Tour de Fleece 2014

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Mokihana

Well, I thought I was gonna be posting almost every day of the Tour de Fleece.  You know, the yearly event for handspinners that coincides with the Tour de France. The idea is to challenge yourself to a spinning project or projects and “ride” the same days as the Tour de France riders ride. Continue reading →

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The Great Oregon Steam-Up 2014, Chapter One

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Mokihana

Last Saturday, Nolemana and I drove down to Brooks, Oregon, for the 2014 Great Oregon Steam-Up at the Antique Powerland Museum.  We used to take Nolemana’s dad, Roy-san, there every year, and he absolutely loved it.  Being an old farm boy, he’d actually used many of the tractors and equipment that was displayed.  He was kinda in tractor heaven, seeing all of the steam-powered equipment.

Nolemana and I hadn’t been to the Steam-Up since a couple of years before Roy-san, and this year we decided to go in his memory. Continue reading →

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Here, Kitty Kitty Kitty!

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Mokihana

I was up late; it was hot outside and I had the sliding glass door open small kine.  I was just getting ready to take my shower when I heard a rustling noise outside; so I grabbed my camera, made sure I had a memory card in it (!), and turned on the outside light.

Good thing I was extra quiet!!  Cuz guess what I saw nosing around in the fallen bird seed and suet!

Yep!  Pepe le Pew!

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I very, very, very, quietly snapped another photo, anden, equally quietly, closed the sliding glass door.  Just as I did, Pepe ran off without leaving me a hauna offering.

I’ve never been this close to a skunk before!

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Finding Spiritual Whitespace – A Review

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Mokihana

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I’ve been following Bonnie Gray over at Faith Barista.com for several years now and have been always blessed by Bonnie’s words. So when her book came out, I was eager to read it. I have been fortunate to be part of Bonnie’s book launch team and to be in community with other readers and bloggers in the group. Continue reading →

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A wonderful surprise today.

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Mokihana

Today I was driving down my driveway on the way to the gym. Went around the corner and there was a young doe staring at me! But Iʻd forgotten my cell phone. Of all the times to forget it. So hoping against hope, I backed up (not an easy task on a curve with an 18% grade!), hurried back into the house and grabbed my cell phone, and went back out.

This time I went down much slower, and thought Iʻd missed her altogether. But nope, she was still there. When she saw me, she decided to leave. I wished Iʻd brought my good camera but didnʻt want to leave it in my car or locker at the gym.

Can you see her down there?

 

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Montana Road Trip 2010, Chapter Twenty-Two

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Mokihana

Eh howzit!  U like go Montana again?  Kʻden.  We go!

We’re still driving mauka/South on Highway 89, and just about to come into the tiny town of Clyde Park.  Population 288.

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Throwback Thursday Numbah Five

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Mokihana

This photo of my beloved brother and me was taken in the front yard of our hale on Alani Drive. We were close then and have remained close all of our lives. I adored him then and adore him now.

We loved the rock behind us; we’d climb up on it and jump down. Family members would pose on or in front of it, and it was a huge part of our lives growing up.  Sometimes we’d pick at the lichen on it, and there was an indentation in the top of it where water would collect.   It was a wonderful addition to our yard, and we called it “the bottom rock”, meaning it was at the bottom of our yard.  So original, yeah?

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Montana Road Trip 2010, Part Twenty-One

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Mokihana

K’den.  We go. Musubi loved riding ontop TryLook, our GPS.  His cape, made foa him by Clare (who made Musubi, too!), is hiding our exact location, but I know we are coming to the end of Highway 86. The Crazy Mountains were still in front of us. Musubi, who loves road trips as much as I do, also loves TryLook. He has had quite a time getting used to our new built-in TryLook. Wat?  U think Musubi is not real?  Wrong.

But I digress.

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Throwback Thursday Numbah Four

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Mokihana

I don’t know how old I was in this photo; maybe around seven?  I only know that it was taken at Waialua, that I loved the ocean! and that my mother said I looked like a gypsy.  Whatever that means.  And whydaheck did she put me in a dress foa go da kahakai?

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Finding Spiritual Whitespace

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Mokihana

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I just received my copy of Bonnie Gray’s (Bonnie blogs over at Faith Barista) “Spiritual Whitespace – Awakening Your Soul to Rest”. I’ve read the introduction, and already I can see that there is very little whitespace in my life. You know, those times when I’m not filling every single moment with doing and not being.

For instance, while I’m waiting for an appraisal file to load, I head over to Ravelry or Facebook or Pinterest or my blog or others’ blogs or my email. Multi-tasking. I’m very good at it. If I’m talking on the phone it’s really easy for me to do data entry at the same time while listening to music and watching the birds outside. But why?

I hope that reading the book will help me to find those whitespace times so that I can be more appreciative of them.  They’re there. I know they are. I just have to learn to not fill them with other stuffs.

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