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:)
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They are way too cute! she IS you!
just to let you know it says that the girl is drinking water. :D coffee WOULD be better, tho
Isn´t the "cigarette" the poor clown´s arm?! Thank´s for a very charming blog, Helen!
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:)
Oh! Your so lucky to have found these! I'm studying Japanese just simply melted when I saw the wooden blocks!
Oh! It's so lovely!! I love it! :-)
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
I think the cigarette of the clown is the yellow crayon to colore the bow.
anyway, lovely Japanese letter blocks!
I like neat little paintings on wood too, and these are adorable. Great to see the translations too!
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:)
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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