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Play it Again, Sam!

Sept 9 – 6 AM flight leaving Phx Sky Harbor to Kona, with a stop over in Oakland. We should arrive at 12:10. At the same time, Hurricane Kay is slowly moving up the west coast of Baja California! I am glad we are flying through Oakland and not LA as this might not haveContinue reading “Play it Again, Sam!”

Last day

Tomorrow I go back to the mainland. It will be August 22. I have been here in Hawaii since the 12th of July. I am sitting in a chair on the lanai (porch or patio) portion of the gazebo, thinking about all the things I need to do before I go. I could just leave.Continue reading “Last day”

Lots of Progress

Leaving Hawai’i

Septic System

Another step forward. On my trip to Hawaii in July/August I have successfully completed the installation of a septic system on the property. This is in preparation of building the house. Most homes in Hawaii outside the major cities, have a cesspool; a large hole in the ground where the sewage from the toilet, kitchen,Continue reading “Septic System”

Leavin’ on a Jet Plane . . .

July 8, 2022 Well, my bags are packed! They’re ready to go. They’re standing here inside my door . . . WAHOO!!!! Next week I go back to Hawaii. No covid vaccine requirements! No covid pre-tests to take! And best of all . . . no facemasks! – not in the airport, not on theContinue reading “Leavin’ on a Jet Plane . . .”

Road Runner – Beep! Beep!

Traveling from Arizona to San Antonio, Texas for another High School graduation requires us to travel through the bottom corner of New Mexico. Just across the Arizona/New Mexico border is a “ghost town” called Steins. We stopped here on the way back from attending a high school graduation in San Antonio and I have createdContinue reading “Road Runner – Beep! Beep!”

Steins, New Mexico

A few miles east of the Arizona/New Mexico border along interstate 10 is an old town called Steins, New Mexico. It is privately owned, and is touted as a “ghost town”. currently, it is nothing more than a dump. I’m not going to go into the history of Steins, as you can do that byContinue reading “Steins, New Mexico”

Graduation

Another grandchild graduated from High School. This if the fifth. . . Not possible!!! I’m not that old! The first Grandson graduated four years ago here in Phoenix. He graduated from a large public high school with somewhere near 400 other kids. The next year, the oldest Granddaughter graduated from a small school on baseContinue reading “Graduation”

Royal Ponciana

While on a trip to Cabo San Lucas in 2005, I saw a tree that I really liked. The tree was quite large, with an overhead canopy some thirty feet high. The lowest limbs were four, five, even six feet off the ground. The leaves are small, oval in shape and arranged in a featheryContinue reading “Royal Ponciana”

Another Great Trip

The end of april saw me headed back to continue with what work I could do in Hawaii. And of course, to go to the beach/ocean! The major project I wanted to concentrate on was the outdoor kitchen area/Gazebo. On the last two trips, I have been raising the original 12 x 12 deck toContinue reading “Another Great Trip”