tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58100289084488501402024-03-05T14:39:18.309-08:00.:chococotton:.making, nibbling, photographing, and admiring.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810028908448850140.post-83016156868085300092011-01-01T20:37:00.004-08:002011-04-15T14:02:52.876-07:00frogs
I brought these to a friend's house about a week ago, thinking they were cupcakes and we'd have them over tea. I was terribly mistaken. I’m not sure what they are or what they're meant for, but they are made of solid buttercream, with a very thin wafer of cake at the very bottom. It was a very amusing experience. We are dastardly ones, and we conspired to trick her poor husband into consuming Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810028908448850140.post-60901989547223618452010-12-17T20:00:00.005-08:002011-04-15T14:05:39.819-07:00kindred spirits"Because," he said, "I sometimes have a queer feeling with regard to you-- especially when you are near me, as now: it is as if I had a string somewhere under my left ribs, tightly and inextricably knotted to a similar string situated in the corresponding quarter of your little frame. And if that boisterous channel, and two hundred miles or so of land come broad between us, I am afraid that cord Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810028908448850140.post-76362341178261100442010-12-08T21:31:00.004-08:002011-04-15T14:06:34.686-07:00shutterbug
Self-strung (not technically "handmade") necklace from materials at this lovely store in tokyo. Super simple and inexpensive!
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810028908448850140.post-38089928492620387292010-11-24T17:40:00.003-08:002011-04-15T14:07:18.260-07:00jellyfish"Hanging, swaying, pulsing, the most vulnerable and insubstantial creature, [the jellyfish] has for its defence the violence and power of the whole ocean, to which it has entrusted its going and its will."
--Ursula Le Guin, Lathe of HeavenUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810028908448850140.post-79635772463747524282010-11-05T16:27:00.013-07:002011-04-15T14:09:29.021-07:00birnel
Birnel on whole-grain knäckerbrot (crispbread)
I came across Birnel in switzerland. It's a golden syrup made from the concentrated juice of pears. I was happy to find that it's all natural--it has only one ingredient: pear juice. It's light and has a fruity tanginess to it, and tastes excellent on my morning toast or as a sweetener.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810028908448850140.post-68173427580408540892010-10-31T14:26:00.005-07:002011-04-16T09:47:52.527-07:00grazing
ZürichUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810028908448850140.post-18485073480858955012010-10-23T23:21:00.007-07:002010-10-23T23:37:08.413-07:00t-shirtstwo of my favourite graphic tees from japan-- the top one is from hanjiro (gorgeously designed second-hand store... i absolutely adore it), and the bottom one is one of the 2008 halloween series from uniqlo (once in a blue moon there's something there that i like). that pink t-shirt seriously rocks ♥Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810028908448850140.post-88783863432834488952010-10-21T21:32:00.004-07:002010-10-21T22:22:43.996-07:00shoesUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810028908448850140.post-58482761455118145732010-09-30T11:08:00.004-07:002011-04-15T14:11:29.247-07:00honey biscuits
Yummy yummy Tirggel honey biscuits!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810028908448850140.post-74569293025450653122010-09-29T22:49:00.006-07:002011-04-15T14:14:21.114-07:00brooch
This glass enamel rose brooch is one of my favourite pieces of jewellery. I’ve had it since I was about ten years old when I discovered it at an estate sale and fell in love with it. Oddly enough, I never had the opportunity to wear it until this month. It’s never too late!
When I wear it, I tend to think a lot about the person who owned it before I did. I wonder if she loved it as much Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810028908448850140.post-61561019550005070322010-09-20T00:42:00.003-07:002011-04-15T14:14:56.701-07:00jane eyre"Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness is not religion. To attack the first is not to assail the last. To pluck the mask from the face of the Pharisee, is not to lift an impious hand to the Crown of Thorns."
--From the preface to Jane Eyre, by Charlotte BrontëUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810028908448850140.post-14095226758562051032010-09-19T01:25:00.007-07:002011-04-15T14:15:27.612-07:00doors
Zürich, SwitzerlandUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810028908448850140.post-57359939411810770612010-08-22T05:27:00.008-07:002011-06-22T00:25:42.718-07:00juicy
I’ve never liked nectarines.... they're hard and get progressively more sour as you work your way to the centre... or so I thought.
The other day, I saw these beautiful pink-red-orange orbs almost glowing in their ripeness from a distance. Mesmerized, I rushed over only to see the sign: Italian nectarines. "Well, then," I thought to myself. "They look absolutely delectable. They can't possiblyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810028908448850140.post-1270526310583570052010-08-14T09:19:00.007-07:002011-04-15T14:19:50.700-07:00trail
Emerald green wheat field on my jogging route
On my usual jogging route, I see lots of interesting flora and fauna... including bright orange slugs that I like to watch and sometimes gently handle. A slug tried to eat my hand, and the sensation of the slug's radula scraping against my finger was surprisingly strong. I did learn my lesson when I couldn't wash the slug slime off my hand Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810028908448850140.post-84345918815670717812010-08-14T06:44:00.010-07:002011-04-15T14:32:10.140-07:00einstein
Einstein exhibit (all photos in this entry from Historisches Museum Bern website)
I had some business to attend to in Bern, Switzerland a few days ago, and afterward, I took the chance to go see the Historisches Museum Bern (Historical Museum of Bern) and its Einstein permanent exhibit. Even though once again, I was dashing through in the one hour before the museum closed for the evening, I Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810028908448850140.post-13754239679218108662010-08-13T21:00:00.002-07:002011-04-15T14:32:56.733-07:00olga
I came across this doll in a thrift store, sitting under a big neon sign that said "Olga's Bar."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810028908448850140.post-37969701471833161772010-08-08T04:30:00.010-07:002011-04-15T14:35:05.721-07:00thun
The historic old town of Thun
These photos were taken when I visited the lovely city of Thun, Switzerland during the Swiss national holiday celebrations. It's such a beautiful place, with blue-green rivers all around, quaint castles and picture-perfect old streets. The weather was a bit damp when we were there, but it was fun nonetheless.Mini-castle!
Our cozy hotel... never let it be said Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810028908448850140.post-75217311241036292872010-07-30T03:22:00.005-07:002011-04-15T14:35:45.723-07:00heirloom
Delicious heirloom tomatoes in a refreshing Greek saladUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810028908448850140.post-40628741195390448252010-07-25T04:46:00.003-07:002011-04-15T14:36:14.835-07:00great expectations"So, throughout life, our worst weaknesses and meannesses are usually committed for the sake of the people whom we most despise."
-- Charles Dickens, Great Expectations, vol. 2, chap. viii Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810028908448850140.post-10876541946769549122010-07-20T01:49:00.002-07:002011-04-15T14:36:52.847-07:00negi
Sliced negi (Japanese green onions)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810028908448850140.post-1580708427443054962010-07-15T11:58:00.011-07:002011-04-15T14:37:24.522-07:00sorbet
Cassis sorbet for a hot, hot day... lounging on the bed.
Triple food posts today :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810028908448850140.post-39281951184093200582010-07-15T11:33:00.006-07:002011-04-15T14:37:57.948-07:00cornet
Mmm, I tasted a custard cornet for the first time yesterday... delicious!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810028908448850140.post-4698742366232108862010-07-15T10:47:00.002-07:002011-04-15T14:38:29.369-07:00clouds for breakfast
Zopf (Swiss twisted bread) cloudsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810028908448850140.post-53555707721513454772010-07-11T16:36:00.002-07:002011-04-15T14:38:49.593-07:00protector
Bern, SwitzerlandUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810028908448850140.post-23037918355472530602010-07-08T04:14:00.008-07:002011-04-15T14:39:34.399-07:00the taste of summer
For me, raspberries are one of the defining tastes of summer. Usually, i pick them in my mom's sunny garden and eat them fresh off the vine, juicy and fragrant.
The other day, I saw freshly-picked raspberries at the store and thought that I ought to try German raspberries, so i bought a little basketful. They were the very best raspberries i've ever had in my life: sweet, plump, and not sour Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0