Category Archives: Da Kine: Sometimes Full-on Pidgin

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Coulda Been AFK Hanabata Days

OMG.  This is the cutest thing!  The little girl let a pīpī into da hale!! Love you, AFK!  I bet this could’ve been you small kid time.

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Montana Road Trip 2010, Chapter Thirty

Since I’m still not feeling 100% good (this has been the cold/virus of the century.  Two weeks already.  Oh.  Wait. I’m not even a century old yet (good ting, yeah?)  K’den, virus of da past twenty years den. I can … Continue reading

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Montana Road Trip 2010, Chapter Twenty-Eight

One thing I keep forgetting to mention about Montana is that before we go I need to buy stock in lip balm. Because I use it like crazy when we’re there. I never realized how much drier it is there. … Continue reading

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Mother’s Day 2015

Mother’s Day has generally been a day of mixed emotions for me: It has represented sadness and regret at what I couldn’t have with my mother, and happiness at what I can have with my beloved daughters.

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Montana Road Trip 2010, Chapter Twenty-Six

This time.  Definitely heading makai.  Toward the ocean. Of course, I could also say we’re heading mauka, since we’re also heading towards mountains, but that’s ‘way too confusing.  So makai it is. Homestake Pass. Homestake Pass is a mountain pass … Continue reading

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Montana Road Trip 2015, Chapter Twenty-FIve

We spent several days with Cousins, enjoying our sightseeing time in and around Bozeman.  Best of all were our mealtimes and evenings together, which were filled with laughter and talks about our shared family histories, and skeletons in the closet. … Continue reading

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Montana Road Trip 2010, Chapter Twenty-Four

Ha. I bet by the time we get back home on this road trip I’ll be up to Part Ukubillion!  You can see Canyon Creek down there; we parked right at the bridge.  You can see the sandbar where we … Continue reading

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Antique Spinning Wheel Showcase 2015

Last weekend was the annual showcase in Aurora, Oregon.  This is a yearly event and it’s absolutely wonderful, put on by the Aurora Colony Historical Society and the Aurora Colony Handspinners Guild.  It’s a two-day event, and all wheels showcased … Continue reading

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Let’s See…Where Was I?

It’s been awhile, yeah?  I really need to keep up with this blog, because doing so really helps me to keep going during the tough times, helps me focus during the busy times, and always perks up my creativity.

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Hauʻoli Makahiki Hou

I kinda don’t know where to start.  It’s been a bittersweet past six weeks.  I love that word “bittersweet”; it’s that kind of word that says it all. Good stuff, not so good stuff, bad stuff.  All wrapped up in … Continue reading

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