I went to the mall tonight…all by myself! I don’t usually get to do things by myself these days, but I have been wanting to browse at the bookstore without Saya, so I took the night off. It is sale time here in Japan, so I ended up buying some clothes for Saya instead of [...]
Archive for June, 2008
saturday
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Japanese children's clothing on June 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
baby gifts
Posted in crafty, tagged baby gifts, embroidery, handkerchiefs on June 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I have a few friends that have had babies recently, so I have been thinking a lot about ideas for baby gifts. These gauze handkerchiefs are a pretty standard baby item here in Japan, so I thought I would just buy some and do some simple stitching on them. I like the way [...]
Tenugui
Posted in Life in Japan, tagged tenugui, japanese hand towels, japanese prints on June 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I was out for a bike ride with Saya today, and we stopped at a small shop to look at the Japanese hand towels or ‘tenugui’ that are always on display outside. I always buy these to use as bibs for Saya. (I just tie them on like bandannas.) They come in [...]
raspberry green tea
Posted in Uncategorized on June 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Isn’t this such a pretty color?
feels like summer
Posted in Uncategorized on June 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Today Junji, Saya, and I had an afternoon nap together. We had all of the windows open, so there was a nice breeze in the house.
In our garden, later in the afternoon. I bought this dress for Saya in Thailand–it’s perfect for hot summer days.
Saya is smiling at our upstairs neighbors.
summer dress
Posted in Uncategorized on June 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Here is a photo of the dress that I made for Saya.
Close up of the embroidery.
Finally, here is a picture of Saya with her daddy at the party. Can you see the little flower in Saya’s hair? It was her first time wearing a hair clip. Such a big girl!
Friday
Posted in Sewing, tagged handmade, projects, recycled, sandals, Sewing, shoes on June 20, 2008 | 3 Comments »
It’s three in the morning here in Kochi. I haven’t posted much this week because I have been busy with a sewing project. We have a big party to go to tomorrow, and I decided that I would make a dress for Saya to wear. I often get a bit overambitious with my projects, and [...]
laundry play
Posted in toddler play ideas, tagged Kids, preschool play idea on June 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I had my camera at school today, so I took a few photos of the kids playing. I brought in a bunch of saya’s old clothes, and we hung a clothes line outside of the classroom. The kids pretended to wash the clothes and hang them on the line. They really enjoy this activity. They [...]
Nature announcement:
Posted in Kochi, tagged frogs, tadpoles on June 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Our tadpoles have become frogs! They are such cute little guys! We caught these tadpoles right outside of our school and we have been observing their transformation. This is the first time in my life that I have watched tadpoles turn into frogs, and it has been very exciting. I am always amazed by stuff [...]
Monday
Posted in Family on June 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In our family Monday is still the weekend. Junji has Sunday and Monday off, and even though I have to work until noon, it still feels like a weekend family day. We were so productive today–cleaning and organizing our tiny home. We don’t have much space, so we have to stay organized and uncluttered. Today [...]
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