Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Accessory pack #CFB51



One day, when she was home alone, Hime-chan climbed out of her box with as much gracefulness and dignity as her elaborate kimono would allow. The kimono was beautiful and she knew she looked like a million dollars, but it restricted her movements a tiny bit. Last night she stole into the liquor cabinet and instead of taking a sip of her favorite brand of sake, she drank some Polish vodka, just a little… a little too much, so now she’s thirsty.

'Coffee or tea? Hmm, my heart will stop one day for all the caffeine I consume daily when she looks away. Not today, it’s definitely matcha time!'


'Whaaaat? That glutton drank it all! But maybe, just maybe, she hasn’t discovered my secret stock that I keep hidden behind the instant coffee jar. Coffee hates it so she doesn’t look there often. Ahh, here it is!'




'Ok, now I need a pot. Ugh that’s heavy, but I’ll manage. Where’s that shovel now? It’s really beyond me that Coffee hasn’t bought a genuine chawan yet. What am I supposed to drink matcha from? A miso bowl? Oh well, no matter, now let’s mix it and we’re ready to go!'





'Tea certainly goes very well with a good book. What has she been reading lately? Ah, Gai-jin, excellent! That’ll do'



'A vegetable chopping board will be a perfect substitute for a table. I wonder if the sushi from Matte-ru is any good. Oh dear, I wish I had the made to move type of legs. Click and bend knees are very nice indeed, but there’s no way I can kneel'



'Ohayooooouuu Hime-chan! May I join you?'
'Aaaaah Peko-chan, of course, please sit down.'
'You’ve made a table out of … a vegetable chopping board? Seriously?'
'The meat board was disgusting. Anyway, it certainly does what it’s supposed to, so don’t complain.'
'Well then, Itadakimaaaaaaasu!'



'Wasabi was first class, I’ve already stopped sneezing, but the onigiri had that plastic under taste to them …'
'You know, you’re right. Let’s wash it off with something. Let’s see, there should be some Pocky left, unless Coffee ate them all, which is quite probable… Ok, we’re good.'



'O no, Coffee’s back, she’ll catch us red-handed eating blissfully her Pocky!'
'Well, well. What do we have here? A tea party, and I’m not invited! Fancy some sake? Kanpai!'



I enjoy reading blogs of the collectors who give names to their dolls and create their stories. It makes a doll that is mass produced very special and one of a kind. Much as I love it, I lack the creativity this requires or perhaps it’s just not the direction I follow with my collection. But there’s one doll that I’ve named and that’s Ohime. When I look at her, all kinds of stories just pop up in my mind and although Mattel gave her the expression of serenity and inner harmony, to me she could be a dangerous woman and holding a shuriken quite becomes her (shuriken is a kind of Japanese weapon, star-shaped and quite small, but deadly and very helpful should you want to help your enemies move onwards). Hime-chan’s shuriken is actually a part of a Christmas Tree ornament, but what do you have your imagination for?


You may think otherwise, but the object that I really wanted to present in this entry is a tiny little accessory set #CFB51 that I found by accident when I unintentionally lost my way to the groceries and ended up in a toy section one day when I was out shopping. The set includes a sushi tray, two plates, two sets of chopsticks and two cups of green tea. It’s also packaged in such a way as to allow taking the contents of the little bag without damaging the packaging and then put it back again. Very nice if you like to keep your collection boxed.



This entry also features Peko-chan who of course isn’t a Mattel doll, but she’s very special to me. I got her six years ago from my friend Y. She came to Poland accompanied by her students to launch a school exchange following the very unfortunate earthquake and the tsunami in 2011. Back then I just started my Japanese classes and our Sensei asked us to write letters to the teachers and students living in one of the areas that were most affected and damaged at that time. A year later Y. came and brought me a ton of presents, a Peko-chan gift set being one of them. Peko-chan is a character created by Fujiya, a company producing candies called Milky.





Back then I didn’t even dream about collecting dolls and Y. must have been unsure whether a gaikoku-jin woman would like a doll for a gift. Well, she couldn’t have picked a better present for me!

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