Last Saturday Bev and Celeste came for dinner.  Celeste is here for a three month hiatus, Bev came to visit her for a couple weeks, and we (having known them in Nevada) hosted them for dinner. We had a lovely time, and since they had some sightseeing to do in the next couple days, and I had those days off, I volunteered myself to tag along.  We went to my favorite beach on Monday.  We Continue reading

So I finally gave up and allowed myself to be fitted with contacts. Yes, it was better, but I find I still cannot read small print. So today I went to Wally World and tried some otc (over the counter) reading glasses. With +1.50′s on top of my contacts, even the smallest print is wonderfully easy to read. When they are pushed out of the way on top of my head, my distance vision is Continue reading

I have a plaque that I have carried with me from house to house for at least 30 years. It says “my house is clean enough to be healthy and dirty enough to be happy.” I have also long averred that we need to have company about every six months. It forces us to clean the house…enough to be healthy. I was reading a book….back in October, then got very busy at work and home Continue reading

DH appropriated my little netbook computer to use in the power shed, tracking solar input/output data. I didn’t use it much unless traveling, but when it’s nice out, I like to sit on the lanai, computer in hand and surf/read/listen to music, rather than being cooped up in the den upstairs. So, after some research, I bought a (cheap) tablet from Amazon.  Now, I love buying from them, as they usually ship quickly…and free.  However, Continue reading

My patience had run out. The humpback whales usually appear on our side of the island at the end of December, but we hadn’t seen them yet.  So, this morning I hauled DH out of bed, threw some stuff in the car, and hied us over to the Kohala coast, where we knew they would surely be seen.  Vog has been heavy this week due to lack of tradewinds to blow it away, but today Continue reading

I was feeling pretty smug.  DH gave me Scrabble for the computer this Christmas, and I have added it to my collection of other addictive games…. Yesterday I managed to spell “acquire” on a triple word space, scoring 112 points for that one play! Well, pumped with pride I googled to see what the highest reported single play score was. Pfhht….I’m just a baby compared to “real” players. BENZOXYCAMPHORS my eye!