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When I was younger, I spent many a wonderful afternoon with Anne of Green Gables. I read the books voraciously, feeling quite mature as I stepped up from Little House on the Prairie. Now Shinzi Katoh, always a favorite, has expanded his line with a series of Anne of Green Gables stationery products, unfortunately not [...]

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Whenever we see Eric, our UPS delivery person extraordinaire, carrying one of these special parcels, we start to hyperventilate a little bit. The very box itself is so enticing, wrapped in adorable Shinzi Katoh tape. And even though we’ve ordered what’s inside, it still feels like Christmas. And since our Japanese is, well, non-existent, there [...]

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