This Is Framingham

We went to Uncle Cheung’s on route 9 last Saturday.  I always forget about this place but decided to revisit it to check it out.  I haven’t been here in probably 15 years.
We got there soon after they opened around 11:45am.  I’m not sure if it’s every day but they only had combination plates available.  The plates come with rice, egg roll and soup. can i use ivermectin on my cat
I got egg drop and Ethan got hot and sour.

The soup was really good, almost too good.  I found out later that they use MSG in their food.
For lunch I got sauteed Chinese cabbage (baby bok choy? ivermectin interacting with mosquito ) and Ethan got some sort of spicy chicken like kung pao.

The food was good, although probably not worth the minor reaction I get to MSG : (
The service was very good and friendly though. It’s clean and comfortable inside too.

Since were on the subject of December holidays I also went to Shuki’s , a Judaica store on route 9.  Another small business that sells religious items of the Jewish faith.  Everything was familiar to me in here, although I haven’t been to temple probably since I was bat mitzvahed and I’m not really practicing (besides guilt) but there was lots of interesting stuff in here.
They have an impressive collection of creative menorahs, dreidels and mezuzahs.

Everything they sell is from Israel to help support the Israeli people and economy.
I had a nice conversation with the owner about small businesses and downtown too.
I thought Joan and Ed’s was the only place to buy this stuff without going into Brookline so it’s great to have this nearby if I want to get something for a gift or myself.

jewlery:

candles:
 
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Since it’s that time of year, I thought I’d stop by St. Anthony’s Religious Articles to check it out. It’s right next to Simple Living Cycles on 135.
I know it’s kind of silly but since I’m Jewish I always feel weird going to a church for a wedding or whatever and I felt like going into this place would set off an alarm or everyone would “just know” and stare at me because I didn”t belong in there.
Of course that didn’t happen and in fact the people there were very nice and let me take some pictures.

They have books, mugs, sun catchers etc… I can’t imagine not finding a Christian item you might need in there.   It was pretty interesting just to look around.

There were some interesting items like the “Bible Bar” and a Santa with Jesus light-up ornament.

Obvioulsy I didn’t have too much to buy in there but just the fact that the woman I spoke with was so nice I’d like to let people know if they need something Jesus related to go to St. ???? ????? ??? ???? Anthony’s and support it.

 
I was curious what “Black Friday” would look like on route 9.  Since it was so nice out, Ethan and I walked up to the hill by Cabot House furniture (and Ginseng) to check it out. ????? ????????
It was pretty much what I expected, lots of slow moving traffic and red break lights, which is what you see above and the reason I try to avoid route 9 in general.

Then looking back down the other side of the hill, traffic was just as bad.  People were just waiting to be able to wait at the traffic lights:

Of course some jerk whizzed past 15 cars in the breakdown lane and then put on their blinker to cut everyone off “merge” when they realized the breakdown lane ended.  Real smooth.

I never even thought of walking to route 9 before but it’s not bad at all for a 20 minute walk on a nice day. ??? ????? 2022 ???????    It’s good to know there is another option to get there besides driving, especially on days like today. ??? ???? ???

I stopped by to check out Bedrock Comics on route 9 the other day.  When I asked the owner if I could take pictures and explained what I do, he said “Awesome, I’ve been waiting for you to come in here!”  His wife and mother-in-law run the candy shop next door and told him about the blog, I feel bad it took me a while to get here but I finally did.
The owner is one of the happiest people I’ve met and with good reason, he’s been collecting comics since he was 13 and then worked for Bop City Comics (previously downtown and in the old Marshall’s mall) and then bought the store and now calls it Bedrock Comics –and he gets the left over candy from next door : )
I can’t image how great that must be to be in a business that you can’t wait to go to everyday because it’s so awesome to be there.

I thought maybe comics have died down but they definitely have their loyal followers and collectors so it seems like people will always “need” their comics. 

I couldn’t help but feel like a kid again when I went in there even though all the customers were adults.
I was short on time that day but I’ll be back. ?? ???   I used to collect loser comics like “Stray Toasters” and thought it wil be fun to look through stuff like that when I have more time to spend in there. ???? ???????

A rare “yay” for route 9.

We live at the crossroads of 2 one way streets and its not uncommon to see someone breeze by the one way and do not enter signs. 

The other thing about going the wrong way on this street is that you have no choice but to take a right (taking a left just brings you to the hospital parking lot or driving into Learned pond) which is also a one way street and again, going in the wrong direction.  We get a fair share of ambulances, and even police cars coming down that street so it’s amazing there’s never been an incident. ???? ??????? ??? ????? ??????

I do call the police if someone is going in the wrong direction and then parks, in that wrong direction, so there’s some proof but since it happens so fast, they’re gone before I’d even get to the phone to report it. ????? ??? 777 ??? 103  

I feel like I shouldn’t call the police unless there’s something to show them but maybe I’m wrong.  If anyone has had an experience with something like this feel free to share. bqout
 

Sunday we decided to try Friendly Pizza on 135 near the Natick line.  I think I had been there a few years ago if this is the same place that was in the supermarket plaza on 135 where the Harley Davidson store is now.  I get Family Pizza and Friendly pizza mixed up since they’re so close to each other but I have been to one of them a few years ago.
 We just got a small pizza with peppers and onions.

Whenever we get pizza I ask Ethan if he thinks it’s Greek or Italian style because I’m still not clear what the difference is.  He said it’s pretty much Greek but the crust was actually lighter and airier than a typical Greek pizza so I don’t know really what you’d call it.

It was okay, I liked the crust.  I thought it could have had a little more sauce under the blanket of cheese but that’s just me.  Ethan said he thought it was pretty good. ?????? ?????
I think after we tried a place a few weeks ago and agreed it was the worst pizza we ever had,  we’re always pleasantly surprised when a pizza is at least what you expect, and if it’s extra good it a plus. ????? ??? ???? ????   The guy at the counter was friendly enough too.