Carnival of Aloha – Chapter 2

Last month I was asked to participate in the second Carnival of Aloha. I was surprised, scared, excited, in that order. I’d never even heard of it before! I sent in my story of ti-leaf sliding down Motorcycle Hill, and it was accepted for publication! There are some fabulous blog entries in this months carnival… go checkum out!

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Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival 2007

Caution. Photo intensive! Photos taken from 2006 (which I never posted before and 2007) and combined into one story.

On September 23rd, Julie and I headed out to OFFF, one of our favorite yearly activities. It is fiber junkie’s heaven. Sensory overload. Nirvana. Continue reading

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“Walking Through Da Fire” Socks – Epilogue

I couldn’t post this before because Julie might have read the post. Today, for her birthday, I gave her the “Walking Through the Fire” socks. Continue reading

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“Walking Through The Fire” Socks Pau!

I have been working really hard getting these socks done, and finally, last night, I grafted the toes on each sock, wove in the ends, and stopped to admire them. Continue reading

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Score!!

A couple of nights ago, just as Nolemana and I were going moe [sleep], my toe caught on something on the bottom sheet. I heard an ominous, albeit slight, noise. More like, “Uh oh”. But it was really late, and I was tired, so I ignored it and went to sleep.

Then I forgot about it. Continue reading

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Mauka, Makai and Watdaheck?

Living back home in Hawai‘i, I neva gave a thought how foa find wea I like go. Directions so easy to understand. “Eh, Lika, I like come yoa hale. Tell me how foa get dea.” Continue reading

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Island Girl Sock Blockers, Part Two

OMG, I am so excited!! Remember my post about my new sock blockers? Chappy has begun naming her sock blockers. Try look this!!

Mokihana’s Palm Tree Sock Blockers! Has a nice ring to it, yeah?

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Socks on Da Rocks

Okay, okay. They’re not on the rocks. They’re on the flowers. They’re on the needles. But there’s no rhyme that way! I have so many socks on the needles that it’s getting embarrassing. So I decided to start taking photos of them. Continue reading

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Sunday Kewtness

Today’s kewtness is being brought to you by…

Ukulele

‘Ukulele.

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Da Rest of da Car Story

Da firss part of da story stay hea.

Tuesday morning I stay so upset! I wen call AAA foa come jumpstart da car so I can take um into da shop. Sposed to be hea 9:30. 9:40. Not hea. I call. Dey swamped dis morning. Da truck wen get re-routed. “Eh, dat means u wen take somebody who wen call aftah me?” Nope. But da dispatchah dunno exactly why dey no stay coming. Continue reading

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