* Track of the little sparkles *

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

Entries from 2021-05-01 to 1 month

2021-05-30

4y daughter is concentrating on piling up the magnets. 1y daughter is saying "amazing!", "すごいねー" in Japanese. It's very rare for her that she doesn't touch her sister's playing but just looks and comments. After that, when her elder s…

2021-05-29

I cooked this yesterday. I made the thick sauce with these ingredients, and eat with rice and tofu. Now, I noticed that won't eat rice, tofu, and many other Japanese (and Chinese) food for at least 2 weeks during self-quarantine in UK. Bec…

2021-05-27

I went to our new office for the first time yesterday! This is the stylish, sophisticated, marvelous "Apple cinnamon tea" at the cafe in the office. It's the first time for me to meet this kind of cinnamon wood stick. I didn't know what to…

2021-05-25

I ordered this beer set from Hokkaido. It's "fruit beer" and they sent me 12 kinds of fruits flavor☺️ Like apple, pear, grape, melon! I love the flavor, so I'll order again in the future. But now, I wonder that I can drink all of them befo…

2021-05-24

She wants the ant pass through between her legs🤣 Saying "Here you are", in infant Japanese 「ドウジョー」. It's because my daughters are into playing this recently, so she wants to play it with ants!🐜 https://t.co/VwfcnYwVRG 24 May 2021 17:14

2021-05-23

I like this kind of hydrangea! Small buds-like something on the center, and some flowers around them. The color gradation is also beautiful. I like pink - purple - blue gradation My 1y daughter became able to say "あーたい". ("Ajisai" is t…

2021-05-22

I'll sell these game softs today. I think it will be not so much money These are my special memories. I spent a lot of time at my middle~high school life with these games. Now, some of them can play on other newer hard or smartphone. So I …

2021-05-21

A few weeks ago, when we went to the nearby park, our 4y daughter said, "I want to eat lunch HERE!!!". So I bought these lunchboxes from the supermarket, and we ate them together. Our 1y daughter also ate these prepared foods well, and we …

2021-05-20

I said to my 4y daughter that "You'll be a student of the primary school in September! (in UK)" Then, she starts to practice writing ABC letters by herself. Great! I bought a ¥100 English practice note for her and bought this Japanese prac…

2021-05-19

She is trying to make wear her diaper to the small dog doll. With saying "pee! diaper!". Accurately,「おちっこ!マメチャン、おむちゅ、ねー」 After that, she seemed to be aware that the diaper is too big for him, so changed to "nap" time wi…

2021-05-18

We'll be self-quarantined in next month for 10 days. So I wonder our 2y&4y daughters can stand the boring time because they love outdoor. So I'm searching a way to waste time indoor and not so many loads. I bought these for 4y daughter. I …

2021-05-17

My brother and his wife sent these puddings for us They sent them for my husband and me, but my 4y daughter found them So we shared. We felt that the size is a little small, but it was enough because of their rich and sweet taste. My daugh…

2021-05-16

I changed the "rainbow point" to these two books! One for my 4y daughter, another for 1y daughter. They are beautiful and cute than I expected. And my daughters loved them I told them that the point is the proof of their works about Englis…

2021-05-15

Hey, I found this strange flower during walking. What's the name of this flower (1st pic)? The other flowers are familiar to me, and they are in full bloom now. I enjoyed taking pictures, and some other people enjoyed talking about these f…

2021-05-14

TULLY'S Pasta!! It's been a long time. And I remembered that I ate this menu about 2 years ago after my second daughter was born. We were in the large hospital to check my daughter's abnormalities. I ate the menu with a little nervous feel…

2021-05-13

I bought these camp & lunch goods at Seria, the ¥100 shop. The lid of the lunch box can be used as a dish, so it's very convenient for kids! And, the 4 side's lock is safe to carry. But, I already have ¥100 lunch boxes a lot... I wonder my…

2021-05-12

My husband bought "Negitoro" (minced raw tuna) and "Tororo" (Chinese yam), and made this perfect dish!!! "Nori" (laver) and "Shiso" also work perfectly!! We are very sad that we are not going to be able to cook and eat such raw fish bowls …

2021-05-11

Sunday was Mother's day. It was the first time that I got flowers on the day And my 4y daughter wrote it for me!!! Soooooo HAPPY!! Of cause, my husband bought the flowers and suggested her write the letter, but she thought about the conten…

2021-05-10

Finally, I got this "Tea Tiramisu Frappuccino" which contains Earl Grey tea and tiramisu!!! I tried twice before that, and it was always sold out Hmmm, to tell the truth, I prefer the "Earl Grey Honey Whip Frappuccino" sold last year. But …

2021-05-09

Yesterday, we went to the zoo for the first time in a long time. We have a yearly passport for the zoo, so it's seldom to don't go there for two months. It was a sunny day but not so many people are there in the early time. Then, we enjoye…

2021-05-08

My daughter made this face She learned the "fruit face" song at her nursery. The lyric is "apple cheek, grape eyes, strawberry nose, and cherry mouth"! Then, she arranged the lyric as "tomato eyes, frying egg nose, hotdog mouth, and lettuc…

2021-05-07

5th May was the "Child day". Usually, we celebrate the day with Koi-nobori (imitating big carps) and Kashiwa-mochi(rice cake wrapped in oak leaf). We went to the neighborhood park where many Koi-nobori arranged. My 4y daughter took the pho…

2021-05-06

My elder daughter's drawings. From the left, rabbit, heart, turtle, Micke○, and car. I became able to find out most of them what they are. She grows I want to find what she likes to do, and drawing is one of them, I think. https://t.co/8Fv…

2021-05-05

We went to the barbecue site again. This time, there were many kites(birds) that were aiming for meat. After eating all of the meals, we watched the kites for a while. I didn't know the English name of the birds is "kite" which is the same…

2021-05-04

Yesterday's wildflower bouquet which my elder daughter made. After making that, she said "Let's show it to Dad!" and ran to him. Since he was far from us (he was preparing for going home from the park), it took for a while and she dropped …

2021-05-03

Heaven of the children I'm sure that all children love such a perfect round-shaped dandelion fluff. Usually, the fluffs on the park or roadside are already blown or trampled by someone else. So the perfect round-shaped fluffs are rare trea…

2021-05-02

The cute white flowers are blooming in our garage again this year. After taking this photo, our 1y daughter picked almost all of them. She picked up with saying "かわいぃねぇ(Cute!)". My husband says that I prefer small flowers like wildfl…

2021-05-01

Yesterday, we went to a park and collected leaves. There were many kinds of leaves, and we enjoyed guessing from which tree the leaf fallen. Our 1y daughter was a collector, and 4y was a guesser. Usually it's hard to play 1y and 4y kids to…