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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

Da Tour de Fleece, Day Four

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Mokihana

Day Four. I didn’t get to have a whole lot of spinning that day, but I could still see that my bobbin is getting fuller. It’s not filling as evenly as I’d like because my flyer hooks (da flyer is … Continue reading →

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Da Tour de Fleece, Day Chree

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Mokihana

Day Three. It was a really hard day for me because it was the anniversary of my mom’s death, and this year it was hitting me particularly hard. It was like I was experiencing the desperation to get down to … Continue reading →

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Da Tour de Fleece, Day Two

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Mokihana

Kʻden. Here is the photo collage from Day Two. As you can see, the bobbin is a little fuller. I am learning how this fiber behaves and more and more how it wants to be spun. Then I did this … Continue reading →

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Da Tour de Fleece, Day 1

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Mokihana

“Tour de Fleece? I thought it was Tour de France!” I can hear you asking. Well, yeah, there’s the bike race, but there really is a Tour de Fleece. And guess what? I’m entered in it!

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Tulip Day, Part Two

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Mokihana

Oh Mokihana, you have been such a bad blogger lately! Yeah, I know. U going gimme slippah? I am very tempted to. Try wait! I going post right now! Okay, but youʻd better have it done this afternoon! Mokihana hustles … Continue reading →

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Tulip Day, Part One

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Mokihana

This small kine road trip was down to the Wooden Shoe Bulb Farm in Woodburn, Oregon. It was a rainy day, but we didn’t care. We just wanted to see some color in the middle of the gray Oregon winter … Continue reading →

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Road Trip to a Unique Town, Part Six and Pau

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Mokihana

Ho. No can believe it. It’s been a whole month anden! So sorry. We got really busy at work which was a really good thing. But here’s the last installment of our trip to Ryderwood. Sorry foa da delay and … Continue reading →

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Road Trip to a Unique Town, Part Five

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Mokihana

Our travels were taking us towards a town called Boistfort. Unfortunately we never got to see the town. If there even was one anymore.

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Road Trip to a Unique Town, Part Four

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Mokihana

We left the cemetery and headed back towards Ryderwood. We still had more comps to drive. The green hills were so beautiful, and made me happy once again that we live in the Pacific Northwest. Yeah, I miss home a … Continue reading →

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Road Trip To a Unique Town, Part Three

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Mokihana

  Iʻm back! I was at the beach with some special friends so couldn’t update da bloggie.. but here I am again, ready to show you more of Ryderwood and its environs.

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