Montana Road Trip 2010, Chapter Twenty-Four

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Mokihana

Ha. I bet by the time we get back home on this road trip I’ll be up to Part Ukubillion!  You can see Canyon Creek down there; we parked right at the bridge.  You can see the sandbar where we saw the pelicans last time.


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Montana Road Trip 2010, Chapter Twenty-Three

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Mokihana

I don’t know whether or not to laugh or cry or go hide in the bushes! No can believe it’s been so long since I did an update for our 2010 Montana road trip! Yikes!

Well, it’s out of time out, so here we go again. Last time, Nolemana and I were traveling south along Highway 89, and had just passed through the tiny town of Clyde Park. Little did we know that we were about to see something absolutely fantastic!
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Antique Spinning Wheel Showcase 2015, Part Two

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Mokihana

These two lovely ladies were at the table where the raffle tickets for the wheel I was spinning on were being sold. Six foa five dollah! Some people bought $20.00 worth of tickets.  One wahine told me that it only takes one ticket, so that’s all she bought.

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Antique Spinning Wheel Showcase 2015

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Mokihana

Last weekend was the annual showcase in Aurora, Oregon.  This is a yearly event and it’s absolutely wonderful, put on by the Aurora Colony Historical Society and the Aurora Colony Handspinners Guild.  It’s a two-day event, and all wheels showcased must be at least a hundred years old.  In addition, all the spinners must be dressed in costumes that reflect those times; we’re all volunteers and we have a lot of fun.

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Let’s See…Where Was I?

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Mokihana

It’s been awhile, yeah?  I really need to keep up with this blog, because doing so really helps me to keep going during the tough times, helps me focus during the busy times, and always perks up my creativity. Continue reading →

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Hauʻoli Makahiki Hou

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Mokihana

I kinda don’t know where to start.  It’s been a bittersweet past six weeks.  I love that word “bittersweet”; it’s that kind of word that says it all. Good stuff, not so good stuff, bad stuff.  All wrapped up in eleven letters.

Bittersweet. Everything all mixed up together, uneven, not linear.  Good and bad, fun and not fun, all in the same day, or the same week, or the same month. Continue reading →

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Ho Da Ice!!

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Mokihana

Last week the forecast was for snow/ice/freezing rain/sleet. Take your pick. We knew temps were going to get into the low twenties, so we (meaning Nolemana) put the tarp around the doves’ aviary, covered all the outside faucets, drained the water going down to the pasture, and turned on the light in the well pump area.  We also got the bird bath heater installed. Continue reading →

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Small Kine Road Trip

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Mokihana

Several years ago my good friend Carol told me that she had an old spinning wheel in her attic that had been made by her husband’s grandfather. I contacted Steven McEwen of Q’s Quality Wood Work, who said that he could repair it and would try to have it completed in time for Fiber Fusion Northwest.  I told Carol that I could pick it up for her since she couldnʻt to; I mean, hey. A new fiber-y event to go to, right?

Well, as it turned out, her wheel wasn’t ready but someone else on Ravelry needed a wheel that Steven had repaired brought back to this area, so I volunteered to do it.   Road trip! Continue reading →

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Sharing Aloha Far From Home

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Mokihana

Last December a child’s face on the Compassion International website captured my heart. I’d been thinking about sponsoring a child after my friend Sara told me what a rewarding experience it was for her. I looked over the hundreds of little faces staring out at me, but when I saw Liz Andreaʻs little face, I thought my heart would stop. I wanted to reach through my monitor and hug her right then and there.

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Sharing Aloha

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Mokihana

Last night Nolemana and I went to Bento Plus for dinner. Itʻs our favorite Japanese restaurant around here.  (Try read da reviews if u like see why!)

We got there around 7, which is late for us, and it was still busy. Our server was rushed and it was obvious that she was very tired after a long day of working.  She was polite; just very busy, and didn’t time for any chit chat.

We ate our delicious meal and she brought us the check; I looked at her tired, hot face, and my heart went out to her.  When she came back to give me my card and receipt back, I said to her, “I hope you can get some rest tomorrow.  You’ve been so busy here today.”

Her face just lit up, and instead of rushing away as she had before, she stopped to say that she would get rest today, that she’d be spending the whole day at the Korean church she goes to, and that would be rest.  Turns out she lives in Aloha (and pronounced it correctly, too, not like “Alowa” like most people here pronounce it (long story dat)).  She stayed talking to us for a few more minutes, a smile on her face, and for a little while, the tiredness  on her face was erased.  She knew that I saw her as a person, not just someone bringing our food and taking away our dishes.

A week ago at Les Schwab Tire Store a customer loudly berated the young lady at the desk because the customer wahine was going to have to wait for a few extra minutes, and I could tell that her words hurt someone who was only trying to be helpful.  As I walked by, I said to the young woman, “I hope the rest of the customers you talk to today make up for that woman’s rudeness.  You did a good job trying to help her.”

It never ceases to amaze me how just a few kind words can have such an impact on others.  Good or bad, our words can bring up or put down.  We have the power to lighten a load or make it more heavy. We have the opportunity every single day to see with our hearts and not just with our eyes.  We can bless or we can curse. We can choose be snarky or we can choose aloha. I choose the path of blessing and aloha.

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