Monthly Archives: June 2003

digicam envy

Is this the cutest thing you’ve ever seen or what? Unfortunately, i’ts only a 2 megapixel camera, and it’s only available in Japan (when I told my brother I wanted it anyway, he told me the instructions and the menu … Continue reading

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Sew fun

Lookey what I sewed today! I’ve been needing a bag a bit larger than my current tiny purse, so this should come in handy. I also made a couple of salads–a potato salad and a weird salad comprised of leftover … Continue reading

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a pleasant day at the coast

The Hedster & I went for a nice long run in Cambria. Afterwards we had a humongous sandwich and coffee before heading to the Ball & Skein & More. I bought two sets of circular needles (including my very first … Continue reading

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I feel so dirty

I am now part of the problem! This is no longer a cellphone-free environment. Sigh. We’re on the Verizon “free up” prepaid call plan which we signed up for at Radio Shack. I rather like our local Radio Shack. It … Continue reading

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Thar she is

Here she is in all her glory: So Peter went out sailing today and had a wonderful time. I’ll have to get out there soon. This boat is supposed to be more stable than the last one, so maybe I … Continue reading

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Crazy Japanese novelty items

I love novelty items, particularly those from Japan. Check out my Coron: It winds up and dances! You can move its arms around, too. I want to get the whole collection one of these days. Check out the video of … Continue reading

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iced tea

So it’s finally starting to get warm again, so I made a batch of iced tea using Peet’s Summer House Iced Tea bags. It is so delicious, and I am really not much of an iced tea person! I usually … Continue reading

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Sad Jell-O, Happy Boat

So I was all excited about making this delightful Jell-O dessert. It was supposed to look like this, but it ended up looking like this! It does taste yummy, though. I think I let the lemon Jell-O and pineapple juice … Continue reading

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It’s rainin’ yarn!

Hedi gave me some lovely yarn that she got at the Braid Box in Saratoga, CA. We then went to a going-out-of-business sale at a local yarn store. Everything was 50 percent off. While we were bummed that all the … Continue reading

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I am sooo happy!!!

Today I was excused from jury duty! Yippee! I was getting very, very nervous about it, actually. The week began with 127 potential jurors, and we were down to about 25, and it was not looking good. They managed to … Continue reading

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