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LIFE

Lothlorién

February 27, 2010

 
Two years ago, before I started this current blog, I created another blog that was designed to talk about my life as a sailboat live-aboard. That blog didn’t last long, because it was during those few weeks of its existence that I came up with the idea for “Lava to Lilikoi.”
So from time to time, [...]

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Hotei – The Laughing God

February 20, 2010

 
In Japanese mythology, Hotei is one of the Seven Lucky Gods, and believed to be based on an actual person who carried a big bag full of food and goodies for hungry people and especially for children. In the Japanese spelling of “ho tei,” his name literally means “cloth bag.”
Hotei comes out of the Chinese [...]

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My Cookbook Addiction

February 17, 2010

 
I confess! I’m addicted to books! But I have read all the books I own and continue to use them all as reference and/or for teaching.
My addiction carries over into cookbooks, and I doubt if there is even one of these books that hasn’t been used for at least one recipe. Like many cooks, I [...]

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Music From Another Era

January 23, 2010

 
One of my earliest memories was hearing my parents play and sing together. My dad played the piano, while my mother played the violin. Sometimes they sang together in performances, not just at home. I started playing piano at the early age of five, gradually adding in violin and French horn.

 
Many times I sang and [...]

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

January 1, 2010

HOTEI – God of Contentment & Happiness
 
We never know what each new year will bring
and maybe it’s better that way!
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We can be like children
who delight in the element of surprise
or
we can act our age
and resent the changes that come our way.
 
I prefer to be the child!
To all my readers
past, present and future
I wish you all [...]

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Your Best Year Is Coming Up!

December 31, 2009

Tonight at midnight, it will become 2010. I’ve never believed in making resolutions for the New Year. What I like to do instead is set goals, both long-term and short-term. These are usually in several categories.
My favorite book for this is Your Best Year Yet! by Jinny S. Ditzler. It’s just a little paperback that [...]

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A Joyful Christmas Party

December 29, 2009

 
One of the joyous downfalls of anyone who tries to watch their weight is the number of Christmas parties. I try to watch what I eat, but sometimes it’s so hard! These pictures were taken at the home of Robyn and David, dear friends up the road.
With all the fabulous goodies spread around, I put [...]

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Luz de la Vida

December 25, 2009

Today’s post is a bit of my short fiction.
From time to time, I post something on that order.
This banner is one I made many years ago.

 
Luz de la Vida
 
The StoryTeller woman lives in a harbor this side of the sea, near a spurious border between two kingdoms. Once, as long ago as yesterday, the whales [...]

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Kait’s Wedding

December 17, 2009

Kait and Matt
 
Exactly two months ago on October 17, my oldest granddaughter got married. Kaitlin Weiss became Kaitlin Brazil. I wasn’t able to go, but her Aunt Inga, my second daughter, was there to take pictures of the event.

 
This is a good opportunity to share some of that with you. I’ve cropped some of the [...]

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Remembering Snowstorms

December 10, 2009

12-10-09 Remembering Snowstorms

Boise Birdhouse
 
Some of you reading this blog live in snow country, and you dream of living in Hawaii. Those of us who do live in Hawaii remember what it was like to live in snow country!
I lived on Kodiak Island in Alaska, where I delivered my fourth child in the middle of a [...]

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Christmas Parade of Lights

December 8, 2009

Honolulu Parade of Lights
 
From 1979 to 1996 I owned a 37’ O’Day sloop-rigged sailboat named Lothlorién. Five of those years, I lived on board in the Oceanside Harbor of Southern California. Each year in December, the sail fleet of the Oceanside Yacht Club had their Christmas Parade of Lights. Just before I moved to Hawaii, [...]

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I Believe in Angels

December 7, 2009

Christmas Lights in Honolulu
 
I wrote a blog several years ago called “Talk Story.” The second post I made on that blog was this essay. That blog is no longer active, so I’d like to share it with you again this year.
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When I was a little girl, I used to picture the [...]

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The Black Madonna

December 6, 2009

Our Lady of Guadalupe
 
I have been collecting representations of the Black Madonna for many years. I’m not quite sure what my attraction is, but I suspect it’s because she’s not the untouched virginal White Madonna we often think of at this time of year. The Black Madonna has been through the fires of experience and [...]

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