* Track of the little sparkles *

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

Entries from 2020-02-01 to 1 month

2020-02-28

Good morning! I think my 3y daughter should stop to go nursery from next week... Because elementary, junior high and high schools will be closed since late March. So teachers will be understaffed, in order to take care of their children. S…

2020-02-27

We are going to live in Singapore from May 2020 to March 2021 (may be). I want to be friends especially * Singaporean * Japanese who lives in Singapore * English/Japanese learner * Child English Education (e.g. #DWE) If you are interested …

2020-02-26

I made the "Mask for Hay Fever"!!! I think it's very effective. The "inner mask" which equip under the nose is convenient and strong. I think it's ok with hand sowing. I'll make another one for laundering, and will survive this season٩( 'ω…

2020-02-25

Look!!!! This is "Buri-don(Yellowtail rice bowl)" which my husband made yesterday. Look at the thick of the fish! I think it's about 1cm (0.4 inch) or more! We bought this fish ¥580, and it became for 5 people's rice bowl How nice! Needles…

2020-02-24

I bought "STRIDER" last year for 2y(at that time) daughter. And now, she says she wants "The same one" as her friend. That is a bike with pedals. Then, I looked for the one on Mercari, and bought one with half price... But the bike has no …

2020-02-23

Yesterday, our family went to a shopping mole nearby (but not so big), for car maintenance. Most people were wearing mask, but there was no mask in the drug store yet. Where did they get the mask?? I & 3y daughter wore mask which I made, a…

2020-02-22

I bought "Club-like stick(かにかま)", and made this with egg and Japanese mustard spinach in Chinese taste. It's very simple to cook, colorful & good looking, and tastes good as 3y daughter ate all quickly. I added this recipe to my daily …

2020-02-21

On Valentine's day, I made lemon cake with Hotcake mix. Since I use more lemon and less sugar than recipe, it tastes very sour... But my 3y daughter likes this, and ate almost all of them I want to bake "Very Yummy" lemon cake! I think I s…

2020-02-20

Recent second daughter's meal. Fortunately, she seems to like to eatShe has no teeth yet. But she eats faster than her elder sister left: Spinach porridge and Cabbage right: Carrot and Fish porridge She eats twice a day now, she seems get …

2020-02-19

Last weekend, we met friends at Osaki. The "漬物市" was held there. We were surprised at the exhibition, and said "Why these radishes are hanged??". There were some other exhibitions, and they were completely out of the world!. https://t.c…

2020-02-18

Pollen keeps me sneezing....🤧🤧🤧! I went out just few minutes to hang washing out! And my eyes are very itchy😵 Because there are no masks yet, we should take medicine this year. Everyone with hay fever, take care!!! 18 February 2020 08:42

2020-02-17

I met my twitter friends yesterday, with my 0y daughter. That was very nice time. And, these are the souvenir which they gave me It's my first time to see this "Kabosu" juice! How cute I really like this pink one... "Uiro"!!! Did you know!…

2020-02-14

Our old friends and their family came to our house last weekend. One of the families gave us this bread✨ They said that this bread is hard to buy, only by reservation. Very nice this bread was!!!😋 https://t.co/LCWijwd5pq 14 February 2020 11…

2020-02-13

This is a puzzle which my 3y daughter was given by family-restaurant "Jonathan". Recently, we often meet family restaurants or cafes which prepare these kind of toys. That's very very very helpful for parents, because infants can't wait in…

2020-02-12

Finally, I wrote an article of this... (in Japanese). There's still no mask in drug store... 100均ガーゼフェイスタオルで 布マスクを作ってみた - 向上心の足跡 https://t.co/FKrgMq3JzK https://t.co/5sHCcdNXVO 12 February 2020 11:47 Yesterday's…

2020-02-09

We went a DWE event yest. My 3y daughter loves Froggy & Bunny, so she was very looking forward to see them. But they were too large than she imagined... So at the beginning, she cried and didn't get off from my arm. But at the end, she bec…

2020-02-07

I made 3 kid's masks and 2 adult's masks yesterday. I used 100-yen gauze face towel again! It's little hard to sew this thick towel & small masks with sewing machine... If a chance'll come that I make mask again, I'll use thinner cloth. Bu…

2020-02-06

It has been past a few days, but I up this mask which my daughter made at her nursery on 節分. There were many masks such has 2 horns, or 3 eyes, or many noses☺️ I feel it's great that teachers are not force children the "right" face. Not …

2020-02-05

We netted our broccoli. Already he has no leaves because they were eaten by pigeons... But, our beans are fine! They bloomed☺️ Anyone, don't eat them, please🙏 https://t.co/8AVE7UmMZC 05 February 2020 09:31

2020-02-04

How was your "節分"? We had already ate Temaki-Sushi last weekend. But we ate 恵方巻 also yest. My 3y daughter met 2 Demons in nurseryAccording to teachers, as we expected, she cried hard. But this year, she could pick beans to her bag dur…

2020-02-02

We hiked in Kita-Kamakura's "Rokkokukenzan" hiking corse today! There was a sign stump that says "Couples of Cherry Blossoms". But we couldn't find any trees. Were they cut? ...We don't know the truth, but we think the new baby trees which…