death by croissant

Posted on December 11, 2003 by mariko

I know it’s impossible, but I feel like I have a croissant allergy. I had one this morning, and shortly after eating it, my head started to hurt, and I felt really cruddy and had to take a nap. All day I have felt icky. The last time I ate a croissant was the day I left Portland, and, well, let’s just say I left the croissant behind in Portland.
Yesterday I met an alpaca farmer. She is quite obsessed with alpacas (and with figure skating, but that is another story). I bought a couple of little skeins of alpaca yarn from her. She is trying to convince me that spinning is a hobby I cannot live without.

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12 Responses to death by croissant

  1. Em says:
    December 12, 2003 at 05:03

    Alpaca figure skating? Watch that woman.
    How strange about the croissants–maybe it’s the extreme amount of butter?

  2. claudia says:
    December 12, 2003 at 05:50

    Alpaca-girl is right….spinning is indeed a hobby you cannot live without. Just ask Kerstin…;-)

  3. yoko says:
    December 12, 2003 at 06:40

    Oh, I would love to learn how to spin yarn!
    I’ve finished my second bucket hat, by the way. Getting closer!

  4. carolyn says:
    December 12, 2003 at 06:49

    watch out – if kerstin and claudia come your way, you’ll be hooked… p.s. sounds like the croissants are out to get you!!

  5. kerrie says:
    December 12, 2003 at 09:06

    croissant alergy wouldn’t be good. I think in the interests of science you should eat another one. See what happens! ITs the only way to know…

  6. Silvia says:
    December 12, 2003 at 10:54

    Spinning does look fun, but I’ve been able to resist…it’s kind of expensive to get into…I hope the croissant thing is just a coincidence! Maybe they’re just too rich?

  7. sequinK says:
    December 12, 2003 at 12:06

    Maybe you just need fresh-out-of-the-oven croissants? The ones from Williams Sonoma (frozen, thaw, pop in oven) — wowie zowie yummy!

  8. June says:
    December 12, 2003 at 12:37

    Spinning is absolutely a fiberista hobby you cannot live without. Trust me on this. You’ll wonder why you haven’t tried it earlier. Think of all the cool yarns you can make!

  9. Emma says:
    December 12, 2003 at 18:00

    She has a point. ! You can make,in theory,any yarn,in any thickness and any colour.How exciting is that ? :0)

  10. Kerstin says:
    December 14, 2003 at 12:39

    Spinning will change your life. Hold on, I’ll come out and show you. I just bought The Perfect Road Trip Vehicle. The only way to test it is to travel cross country, don’t you think? 🙂
    P.S. Seriously, can’t you just envision “Yarns by Mariko” . . . ?

  11. Stella says:
    December 18, 2003 at 05:59

    YES! Learn spinning! It’s even more groovy and yen like then knitting. It spaces you out.
    And the croissants… yes, I bet it’s the extreme amount of butter (yuck) too. I gave them up. Just think of all the miles you have to run to work them off.

  12. Stella says:
    December 18, 2003 at 06:00

    aaargh… Zen like not yen like (what am I doing)..

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