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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

June 8 – The mountain is out

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Mokihana

Nolemana and I had an appraisal to do up in Government Camp; it was a gorgeous day, and the mountain was out!

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June 7 – Pasture mowing

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Mokihana

Ricky, the horse we’re boarding, had terrible allergies last year from all the grass in the pasture. He got the heaves really bad and we thought we were going to lose him, so now we get the pasture mowed. Rayado, … Continue reading →

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June 6 – One big truck!

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Mokihana

  We’re having GW Construction in Gresham build a carport for my new kawila; we should’ve done it years ago, but didn’t. And as a result, my white van was hard to keep clean; she’d get fir sap, fir pollen, … Continue reading →

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June 5 – Visitors at The Gathering

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Mokihana

  The Gathering is what we call ourselves. We are a group of women who knit, worship, pray, have fun, and share each other’s joys and sadnesses every Wednesday. We’ve been together since about 2001, and our relationships are deep … Continue reading →

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June 4 – It’s snowing!

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Mokihana

  Eh. Try look! Stays snowing outside! In June! Nah nah nah. It’s da fluff from da cottonwood trees. LOL.

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June 3

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Mokihana

  I can’t put my license plate on yet because I haven’t gotten my new registration, but in the meantime my license plate frame tells the world that I’m a local girl to the core! But I don’t have that … Continue reading →

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June 2 – Propellers

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Mokihana

  I can remember the old Honolulu Airport, where we could walk up to the chain link fence to either say “aloha ʻoe” or “aloha!”, depending on whether someone was leaving or arriving. I have a photo of two of … Continue reading →

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June 1 – The lost has been found!

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Mokihana

  I have been looking forever for this shuttle bobbin with handspinning on it. It was hiding in plain sight. I can’t believe how I missed it. But now I’m spinning up the rest of this lovely colorway: “Berries” Targhee, … Continue reading →

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May 27 – 31

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Mokihana

I have been taking photos every day. Promise. Just haven’t gotten them uploaded. So here’s another batch. May 27: Here’s some yummy yarn that I spun. Colorway is “Sky Drama”, by Lisa Souza. May 28: I met my friend in … Continue reading →

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May 26 – Da new spinner

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Mokihana

I know, I know. I said that the spinner gets to stay on the kawila till it alla way falls off. But when we turned in my white car to the dealer, we took it off, knowing that they would … Continue reading →

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