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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

A Quarantine Evacuation Tale, Chapter Four

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Mokihana

Getting on the road felt good. I put the a/c onto recirculate so that we didn’t have to keep breathing the smoke from outside. The kitties were quiet in their carriers and Hulunani was happy. I was surprised but grateful … Continue reading →

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A Quarantine Evacuation Tale, Chapter Three

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Mokihana

Late Friday afternoon I checked out pizza places where we could get takeout so that we wouldn’t have to eat inside. I found this one, Lexi’s Pizza, in Kelso. It got great Yelp reviews, so off we went, again leaving … Continue reading →

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A Quarantine Evacuation Tale, Chapter Two

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Mokihana

We woke early the next morning and let the kitties out, got them fed (we’d kept them in the bathroom overnight), and though they didn’t eat much, we knew they were okay.  This was our view when we woke up; … Continue reading →

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A Quarantine Evacuation Tale, Chapter One

Posted on September 27, 2020 by Mokihana

I don’t even know how to begin this post. It’s been a whirlwind that started with the Riverside wildfire southeast of Estacada.   On Wednesday, September 9th our area was in the Level 1, “Get ready” zone.  So even though there … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Holoholo to Red Sunset Park

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Mokihana

Yesterday our holoholo was at Red Sunset Park in Gresham. We haven’t been there in years and years, and decided it was high time we went back. We’d only been there for picnics at the covered area, but had never … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Holoholo to Meinig Park

Posted on August 11, 2020 by Mokihana

Last Sunday we decided on a new place to holoholo (walkies). We’d already picked up a book curbside at Sandy Library, to I suggested we go to Meinig Park, a beautiful, wooded, park nearby. We used to go there every … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Walkies and a Serendipitous Surprise

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Mokihana

We were going to go for a walk up at Powell Butte yesterday, but it’s closed unless we wanted to walk all the way up and back. Nope. So instead we decided to go to Main Street Park in downtown … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Da Kine

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Mokihana

Ho, time for one da kine! I’m writing this while munching on some ʻono Hood River cherries; there’s a guy who drives down from there and sells them along Highway 212. I look forward to seeing him every year. Tour … Continue reading →

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Holoholo Along Fish Creek Road

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Mokihana

A couple of weeks ago Nolemana and I really needed to get out of the house and went for a drive out past Estacada along Highway 224. We hadn’t been up that way for awhile, and we were so glad … Continue reading →

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Tour de Fleece 2020

Posted on June 27, 2020 by Mokihana

Even though the Tour de France isn’t for a few months yet, the spinning community has started our Tour de Fleece at the usual Tour de France time. I’ve begun spinning a silk/merino fiber. I’ve never spun pure silk before … Continue reading →

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