From the monthly archives:

January 2009

Kauai – the Garden Isle

January 18, 2009

click here for larger image BABY BEACH AT POIPU Almost two years ago, I visited with friends from California on Kauai where they had gone to visit their son. As long as I have lived in Hawai`i, I had never gone to Kauai. I stayed with them in a house they had rented in Poipu, [...]

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Preserves and Jams

January 17, 2009

click here for larger image APRICOT PRESERVES I have a friend who loves making jams and preserves. It is one of the activities that he enjoys in his retirement to keep his mind active, and he makes a fine art out of the process. When our local Costco gets in fresh apricots or peaches, I [...]

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Tidying Up!

January 16, 2009

click here for larger image UNFINISHED CORNER Most of the homes here are built on what I call “stilts.” I’ve heard several reasons for this. One is that it allows the water to flow through without damaging the foundation, or for the wind to blow through. Some say that it gives you a place to [...]

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Good Old Greens

January 15, 2009

click here for larger image MUSTARDS AND COLLARDS Yes, I grew up on collards and mustard greens. My father was a Mississippi boy, and I attended college in Jackson, Mississippi. My brother, Hilton, wrote about our Cuzn Don’s “mess of greens” in his blog back in May, 2008. I think we all grew up knowing [...]

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Arugula! Arugula!

January 14, 2009

click here for larger image ARUGULA Growing space is limited for me, even though I’ve been able to create several raised beds. I need so many more to really grow as much food as I’d like. So as much as I love fresh lettuce, I have settled for buying it at the market and using [...]

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Down the Garden Path

January 13, 2009

click here to see larger image ANOTHER VIEW OF THE PATH Another plant I’ve put out there is this year’s Christmas poinsettia. There is a small poinsettia left over from many years ago that hasn’t done much the past couple of years.

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Wall of Books

January 12, 2009
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Garden Club 2008 Christmas

January 11, 2009

click here to see larger image THE PUPU TABLE We also brought gift plants to exchange. I brought this miniature rose, which Heather and Carole won in the drawing. Their other rose had died so they were happy to get a new one. click here to see larger image PIKAKE The inside of the Baker [...]

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Lilikoi Cheesecake at the Keei Cafe

January 10, 2009

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Lilikoi Revisited

January 9, 2009

click here to see larger image LILIKOI SEEDLINGS One of my earliest posts for this blog talked about my lilikoi so you might want to go back and read to refresh your memory about lilikoi. Lilikoi is the Hawai`ian name for Passion Fruit. I took a picture of these tiny lilikoi/passion fruit seedlings back in [...]

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A Great Combo!

January 8, 2009

When there is a “pot luck” of any sort, I have a favorite dish to carry to someone’s home, especially during the holiday season. My friend, Debi, had several of us over for Christmas brunch and I took my Cran-Apple Pie. Cranberries and apples just seem to go together and say “Christmas!” Here it is [...]

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Bare-Root Fruit

January 7, 2009

click here to see larger image GOOSEBERRY CLOSE-UP Other plants I received in the package were two Manchurian apricots, one Tophat blueberry, and one Sugar Sweet bush cherry. I could swear I see new buds on the apricots and the cherry, but maybe it’s just wishful thinking. The blueberry might not make it. I’m debating [...]

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Polka-Dot Plant

January 6, 2009

click here to see larger image POLKA-DOT PLANT There are several places where I can get totally absorbed and forget what time it is – bookstores, fabric stores, music shops, and hardware stores. I’m sorry to see so many of the old-fashioned hardware stores give way to big stores like Home Depot and Lowe’s, but [...]

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