Da Outlook: Not Too Good

Posted on July 13, 2007 by Mokihana

So dea I was, getting ready foa back up all my Outlook folders.  I try foa do dat regularly.  Cuz I get so many emails dat I saving foa remind me of passwords, important emails, spesho kine emails from friends dat I like keep foa da dark days to remind me dat dey care. Continue reading →

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Ho, Da HOT!

Posted on July 10, 2007 by Mokihana

Today I wen holoholo ka‘a into town (Gresham) for go gym.  I like go gym early cuz I knew was going be choke hot today.  Sweat at da gym, den go out and sweat moa?  I no tink so! Continue reading →

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Da Sheep’s In Da Meadow, Da Cow Is Wea?

Posted on July 7, 2007 by Mokihana

Eh, anybody rememba dis nursery rhyme?

“Litto Boy Blue, come blow yoa horn, da sheep’s in da meadow, da cow’s in da corn!”   Continue reading →

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Haying Time… One Bittersweet Mele Aloha

Posted on July 6, 2007 by Mokihana

Stay haying time in Damascus.  All ova can see da various stages of da harvest.  Some places already wen bale and remove da hay. Oddas jass at da point of threshing.  Oddas da rows of cut hay lying out in da hot sun waiting foa da tractor to come along and rake um, leaving da rows full of fluffy hay. Continue reading →

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I Need Moa Fingas!

Posted on July 5, 2007 by Mokihana

I am good at multi-tasking.  Sometimes I drive Nolemana crazy because I can talk on the phone and do data entry at da same time.  Data entry with numbers, dates, square footage.  Dat kine stuff.  Continue reading →

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Da Evil Knotweed

Posted on June 30, 2007 by Mokihana

We wen move into dis hale about 18 years ago.  We loved da view, da layout, da view, da fact dat Nolemana’s papa-san could move in with us when he was 84, da view, da amount of storage, da view, da pasture for da livestock, da view, da forest behind us, da quiet of twelve acres and no nearby neighbors, and oh, I wen menshun da view? Continue reading →

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My Angel’s Trumpet Stay Blooming!

Posted on June 27, 2007 by Mokihana

I love Angel’s Trumpet (Datura)!  I know they are poisonous, but they’re also so onaona [fragrant] that I rarely think of da bad stuffs about them. Besides, I get nomo plans to cook and eatum foa dinna!  When I see da blossoms, I picture angels holding them to their lips and blowing a sweet sound from heaven. Continue reading →

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Island Girl Sock Blockers

Posted on June 25, 2007 by Mokihana

I love knitting socks!  In the past when I’ve washed them (I like to hand-wash my knit socks), I’ve laid them out to dry on a towel.  But when Raymond’s worship socks were pau I wanted to photograph them and block them before I gave them to him.  So Nolemana helped me make some basic wire-hanger sock blockers, and I really liked the way the socks dried. Continue reading →

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Da Midnight Marauder

Posted on June 23, 2007 by Mokihana

Tuesday nite, I was so tired!  Had been one busy, busy day, and when my head finally wen hit da pillow I was all ready foa one good night’s sleep.  Kukui, our Australian Shepherd, who sleeps next to my side of da bed, seemed kinda restless, but finally wen settle down next to me on da floor.  Blessed silence reigned.  Oa so I thought. Continue reading →

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What Is Da Color of Pau?

Posted on June 17, 2007 by Mokihana

Pau.  Finished. All done.  El producto final.  Eh!  Pau da sweatah!  Nolemana’s sweater is finished!  Yesterday at Hawaiian Beanz I sewed in the “Made with love by… ” label.  After that, there was nothing else I had to do but wrap it up.  I gave it to him for Father’s Day and his birthday (this coming Saturday). Continue reading →

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