On Saturday, August 17, 1907, several farmers brought wagons filled with their produce to the corner of First Avenue and Pike Street in downtown Seattle. The response by local citizens, outraged by the skyrocketing price of vegetables, was overwhelming; the farmers sold out before noon. And so began the Pike Place Public Market, the […]
Entries from August 2007
Meeting the producer for 100 years
August 18th, 2007 4 Comments
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Farm Dog Friday
August 17th, 2007 4 Comments
Surprise! No cat pictures today. Instead, we pay a visit to Duke, one of the farm dogs at Skagit River Ranch. If you visit the ranch (more on that later), Duke will likely greet you at your car, his plumed tail wagging, a rakish grin on his lopsidedly handsome face.
When you walk down toward the […]
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Feline Friday: Brave Miss Lyra and The Boys
August 10th, 2007 12 Comments
When she came to live with us five years ago, Miss Lyra was a frightened little cat. As I’ve noted before, she has long since overcome most of her fears, and is now the most affection-seeking cat in the known world. My known world, anyway. Not only does she actively seek out the attentions of […]
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Feline Friday: Sweet face
August 3rd, 2007 5 Comments
How could you not love that sweet, stripey face?
More kitty faces, sweet or sassy, show up at Weekend Cat Blogging, this weekend at Masak-Masak. You never know whose face you might see aboard the Friday Ark.
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