Thursday, November 20, 2008

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Have you ever got something for you kids that you just love way too much to let them play with it. Ok... Ok... Maybe it's just me. I got these vintage japanese vocabulary blocks (here) , and like a kid, I have trouble sharing. I find it hilarious that the clown has a cigarette:) A sign that they must be from the 60th. Plus, I think the girl with the coffee is me:)
Anyway... the clock says 12:15... time to put the coffee down and get to work:)

11 comments:

  1. Carolyn GavinNovember 20, 2008 at 10:37 AM

    They are way too cute! she IS you!

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  2. melancholy donutNovember 20, 2008 at 12:30 PM

    just to let you know it says that the girl is drinking water. :D coffee WOULD be better, tho

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  3. AnonymousNovember 20, 2008 at 12:40 PM

    Isn´t the "cigarette" the poor clown´s arm?! Thank´s for a very charming blog, Helen!

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  4. orange you lucky!November 20, 2008 at 1:02 PM

    Water...ha:) Well, that's OK:) I'm waiting for the babel fish to hit the market, so I wouldn't have to learn japanese:)
    Thanks for letting me know:)
    and... I'm really not sure about the clown now...
    h:)

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  5. nororuNovember 20, 2008 at 2:11 PM

    Oh! Your so lucky to have found these! I'm studying Japanese just simply melted when I saw the wooden blocks!

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  6. olivelseNovember 20, 2008 at 5:16 PM

    Oh! It's so lovely!! I love it! :-)

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  7. AnonymousNovember 21, 2008 at 12:59 AM

    What a treasure. BTW the wording on the clown is "nurie" which means to color.

    In care you were wondering about the rest: from left to right, top to bottom:

    hiyoko - chick
    isu - chair
    yukidaruma - snowman
    chocho - butterfly
    lemon - lemon
    tsukue - desk
    yakan - teapot
    koma - top (the toy top)
    machi - matches
    kasa - umbrella
    lion - lion
    kirin - giraffe
    saru - monkey
    nurie - to color
    ningyo - doll
    momo - peach
    kujira - whale
    tokei - clock
    ringo - apple
    keito - yarn/string
    mikan - orange
    hebi - snake
    mizu o nomu - drink water
    nabe - pot
    tamago - egg

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  8. yukoNovember 21, 2008 at 8:07 AM

    I think the cigarette of the clown is the yellow crayon to colore the bow.
    anyway, lovely Japanese letter blocks!

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  9. Heather MooreNovember 21, 2008 at 9:51 AM

    I like neat little paintings on wood too, and these are adorable. Great to see the translations too!

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  10. orange you lucky!November 21, 2008 at 10:31 AM

    Thanks, Myra, for the translation! Love this! The lion is still a lion:)
    And, Yuko, I see that that's a crayon now. Makes sense:) Of course it's about coloring! Thanks!!! h:)

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  11. read me...November 24, 2008 at 5:12 PM

    i wouldn't want to share this either... it's really a wonderful find. i'm off to japan next week... can't wait!!

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