June 8 – The mountain is out

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Mokihana

Nolemana and I had an appraisal to do up in Government Camp; it was a gorgeous day, and the mountain was out!

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June 7 – Pasture mowing

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Mokihana

Ricky, the horse we’re boarding, had terrible allergies last year from all the grass in the pasture. He got the heaves really bad and we thought we were going to lose him, so now we get the pasture mowed.

Rayado, Paul, and Titus had been napping under the fir tree, but when they hear the noise, they came out to see what was going on.

And now, for your viewing pleasure to really get a feel for it, here are a couple of videos!

One more, close up. This is a very bouncy job!

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June 6 – One big truck!

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Mokihana

 

We’re having GW Construction in Gresham build a carport for my new kawila; we should’ve done it years ago, but didn’t. And as a result, my white van was hard to keep clean; she’d get fir sap, fir pollen, and fir needles all over her. As soon as we had a little extra kala, we hired Orvill to build us a carport next to the garage. Because, ya know, there’s stuff in the garage! Which we’re slowly getting rid of, by da way.

The truck bringing the lumber had to back up all the way up our very long driveway. 1/10 of a mile, and an 18% grade at the curve. Orvill walked behind, guiding the driver of the long flatbed. They all finally got up, not without panting on a certain member of the team. But no trees were broken, and the flatbed didn’t even get a little bit off the driveway. So all was good.

Here’s the truck with the lumber and other supplies in front of the garage.

I had to leave, and my car was parked a ways down the driveway so it’d be out of the way, but as I passed the lumber truck I turned around to look at it. Ho da big!!

Ever seen “Duel” with Dennis Weaver! Todally scary dat movie! And the front of this truck reminded me of that.

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June 5 – Visitors at The Gathering

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Mokihana

 

The Gathering is what we call ourselves. We are a group of women who knit, worship, pray, have fun, and share each other’s joys and sadnesses every Wednesday. We’ve been together since about 2001, and our relationships are deep and strong. We’ve had many visitors over the years; some who stay and some who don’t. But today’s three visitors came dressed in their finest clothes and we welcomed them with open arms. They undoubtedly will not stay, but while they were there, we loved having them.

Here is the leader of that group:

LOL!!!

This morning before we got to Sara’s house, this guy actually got into her house!

He toured the whole upstairs, and eventually ended up at the dining room door, where he was ushered outside. Try look the size of his feet!!

We never know who might show up at The Gathering; these three really brightened our day! They hung around all day; Sara was not too pleased with their raucous calls in the afternoon, however.

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June 4 – It’s snowing!

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Mokihana

 

Eh. Try look! Stays snowing outside! In June!

Nah nah nah. It’s da fluff from da cottonwood trees. LOL.

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June 3

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Mokihana

 

I can’t put my license plate on yet because I haven’t gotten my new registration, but in the meantime my license plate frame tells the world that I’m a local girl to the core!

But I don’t have that many pairs of slippahs, however!

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June 2 – Propellers

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Mokihana

 

I can remember the old Honolulu Airport, where we could walk up to the chain link fence to either say “aloha ʻoe” or “aloha!”, depending on whether someone was leaving or arriving. I have a photo of two of my siblings and I standing barefoot, next to our lei-decked papa-san at that fence, the plane he was going to fly in just on the other side.

Of course, back in those days, there were no commercial jets… ho, makes me feel so makule, yeah? They were all prop planes. So today, when I heard a plane flying over, I knew it wasn’t a jet, and quick as a wink I snapped this photo on my cell phone.

We were all so happy when our papa-san came home again, once again bedecked with fragrant lei.

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June 1 – The lost has been found!

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Mokihana

 

I have been looking forever for this shuttle bobbin with handspinning on it. It was hiding in plain sight. I can’t believe how I missed it. But now I’m spinning up the rest of this lovely colorway: “Berries” Targhee, but Sweet Grass Wool.

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May 27 – 31

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Mokihana

I have been taking photos every day. Promise. Just haven’t gotten them uploaded. So here’s another batch.

May 27:

Here’s some yummy yarn that I spun. Colorway is “Sky Drama”, by Lisa Souza.

May 28:

I met my friend in Canby for another spinning day, and took the monthly photo of Willamette Falls in Oregon City.

May 29:

This Hairy Woodpecker hit our deck glass… I did everything I could but couldn’t save him… big time wai maka.

May 30:

Rayado lying down in the pasture in the long grass.

May 31:

Flower power!

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May 26 – Da new spinner

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Mokihana

I know, I know. I said that the spinner gets to stay on the kawila till it alla way falls off. But when we turned in my white car to the dealer, we took it off, knowing that they would anyway. We said aloha ʻoe to it for three years of faithful spinning, and put the new one on the new kawila.

Ho da bright!! I’d totally forgotten what they look like when they’re new!!

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