* Track of the little sparkles *

Daily log of childcare, cooking, gardening, sewing, and so on.

2023-01-27

I joined a party on business. There was such a nice prosciutto and I saw it at the first time!! It was very tasty, I had almost two plates We call this "prosciutto pulpwood" in Japanese, but it's not the common name in English according to…

2023-01-26

We bought new sofa instead of Yogibo! The rears of the sofa are movable, and easy to clime on. So my daughters were so happy to play with this sofa☺️ Since my husband super likes this sofa as well, he don't want them to play hard with it. …

2023-01-25

We had MacDonald's Happy set last weekend because I want the toys of Thomas's friends. Very fortunately, my daughters applied their favorite ones(!!) Nia for the elder daughter and Percy for the younger one. After we got back home, they de…

2023-01-24

This is my younger daughter's imaginary lion! Actually, this was a bark dropped on the ground. She took care of it with feeding, tucking, and singing the lullaby (to just a bark!!). How imaginative! In front of her, there was a big playgro…

2023-01-23

We went to the #DWE event, the English Carnival. At first, my daughters enjoyed so much, the talk, dance & songs. But, in the middle of the story, my elder daughter felt very sad, and she began to cry (so did I). The story was not "good" w…

2023-01-22

My younger daughter harvested the broccoli yesterday. Last time, her elder sister didn't let her pick up them so much, but this time, she did it freely!! It doesn't need special equipment like scissors so, it's a very good chore for her Af…

2023-01-21

I found this firmly insistent barber sign in Shizuoka prefecture The building of this barber is relatively small, but its sign is such tall and noticeable! I googled it and found its name is "有平棒" in Japanese, and "signpole" in English.…

2023-01-20

Last weekend, I went shopping with my elder daughter. We bought her winter clothes, my clothes, and her pencil case. At last, we have nice lunch in the food court. Sooooooo yummy Since my husband has an allergy to shrimp & crab, we eat the…

2023-01-19

My younger daughter's cast-off skin... She is so laud, energetic, active, and cute Yesterday, she was singing while her elder sister was practicing piano. She sang so loudly, that I couldn't hear the sound of the piano She won the piano...…

2023-01-18

We harvested our garden's broccoli which already flowered My husband and daughters picked up them, and while I was out with my elder daughters, he boiled them. It was very nice, but,,,, two big boiled s were found on the plate Pleeeeeeeeee…

2023-01-17

A few days ago, I cooked this "Zenzai" with rice cake which we displayed during the New Year holidays. We call that rice cake "Kagami-mochi", and there was a small tangerine on top of the cake. I was looking forward to eating it. It was so…

2023-01-16

Her aunt gave her this snack-making toy. She was super looking forward to playing it and did it almost herself She gave one of these snacks to her little sister. While she and I went shopping, her little sister also made one with daddy. An…

2023-01-15

Yesterday, I had 2h of free time during waiting for my elder daughter's trial lesson. So, at first, I went to the 100-yen shop which is my power spot, and after that, I entered the old-style cafe. The cheese lemon butter cake was very deli…

2023-01-14

Broccoli of our garden! I didn't know when is the best season for broccoli, and we seed them in summer. Their leaves were all eaten by bugs during the summer and autumn seasons, but in winter, they began to grow and buds formed! Now, we ca…

2023-01-13

Since I've never had pets like dogs or cats, I felt scared of the small dog of my husband's family. She was born 6 months earlier than my elder daughter, so I've known her for six years. On the last visit to their home, she finally jumped …