Bellingham has grown into a two bus station town. With the opening of its new Cordata Bus Station last week the Whatcom Transit Authority (WTA) now has two bus stations. The new Cordata Station will service the fast-growing Cordata neighborhood. With the growth of Whatcom Community College and the area in general, it seems like a natural place for the extension of the bus system. With lots of condos, apartments, and new homes in the area, the Cordata neighborhood is the fastest-growing Bellingham. The Community Food Co-op has just opened their second store across the street from station, … (1 comments)
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misc ramblings from your bellingham real estate pro: The Legendary Banked Slalom - Snowboarding at Mt Baker
- 02/06/09 11:36 AM
The Legendary Banked Slalom takes place Friday February 6 thru Sunday February 8 at the Mt Baker Ski Area. Mt. Baker has been a kind of Mecca for the snowboarding world ever since they first opened their chairs to snowboarders in the early'80s. The early boarders there started a contest. In 1985, 14 snowboarders raced on Superbowl Sunday to avoid the crowds, and a tradition was born.
This year in it's 24th season, the Banked Slalom has become a celebration of the sport to locals and pros.
This is still the peoples competition, winners receive an embroidered Carhartt jacket and duct-tape … (1 comments)
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misc ramblings from your bellingham real estate pro: The Pacific Northwest Rain Festival
- 02/06/09 08:28 AM
Are you tired of those week long festivals that just seem to never end? If you are The Pacific Northwest Rain Festival maybe for you. It only lasts for one fun filled hour. It all happens so quickly at the Fairhaven Village Green this Saturday February 7, from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm. Looks like bit might even rain!
There will be rain poetry, a rain gear fashion show, even music about rain. It's all about the weather we love around here. There will even be prizes from some of Fairhaven's merchants.
It's a blaze (fast not hot) of an event, so … (0 comments)
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misc ramblings from your bellingham real estate pro: Want to know where your kids are? Ask Google.
- 02/04/09 04:38 AM
Google has done it again. It is upgrading its mobile maps to enable people with mobile phones or other wireless devices to share their whereabouts with family and friends.
This new feature their calling 'Latitude' will add a social feature to google maps. Google is promising to avoid privacy concerns by promising not to retain uses information except for the last location and making it a voluntary program.
Google says "See your friends on a map and get in touch" The system will be able to follow people traveling in the United States and 26 other countries. The users can decide … (4 comments)
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misc ramblings from your bellingham real estate pro: First Time Home Buyer - $7,500 Tax Credit
- 02/01/09 04:51 AM
Did you know that you may be eligible for the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit that is part of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. This tax credit is designed to encourage first-time home buyers to purchase their first homes. Combine this tax credit with the fact that home prices are relatively lows and interest rates are at historical lows, it may be an ideal time for many first-time home buyers to purchase homes. How the law works....
1. The tax credit is available for homes purchased between April 9, 2008 and July 1, 2009
2. The tax credit … (2 comments)
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misc ramblings from your bellingham real estate pro: Bellingham's Heritage Flight Museum
- 01/15/09 12:42 PM
Bellingham's Heritage Flight Museum is moving into their new home at 4165 Mitchell Way, near the Bellingham Airport on Saturday, 17 January 2009. There will be a formal program scheduled to begin at 1:00pm.
The museum was founded in 1996 by Maj. General William Anders an Apollo 8 astronaut. The Heritage Flight Museum is dedicated to the preservation and flying of historic military aircraft. The Museum began at Bellingham International in 2001. The new facility will allow the addition of displays highlighting elements of the US Space Program, mainly the Apollo program.
Volunteer opportunities for individuals and youth groups such as … (1 comments)
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misc ramblings from your bellingham real estate pro: Bellingham’s Community Food Co-op Opens Second Store
- 01/14/09 12:38 PM
Bellingham's Community Food Co-op, our natural cooperative grocer is opening their new store on January 15. The 'second store' will serve the north side of town, located in the fast growing Cordata neighborhood. It is conveniently located across the street from Bellingham's new Cordata Bus Station and down the street from Whatcom Community College. It is not the prettiest building I have ever seen, but it is functional, within budget and green. The new store was built to meet the standards for LEED certification, a national rating system for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings developed by the U.S. Green Building Council.
The … (1 comments)
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misc ramblings from your bellingham real estate pro: Bellingham's Polar Bear Plunge
- 12/30/08 01:48 PM
If your idea of starting the New Year off is with a cold swim, come on out to this year's Lake Padden Resolution Run & Polar Bear Dip. The run will begin at 11 a.m. on New Years Day, with a run or walk around Bellingham's Lake Padden. The official dip into the chilly lake is set for noon. Lifeguards will be on duty,as well as hot beverages, snacks and warm showers for those brave souls who make the plunge.
Birch Bay will host their 26th annual Polar Bear Plunge this New Year's day. The front of CJ's Beach House Restaurant … (3 comments)
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misc ramblings from your bellingham real estate pro: Snow Fun in Bellingham
- 12/24/08 10:47 AM
Bellingham has been a winter wonderland for the past week and a half. The white stuff has been with us nonstop and it's been growing by a number of inches every few days until today when the temperature got up to the mid-30s and the snow turned to rain. It might be a white Christmas here yet as predictions vary. Some are predicting more snow, others are predicting a combination of rain mixed with snow. I'm looking at cloudy sky with some patches of blue and some snowflakes fluttering through the air. You know the weatherman is usually right 50 … (2 comments)
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misc ramblings from your bellingham real estate pro: Snow Comes to Bellingham
- 12/22/08 11:40 AM
Winter came to Bellingham this year and it looks like it might be here a little longer. Some years we don't get much winter here compared to places where they got lots of snow that is, but this year were getting our fair share. It's been piling up here in our corner of the world and it looks like a little bit more is on the way. Last week front wheel drive was good enough for me to get around, but they run to Les Schwab to get chains paid off as they were surely needed this morning. It was just … (3 comments)
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misc ramblings from your bellingham real estate pro: Fairhaven's Good Earth Pottery
- 12/22/08 10:43 AM
Fairhaven is full of unique shops as I mentioned in my post about Fairhaven's Artwood Gallery. Another truly unique place to do your holiday shopping is Good Earth Pottery. It is located in the historic Morgan Block Building next door to Artwood. The gallery has been located here for almost 40 years and is certainly helped influence the artistic nature of the Fairhaven district.
The gallery has gone through many incarnations, is presently owned by three local potters and showcases more than 50 local artists. Good Earth pottery features a very wide variety of … (1 comments)
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misc ramblings from your bellingham real estate pro: Fairhaven's Gingerbread House Contest
- 12/09/08 07:35 AM
The Gingerbread house contest was just awesome. Some of the entries were pretty spectacular, and there was lots of time, energy, love, and candy put into them. I was there on Sunday and the Bellingham Cruise Terminal was packed with people enjoying the activities of the day, singers, dancers, Santa, and lots of Gingerbread. Here are some of the entries for those of you from far away or from nearby who didn't make it.
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misc ramblings from your bellingham real estate pro: I Moved to BuyerTours Realty
- 12/05/08 10:07 AM
I recently made the change to BuyerTours Realty. It was an easychoice. Having a pretty good Web presence myself, usually coming upat No. 4 or 5 on the first page of Google for the search termsBellingham real estate, I found myself always competing with severalpeople who have the top spots. The most dominant player in the fieldseemed to be BuyerTours Realty. They sure we're getting lots moretraffic that I was, having not one but two sites in the top 10 for thesame search term on Google.If you can't beat 'em, join 'em, so I did. Now we have 3 of the … (0 comments)
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misc ramblings from your bellingham real estate pro: Fairhaven's Holiday Port Festival & Gingerbread House Contest
- 12/03/08 06:09 AM
The annual Holiday Port Festival - Friday, Dec. 5, from noon - 8 pm; Saturday, Sept. 6, from 11 am - 6 pm; and Sunday, Dec. 7, from 11 am - 5 pm
Continuing the Holiday Spirit in Fairhaven, this weekend the action will be at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal. The annual Holiday Port Festival will have performances by local choirs, bands and dance groups. There are lots of free family activities, including horse drawn wagon rides, children's art activities, complimentary gingerbread cookies and cider to name a few! Santa Claus will around, and a photographer will be available for pictures … (0 comments)
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If you missed yesterdays Procession of the Species, here are some of the characters that took part in the festivities.
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