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Daffodils
Aloha… At Christmas… a friend gave me a gift of 200 daffodil bulbs… But with all of the rain here on the coast… I have been tardy getting them into the ground… Today I noticed that all of them w...
End of the year
Aloha… Another year coming to an end (which of course means another new beginning)… another Christmas (rainy… windy… and cool here in Brookings)… lunch today with friends… and so it goes… I want ...
Driftwood
Aloha… After a big storm… like the one we just experienced… I enjoy walking along the beach searching through the various pieces of driftwood… I use the small pieces to attach to my succulents… a...
Rain
Aloha… The wind and rain continues here on the southern coast of Oregon… and the ocean is as turbulent as I have ever seen it since moving here… Another big storm coming in tonight… sure glad the...
Thanksgiving
Aloha… Here is wishing each of you a very Hau’oli La Ho’omakika’i (pronounced how-oh-lay la ho-o-ma-key-kah-ee) which of course is Happy Thanksgiving in Hawaiian…! Tonight a group of us are gett...
Monday
My 23 year old kitchen stove finally died… so two weeks ago I ordered a new one from Sears (the only place within 30 miles that one can get a new stove)… The delivery crew showed up on time (go f...
Rain
Aloha… Last week when the rain came… I was dreading it… as the roof on my entry way was non existent due to the contractor having torn it apart searching for the source of the leak… Well… the roo...
Winter
Aloha… No… I realize it’s not quite winter… but with the change in day light savings time it is beginning to feel like it… that and the temperature has been dropping… The flat roof over my outsid...
OMG... another birthday...!
Aloha… Friends are taking me out for a birthday lunch today… we’re driving north to the little town of Gold Beach… and eating at The Barnacle Bistro… Should be fun…
Emily Kehaulani
Aloha… If Emily had lived… she would have reached her 34th year today… hard to believe she has been gone ten years… It gets easier… but not today…
Saturday
Aloha… An incredibly blue sky day… a bit cool… and a bit of a breeze… but all in all… well… you know… I drove into town and treated myself to a fast food lunch… then returned home to work (play) ...
Oregon
Aloha… Yesterday it became legal to buy marijuana here in Oregon… Yesterday there was another campus shooting here in Oregon…
Wednesday
Aloha… Another beautiful day here on the southern coast of Oregon… I drove into town and had lunch with friends… both old… and new… kind of fun for me… meeting new people… It’s cool this afternoo...
Still Here...!
Aloha and Greetings from the southern coast of Oregon on a cool and overcast day… All remains well with me… most of my health issues seem to have been resolved (for now)… I continue to keep busy ...
The Fair
Aloha… Today a group of us drove 25 miles north… to the town of Gold Beach… where our annual Curry County Fair is going on… So much to see and do for such a small town fair: Lots of vendors… Cam...
Serendipity
Aloha… I moved to Brookings from the island of Maui in 2006… and much to my delight discovered Cafe Kitanishi here in town… I am pretty much a regular at this place… and so it was today: Ebi Temp...
Wildfires
Aloha… On my walk along the ocean today… I couldn’t help but be aware of all the haze and smoke in the air… There are a significant number of wildfires in both Oregon and California… Hot and dry ...
Monday
Aloha… After a nice quiet weekend… I found myself busy with chores this morning… still not happy about cleaning bathrooms (smiles)… though I do okay with the rest of the nest… I met two women fri...
The Breeze
Aloha… Quite a change from the past two days as the wind has picked up… it is blowing on shore… and makes what would other-wise be a very warm day (90f)… quite comfortable… Fun to watch the bird...
Kelp
Aloha… Todays walk to the beach brought about a different view… kelp… and lots of it… Must be a storm some where out to sea… because the water here is still very calm… As I sat looking out at th...
Calm Water
Aloha… Today the ocean surface is flat… not flat like a mirror… but flat with very little wave or wind action… I sit on a bench overlooking Harris beach… children playing along the shore… dogs...
MexicanTrain
Aloha… A few months ago… I was invited to join a new gourmet food group… I readily accepted… then was delighted to find out… that after the meals… we would play Mexican train dominoes… My friends...
Easy Diary/Prosebox
Aloha… I noticed an entry on the home page of Easy Diary last night… from a writer who evidently doesn’t often write there… doesn’t like it there… but decided to laugh at those of us who do like ...
Hau'oli la 'eha o Iulai
Aloha… Well… the fourth is just about here… and I want to wish you a Hau’oli la ‘eha o Iulai (which of course is Hawaiian for Happy 4th of July)… stay safe… have fun… enjoy…! (smiles) Oh yeah… yo...
Stuff
Aloha… Tomorrow is the tenth anniversary of the death of my youngest daughter… Hard to believe she has been gone for so long… For several years (since moving to Oregon)… I have hosted a 4th of ...
