September 11, 2025 No work today on any projects. I’m going to Kona to pick up Alanah from the airport. She arrives at 1PM via Las Vegas. After picking her up, we stop for gasoline – $3.79 instead of $4.69 in Na’alehu – and at the lumber yard for more 2 x 6 rafters andContinue reading “Alanah Arrives”
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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”
My Last Week
October 3, 2024 The last section of the gazebo floor is ready to pour. I haven’t had any more issues with stomach pains at 2:00 AM, but I will go see my doctor when I get back in Arizona. The mixer is set up in the driveway at the road for easy access to theContinue reading “My Last Week”
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”
We Have No Bananas, Today
September 25, 2024 The grass and weeds were getting tall out in front of the gates, so I borrowed my neighbor’s lawn mower and mowed in front of the property. While I had the mower, I mowed both sides of the road and down to the corner. On the way down to the ocean atContinue reading “We Have No Bananas, Today”
A Chip off the Old Block
September 18, 2024 I had gathered another pile of branches at the chipper, and decided that today would be a good day to start up the chipper and run them through. So, that is what I did! The pile of chipped material is much smaller than the original pile, and I think that if IContinue reading “A Chip off the Old Block”
Back To Work
September 11, 2024 After yesterday’s little diversion down at the shore. I got back to working on the steps for the gazebo. After removing the stakes and supports for the forms for the first step that I poured yesterday, I formed the next step down. With the forms in place, I backfilled using some ofContinue reading “Back To Work”
Just Another Day in Paradise
September 10, 2024 More concrete! Mixed up enough concrete to pour a step leading up to the gazebo. That’s enough work! Time to go down to the ocean! The ocean is pretty calm today, The sky is blue. The sun is shining, There is a slight breeze blowing. What a great day to be inContinue reading “Just Another Day in Paradise”
May Continues
May 12, 2024 Spraying my vegetable plants with insect repellant wasn’t such a good idea. It seems that the insect repellant is having more effect on the young plants than on the insects. They have all turned brown and are whithering up! I grabbed some water and put it into my garden sprayer and triedContinue reading “May Continues”
September 13, 2023
Wednesday Moved gravel in the morning at Ahi. Early afternoon went into Naalehu to the post office. The new chains I had ordered on saturday for the chainsaw arrived. Went to ocean at Honuapo for a dip in the pools. Filled water bottles at the transfer station as there were people in line at the parkContinue reading “September 13, 2023”
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