Author: Kathy Schuler

If you live anywhere around the 5 corner stop on 84th then you and your kids have stopped by the fence to say hello to “Lucy” the friendly black goat. She lived in the small red goat shed. Rosemary was her owner. Lucy died on October 29th. She will be missed. Neighbors say Lucy stopped eating about a week before she died. They say it’s because her friend the black and white speckled guinea fowl was killed by a car. Rosemary has a small chicken coup tucked in the pine trees on her corner. The lucky guinea fowl had roaming rights and could be seen...

Kirkland’s newly annexed area properties built prior to 1950 are now being surveyed. Do you know of a Finn Hill property built before 1950? Learn more about the “Historic Property Inventory Project.” You are invited to the September 25th Kirkland Heritage Society Annual Blackberry Sundae Social at Heritage Hall. A presentation will be made that evening by King County Historic Preservation officers explaining the whys and wherefores of the Historic Property Inventory Project as well as touching upon the criteria and incentives of owning a Landmarked property in Kirkland. Excerpt above from the Kirkland Heritage Society newsletter, page 3....

Over the course of time, a tree that is property cared for increases in value, which in turn increases property value.  “The term ‘topping’ refers to the practice of drastically cutting back large limbs, often indiscriminately leaving stubs, and resulting in injury; a tree will never recover from this.”  From the Department of Natural Resources.  Read more on the DNR  “Don’t Top Trees” website.  ...