Maui Jim's annual 4th of July party in Talk Story

Aloha…

Once again I am hosting a neighborhood/friends pot luck party… and once again it will be held on July 2nd…

Why July 2nd… well as most of you know… that is the anniversary of my daughter’s passing… and I figure if I have lots of friends around me… I won’t be thinking sad thoughts about her…

I have had over 50 people RSVP… and quite a few of them have offered to help me set stuff up… which really is not a big deal… tables and chairs… decorate the garage, etc…

Why the garage… okay… the party is outside… no way am I having 50 or more people in the house at the same time… and my garage is sort of neat if I do say so…

There are more than 100 collect-able antique tin signs on the walls… hanging fish all over the place… and other pieces of art memorabilia…

It is a true pot-luck… and most of these people are not only pretty good cooks… but take pride in what they bring to share… so no potato salads from Fred Meyer… (smiles)

The other thing that happened… Is the hot water tank in the garage started leaking on Friday… and a plumber is bringing out a new tank tomorrow morning… a bit expensive ($1K)… but I really don’t have much of a choice because I need hot water… and I don’t need water all over the garage floor for the party (smiles)

So… as you can read… I am keeping busy and active… and certainly have something to look forward to…

Me ke aloha…