Sunrise Shell

Searching for 5 years, beachcombing, always eyeballing the sand for the ever elusive, beautiful sunrise shell; look at this one! Not a traditional yellow, but a spectacular orange!

Almost a year later....

Crawling Kauai

Well, one could never do this on Bishop's Beach--brrr!

Must Baby-Proof the Homer Home!

Although he has somewhat of a guilty expression at the moment, Emery decides he will learn to cook on the Irish wood stove with these fascinating utensils...just as soon as he's tall enough. (And if someone puts in the wood or coal!)

"Moloka'i" and "Honolulu"

Since the relatives were out of town this weekend, I awaited the snow by spending Saturday reading Moloka'i, finishing it up and starting the book Honolulu, thus it was a productive weekend! I finished Honolulu when little Emery fell asleep on my chest Monday--I laid him down on our nest of blankets on the floor and read right beside him!
I think I enjoyed Honolulu more; I didn't feel right about reading Moloka'i without reading James Michener's version first--I couldn't help but feel that I was missing out on too many details with THIS leper colony book. But I wanted to read it since my daughter had lived on this island--and I smiled when a group of the 'colony' girls climbed up out of their hell to go to a party in Kaunakakai--the town Bail and Nate had rented a house...
but really--I liked Honolulu more--(maybe because it mentions Waialua and the Sugar Mill on Oahu first--where I got to stay when the kids first moved to the islands!)--alas....
I still felt something was missing and couldn't fully relate to the characters, (although there are some really sad spots)--so it was not the gripping, in-depth story that I would of liked...
I think I grow too picky.

Happy Birthday Brian!!!

A tribute to my brother Brian...the person who creates tons of awesome wood-worked creations (shown below if you scroll down a bit) and countless other interesting and awesome projects. Alas, Brian has had some difficulties with his feet and has undergone some serious operations and radiation treatments...and hopefully will be able to get back on his feet someday soon (but not too soon! not until you SHOULD!).
Anyway...Hope this week is a good one for you and things are looking up. LOVE YOU!
Me...and Bailey...(and Emery upstairs asleep)!

Bear Invasion of Privacy

When I was in Homer this summer I had remarked that I had never seen a dog roaming about the town unless it was with its human 'walker'. Sitting at the picture window reading one evening, I thought I saw a humanless dog leap out of the ditch across the street. It turned out to be..."A BEAR! There's a BEAR! A Bear!" I scream (remembering my camera is downstairs at this crucial moment).
We all poured out the east door and saw the black bear slipping into the trees.Bailey and Nate's backyard neighbor said she had lived in their cabin for 20 years and had only seen one twice!
My daughter saw the bear again last week--out the kitchen window while giving Emery a bath in the sink! It lounged around on one of their wooden walkways and meandered around the neigborhood.
Last night it was back and when Bailey thought she heard a strange noise--Nate saw a trash bag disappear around the corner.
Given the fact that they live across the street from a middle school--somebody had better scare off this intruder--PLEASE!