I finished the Perseverence socks yesterday, so named because halfway through the leg, my ball of yarn developed a snarl in the center that meant I had to undo the entire thing and wind the yarn all over again. (more…)
This was going to be a difficult rescue. The bird was ‘way out on the dry alkali bed on the perimeter of the Alkali Lake Wildlife Management area in western Nevada, about seventy miles east of Lake Tahoe, where Nolemana and I were on vacation. (more…)
Autumn in Oregon is so beautiful! Everywhere I turn, I see colors of gold and yellow and red, and this year, they seem to be especially lovely. It’s interesting to see which trees turn first, which ones have a mixture of yellow and green, and to see the progression of flaming colors to leafless trees, which quite frankly, happens far too fast for me. I think Autumn should last at least another month with the trees and shrubs on “stop” until I feel as though I have drunk my fill. (more…)
One of the things I love about knitting is sharing what I know (which admittedly is in a constant state of learning) with others, especially kids. About a month ago, Karie, the wife in the husband-wife team who owns Hawaiian Beanz, told me that her daughter Amanda would like to learn how to knit. Amanda and I had talked several times, and of course, she’d seen me knitting with my friends there on numerous occasions. (more…)
Wat? U neva know had more? Me needa. Pau da scary ride wit MrCrazyman Tow Truck driva. Pau getting excuses “It’ll scratch the paint on my tow truck if I come up your driveway! Pau all dat. At least till last week. (more…)
Last month, a bunch of peeps from Alohaworld wen get togedda foa da annual Alohaworld Gathering in Las Vegas. Dis local kine event is one really big deal, and has entertainers, musicians and artists from all ova. It also has local kine grindz [food], plenny time foa talking stories, and is, really, one fabulous thing to attend. Unfortunately, I neva been able to go. (more…)
I finished the Numbah Two prayer shawl (actually it’s more like Numbah Five) last week and gave it to my friend. She’d seen me working on it, but had no idea it was for her. We were at Bible Study at the home of the wahine [woman] I’d given the first one to, and we went outside for some privacy. (more…)
Last month I was asked to participate in the second Carnival of Aloha. I was surprised, scared, excited, in that order. I’d never even heard of it before! I sent in my story of ti-leaf sliding down Motorcycle Hill, and it was accepted for publication! There are some fabulous blog entries in this months carnival… go checkum out!
