A Mānoa Girl's Bloggie

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. Continue reading →

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. Continue reading →

So wat’s widis??  I was at da gym, wen come back and turn on my monitor.  Hah?  Da buggah all yellow!  Like looking through one yellow filter.  I swear, I nevah wen touch notting!  I wen get jaundice wen I not looking? Continue reading →

My madda wen tell me once dat wen I was still in one high chair, back wen dinosaurs roamed da earth, I was ambidextrous.  Switch which hand I wen use for eat, even if was Cheerios oa watevah.  I get one sistah, 2 braddas.  None of dem lidis. Continue reading →

Dis ad wen appear in one local online da kine similar to Craigslist.  Are da clothes oni for peeps from da wrong side of da tracks?  Oa wat?

White trash bag of girls clothes mostly size 6-7 but there are a few 8’s – $3

Ho, can have so much fun wit dis! 

“Hotel Street bag of girls clothes…chree dollah.  But mo bettah u fumigate um befoah wearing um.”

“Kahala area bag of girls clothes.  All of them were purchased at Nordstrom and have only been worn once.  $100”.

“Nanakuli sai bag of tita clothes. Get some pukas in um cuz my dottah like beef.  Oddawise okay.  $10.00.  Wat? U tink dat too much?  U like beef oa wat?”

I going quit befoah I get in trouble. 

Thursday night, Nolemana, our eldest daughter and I wen hele to da airport to meet our youngest daughter, who was coming home from 3 weeks in Europe.  We were standing right outsai da security checkpoint, so we could greet her wen she got off da plane.  Da crowd of peeps standing deah had one long, long wait, around 45 minutes of waiting anxiously for da faces of da peeps we all love to appear. Continue reading →

My youngest dottah stay flying home from a chree-week trip to Europe.  Right now she is on one plane in da middo of da US; I tracking her flight on da internet.  I love da internet.  But I digress. Continue reading →

I love springtime in Oregon!  Da winter is mostly gray.  Gray clouds.  Gray sky.  Monochrome wintah.  No get me wrong.  I like it.  I like da cold, cozy days wit a fire in da woodstove.  I love snuggling undah my electric blankie.  I love hot cocoa in da aftahnoon topped wit one two homemade marshmallows.  Anything is more bettah den 100 degrees, which can happen during da summah. Continue reading →