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[limr13]

The weird stuff? Part of it is a compulsion of hers to have stuff - she's moved around a lot and had long periods of no stuff, and so it seems to comfort her.

As for what she chooses, I think she grew up as a bit of an outcast. She was the weird kid who liked to read or go to see plays. So she's attracted to a lot of this weird stuff that people have sent to junk shops or want to get rid of. Like she wants to give a home to the inanimate versions of herself.

Some of the things she said she had to have because they were just so weird and bizarre that you couldn't help but think, "What the jam were they thinking when they painted/carved/made that?" and it fascinates her to ponder the origin of these WTF items.

 

[Gary A.]

The weird stuff? Part of it is a compulsion of hers to have stuff - she's moved around a lot and had long periods of no stuff, and so it seems to comfort her.

As for what she chooses, I think she grew up as a bit of an outcast. She was the weird kid who liked to read or go to see plays. So she's attracted to a lot of this weird stuff that people have sent to junk shops or want to get rid of. Like she wants to give a home to the inanimate versions of herself.

Some of the things she said she had to have because they were just so weird and bizarre that you couldn't help but think, "What the jam were they thinking when they painted/carved/made that?" and it fascinates her to ponder the origin of these WTF items.

I like that. That's how my memory works. If it's something that I know I can easily lookup ... then I don't store it. But if it's something I know would be difficult to find again ... then I remember. Trust me, this is somewhat similar to your friend. My mind is like her place.

 

[limr13]

There really is a green tea flour? Or did you infuse the green tea into the wet ingredients? I make some really nice spice cupcakes made with chai tea.

I guess it's green tea powder (not flour, technically). Photo of the can n the way

Ah, the powder that makes that thick Japanese-style green tea.

When I was teaching in Pittsburgh, a Japanese student invited me and two other teachers to a tea ceremony. She was trained to do all the traditional formal arts. That tea ceremony was amazing.

 

[Gary A.]

 

[snowbear97]

OK. It's powdered tea (I guess like gumbo fIle is powdered sassafras leaves). This is lazy lobster's thing, so I didn't know.
I think they used it in place of the cinnamon and spread it on the dough.

 

[Gary A.]

There really is a green tea flour? Or did you infuse the green tea into the wet ingredients? I make some really nice spice cupcakes made with chai tea.

I guess it's green tea powder (not flour, technically). Photo of the can n the way

Ah, the powder that makes that thick Japanese-style green tea.

When I was teaching in Pittsburgh, a Japanese student invited me and two other teachers to a tea ceremony. She was trained to do all the traditional formal arts. That tea ceremony was amazing.

When I lived in Japan, some Geisha's would do a weekly ceremony for us. Very beautiful, especially when combined with the clothing.

 

[Gary A.]

There really is a green tea flour? Or did you infuse the green tea into the wet ingredients? I make some really nice spice cupcakes made with chai tea.

I guess it's green tea powder (not flour, technically). Photo of the can n the way

Ah, the powder that makes that thick Japanese-style green tea.

When I was teaching in Pittsburgh, a Japanese student invited me and two other teachers to a tea ceremony. She was trained to do all the traditional formal arts. That tea ceremony was amazing.

When I lived in Japan, some Geisha's would do a weekly tea ceremony for us. Very beautiful, especially when combined with the clothing.

I remember the soft rustling of the kimonos as they moved.

 

[snowbear97]

Miriam mixes soft butter with cinnamon (like a semi-dry paste) and slathers it on the rolled out dough. Roll up into a log, cut into 2" pieces and let rise (a third time) before baking. There are three cinnie and four or five matcha rolls left (out of 16)

 

[Gary A.]

 

[Gary A.]

 

[snowbear97]

The weird stuff? Part of it is a compulsion of hers to have stuff - she's moved around a lot and had long periods of no stuff, and so it seems to comfort her.

As for what she chooses, I think she grew up as a bit of an outcast. She was the weird kid who liked to read or go to see plays. So she's attracted to a lot of this weird stuff that people have sent to junk shops or want to get rid of. Like she wants to give a home to the inanimate versions of herself.

Some of the things she said she had to have because they were just so weird and bizarre that you couldn't help but think, "What the jam were they thinking when they painted/carved/made that?" and it fascinates her to ponder the origin of these WTF items.

So she's quirky. I can relate.

 

[Gary A.]

 

[Gary A.]

 

[Gary A.]

 

[limr13]

The student had the full traditional dress on. In her apartment, she had a tea ceremony room fitted with the mats and the paper doors - the whole thing. It was really like we weren't in America anymore. Except for, you know, the three of us Americans