Author Archives: mariko

‘Tis the season

Posted on March 17, 2006 by mariko

Marshmallow Peeps are “always in season” now, but really, Easter is indisputably the ultimate season for Peeps. No other holiday comes with Peeps accessories! Today I stumbled upon the Peeps display, and it was a sight to behold. I think … Continue reading →

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we’re off to see the wizard

Posted on March 15, 2006 by mariko

In a week and a half I’m going on vacation to AUSTRALIA. Can you believe it? I hardly can. I’m going with none other than Carolyn, and we are going to have ten tons of fun. We’ll be hitting Sydney, … Continue reading →

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all cookies, all the time

Posted on March 13, 2006 by mariko

Saturday I accidentally went to New Seasons Market (a GREAT local market) during their cookie tasting. It was pretty amazing. They were sampling just about every variety of packaged cookie sold in the store! Here is just one table: I … Continue reading →

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dot this

Posted on March 11, 2006 by mariko

I’d been looking all over town for these LED stick-on lights, and I finally found them! Now I just have to decide where to stick them.

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it’s not supposed to snow here in march

Posted on March 9, 2006 by mariko

It was quite a shock when I got up this morning, pulled up the shade, and saw SNOW. It’s not really supposed to snow here at this time of year, but it did! The dogs didn’t want to go out. … Continue reading →

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the scone age

Posted on March 7, 2006 by mariko

Way back in the early 1990s, my friend Alice and I were a little obsessed with scones. We both had the tiny cookbook Biscuits and Scones by Elizabeth Alston, and nearly every day we would get together for scones, tea, … Continue reading →

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non crafty weekend

Posted on March 5, 2006 by mariko

Once again I accomplished no sewing. How can that be? Saturday Melissa and I headed north. Our original intention was to go to the Sewing & Stitchery Expo in Puyallup, Washington, but we ended up going to IKEA instead. I … Continue reading →

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give me cake

Posted on March 4, 2006 by mariko

Ever since Megan and I got a Coffee Crunch Cake from Yasukochi’s Sweet Stop Bakery in San Francisco, I’ve been wanting to make one. I found a recipe online for Blum’s Coffee Crunch Cake, which I figured was close enough. … Continue reading →

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sweets

Posted on March 2, 2006 by mariko

Candyswapper membership is coming along well. We have more than 100 members so far! Woohoo! I can’t wait for the first swap! Okay, so to continue with sweets talk, here’s a book I’ve had for a really long time. It … Continue reading →

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give me candy

Posted on March 1, 2006 by mariko

Wow, we are building a very nice group of candy lovers! Just remember that you can join at any time, so there’s no pressure to join, say, today, if you don’t want to. Also, becoming a member does not mean … Continue reading →

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