Category Archives: Da Kine: Sometimes Full-on Pidgin

One of da tings I love about our hale it dat is faces makai, so we get some nani sunsets.  Dis aftanoon I stay hana in my office; it looks out into da forest.  I can see plenny manu coming … Continue reading →

I wen really think seriously about Leimamo’s suggestion about having a separate blog just for knitting.  I even wen investigate alla free blogs on da Net.  But den, latah, I was talking wit my dottah about da whole ting; she … Continue reading →

For the last couple of weeks, the Portland area has been experiencing some really cold weather; temps down to 18 degrees at night, gusty East wind, but no rain.  But last Tuesday, we got snow!  It was fabulous.

I love talking stories in pidgin.  It’s the language most comfortable for me to use.  I think in pidgin, love to write in pidgin.  If I get upset, the first words that come flying out of my mouth are pidgin.  … Continue reading →

Dis morning I got up, wen look outsai da window.  I seen dis bambucha fog bank makai from my hale.  One ting I love about da hale facing makai (aside from da emotional kine connection) is dat I can see … Continue reading →

Today I am feeling owee.  Why?  Cuz my fingah wen get smashed in one door! I was at da kahakai wit my group of friends, staying in one condo.  Da doors so heavy, and pneumatic.  No no, not like sick.  … Continue reading →

You’ve seen da photos of Vista House, built in 1917.  For da past 4 years it has been going through one restoration process.  Many times I was sitting at da desk on one rainy day, with watah dripping down ontop … Continue reading →

What I thought was going be one usual day up at Crown Point ended up being full of pilikia.  Driving up dea, I wen take dis photo of da Columbia Riva Gorge.

In a little while, I’m stay going for my afternoon shift at Vista House, overlooking da Columbia River Gorge.  I’ve been a volunteer there since 1989.  Interpretive volunteer.  Dat’s my official title.

So, yesterday I was listening/small kine watching Oprah while I wen hana.  Get small TV in my home office, and if I no listening to HawaiianRainbow.com (which I mostly do), I kinda watch TV if sometin good on.