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About Mokihana

Born and raised Hawaiʻi girl who misses home and loves the Pacific Northwest. I’m a free spirit and love the serendipitous events that bring people and places together. My philosophy about knitting and life in general: “It is good to have an end to journey toward,but it is the journey that matters in the end.”Ursula K. Le Guin

Daboonies, Part Five

Posted on August 7, 2007 by Mokihana

Like I said yesterday, I love adventures.  I love taking back roads not knowing where they’ll lead.  I’m the “Oh, let’s turn here!” kinda girl, while Nolemana is frantically looking at the map trying to figure out where his pupule … Continue reading →

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Daboonies, Part Four

Posted on August 6, 2007 by Mokihana

In Willamina, we drove slowly into the town.  After the hustle and bustle of Tualatin, Newberg and Sherwood, this was a pleasant break. 

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Daboonies, Part Three

Posted on August 5, 2007 by Mokihana

We drove through even more hay country, never getting tired of it.  We could have taken I-5 to Salem, then cut straight over on Highway 22, on which Subject Property is located, but then we would have missed all this … Continue reading →

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Daboonies, Part Two

Posted on August 5, 2007 by Mokihana

We headed back down Nursery Avenue in Amity, going makai [towards the sea] once again.  Along the road, we saw a farm that had a lot of tractors parked in the front yard.

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Daboonies, Part One

Posted on August 4, 2007 by Mokihana

Last Saturday Nolemana and I had to do an appraisal in Polk County.  Ordinarily, we never go that far, but we were helping out another appraiser so took the job.  So we decided to make a day of it; so … Continue reading →

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Numbah Seven Weird Thing About Me

Posted on August 4, 2007 by Mokihana

Okay, I guess is the 7th weird thing about me. I love love the smell of new books!  Last week the library emailed me to let me know a book I had reserved was in. I went to pick it … Continue reading →

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Aloha Prayer Shawls

Posted on August 2, 2007 by Mokihana

About a month or so ago, ke Akua [God] told me that He wanted me to knit an aloha prayer shawl for a friend of mine who has had a pretty rough year.  She tends to get chilly in restaurants … Continue reading →

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Pumpernickel Valley

Posted on July 26, 2007 by Mokihana

When Nolemana and I lived in Twin Falls, Idaho, we made a number of trips through Nevada to California where our folks lived.  We drove at night, we drove in the day.  We drove through enough desert in Nevada to … Continue reading →

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Da Sheep Doctor

Posted on July 24, 2007 by Mokihana

U like hear my hospito funny? Dis was about 8 years ago. Nolemana had to have surgery foa someting. I knew was going be one long wait, so I wen take my portable spinning wheel along wit some dyed, purple … Continue reading →

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One Picnic at Eagle Fern Park

Posted on July 24, 2007 by Mokihana

So yesterday I wen tell Nolemana, “Eh, let’s go on one picnic dis aftanoon!” So we wen decide on Eagle Fern Park, one cool, shady park in Eagle Creek, about 20 minutes away. We really like dis park cuz is … Continue reading →

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