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Nothing fancy, just enough to make simple repairs in my orchestra concert clothes. I learned how to sew on buttons and how to sew up small holes.
If your 8-year-old kid can sew basic stitches, then he can certainly make these basic hearts together for Valentine’s Day. No need to make a perfect pattern for the hearts; cut them out freehand, because…well, there’s no perfect pattern for love, is there?
According to my newspaper today, Kojiya Saburoemon is the only miso maker in Tokyo.
Located in Nerima Ward, the family business is 120 years old, and it makes approximately 30 tons (27, 216 Kg) of miso each year. Oh boy oh boy that’s a whole bunch of miso.
Does someone know where this shop is located? The newspaper article didn’t mention any contact information…I want to visit!
I’ll bring my own cucumbers, if that helps. (I agree with the caption to one photograph: Fresh miso on cucumber is the best way to sample miso.)
Well, while I’m waiting for someone to provide more information, I’ll study the kanji for miso.
Say hey hey, if you like miso, do you also like Marmite and Vegemite?
As soon as it’s warm enough, I’m calling all of my favorite librarians and book lovers to play this entertaining version of tag.
D.E.A.R.? That stands for Drop Everything and Read!
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What you need
At least one book for each player (use paperbacks, not your Kindle)
A whole bunch of players
What you do
1. Define the playing area boundaries and designate an area to be the library.
2. Play Rock, Scissors, Paper to decide who is IT. All of the other players take a book and start running.
3. Players are safe from IT only when they are standing still and reading their books (reading loudly? why yes!).
4. If IT tags a player, the player goes to the library to read.
5. To be freed from the library, that player must trade books with another free player.
Yes, this is a must-play game!
But…but…who thinks going to the library is a punishment? Please, don’t free me from the library. In fact, if I’m reading a really good book, I just might skip the rest of the game.
But if you make it with the right kind of string and paper cups, you’ll probably can get terrific telephone reception.
And you won’t be stuck with a two-year contract, either.
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What you need
2 paper or styrofoam cups
some string (try knitting yarn)
2 paper clips
1 sharpened pencil to poke holes
2 people
What you do
1. Use the pencil to carefully poke a small hole in the bottom of each cup.
2. Tie one end of the string to the paper clip.
3. Take the other end of the string and thread it through one of the holes from the inside of the cup. Then thread the string through the second cup from the outside. The paper clips keep the string from slipping through.
4. The 2 people stand apart and pull gently on the cups until the string is tight.
5. One person whispers into the cup while the other person listens.
How long can you make the string and still hear each other? Can you talk to your best friend who is standing in another room? Ah, old-fashioned wi-fi!