This is a very popular Japanese comic strip (サザエさん) by Machiko Hasegawa, and it’s all about Sazae and her ordinary family and their day-to-day living in Japan, during post World War II.
According to this receipt, I got Sazae-san from a bookstore on 7 March 1999.
When I do keep a non-thermal receipt for a book or magazine that I had bought locally or overseas, I would slip it between the end pages, so that it can stand-in as a bookmark and at the same time serve as a short snippet of my (shopping) diary.
Last Friday, another swap package came through the door. Thank you Tracy!
She has given me cardstock, pretty papers, paper napkins, a bag of beads, candles, lovely pink+brown ribbons, stickers, lip balm and a copy of Romantic Homes. She also included a chocolate bar, which I’ve almost finished, so now I can say I’ve tasted Norwegian chocolate. *big smile*
And I love the handmade pouch she made for me. Perfect for my cellphone, keys, purse, a pen and other small items.
Tracy is a very sweet friend of mine who makes excellent bags and knitwear in her Etsy shop. And whenever you need to custom make something as a gift or for your own use, just drop her a line for she loves to create that special item, the way you like it!
If you like to see my goodies for Tracy, you can find them here.
Hub was very excited when he saw me with all the goodies and he asked if I would like to do a swap with him too!
A wonderful parcel arrived yesterday! Thank you so much Jessica, for a generous provision of swap goodies!
I already love the brass earrings since I first saw it online and the gorgeous monogram necklace with my initial, oh, it fits me perfectly!
Jess designs and makes unique jewelry at Lost Button Studio and she’s offering a storewide 25% discount off all her jewelry in her Etsy shop till the end of November. Please don’t miss it!
I’m grateful that she had offered to get me craft supplies that aren’t available here and so I chose paper punches from Martha Stewart. And I was given more than punches (pun intended, heehee)! Now I also own sparkling glitter, placecards and project idea cards.
The new punches (+ an old one) were immediately roped in to prepare this message to wish all my American friends:
We had a good time blowing single candles, giving and receiving treats from family, friends and fellow November birthday ‘babies’.
Laundry
In recent days, this sunny island has been experiencing more rain. It’s that time of the year.
Wetter days mean I can’t sun dry the laundry, and the wet clothes won’t dry indoors when humidity can reach as high as 86%! That was the reading on the hygrometer when I last checked.
Electric dryers are becoming indispensable in many households (here) these days, but it wasn’t like that in the past, unless you were an expatriate from a colder country.
We were glad to have found this space-saving, collapsible and portable electric dryer in a department store, last year. The heat source is at the bottom and the whole unit is enclosed in light-weight canvas and sealed with zippers. Looks pretty much like a tent actually. I like to watch how the tent puffs up like a balloon when hot air is circulating.
The dryer will have to be put to work again, later today. It’s a pretty wet Tuesday. Just like yesterday.
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