Monthly Archives: June 2005

conspiracy theory

Posted on June 30, 2005 by mariko

Peter has been harassing me for some time about making some cushions and such for his boat. I try to tell him that my sewing machines aren’t equipped for that kind of project, and then Carolyn sends this! I wonder … Continue reading →

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and miles to go before I rest

Posted on June 29, 2005 by mariko

You probably think I’ve gone bag happy and haven’t been knitting at all, right? Well, wrong! I HAVE been knitting, and I am near completion on the bolero thing from the summer Vogue Knitting, but I fear this is going … Continue reading →

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shoes for sale

Posted on June 28, 2005 by mariko

Hey! The auctions have ended, and I want to thank you all for your participation and interest. I guess I can now confess that I had a dream that a couple didn’t sell and a couple sold for $2.25! Anyway, … Continue reading →

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bag for thuy

Posted on June 27, 2005 by mariko

It was the schmeebot‘s birthday the other day, so I made her a little bag: It is sort of a makeup case style. I’m out of practice at this design, so there were some hair-ripping moments, but I think it … Continue reading →

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house frau

Posted on June 26, 2005 by mariko

I decided to sew something today so I’d have something to blog about. Ha ha. So anyway, it gets pretty hot here in the summer, and last year I thought it’d be a good idea to make some T-shirt dresses. … Continue reading →

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can you do the scan scan

Posted on June 24, 2005 by mariko

I saw some cool old photographs on Hannah’s site that she got from a thrift store, and that got me thinking about some trading cards I got about 5 years ago at an antique fair. I had been planning on … Continue reading →

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we all scream

Posted on June 23, 2005 by mariko

I talked about luck and winning prizes when I won that Stila lip glaze stuff a while back. Well, I WON ANOTHER PRIZE! I won a neighborhood ice cream party from Dreyer’s! Our party is set for July 24. Dreyer’s … Continue reading →

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targeted

Posted on June 21, 2005 by mariko

During the spring, I met two Japanese high school exchange students on a weekly basis so I could practice my conversational Japanese. They are great girls and were really helpful (though I can’t say my skills have improved much). One … Continue reading →

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longer days

Posted on June 20, 2005 by mariko

Well, I just finished assembling my six ebay auctions! The first one will commence Tuesday, June 21, at 2:30pm Pacific Time. I’ll post a button to the right so you can maybe jump to the auctions. I don’t really know … Continue reading →

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scan central

Posted on June 17, 2005 by mariko

I got a scanner yesterday, and I am loopy for it! I want to scan everything now! I was going to show you a scan of Peter’s to-do list for today, but he rejected that idea. Hmph. So, here is … Continue reading →

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