Category: Neighborhood

ALERT: LOST WALLET

Columbia Neighborhood resident here. I lost my wallet today somewhere riding around the Columbia Neighborhood or around Squalicum Park. It was a worn out Star Wars comic book wallet for reference. this happened this afternoon most likely they can text or call 360.306.8145. Thanks in advance! – Ben Bodenhamer

ANDY KOCH, FAIRHAVEN

Livestream concert tomorrow night at 7:00 – 8:30 PM: Andy Koch  (harmonica, vocals, acoustic guitar) has been an entertainer all of his life, playing a variety of instruments but settling on harmonica. Blues is his deep love. Find him here as part of the Fairhaven College livestream Thursday night concert series: https://www.facebook.com/groups/298533994557015

Love/Fl!p 360-671-4511  2518 Cherry Street flip@columbianeighborhood.org

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CONTENTS 9/8/2020
Smoke
Handy Woman
Magic Tree House Books
Out Of Plums
Hardware Sales?
House For Rent, Work From Home
Radio Free Fl!p: Cool Of The Day

SMOKE

The air is still smokey today. Safer to stay indoors. The forecast is back to safe air tomorrow, but it’s worth checking this website:

https://cfpub.epa.gov/airnow/index.cfm?action=airnow.local_city&mapcenter=0&cityid=245

HANDY WOMAN

Daniella Hirt is home from Alaska, and available to provide ‘Handy Woman’ services for the neighborhood once again. She did a very capable job of replacing a section of fence with a gate for us earlier this year. The job required not just skill but the ability to envision and plan. ~Fl!p Breskin
Daniella Hirt
pnwhandywerk@gmail.com
360-933-4567

MAGIC TREE HOUSE BOOKS

The Magic Tree House books have been claimed! What an overwhelmingly wonderful response for the Magic Treehouse books! They have been given to a good home!  I only wish I had many sets to give away…Happy reading everyone! ~ Kim Bauer Lynn St

OUT OF PLUMS

We had a rush on plums last night and this morning.  Many were in response to your blog email.  Could you please note I’m out at the moment? Thanks! ~ Linda Twitchell

HARDWARE SALES?

Is anyone going to Hardware Sales in the next week or so? We need a couple items. Fl!p 360-671-4511

HOUSE FOR RENT, WORK FROM HOME

We have a two bedroom, one office, one bath house available for rent from November 1 to the end of March. It is fully furnished and all utilities are included in rent price. We are also open to have the house used as work space if there is someone who is interested.  Please email me with an inquiries. sbirdeen@yahoo.com  Thanks, ~ Sarah Grainger, Victor Street

RADIO FREE FL!P: COOL OF THE DAY

Sung by Kith & Kin, written by Jean Ritchie. I love the sound of human voices blending and twining together without instruments. I love seeing these women’s breath, made visible in the cold air. But I think of Jean writing in hot summer, when the air finally cools down in the evening, or in the sweet quiet just before dawn. That’s why I went looking for this song now. But Kith & Kin’s version is far too lovely not to share.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa09aTR8qQk

Love/Fl!p 360-671-4511  2518 Cherry Street flip@columbianeighborhood.org

If you want to ask me to post something, just email me. If it’s urgent, phone. If it’s a real emergency, call 911.

CONTENTS 9/7/2020
Air Quality Tomorrow
Put Me In Your Phone?
Frightened Dog Is Home
Exercise Ball Goes For A Roll
Free Italian Plums
Apple Press Loan?
Free Magic Tree House Books
Want To Purchase: Bike Trailer
Memory
Radio Free Fl!p: Canned Goods

AIR QUALITY TOMORROW

Air quality won’t be quite as good tomorrow. Moderate. Here is a website to keep checking for forecasts.

https://www.airnow.gov/?city=Bellingham&state=WA&country=USA

PUT ME IN YOUR PHONE?

I had a locked-out house-sitter show up on my doorstep this morning. They were taking out the recycling and did not have their phone, and therefore didn’t have the home-owners’ phone numbers. I was able to find the vacationing owners in my database and call them, but realized the call would come from an unfamiliar number and probably be assumed to be spam. Fortunately, one of them picked up and we were able to figure out what to do from there. But that got me thinking. You might want to make sure that I have a current phone number & address for you, and you might want to put my phone number into your phone so if I call you, you’ll know it’s me. You might also want to make sure one or two of your neighbors have a copy of your key. Love/Fl!p 360-671-4511

FRIGHTENED DOG IS HOME

12:30 this afternoon. Liver spotted dog with collar and short tail on 2700 Block of Eldridge.  Spooked by car, but mostly staying on sidewalk but runs away when approached with treats and barks.  Running through yards and back alley around Eldridge & Lafayette. Posted on Columbia Facebook page & Craigslist. If anyone learns if the dog got home safe, please let us know. ~ Collette Keller 360-303-1771. 

Found her lying next to her owner’s car in our alley. All is well. She is home. Thank you everyone. She was out over 3 hours. ~ Rebecca Meloy, Lafayette Street

EXERCISE BALL GOES FOR A ROLL

Are you missing a silver Yoga Ball? My kids “rescued” one that was blowing down the street this morning in all the wind. I have it in my garage. (apparently at West and Jefferson) ~ Lindsey Escher,  West and Jefferson, Lindsey.escher@gmail.com

FREE ITALIAN PLUMS!

Help, come get some! Out in front at 2925 Nevada. I’m drowning in plums. Thanks. ~ Linda Twitchell

APPLE PRESS LOAN?

I’m hoping to borrow an apple press for an afternoon. I’m happy to pick up and return it, if you don’t mind lending it out.  Thank you! Rachel Budelsky 360-966-6393 (call or text ok).  

FREE RAILROAD TIES

I’ve got 3 railroad ties in pretty good shape. They were from my neighbors garden, & surprise they ended up on my side in the alley. Please go up the alley from Illinois between Lorraine Ellis Court & Walnut St.. I am at 2908 Lorraine Ellis Court (there is an address marker on my fence), and they are next to my pole building. You will need a truck. No need to tell me when you take them. If you want to know if they are still available, please drive the alley. Go slow near the end, there are some “killer” pot holes. Thanks, ~ Dave Lind, Lorraine Ellis Court

FREE MAGIC TREE HOUSE BOOKS

A few more well-loved than others, my kids have read them through many times and we’re ready to pass them on to another family. Join Jack and Annie in their mysterious treehouse that whisks them back in time to have adventures and solve mysteries in the past. We have book 1 through 28, and a few into the 30s, with bonus magic treehouse research guides. Covid safe pickup in a box on our porch. Just call/text my stay at home-school husband to arrange a time = Scott 206-371-5461 ~ Kim Bauer Lynn St

WANT TO PURCHASE: BIKE TRAILER 

A few weeks back l posted asking if anyone had a child bike trailer that l could borrow for a few weeks. I got an incredible response from neighbors offering. (and l hope l thanked everyone)  l borrowed the trailer so our friend with a two yr old could try it out. Together we all rode to Squalicum beach for a picnic supper. Since then they went on many adventures and even some grocery runs. They LOVED it and now we’re posting to see if anyone has one FOR SALE.  Hopefully $100. or less.  Kathy and Dave Fox Elizabeth St. 360 441 6239

MEMORY

In these very days of the year, back in 2015, I went to Maine to help my sister Kitty die. Bits of writing float back up from that time. Here’s one:

I am training wheels for death:
A slightly wobbly glide into new territory
Trying to avoid crashing on the way down this hill
An unfamiliar balancing act
But so far the slope is gentle.

RADIO FREE FL!P: CANNED GOODS

Greg Brown. Taste a little of the summer. Grandma put it all in jars… I posted this song way last spring, but I think I posted the short version. This one has all the storytelling embedded. A boy’s view of life, of summer, confusion and hope and safety and family and love.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Rrzop2aLtQ

Love/Fl!p 360-671-4511  2518 Cherry Street flip@columbianeighborhood.org

If you want to ask me to post something, just email me. If it’s urgent, phone. If it’s a real emergency, call 911.

CONTENTS 9/6/2020
Windy & Warm!
Halloween
Two Car Break-Ins
More Found Phone Strategies
More Found Phone Advice
Free Yellow String Beans
Puppies Wanted
Electronics Repair Needed
Radio Free Fl!p: Old Fat Boat

WINDY & WARM!

The wind will likely be gusting tomorrow 15-25 mph. Folk might want to check their yard and belongings for anything that might blow away or blow over. Including garbage & recycling. ~ Maggi Kriger, Keesling Street

[And it’s supposed to hit 80 degrees! I can’t resist this: the tune is Windy And Warm, by John D Loudermilk. All us finger-style guitar players learned it back in the day. Here’s Chet Atkins because I couldn’t get Doc Watson to load. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA8rhRjiDQo]

HALLOWEEN

Sounds like Sunnyland neighborhood is talking too! They seem To like the idea of the contactless trick-or-treating… decorating and setting a bowl of candy at the edge of the yard so no one is knocking on doors.  (Seems like later in the evening there might be some older kids who clear out the candy bowls, but who cares?!?!) I also think trying to get folks to participate in flow of traffic map is a really good idea.  Might take a couple great minds to figure out, but I think it can be done! ~ Kamarie Chapman

TWO CAR BREAK-INS

Good morning, I noticed some evidence that my car was prowled on Friday night, I must not have locked it. Nothing was taken,  but I had been driving around with a large Dell box of donations items I’d just gave away that morning.  They removed the fuse box cover,  don’t know if that’s a way to hot wire it or ? 3000 block of the alley between Kulshan and Meridian. Lock your doors! ~ Lisa Brogan

A car on Utter was also gone through last night, and again, nothing appeared to be taken, except a sign from the yard. ~ Sara Smith

MORE FOUND PHONE STRATEGIES

I love that people keep sending ideas! I haven’t managed to get the phone to respond to spoken commands yet, and it doesn’t seem to have an ICE where I can find it, but I have it plugged in and charged at least. Please keep your ears peeled. Here are the latest suggestions:

“I once found a phone in the street whose screen was smashed and useless. By using a voice command,  I was able to get it to redial the last number called. It was a total shot in the dark, but it worked. The party who answered the call recognized who it was “from” and contacted them via a mutual friend.” ~ Marc Hoffman

“On the pre log in screen of my android there is “ice” and a phone number. If your found phone has that, calling it will be a help in finding the owner. Ice is in case of emergency.”  ~ Robina Page

FREE YELLOW STRING BEANS

There is a huge bag full at the Share Hut at 2721 Walnut Street. There are some extra bags there, but you might want to bring your own as well.

PUPPIES WANTED

Myself and at least one other person I know are looking for puppies. My friend is looking for a shepherd mix for her depressed teenage daughter. I am looking for a Benji sized (when adult) that is super smart and great with kids for my disabled child with the. intention to train for some disability services. Any leads would be greatly appreciated.  360.527.2812 call or text or email drgrobe@gmail.com ~ Mystique

ELECTRONICS REPAIR NEEDED

I have a Toshiba device that converts VHS to DVDs: DVD Video Recorder / Video Cassette Recorder, DVR620KU. It hasn’t been used many times, but I can’t get it to turn on. I am looking for someone to fix it for me. Contact elisabeth.starnes@gmail.com. ~ Elisabeth Starnes 360.920.9209

RADIO FREE FL!P: OLD FAT BOAT

Gordon Bok. When I was a kid our family had a small wooden sailboat. On summer evenings Dad would drag us all out on the water to watch the sunset, with Mom planning, organizing, and packing dinner and supplies for two adults and three little kids. (Don’t forget the pee bucket!) My brother and sister both caught Dad’s passion and wound up sailing and building sailboats. My sister Kitty moved out to Maine for the second half of her life. She hand-sewed sails till her hands gave out, and then went back to school and became a geotechnical engineer, designing highways and bridges for the Maine DOT. I got to go help care for her at her home in Boothbay, during her last summer – in 2015, in these very days of the year. This song is a wry and sweet meditation from Gordon up in Camden, Maine. He reminds me of my time in Maine with my sister and brother, and also of summer evenings in my childhood.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLAd4l5uROU

Love/Fl!p 360-671-4511  2518 Cherry Street flip@columbianeighborhood.org

If you want to ask me to post something, just email me. If it’s urgent, phone. If it’s a real emergency, call 911.

CONTENTS 9/5/2020
Map Your Neighborhood
Puppets Again
Smoke Resource
Free Soil
Found Phone
Bike?
Rental Wanted
Radio Free Fl!p: Zeke & Fl!p At Tumbleweed

MAP YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

If there was one thing you could do for me in this time when we are being so divided, I would ask you to come together one block at a time for a meeting to plan for disaster preparedness with your immediate neighbors. I will come join you to facilitate. One 90 minute meeting can make a huge difference for the future, and really, from that day forward, for you and your neighbors. If you would consider hosting your block, let me know. I’ll host an informational Zoom meeting in the next couple weeks and we’ll get going on this project. My dream is to have every one of the 100 blocks in Columbia neighborhood join this lovely project. And if you live outside the ‘hood, I’ll help you get the resources you need to do it as well. Respond to me, Fl!p Breskin at flip@columbianeighborhood.org.

PUPPETS AGAIN

The story box is so much fun and such a charming break from the “normal” of the super normal, if I dare say so myself, that I have decided to re-run the whole thing tomorrow.

Traffic is low and slow, perfect! After all, it’s Labor Day weekend and we should live it with ease and care. Thanks for your interest and – anyway, yes, if you are in the neighborhood, stroll on over. to the corner of Victor & W. Connecticut.  Cheers ~ Max

SMOKE RESOURCE

It looks like we dodged the bullet this weekend, but you might be interested in this website. It was sent me by my brother in Idaho. ~ Lynne Pendleton

https://tools.airfire.org/websky/v2/run/standard/PNW4km-CMAQ/2020090300/#viewer

FREE SOIL

Anyone interest in good soil for garden? I use to have my compost on this site.  Columbia Neighborhood ~ Bea Doran 360-325-2639 

FOUND PHONE

I still have that Android phone. I’ve got it plugged in. Hoping someone calls it so we can find the owner. I printed a big sign with my name and phone on my computer screen, and managed to take a photo of it with the found camera in hopes that the camera saves photos to the cloud and the owner finds the picture. I’m open to more suggestions. Love/Fl!p

BIKE?

My son’s bike was taken out of our driveway on the evening of 9/1. It is a blue Haro Downtown BMX bike. The back wheel wasn’t working well, so it may not have gotten far. We are on Eldridge near the “train park.” If you see it lying around, please let me know: ~ Matt Dowling 360.927.8582

RENTAL WANTED

Active senior looking for a place to call home. A non-smoker with no pets who enjoys a good read, gardening, short trips in her VW and spending time with family would love an ADU or attached unit w/ private entrance. Her manta “Live Simply So That Others May Simply Live” speaks volumes about her way of being. ~ Pam Graham 206-851-6600

RADIO FREE FL!P: ZEKE & FL!P AT TUMBLEWEED

This year, Tumbleweed Music Festival went virtual, and we went with them. No drive to Kennewick, no outdoor stages in the hot Labor Day sunshine. So easy for us, and for you! (But not for the poor tech crew! Essential workers tearing their hair out and somehow managing to pull it all together.) Want to hear three songs Zeke wrote?

https://vimeo.com/439080627

Love/Fl!p 360-671-4511  2518 Cherry Street flip@columbianeighborhood.org

If you want to ask me to post something, just email me. If it’s urgent, phone. If it’s a real emergency, call 911.