* Track of the little sparkles *

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

Entries from 2020-10-01 to 1 month

2020-10-31

That's the mushroom which my husband bought. We call them "おばけきのこ". "Spooky mushroom" in English? I often hear the word "spooky" recently because "Super Simple Songs" of Halloween arrange often say "spooky" in the songs. It's a littl…

2020-10-30

I cooked this chicken yesterday! That's one of my specialities. Only cut the veggies, and roast with chicken. We can eat meat and veggies. Sounds good. After made this, I have to cut the chicken for my 1y daughter. That's the most taking t…

2020-10-29

My daughter loves Pirates because she likes the music of "Pirates of the Caribbean". And more, we often watch "Super Simple Songs" on Youtube, there are many pirates songs. Recently, there are many Halloween arrange. She made this pirate's…

2020-10-28

Wow, October is about to end! I had 3 deadlines for October end in my private. One is to make a smock and cooking hat for my elder daughter. It has already done The second is the Security Competition. There are three challenges left, and I…

2020-10-27

I took the TOEIC exam last weekend. I feel that I did well, but that's the same that I always felt But it has been so long time since I took the exam last time, so I'm looking forward to checking my score. Will the score fall? or rise? 27 …

2020-10-26

I regularly hear CNN, BBC, and NHK podcasts. In these several days, I feel that the topic of COVID-19 is increasing every podcast. We plan to go abroad due to my husband's job for 1 year, so I'm very sensitive to the status of abroad. Espe…

2020-10-25

It's almost Halloween!!! There's no planned Halloween event this year. But we bought my daughter's costumes last year! How cuuuuuute!! Yesterday was too warm to wear the costumes, so we didn't go out with these costumes. I hope we'll go ou…

2020-10-24

My 4y daughter's drawing again! She drew that each her family likes. The left one is a potato, which I like. The next blue one is Beer, which my husband drinks almost every day. Look at the right pic. This is my husband's favorite canned b…

2020-10-23

I made this "Week" sheet for my 4y daughter. Up to the present, we taught her like "Today is Three, so you'll go nursery three, four, five. Three days left". But it's time to teach her the name of the day. The top is number, next is Hiraga…

2020-10-22

We still grow the bell peppers and beans. It's already autumn We tried red bell peppers this summer, and find that they are really not bitter. My 1y daughter stole some of raw, and bite them The green one might be bitter, and she stopped 1…

2020-10-21

We had this yellowtail hot pot last weekend! My husband bought this small ladle for the hot pot ingredients, and he liked it a lot. Before that, we use normal size one for sharing them, and it was relatively hard to use. https://t.co/jJkDc…

2020-10-20

Can you see what am I making? It's the first time for me to make "frills". I wondered that it's very complex and difficult, but with the sewing machine, I was able to make it relatively easy It's for my 4y daughter. I'm very looking forwar…

2020-10-19

I & my husband found that our 1y daughter say "one, two, three, four" when we count in English. During counting, she is raising her index finger (only index finger). And obviously say "xxx, xxx, thee, our"....!!! Wow! How genius!! Bravoooo…

2020-10-18

Something is under the sofa... Recently, our younger daughter imitates other's behavior, and it's super cute Yesterday, we stayed home all day. But did many things like a puzzle, workbook, piano, violin, picture book, sing songs, and so on…

2020-10-17

I made this stuffed bell pepper with our harvested bell pepper last week I used chicken meat, seasoned with Japanese sake and soy source. My 1y and 4y daughters ate them so rapidly 4y daughter said "I picked this bell pepper! It's Me!" htt…

2020-10-16

In Summer, we harvested a lot of mini tomatoes in our narrow kitchen garden. Some tomatoes fell down because of the strong wind, heavy rain, or eaten from bugs. Then, now, some of these became sprout and grow! Unfortunately, tomatoes can't…

2020-10-15

Last weekend, my husband made this "potato omelet" for our breakfast. In this omelet, he put in wieners It tasted very very nice But too heavy for breakfast...We discussed that "potato is vegetable or 主食(like rice)". For us, potatoes are…

2020-10-14

Drawing! This mat and pen were given from my husband's sister. The pen needs just water, so it's very useful for playing in the house. No chance to draw to wall or floor Our second daughter likes to suck the tip of the pen And draw with he…

2020-10-13

I picked these beans yesterday morning! The right two black balls are olives. I'll make beans soup this evening I think these are the last fruit this season. The bean tree is about to wither. Winter is coming soon! https://t.co/Ad4a0j9Eid …

2020-10-12

Muscat cake!!!! It's the season of grapes! To tell the truth, I felt very tiresome to pare the grapes. So I didn't buy them when I was single. Recently, I buy them often because my family loves them. It's curiously that I don't feel tireso…

2020-10-11

Wow... It's the work of ants. The ants created a large nest in our garden... I found one entrance about 1 month ago, but leave it because I thought ants are not pest. But now, the nest becomes huge, and too many ants are there. So we decid…

2020-10-10

I regularly hear the podcast of @HapaEikaiwa. I tried some podcasts for English study and found this is suited for me. The last lesson's conversation was about slang. I didn't know the variation of the word "soda". Also "pop" and "coke" ar…

2020-10-09

The green is growing in our garage. It looks not so bad, but we wonder we should pull out them or not. This ivy grew so fast and reaches to neighbor's garage. If the winter comes, how this ivy will be? https://t.co/yGoy8nJABZ 09 October 20…

2020-10-08

And, recently she found that draw a red circle on the cheek is a very nice idea. And told me this idea in a small voice. So she tries whenever she draws faces☺️ 08 October 2020 05:53 These are our elder daughter's pieces. She drew them on …

2020-10-07

And, there's a birthday plate cooked by my husband It was soooooo nice. Especially, the hamburger steak was the bomb! He made the demi glass source from flour. It took a lot of time, but he did! Of course, our daughters ate them quickly an…

2020-10-06

~THE CRATER OF THE STRAWBERRY ON THE CAKE~ Last week, we held our elder daughter's birthday party! After this party, our daughters became stomach sick. So it's lucky to have this party before that. My daughter ordered a strawberry shortcak…

2020-10-05

My lovely 4y daughter drew this small pic for me! Can you find what is this? A blue box and two pieces of jewelry!!!!! Red and Pink! How cute I found that jewelry is very complex to spell... And more, "jewelry" is an uncountable noun! So, …

2020-10-04

Our last weekend's harvest! We still found a large amount of other small bell-pepper fruits We already got enough return on our initial investment! Recent my concern is, there are many ants on the bell-pepper tree. I found that's because o…

2020-10-03

I made this bag for our 1y daughter. She moves so fast that I can't take a stable photo On the other hand, our elder daughter (who became 4 years this week!) makes a pose when I say "Cheese!". So recently, I can take her stable photo✌. But…

2020-10-02

She didn't know how to go back home from here. But this temple is very near to our house. When we went up these stairs, she found the course that we sometimes use to take a walk to a small forest. It was a big adventure for her. Only 1-hou…