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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

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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One Way to Un-Quarantine: Get Arrested.

Posted on June 26, 2020 by Mokihana

Or: “They’re coming to take me away….” ♪♫ This was my voice mail to text today.  

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May Quarantine Photos, Chapter Two

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Mokihana

Wow, May’s almost pau. I better hurry up with the photos! The Western Tanager and his mate are back! They love the suet we put out. I know the photo’s blurry, but they wouldn’t hold still! So beautiful!

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May Quarantine Photos, Chapter One

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Mokihana

I’m saving at least ten hours a week not going to the gym. Or going any other place, for that matter. I still go to the vet’s for pōpoki stuffs, like Noelani’s, Kalakoa’s, and Keola’s meds. Or Keola to get … Continue reading →

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Escape from quarantine, but…

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Mokihana

My escape from quarantine wasn’t for anything fun, though.  A couple of months ago my dentist told me that a molar with a root canal and crown had fractured over the years and would need to be removed. I’d hoped … Continue reading →

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CV-19 Quarantine Day Twenty-Four

Posted on April 5, 2020 by Mokihana

Okay, the last time I was out in public was March 12th to go shopping at New Seasons with Nolemana. It was there and back, no other place. It feels longer than that. Since then he’s been totally at home, … Continue reading →

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Talking Story Again

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Mokihana

It was another beautiful day in the neighborhood; Nolemana and I walked outside again. I heard Hummingbirds, Nuthatches, Mourning Doves, Robins, and Dark-Eyed Juncos. Like others I’ve talked to, staying home like this I lose track of days. I don’t … Continue reading →

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