Category Archives: ʻOhana

365 Days 2023, Numbah Fifteen

March 11th

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365 Days 2023, Saying Aloha ʻOe…

February 11th My friend Laura started on hospice several days ago and asked me to come over so that she could give me a loom to give to a friend of mine who would like to have it. Laura’s appetite … Continue reading

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365 Days 2023, Numbah Seven

February 1st Never seen a da kine like this before!

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365 Days, Numbah Sixty-One

Ho, mo bettah I get caught up or gonna be late foa da end of da year! I take photos every single day but sometimes can’t find the time to update da bloggie. November 16th

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A Poem

I wrote this poem just after Nolemana’s papa-san died. He’d lived with us for eleven years, and I was his primary caregiver during his last couple of years. He and I had a very special relationship, and even now, I … Continue reading

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Two-Day Road Trip to Leavenworth, Chapter Five

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Two-Day Road Trip to Leavenworth, Chapter One

On August 11th, we actually took an out of town road trip for the first time in two and a half years. Covid has kept us really close to home, and I must admit that I had conflicting feelings about … Continue reading

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Trip Home From California 2008

A week after we got to Los Gatos, a week after the initial shock of my mom’s death, Leilani and I headed home. We were exhausted.  When we’d first gotten to town, we’d  stopped by Mom’s house to drop Patty … Continue reading

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First Trip to CA After My Mother Died

(As I post this, I saw that the very highway we were on has been closed between Ashland and Yreka because of wildfires. I’m feeling grateful that it didn’t happen with us, but it almost did on the way home.) … Continue reading

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Ten Years Ago Today…

It’s hard to believe itʻs been this long, but on this date ten years ago my mom died unexpectedly. She’d been in the hospital for a week with unmanageable high blood pressure/low heart rate, and on the 3rd of July, … Continue reading

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