Pike Street Market

We could be this close to Seattle and not go to visit the Pike Street Market. We didn't get up very early and by the time we showered and got going, it was almost noon. We were still so full from dinner last night, that neither one of us were hungry enough for breakfast.

It was a beautiful sunshiny day today and the Market was very busy. Of course, it is summer time and there are lots of tourists, but it was as busy today as we've seen it on weekends. There was a group of people from a large tour bus that we kept seeing as well.

I did have a couple of goals. I wanted to find a birthday present for Daughter Mary Mae's birthday the last part of July. I also wanted to get some peaches for our friend Leslie. I was successful on both counts and was able to get fun presents for my little AHEC girls as well.

Sosio's vegetable stand in the market was handing out samples of peaches and nectarines. Fruit so ripe and juicy, it dripped off the slices. Bill and Leslie had invited us to dinner tonight, so I bought enough peaches for us each to have one for dessert. Bill and Forry went to buy some vanilla bean ice cream that went perfectly with the very ripe peaches.

Bill had smoked baby back ribs as well as a thick sirloin steak this afternoon in his new electric smoker. The ribs were done perfectly -- I only wish I had more room to eat more! I had never heard of smoked sirloin steak before. Leslie and Bill had had it at one of their many BBQ tastings as they went across country. They had gotten a very thick -- about 1 1/2 inches -- steak last night at the butchers in Issaquah. It was very good.

We will be leaving in the morning and heading for LaConner. It's been a very short visit with our friends, but perhaps we can get together again while we are in the area!