Category Archives: 365 Days

A photo a day for each day of this year.

Shipping a Spinning Wheel, Chapter Two

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Mokihana

About two weeks later, Debbie was ready to have the wheel shipped. Keola graciously gave up his daytime perch, and allowed us to move it.

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Temporary Wheels

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Mokihana

I took my kawila up to the dealer’s to get the sliding door fixed (yep, it’s under warranty!) on Tuesday. They thought it’d take about three hours, so I went prepared with knitting to while away the time. After about … Continue reading →

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Kawila Update

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Mokihana

K’den, here’s the latest. I emailed my car estimate to Don, the towing company guy; he asked me to go see the guy he uses, which I agreed to do. I know I didn’t have to, but I thought that it’d … Continue reading →

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Da Estimates

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Mokihana

I really feel bad for the kid who came out to put on my spare tire. I hope he doesn’t get fired. Here are the two estimates.  Remember, these are only preliminary estimates. If, when they get everything taken apart, … Continue reading →

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Time to Guess

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Mokihana

K’den.  Here’s another photo, from the front side of the damage. And for a refresher, the back side: That da kine in the top photo is broken.  So it has to be replaced. And to fix the fender, whoever fixes … Continue reading →

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…and the beat goes on….

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Mokihana

So. You thought the excitement was pau, yeah?  Not. I had a dentist appointment yesterday; I have a fantastic dentist, but because I never had Novocaine when I was a kid (don’t ask me why), getting dental work done isn’t … Continue reading →

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From Sheep and Llamas To Ferocious Buzzing

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Mokihana

Lest you folks think my life is all about sheep and llamas and Montana and Hawaiian kine stuffs, oh yeah, and knitting and spinning, I’m here to show you that it’s not. Seriously. Last week our property manager let me … Continue reading →

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Ho Da Hot!

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Mokihana

Thankfully, the weather has cooled down. What a relief after so many days of unrelenting heat.  When I first moved to da mainland, this one wahine said, “Oh, but you don’t feel the heat here like you do in Hawaiʻi!” … Continue reading →

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Aloha ʻoe e Paul

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Mokihana

Today is a sad day for me after all the excitement of Tour de Fleece. One of our two Jacob sheep hasn’t been doing well; for the past two days he’s gotten himself all tangled up in blackberry thickets and … Continue reading →

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Stage 17 – Tour de Da Kine

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Mokihana

I got to spin for about four hours today at The Gathering. I took my time, also participating to the discussion, listening to my friends share, and having a really wonderful time.  I wasn’t spinning fast, just a relaxed time, … Continue reading →

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