Tag Archives: Prosperity

Orchids Galore

The 59th Hilo Orchid Society Show & Sale opened to the public this morning. Orchid Safari is this year’s theme. As usual, the Orchid Society showcases thousands of flowers in glorious explosive colors and species. As diverse as the flowers were … Continue reading

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Tangerine Juicey

There has been a lot of whirring and slurping going on around our kitchen lately. The tangerine tree in the backyard produced its usual abundance of sweet fruit. The boughs dropped heavy with clusters of ripening tangerines. We found ourselves … Continue reading

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Hauoli Makahiki Hou 01/01/11

Hauoli Makahiki Hou. Happy New Year. This delightfully colorful vignette greeted me on a knock-you-to your-knees glorious New Year’s Day this crisp sunny Hilo morning. Welcome 01/01/11. Peace, Light, Goodness and Friends to share it all with. Now that is Prosperity…and my wish for … Continue reading

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Mango for Miners

That mangos are my favorite fruit comes as no surprise. To celebrate the rescue of the Chilean miners last week I ate the last mango of the season. This mango wasn’t as sweetly luscious as my sister Holly’s Mapulehu but … Continue reading

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HAPPINESS does love company

Oh YES! HAPPINESS does love company…as witnessed by the collective joy experienced by the 1 billion people who followed the drama of the miners and their rescuers in Chile. The power of over a billion people all focused on the same outcome. … 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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Flower Friday-March 5

Every winter for the past 18 years or so have found these cute miniature orchids quietly and unasumingly blooming away. I remember to check after Christmas…nothing. I can’t even find their buds waiting patiently to open. After the New Year … 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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My Taxes are Pau

Feel that weight lift off my shoulders and soar into the upper atmosphere. My tax work for this past year is comlete. Pat myself on the back-pat pat as I have managed to round up all those figures and put … Continue reading

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Flower Friday January 22

Our featured flower this Friday is the Cymbidium Orchid. These I bought at the Hilo Farmer’s Market 2 1/2 weeks ago. They are starting to show their wear and several buds from each spray have fallen but I continue to … Continue reading

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