I have not been to church in nine months (except for the first 2 weeks of January when the pastor was on vacation and therefore….I didn’t have to see him…)I walked out of the building on Pentecost Sunday when I realized I could no longer stomach listening to a hate-mongering, verbally abusive, misogynist, gay-bashing, lying control freak (and that was on his good days…..). So I have spent Sunday mornings at cyber-church:  I read the Continue reading

There was a discussion on one of the chat rooms I frequent about Valentines day plans. About 50 people commented on what they gave, what they received and how they generally ignored Valentine’s day. Here is how it was for us: I threw some mystery meat and veggies into the crockpot:  dinner His beer was on sale:  gift The bougainvillea was in full bloom as he pulled into the back lot after working all day. Continue reading

…..or even part of it!  DH has found a bag of “Seafood Medley” at our local mini-warehouse store.  He usually just boils a handful of parts, throws it into some pasta and adds sauce of some sort= instant dinner! Well, he has been working really hard  building a deck for some friends, and he comes home late, dirty and tired.  So, I have been trying to have a meal made when he gets home. Yesterday, Continue reading

I have just finished a long work stretch, ending with three night shifts.  I complained to DH last night about the (ahem….) less than stellar assessment skills of one particular nurse.  I had been called several times over the course of several hours with what were presented as innocuous problems.  Then I got the call that said  “Oh by the way, I thought I should mention….” which sent me running down to the ward to Continue reading

I love my new toy. It works just as I hoped: I can listen to music, surf, and play Angry Birds while I sit on the lanai and watch whales swim by. The good:  it plays music beautifully, surfs the web swiftly, plays games efficiently. The bad:  the handy-dandy keyboard case with usb-plug-in attached keyboard does not work, because the said’s tablet usb is for data transfer only (as I found after an exhaustive Google Continue reading

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!

…avocado?  It’s different here in Hawaii.  We don’t borrow sugar or milk, we trade produce. DH and I are invited to potluck lunch with friends tomorrow after church, and I decided to take pies:  avocado and lilikoi cream. Trouble is, after I gathered all (well, most…..) of the ingredients, I found my avocado tree had no ripe fruit. I had given all the ripe ones away this week, and no new ones have fallen. So, Continue reading