Category Archives: Pets

Sleepy Sunday

After a fairly busy week; setting up my twice a week booth at the Hilo Farmer’s Market, sewing my YesinDede AlohaWare, attending to my intellectual and social ‘culcha’ with lectures at Lyman Museum on Mauna Loa by a renown volcanist … Continue reading

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A Welcomed Drizzley Day

Believe me, I am as much a fan of a sunny, blue sky, wispy cloud, gentle tradewind kind of day as any living soul you know. But yesterday’s misty drizzle provided a welcomed relief for our less-than-normal-rainfall Hilo town. It … Continue reading

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Flower Friday-June 3- Lavender Water Hyacinth

Glancing outside over my little back porch this bit of lavender splash caught my eye. My water hyacinths in one of my fish ponds were blooming. They are short bloomers, maybe holding their spike of blossoms for 1 or 2 … Continue reading

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Flower Friday-May 28-Rose Pikake

  Ahhh the Pikake, an intoxicatingly fragrant flower whose Hawaiian grown buds are strung into highly desired lei. Part of the Jasminium sambac family. The little plant that I am trying to nourish is a rose pikake. Much more can be … Continue reading

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Olena the Kitty naps

Still groggy from her overnight stay and surgery my kitty Olena fully naps in the safety of her Daddy’s arms. Olena came to our household in December a couple weeks before Christmas. A ‘not-that-crazy’ cat lady was seeking a home … Continue reading

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Plenty Papaya

Like babies, papayas generally take 9 months from planting to harvest. 9 months is not considered very long in the agricultural world, but like a baby it sometimes feels like it’s forever. These papaya were just flushing to ripe yet … Continue reading

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Mele Kalikimaka and Flower Friday December 25

We topped our little potted Norfolk Pine with this large and stunning red hibiscus. Very tropical and eco-easy…if you are Lucky to live in Hawaii. We have a new kitty addition to our family. That and the procrastination regarding buying … Continue reading

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Peep. ahem. Peep

Do you hear what I hear? My blogging voice returns after months of blogyngitis. Not that I was ill or feeling unwell. Just the opposite. There has been much activity, to-ing and fro-ing, creativity, socializing, organizing, graduations, salutations, calculations, fabrications … Continue reading

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Boxer Rebellion

Or…No Good Deed Goes Unpunished. Today I got bit by a dog. An un-neutered spittle-flying, snarling, snapping, lunging boxer. My Dalmation is making quite a ruckus, which is so unlike her, which causes me to look outside and observe 4 … Continue reading

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February 2009 Resolution

Office romance. Nooooo, not that kind. I need to love my office again. It may not be  love per se, but I need to enjoy spending time and working in there again. How about just moving around in there again. Boxes-some … Continue reading

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