November 19, 2025 I am noticing more guavas around the property at Holowai. There are more than I can eat. And, they are good sized also. The siding on the back wall of the tool shed has been completed and the corner and joint trim has been installed. I feel like it is more ofContinue reading “A Roadtrip Diversion”
Category Archives: Tourist
The Last of June
June 15, 2025 The need to go downtown to Naalehu today prompted me to fill the back of the truck with my empty water containers. I take every opportunity to make each trip into town well worth it by hauling water back with me. I stop off at the trash transfer station where there areContinue reading “The Last of June”
A Walk on the Beach
May 11, 2025 Decided I needed a day off. Went down to the ocean at Hanuapo to watch the waves crashing against the lava shelf. I could watch this all day. But I don’t. Instead, I go exploring to the east side of the “beach”. I check out the small natural bridge of lava andContinue reading “A Walk on the Beach”
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”
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”
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”
Life on the Mainland
I will be treturning to Hawaii around the middle of August. In the mean time, I will be enjoying the 100 plus degree weather in Arizona . But hey, it is a dry heat! Golf After returning from Hawaii, I was invited to golf the Biltmore Country Club. I made the fourth in a foursomeContinue reading “Life on the Mainland”
Another Week in May
Sunday May 19, 2024 Below the kitchen gazebo, there are two rock lined gardens – three including the one at the edge of the lanai. In two of these, I had placed some cucumber seeds. They have sprouted. Above the garden where the cucumber seeds have sprouted, is another tier of garden that has anContinue reading “Another Week in May”
Tourists
February 5, 2023 After missing their plane on the 4th,, my daughter and her kids arrived the following day, the 5th! (see my previous post – “Expecting Company” for the explanation) I rode the bus into Kona to meet them. I was not confident about my truck, so I rented a car for the timeContinue reading “Tourists”
Expecting Company
Door Panel Walls My daughter and her three kids are coming over for four days, the first week of February. She told me that she had found a fare on Hawaiian Airlines for $220.00 round trip. I did not believe her. Three days later, I went on the Hawaiian Airlines website, and sure enough, thereContinue reading “Expecting Company”
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