* Track of the little sparkles *

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

Entries from 2021-07-01 to 1 month

2021-07-31

I went to the "Daunt Books" when we had a short trip to London. The store has a long history. The inside of the shop was lovely I found some beautiful picture books and my daughter also liked them, so we bought one of them. Definitely, one…

2021-07-30

I'm at the vaccination center now. I just booked vaccine yesterday What a convenient system!! Now, I have vaccinated the moderna one. The second time is planed in September. The doctors and staffs are all kind and explain me very politely☺…

2021-07-29

We went to London! We saw the Tower of London, Tower Bridge, and rode on the River Thames cruise. Unfortunately, we had heavy rain several times, but we could have some sunny time so it's ok! My daughters especially enjoyed the jewels of t…

2021-07-28

My husband's acquaintance lent us the keyboard! How nice! My 4y daughter wanted to play the piano, so she enjoyed the keyboard for several hours! She especially wants to play the Electone, which "Ritchan" who she respects plays, and the ke…

2021-07-27

I bought these 12 Peter Rabbit stories and a dictionary at the charity shop. The total cost was £7 (¥1,050) Because we plan to travel to "Lake in the United Kingdom" where Peter's stories are, we want to pre-leaning Peter's stories My daug…

2021-07-26

We bought these plates. There were several designs, and they enjoyed choosing their favorite design. I thought the elder daughter prefers the Marmaid one, and second daughter prefers pink or yellow color. But they chose other ones. I'm gla…

2021-07-25

We entered LEON which offers burgers and rice bowls. It's quite near from the city center, and has kids menu & baby chair They provided us the coloring & sticker book while we're waitin for serving. Our daughters enjoyed them️ The meal wer…

2021-07-24

We ate Udon the day before yesterday. Fortunately, there is a Japanese food shop at very close to our house. We can buy soy-source, sake, udon, japanese rice, and takoyaki! Usually we eat English food and that's enough, but we can eat Japa…

2021-07-23

We are at the Preston park also today. My 4y daughter is addicted in finding WALLY from yesterday️ Today, she wants to find him on the lawn. It's clear sunny day, and at the shade of the tree is very comfortable☺️ https://t.co/HXR2Ezbpsw 2…

2021-07-22

I bought these 11 books at the Charity shop. People donate their unused goods like clothes or books or dishes to the Charity shop, and the shop sells them at low prices. The total cost was £9.3, about ¥1400. Of course, the books are used a…

2021-07-21

We joined the picnic of my husband's colleague the day before yesterday. It began at 5:00 PM, but it was still so light outside. Here is the field of a campus of university he working. My daughters were happy with the yellow flower field a…

2021-07-20

We went ti Marina yesterday. There were a lot of ships, boats, and yachts. We planed to go farther by walk, but it was too hot and strong sunshine, so we walk only a few miles. But we enjoyed the smell of the sea and fishing port! My 4y da…

2021-07-18

I went to the Tapioka tea shop. The other shop, they call Bubble tea. I ordered the "Taro milk tea", which was light purple! Contrary to appearances, it was so good! There was also "Uji Matcha Milk Tea" (宇治抹茶ラテ)! I'll order it in the…

2021-07-17

We went to the "Poundland" which similar to Japanese "100均". The goods of this shop are sold almost at £1. I bought these goods and the total cost was £34, about 5,000 yen. The clothes weren't £1 naturally But £6 and £2. After that, we we…

2021-07-16

One of my surprised things is, sand of the playground! At least in Brighton, we went to 3 places of parks, and all of the sandpits are the Beach sand! The beach sand is.bery cool and soft, so our daughters play in the sand pit long time ye…

2021-07-15

Yesterday and the day before yesterday, we went to observe my 4y daughter's pre school. In the UK, 4y kids who become 5y after September are going to be pre school students. So, my daughter will be a student in the UK, and will be nursery …

2021-07-14

We went to the library in central of Brighton. There is a kid's space and some place to play & read books. Ww borrow swveral books for both kids and ours, and enjoy this space. My litrle girl liked the twinkle space the most. The librarian…

2021-07-13

We challenged the SUBWAY which stands on near our home. We ordered one full size sandwitch for adults, and 3 small sandwichies for daughters. l haven't seen the small one in Japan, but the size is very good for infants and pretty easyto ea…

2021-07-12

We alao went to the Preston park wich has large lawn and playground, yesterday. Here are the photos of playground. Many kind of equipments are thwre like sliders, athletics, slings, spin, and large sand pit. We thought that there would be …

2021-07-11

We went shopping around our home last evening. We found this eco shop. Many things are sold by weight, like shampoo, soap, detergent, and groceries. We bring the bottle to buy them. Because my husband is related to environment of earth job…

2021-07-10

We went to the Preston park, which has lovely play ground and large lawn yesterday. How large it is!!!!! We were allowed be only narrow one room and garden during the quaranrine, so such a huge place is exact opposite. Look at my daughters…

2021-07-09

My husband made this plate! It was the first coocking in our new settlement, and he becomes to like the new kitchen☺️ That is black based stylish one, and relatively clean!!! During the quarantine, we were limited to buy seasonings or groc…

2021-07-08

At last, we moved to our settlement after the quarantine The first day, we didn't have any bed covers or comforters, but in the early morning was very chilly... So we went to big mall and bought comforts. This house is veey small, but stan…

2021-07-06

One of the things my 4y daughter became able to do during the quarantine is, the butterfly knot!!! She practiced with the string of my hoodie and shoes with big enthusiasm. Of cause, her little sister wants to the same thing That's a good …

2021-07-05

They are playing with the fallen petals of the garden. Our elder 4y daughter saw the 7y daughter of this house played like that before, and said that she wants to play the same way. She looks at other people well. That was an unusually sun…

2021-07-04

Our quarantine house has a small cozy garden. And there is also full of toys! My daughters play there almost every day because they love to play outside. The children of the house owner also play sometimes. I'm very, very pleased that I ch…

2021-07-02

One of our dinners of quarantine. In the UK, there's bright even 19:00 now. Because we have no rice now, our main food is bread and potato. Fortunately, our daughters love potatoes, and also my husband and I The potatoes are cheap and deli…

2021-07-01

Here, our quarantine bnb house has two pigs, named Anna and Elsa. During the quarantine, living with other families is very stressful for both us adults and children. But watching such pets are good for wasting time and make us relax. Our …