On a Saturday at Pike Place Market, you can expect to find a few constants: the crowds of people, the seafood and flowers on display and if you head to the main arcade of the market at stand number seven, you can expect to find Lina Constantino better known as 'Mama Lina.
On a Saturday at Pike Place Market, you can expect to find a few constants: the crowds of people, the seafood and flowers on display and if you head to the main arcade of the market at stand number seven, you can expect to find Lina Constantino better known as "Mama Lina.""Eighty-four years old and I’m still here, thank you Lord," Constantino said. For more than 60 years, Mama Lina and the fruits of her labor have been at this very produce stand.
Behind the produce, you can find her love for the music icon on full display. "He’s a very good-looking guy," Constantino said. For her 84th birthday this year, she was surprised with a Filipino Elvis.Another memory, Mama Lina can now add to her collection of memories, as she gets ready to plant some new seeds."I’m okay, as long as I can stand up, I work," she said. "But my family worry about me all the time.
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