Tag Archives: japanese scarf/furoshiki

a low powered magic item (for you to search for on your quest)

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Pam Bliss

It’s the decidedly minor but oddly useful Can of Cocktail Peanuts That Never Quite Runs Out.  Seriously, this has been sitting on the corner of the washing machine for like two weeks with about three servings of yummy semi-stale peanuts … Continue reading →

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a japanese scarf and an alfa romeo

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Pam Bliss

The Japanese scarf (more properly, the furoshiki) went to the Auto Show this year.  It had numerous adventures you will see later, but the high point of its visit was being photographed elegantly posed with a 1951 Alfetta in the … Continue reading →

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the box with the greek letter tape

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Pam Bliss

It takes a moment to parse the pleasant red pattern on this shipping tape on this box– it’s the Greek letter sigma repeated over and over.  Which might suggest the contents could include a new lens from … Sigma.  (Well, … Continue reading →

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also known as a furoshiki

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Pam Bliss

Yesterday’s post on the origins of the Japanese scarf project gathered this expert comment from Wolfie, who has lived in Japan on and off for years, speaks the language, and is married to an Actual Japanese Person.  He’s our go … Continue reading →

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the japanese scarf project

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Pam Bliss

When I was back in my home town in Ohio last week for Christmas, my father, who is cleaning out his desk, gave me a small box that had belonged to my grandmother.  There were some interesting keepsakes, odd little … Continue reading →

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