Getting a Head Start on Christmas

Posted on January 6, 2007 by Mokihana

My wonderful friend Linda had a great idea right after Christmas.  Let’s all (in our Bible study group) get an early start on making all our presents and meet once a month to start making our gifts during the year so that we don’t end up like we did this Christmas, rushed and frantic to finish our gifts in time for the big day. Continue reading →

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Smashed Finger

Posted on December 9, 2006 by Mokihana

Today I am feeling owee. 

Why?  Cuz my fingah wen get smashed in one door! I was at da kahakai wit my group of friends, staying in one condo.  Da doors so heavy, and pneumatic.  No no, not like sick.  Da kine close by demselves.

I wen try open da door for let in some fresh ocean air, and somehow my hand wen slip, and dat ten tousand ton door wen come crashing in on my middo fingah, trapping it between da door and da frame.  OMG.  Da pain was incredible. Continue reading →

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Ingenuity: Alive and Well At Vista House

Posted on September 14, 2006 by Mokihana

You’ve seen da photos of Vista House, built in 1917.  For da past 4 years it has been going through one restoration process.  Many times I was sitting at da desk on one rainy day, with watah dripping down ontop my head.  But no more!–more–>

Da restoration is now pau.  It is beautiful, restored to its former glory.  More about that in anodda post.

One of da things dat da restorers had to figgah out was how for put in one lift for handicapped peepos to be able to get to da gift shop and restrooms on da lower level without destroying da historic integrity of da building.  Try look wat dey wen come up wit!

Wea is it?

Oh! Dea stay!

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Dis da lift coming up:

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Still coming up:

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Now I going show u photos from da odda sai of da desk. Up it comes! Dat is da State Parks wahine holding da controls.
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Coming up moa far; get 2 peeps insai.

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Alla way up now!

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Da door opens, da peeps go in or out, den slowly we slide it back down to da floor.
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Pretty kewl, yea?

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Pilikia at Vista House

Posted on August 27, 2006 by Mokihana

What I thought was going be one usual day up at Crown Point ended up being full of pilikia.  Driving up dea, I wen take dis photo of da Columbia Riva Gorge. Continue reading →

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Vista House

Posted on August 26, 2006 by Mokihana

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 →

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Class

Posted on August 25, 2006 by Mokihana

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 →

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Da World Through Yellow

Posted on August 24, 2006 by Mokihana

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 →

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Boring/Keiki Blankies

Posted on August 22, 2006 by Mokihana

I gave up on the ugly acrylic yarn.  Not the double-pointed needles.  Just the yarn.  Red Heart.  I hate it.  Life is too short to knit with ugly yarn.  I bit the bullet and wen holoholo to my LYS (Local Yarn Store) and upgraded to a nicer yarn.
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Double-Pointed Fingers

Posted on August 20, 2006 by Mokihana

 

I am trying to knit a baby blanket. The pattern is easy. Cast on 5, join in a circle. Move onto 3 double-pointed needles, just like I use to knit socks. Knit one round.  Then increase in each of the stitches. Easy! Ya think?  So how come I ripped the whole thing out 8 times awreddy? Continue reading →

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Left Hand, Right Hand

Posted on August 18, 2006 by Mokihana

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 →

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