Author Archives: Mokihana

These ones are nothing like da ones back home, but they’re driving me just as nutz. At first I thought they were gnats, but oh no, they are fruit flies absolutely determined to make a mockery of all my efforts … Continue reading →

My friend Haumana posted a photo on da Lanai at Alohaworld and challenged all of us to write a story about it. So you know me, yeah? Gotta write a story! I got Haumana’s permission to post the photo along … Continue reading →

Last Thursday Julie and I did some spinning out on the deck again. The weather was wonderful, bright sun shining, birds singing, leaves of the Oregon Big-Leaf Maple rustling in the breeze.

Last year we had almost no blackberries to speak of; the ones we did have were small and had almost no flavor. So this year I waited anxiously for what I hoped would be a better season.

My dear friend Julie came over today; she picked me up where my car was getting a lube/oil. We’d planned to do some spinnin’ out on the deck, and spinnin’ we did. No, not on bikes. Spinnin’ wheels!

Out on da deck last Sunday, I: …picked a bunch of ripe tomatoes.

I love handspinning fleece from my own sheepies! My favorite ewe, ‘Ele‘ele died several years ago. She was a Salish/Romney cross and looked black as coal. Her ears were so tiny that they could hardly even be seen, a characteristic … Continue reading →

Early, early Thursday morning. 3:00 a.m. to be exact. I woke up from a sound sleep by the sound of scratching in my right ear. Wassap wit dat?

Last Saturday Nolemana had to do two appraisals on da makai side of town. Kinda near Uwajimaya! Too bad, yeah?