主婦の英語日記

Winning a prize, this time --- gift certificate

Today was a usual day, I think, after doing household chores at night. But this late early-evening, I got registered mail from a postman at home unexpectedly. Inside were two pieces of gift certificate priced at 2,000 yen.

 

Sending for me was a local paper company which publishes booklets for mothers and other people, and a newspaper about local information such as restaurants and so on.

 

I had sent a postcard for the prize long time ago. So this happy news came to me when I least expected.

 

This certificate displayed on the picture is what can be used only in my city, but there are many places available. I was thinking about where to consume during last dinner.

 

I'd like to use them in a public bath, because that's the place where my family can go but not so often. It'll be some luxury. We call it "Petti Zeitaku (small luxury)" in Japan.

 

 

 

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<Running and Jogging>

By the way, about my jogging and swimming life these days. I have kept them on a daily basis. As for running, we have had more rainy days than in summer, so I have fewer times to run, a little bit sad. I swam today, and I ran yesterday about five kilometers, which is a longer distance than usual.

Won a ticket for exhibition

 

　　　　　　　　　　　　

 

 

 

 

　　　　　　　　　　　　

 

 

I applied an application through a postcard for an exhibition last month, and yesterday when I took a look at my mail box, unexpectedly there was an envelope from a free paper company, which gives us local information in my neighborhood. I won tickets for two people of an exhibition named "Kokeshi Pop." It's held in Nagaoka's Tochio Museum. The Japanese term Kokeshi is one kind of traditional dolls in Japan, made of wood, whose face is intriguing and probably "cute." The top-heavy dolls with a flat belly are mostly manufactured in Tohoku region, Japan's northern east area, according to a source on the web.

 

 

 

I scarcely visit museums as I am not as interested as playing grounds for kids. However, I'd like to make best use of this chance and feel the sense of art.

 

 

 

 

 

 

こうやってみると、こけしもかわいいですね。

見に行くのが楽しみです。