Hello friends,

I can’t wait to tell you all about our adventures in the news this week!

As you know from my previous blog I was interviewed for the local paper last week and a photographer visited us to take some pictures of our baby kimonos. Oscar usually wakes up just before 7am.  So Lewis or I wake up with him in turn on weekends so the other can sleep in a bit longer.  Although it was my turn to sleep in last Saturday I was too excited so I got up at 8am to go to the corner shop to get a copy of the Derby Telegraph.

I quickly took a shower and walked to my local shop and got 7 copies.  I was so happy to be introduced in the local paper!  It is only 35p but sending one copy to my family in Japan cost more than £4 in postage! They better understand what it says even if they don’t speak a word of English.

Tomono hits the headlines

We had lots of enquiries over the weekend which was great, but guess what? BBC Radio Derby called me on Monday lunch time to see whether I could come in for an interview and talk about our baby kimonos.

I was over the moon but at the same time I was so nervous to do a live radio interview in English. I made Lewis practice with me by pretending to be the DJ for a few hours the night before. I needn’t have worried though because Aleena and her staff were so friendly at the studio and she was really good at helping me to clearly explain about the benefits of the baby kimonos.  Of course, Oscar didn’t leave me alone for a minute but Aleena didn’t mind. He was great at modeling one of the new bigger size kimonos which I’m hoping to make available later this month. You can listen to me on Radio Derby for the next 7 days.

On a final note, I want to say “Thank you” for all of the people who have visited our website over the last few weeks.  We have had nearly 2000 visitors so far which is just amazing.

We want to make your visit to our site as enjoyable and simple as possible so in an effort to improve your experience we have started a really short survey for all visitors. If you have completed the survey, thank you, if not I really appreciate your answers and comments.

Arigatou gozaimasu.
(Thank you very much)

Tomono x

We are so happy that the Derby Telegraph offered to write an article about us for this Saturday(10 Oct 09).  I had an interview with the business editor over the phone on Tuesday and today we had photographer visit us.

She took lots of photos of Oscar and I with our gorgeous baby kimonos.

Oscar modelling a Purple Hana Ranman baby kimono

I picked up Oscar bit early from the nursery and bathed him before the shoot.  He must be growing so quickly because the baby kimono I put on him was a bit too tight. We are still waiting for our larger sizes to come in stock so it had to do!

"I'm not coming until I get my Danish"

She took some pictures of the baby kimonos, some with Oscar in a small kimono, others with me with a kimono and Oscar and I cuddling together.  She was ever so good with Oscar to make him smile.   I’m not sure which pictures will be in the article but I will definately get a couple of papers and send them to my parents in Japan!

Tomono x

Come back here Oscar!

Tomono with a baby kimono

Oscar supervising the shoot