Category Archives: Da Kine: Sometimes Full-on Pidgin

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Shearing Day 2015

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Mokihana

We’ve had some awesome shearers over the years like John and Eddie. They’ve both done terrific jobs for us; but the past couple of years our schedules haven’t been able to work out. So last fall, we got a new … 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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Pau Da Tour de Fleece…whew!

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Mokihana

What a whirlwind of spinning!  And more spinning! But ho da fun!  This was my best tour ever, I think. I was Captain of one team, and Co-Captain of another one, which involved cheering on my teammates, responding to posts … 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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Rest Day – Tour de Fleece…and a ride up the mountain.

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Mokihana

We had an appraisal to do up in Government Camp; good timing for a rest day. This pretty skein is all washed and dried now. Ho da happy!  

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Tour de Fleece…where am I?

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Mokihana

Well, here are some TdF collages to document that I really have been spinning during these past buncha days.

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Coulda Been AFK Hanabata Days

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Mokihana

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

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Mokihana

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

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Mokihana

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

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Mokihana

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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