Growing up in da ‘āina, was a big deal when people from da mainland wen come ova to visit us. No mattah if our friends wen come by ship oa plane, was still one exciting time, cuz back den, living in da middo of da Pacific Ocean stay pretty far away. (more…)
One time Nolemana was having surgery in a large Portland hospital, so I took my spinning wheel (it was going to be a fairly long surgery) and was spinning some dyed purple wool in the open, not crowded, waiting room. I was happily creating a yummy yarn when a doctor and his entourage stopped behind me and asked what I was doing. I told him I was spinning and making yarn to knit with. He asked what kind of stuff it was and I replied that it was wool.
He gave me this condescending, arrogant look as if I were out of my mind, and with his coattails flapping in the breeze as he left, entourage in his wake, I heard him say to his students, “Oh yeah, right! Purple sheep!”
So last Saturday my friends and I stay going da kahakai foa one retreat; so of course da chree of us riding togedda had foa stop by Roxy’s, da new Hawaiian cafe in Beaverton. Actually, my two friends neva get chance, cuz I stay da drivah! But one of dem wen stay Lahaina foa a couple of years, and da odda one loves Hawaiian kine stuffs. So wasn’t like I stay dragging dem kicking and screaming ova dea! (more…)
I wanted a quick project to do today so decided to knit this li’ili’i [little] sockie. It just took me about 2 1/2 hours, and I’m so pleased with how it turned out. Ho da kewt, yeah?
Much quicker than socks for my feets!
