August 20, 2025 6:00 AM flight out of Phoenix. Not many passengers in the rows in front of me. Not many passengers in the rows behind me. I had ten rows all to myself. Arrived in San Diego about 7:30 AM 11:30 am flight out of San Diego – Not as lucky. Had to shareContinue reading “The Adventure Continues”
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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”
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”
Less than a Week Left
October 2, 2024 I slept through the night. No 2:00 AM pain. The medication must be working. Or, maybe I had food poisoning from something I ate and it has worked it’s way out of my system! But if that were the case, why did it just happen at 2:00 AM? I have been ableContinue reading “Less than a Week Left”
The Next Three Days
September 26, 2024 The bathroom and the gazebo continue to be my focus. Building forms around the outer edges of the bathroom at Holowai took the better part of the day. These forms are on top of the slab “footings” I started with and will be the basis for the walls. They need to beContinue reading “The Next Three Days”
Rule the Roost
September 22, 2024 The red headed cardinals are becoming a regular visitor to my feeder. Sometimes they come in pairs, and sometimes they come one at a time. m Inevitably, they are followed by the larger Northern Red Cardinal who prefers to chase all the other birds away and tries to rule the roost, soContinue reading “Rule the Roost”
All For The Birds
September 21, 2024 First, there was one. But it didn’t take long until there were at least five birds partaking of the offerings in the bird feeder. The Hawaiian Honeycreepers seem to have taken over by sheer numbers. They even tend to hold their own with the larger Northern Red Cardinal . . . asContinue reading “All For The Birds”
A Roof Over My Head
September 19, 2024 After considering different patterns, I settled on a compass rose in the floor of the extension to the gazebo. I started with the square in the center, and built forms in the directions of the four points of the compass, with the longest one pointing North, Then I finished installing the roofContinue reading “A Roof Over My Head”
Playing in the Mud
September 9, 2024 In the morning, after breakfast, I mixed concrete and poured two of the squares in the bathroom floor. I set up the mixer in the driveway about 20 feet inside the gate and used the smaller material I had separated when I moved one of the gravel piles from outsde the gate..Continue reading “Playing in the Mud”
A Pebble in my Shoe
September 8, 2024 After struggling with trying to come up with a clever pattern for the floor of the bathroom, I decided to just keep it simple. Just four sections. So, I set up forms to be able to pour two of the four sections. When I had the gravel/sand mix delivered to Holowai, IContinue reading “A Pebble in my Shoe”
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