“Walking Through The Fire” Socks Pau!

Posted on September 18, 2007 by Mokihana

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!!

Posted on September 16, 2007 by Mokihana

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?

Posted on September 11, 2007 by Mokihana

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

Posted on September 11, 2007 by Mokihana

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

Posted on September 9, 2007 by Mokihana

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

Posted on September 9, 2007 by Mokihana

Today’s kewtness is being brought to you by…

Ukulele

‘Ukulele.

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Da Rest of da Car Story

Posted on September 7, 2007 by Mokihana

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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Da Semi-Boonies, Part Three

Posted on September 3, 2007 by Mokihana

K’den. Part Three.

One of our comps was right near the Columbia River, and we caught a peek of the river through the trees.
river
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Rant Rant Rant

Posted on September 2, 2007 by Mokihana

So tonight we wen go church. Pau church, I wen go out, get ina car. Heard dis funny kine clickity click noise even befoa I wen put in da key. Da door lights small kine flashing. Oh no! Dead battery? Continue reading →

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Da Semi-Boonies, Part Two

Posted on September 2, 2007 by Mokihana

Pau leaving one of da comps, we wen head out…guess wea? To daboonies! Seems like no matta wea go, we get so much green, green, green!
green
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