During this time we took delivery of the 1950s Ferguson tractor. We purchased the tractor from Abe Wiens. Turns out Abe was the Ferguson tractor dealer for decades in Monroe. Although he is retired, Abe still fixes the older tractors and occasionally sells them when he has too many. We immediately began using it to move dirt around the property.
We did find time for a field trip to Seattle. As many know Seattle is the home of Starbucks coffee, and there are Espresso vendors every fifty feet in the city. In fact the coffee market is so saturated in the Seattle area, that some have resorted to “sex” to boost their sales. Some have hit on the idea of young female employees in bikinis (or even pasties) in their drive through coffee shacks. These establishments have names like Java Jigglers or Coffee Cowgirls. Naturally some citizens are not too happy with this and the court cases have started.
Our first stop in Seattle was Uwajimaya Asian Market. Uwajimaya started in the International District of Seattle selling Japanese and Chinese products and groceries to the large Japanese and Chinese population. They have since expanded to include items from Korea, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Hawaii, Samoa, Fiji, etc. We find shopping at Uwajimaya is like being in Asia without the twelve hour flight.
http://www.uwajimaya.com/
Our first stop in Seattle was Uwajimaya Asian Market. Uwajimaya started in the International District of Seattle selling Japanese and Chinese products and groceries to the large Japanese and Chinese population. They have since expanded to include items from Korea, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Hawaii, Samoa, Fiji, etc. We find shopping at Uwajimaya is like being in Asia without the twelve hour flight.
http://www.uwajimaya.com/
We then headed to the top of Queen Anne hill to check out Dan’s maternal grandmother’s house (Grandma Monie). From the top of Queen Anne we headed down to the neighborhood called Fremont. Fremont has always had more than its fair share of free spirits (some would say kooks). Fremont’s motto is De Liberta Quirks (freedom to be peculiar). In addition in 1991 it was discovered that the center of the universe was located in Fremont. This discovery resulted in the following advice:
"Entering the Republic of Fremont, the center of the Universe, set your watch back five minutes." "Entering the Republic of Fremont, the center of the Universe, set your watch forward five minutes." "Entering the Republic of Fremont, the center of the Universe, throw away your watch."
http://www.fremontseattle.com/
Fremont has many unique pieces of art throughout the neighborhood. Some of the most photographed are a mock-up of Russian ICBM, Lenin statue from USSR, troll under bridge eating VW and six concrete people waiting for the bus at a actual bus stop. The six people at the bus stop are constantly dressed and decorated by the locals to reflect current events or holidays.
"Entering the Republic of Fremont, the center of the Universe, set your watch back five minutes." "Entering the Republic of Fremont, the center of the Universe, set your watch forward five minutes." "Entering the Republic of Fremont, the center of the Universe, throw away your watch."
http://www.fremontseattle.com/
Fremont has many unique pieces of art throughout the neighborhood. Some of the most photographed are a mock-up of Russian ICBM, Lenin statue from USSR, troll under bridge eating VW and six concrete people waiting for the bus at a actual bus stop. The six people at the bus stop are constantly dressed and decorated by the locals to reflect current events or holidays.
The newest statue is of JP Patches and one of his sidekicks, Gertrude. During the 60s, 70s and into the 80s JP was on TV each day after school. Thousands of Seattle children were official Patches Pals and learned how to be good citizens by following Patches Pal rules.http://www.jppatches.com/
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