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So my family and I helped the Seattle-area economy by purchasing this Chinese dragon while we were shopping at Uwajimaya, the Asian supermarket in Seattle.
We didn’t expect to buy it.
Isn’t that always the case when you tell yourself you’re just going to get food or gas?
But Lunar New Year is here and a long, gold dragon appeared last weekend in Seattle’s Chinatown International District to ward off not-so-nice spirits and usher in luck, health and prosperity.
When I saw the gold dragon, the one photographed above, at Uwajimaya, I realized the colors were just about the same.
And besides, I’ve always liked Chinese dragons – including a rubbing of one from the Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD).
And the afternoon sun in the Seattle area was something to be happy about – especially as it filtered through a window.
My family and I will enjoy our new addition – which is a puppet – for years to come, just as my parents, sister and I have cherished the lion’s head my mom bought decades ago in San Francisco Chinatown.
And yes, my wife and I have spent money unexpectedly before.
