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Nine More Days

April 20, 2025 I leave for Hawaii in nine more days . . . or is it eight? I leave on the 29th at 6:30 AM, so does that day really count? What about today? Does today count towards the days until I leave? . . . Maybe I should say that my flight takesContinue reading “Nine More Days”

Other Diversions

I will be going back to Hawaii on April 29. I should say, that “we” will be going back, as Alanah will be going as well. She will be there for a long weekend, and returning to AZ, while I will be staying until July 24! While Kilauea continues to erupt and subside, then eruptContinue reading “Other Diversions”

Golf Diversion

March 25, 2025 While Kilauea is erupting on the Big Island, I’m on the mainland. So, I head over to my favorite 9 hole golf course in Mesa for a bit of golf! Not quite Pebble Beach, but within my price range. I booked this course from an online website for $11.99 After the websiteContinue reading “Golf Diversion”

Kilauea

I have received some questions about the current volcano activity on the Big Island expressing concern for my property, so, here is some information. This is from a news article from the Associated Press on March 25, 2025. Lava began bubbling out of Hawaii’s most active volcano once again on Tuesday as Kilauea’s sporadicContinue reading “Kilauea”

Hmmmmmmm . . .

Timmy Hummingbird sat on the rope near the nest looking around him. After spending the last month or so, confined within the small nest with his older sister Sally, it was great to be out where he could stetch. He could preen his feathers, and clean his wings with ease out here. And, every onceContinue reading “Hmmmmmmm . . .”

Marching Towards the Mainland

March 2, 2025 This morning was spent over at the neighbor’s property building a form on top of the gate column. I removed the 2 x 4’s from the second coumn that we were using as a guide, and used these as my form material and as legs to support the forms. Then I removedContinue reading “Marching Towards the Mainland”

February Draws to a Close

February 18, 2025 My dirty laundry is piling up, so it is time to do something about it. I get out my two “washing machines” aka wheelbarrows. After putting in some water, I add laundry detergent to one of them and dump some shirts and socks into it. I agitate it with my hands andContinue reading “February Draws to a Close”

March Madness

In early spring, the birdies sing; and flowers are on the ground. And young men’s fancies turns to what women have been thinking about . . . all year round! – basketball! And so it begins again. The time of year when office productivity drops because everyone is watching NCAA basketball! Selection Sunday has happened.Continue reading “March Madness”

Vacation is Over

February 8, 2025 My sister and her husband have left the big island for Oahu, so it is time for me to get back to work. Alanah had arrived on the 6th for the weekend and I wanted her to paint the overhang of the bathroom. I had painted the boards prior to building it,Continue reading “Vacation is Over”

A Special Visit

2/27/2025 This is a “guest posting” from my sister Cathy. Russ and I had such a fantastic visit with David and Alanah a couple of weeks ago while we were on the Big Island of Hawaii. In fact, seeing them was The reason we went to the island. We flew into Kona and then it’sContinue reading “A Special Visit”