just in time for christmas
November 7, 2009 · 1 Comment
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all things japanese.
November 1, 2009 · Leave a Comment
soon to be a shop full of japanese stationary, handmade paper goods, fabric, household items and gifts.
i have finally started adding items for my new shop, washimatta, and i will be adding more within the next week.
feel free to have a look around.
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where have i been?
October 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment
nowhere really!
just cutting up old paper bags to make recycled envelopes.

two solid days to cut up this lot.
now back to getting my new online shop set up.
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kinmokusei – sweet osmanthus
October 16, 2009 · Leave a Comment
it is my favourite time of the year. great food, weather and autumn colours.
the streets around my area are filled with the fantastic smell of fragrant olive. known as kinmokusei in japanese. the shrub itself isn’t anything to rave about but once autumn hits the tiny delicate orange flowers start to bloom and let off a fresh, sweet smell.
darling husband thinks the smell is similar to toilet spray but i think he is just going a little loopy in his old age.

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hasami
October 8, 2009 · Leave a Comment
i had to pick up a few things from the fabric shop the other day and dh decided to shout me a new pair of scissors. they are fantastic. i think i might have to drag him along more often.


yesterday, i spent the whole day making recycled envelopes from old calendar pages cause the weather was awful. stuck inside the house again today because of typhoon #18.

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this time last week…..
September 18, 2009 · 1 Comment
was my sisters last day in tokyo. my lil sis and her boyfriend were in japan for three weeks and the time just flew by. we miss them both already.
while in japan, both of them ate edamame (soy beans) non stop. they ate so many that my darling husband ended up buying a huge box of them to be delivered to our place. they didn’t last very long.


my sisters boyfriend also got into oil blotting papers. he just loved them and he couldn’t stop using them. i think they ended up buying heaps to take back home with them. i admit they are great for taking that oily shine off your face. in japanese they are called abura-torigami. click on the link and take a look to see what i am going on about.
finally, the night before they left they gave my husband and i two gold fish as a leaving/thank you present. we named them baileys and cedder cause my sister drank like a fish while she was here and chedder cause it is somewhat related to her boyfriends name. we wanted to call the other one cheesy but he wasn’t happy with that.
this is chedder. the non stop pooping machine
and baileys
darling husband is smitten with both of them so much that they are next to his bedside.
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60th…
September 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment
happy birthday mum
have a fantastic day.
love you more than words
lots and lots of love and kisses
kaz and techan
xxx ooo xxx

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you’re simply the best
September 5, 2009 · Leave a Comment
happy birthday dad
hope you have a super day.
lots and lots of love
kaz and techan
xxx ooo xxx![]()
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oooh september already…
September 4, 2009 · Leave a Comment
i should get my bottom into gear.
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custard
August 27, 2009 · Leave a Comment
a big washimatta etsy thank you to annie from kittykent.
she put one of my mt masking tape supplies in her treasury. custard
i really like the combo she put together. very bright and fresh.
cheers once again
karen
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