Author Archives: mariko

power of the pop tart

Posted on May 5, 2004 by mariko

Peter is a high school teacher, which means he sometimes spends more time disciplining kids than teaching them. One thing he has to do is make sure no food or drinks are consumed in the classroom. This morning I got … Continue reading →

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screaming to be seamed

Posted on May 4, 2004 by mariko

I finished the sleeves of the Split Personality sweater, and now I just have to seam the puppy up. Unfortunately, I am having a tough time getting motivated to seam it. The lighting has to be just so, you know, … Continue reading →

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green tea ice cream

Posted on May 3, 2004 by mariko

One of my favorite flavors of ice cream is green tea. Back when I was a poor college student, my roommate and I would make a weekly, Friday night pilgrimage to Dreyer‘s ice cream (no, we had nothing better to … Continue reading →

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spiro gyro

Posted on May 2, 2004 by mariko

I haven’t been sewing much lately, but I have quite a bit of fabric and all the best intentions, so I decided to get off my duff and sew something this weekend: The fabric is Michael Miller’s “spiro gyro,” which … Continue reading →

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long time no bake

Posted on May 2, 2004 by mariko

I realized the other day that I haven’t baked anything for months. Must have had something to do with that mercury retrograde thing? Anyway, we had a family party this weekend, and I was asked to bring something “cakey and … Continue reading →

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candygram

Posted on April 30, 2004 by mariko

Though today was a sad, sad day because it was Bob Edwards’ last day as the host of NPR‘s Morning Edition, it was a happy day for candy! In the upper left corner is Hershey’s Nuggets–extra creamy milk chocolate with … Continue reading →

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sausage on wheels

Posted on April 29, 2004 by mariko

I live in a small, laughably un-diverse community, but every six weeks, I get a dose of German culture when the German food truck guy comes rolling into town. Yes, this guy drives down from the Bay Area with his … Continue reading →

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body blockin’

Posted on April 28, 2004 by mariko

I am about to journey into sleeve hell now that I have completed the front and back of Split Personality. Here she is a’blockin’: I’m not the most detailed blocker. I just kind of measured, pinned the pieces to a … Continue reading →

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slippermania!

Posted on April 27, 2004 by mariko

Nancy has written up the pattern for her grandmother’s crazy slippers to share with all you knitting fiends out there, so everyone get on board the slipper train! (I’m thinking a pair in cotton might be just the ticket for … Continue reading →

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this and that

Posted on April 26, 2004 by mariko

Woohoo! It’s the beginning of a Crazy Slipper Revolution, people! Join up! Nancy has promised to write down a pattern one of these days, so when she does, I’ll post it here. In the meantime, Elisabeth has kindly shared her … Continue reading →

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