And yet another reason (or two) why…

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Mokihana

The other evening Nolemana and I were driving home from town along Tillstrom Road, which is probably our most frequently travelled road. That’s the road we take to get to Portland, to Clackamas, to church, and most everywhere else heading makai. I much prefer this road to highways, because it winds through the hilly forested areas around where we live and is semi-rural, similar to where we live. Continue reading →

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‘Ono For Maui Pineapple

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Mokihana

A couple of weeks ago I stopped in at my neighborhood New Seasons grocery store. Well, food and all kine da kine, too. Walking through the produce aisle, something gold caught my eye. No, it wasn’t 14 karat anykine, but to me it was moa bettah. Continue reading →

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Da Mystery Road Trip Revealed, Part Twenty-Two

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Mokihana

K’den. Back to Yellowstone. Warning: If you don’t like water and steam as well as lots of photos of it, turn back now. You have been warned!

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Another Reason Why…

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Mokihana

I like living in a semi-rural area. The other afternoon Nolemana and I were on our way somewhere, and we saw something that just gave me the biggest smile! I couldn’t pull over right away, but when I could, I let another car pass, then backed up so that I could take some photos. Why?

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Goats in da Road, Part Two

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Mokihana

Kikue said she was surprised that I hadn’t posted photos of goats in da road. I didn’t have my camera with me that day, but suddenly I remembered that I’d snapped off a quick shot with my cell phone!

So for you, Kikue… mahalo foa da remindah! This is just down da road from our hale. Life in da country… I love it!

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Back in Da Saddle Again, Oddawise Known as Da Mystery Road Trip Revealed, Part Twenty-One

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Mokihana

Ho, hard foa catch up! Especially since we went on another road trip to Montana. I figure that I’ve got at least a year of road trip photos to share. Hold on for the ride… unless it’s too boring. Then come back anyway, because I’ll write about other stuff too.

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Happy news for the day

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Mokihana

I’m trying to unpack, catch up on work and get used to the time change. However, I would like to gleefully report that males in Montana and Idaho thankfully DO NOT wear their jeans down to below their butts. What a relief! They looked so normal! Not once did I see some guy’s boxers as he leaned over or watch anyone trying to run while trying to hold their jeans up with their knees. What a relief.

No pants on the ground for a whole 10 days! Bliss! Then today at the gas station, there they were again. The attendant’s belt was down below his butt. Take me back to Montana. Please!

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Back Home to Life in Da Country

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Mokihana

We’re back home after a fabulous visit with Cousins. Was coming home from da post office pau pick up all our mostly junk mail, and there in the road by our house were five goats wandering around! Wassap wit dat?

So I saw the neighbor was home and knocked on his door (actually, he’s the owner of the vacant rental house and just happened to be there). “Eh, did you know your goats are out on the road?”

Nope, he didn’t. Five of them out there, wandering along the road. So between the two of us we got the goats back in the pasture, which is full of new, yummy grass to much on.

The neighbor said to me, after thanking me for my help, “As if they don’t have enough to eat in here!”

He was fixing the fence as I left.

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Guess wat?

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Mokihana

I stay Montana!! Yep, again. We’ve been here for a week with Cousins and Auntie in Bozeman. Heading home tomorrow. It’s been a fabulous visit again, and oh, how I love Bozeman! We took a wonderful drive up through the Bridger Mountains the other day… be still my heart! The beauty was out of this world!

So after the Mystery Road Trip Revealed stay pau, if you want, you folks can join me on another Montana advencha!

Mahalo to Julie who’s taking care of stuff at home for us so that we could make this trip.

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Da Mystery Road Trip Revealed, Part Twenty!

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Mokihana

I’m so excited! Sometimes Nolemana gives me a hard time for wanting to take so many photos, but because I do, I’m now an official honorary Japanese. I was one before because of my hānai sistah Kikue, but never had the official title. Now I do, thanks to her and AFK! Chee hoo!

You might have already guessed this, probably did, all you akamai readers, that we wanted to see Old Faithful Geyser as long as we were so close. My good friend Linda had suggested that we take the time to zip over there from Bozeman, and that’s exactly what we decided to do. She’d told me that it wasn’t to be missed, because who knew when we’d be able to be in the area again? As I said before, I was so grateful for her suggestion, because we wouldn’t have missed this trip for anything!

This is the sign for the Norris Canyon area:

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Norris Geysers and Canyon Village – Turnoff for for Norris Canyon Road – Elevation 7917′

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