Good News

Yesterday I almost whined here about finding one of my Hawaiian earrings (bought at Bailey House on Maui) gone when I went to take them off at night. But I kept the blog upbeat..... I wondered though, if that hit, like a KO from Joe Frazier, from my umbrella when the wind turned it inside-out and punched me on the ear with it, had dislodged the lost earring. YES! It was lying in the parking lot of Manoa Marketplace, right where I had been standing--and yes, the back had been torn off. I felt so good!

Zen Habits works, at least the first time tried. Mailed the card, got quarters, and called for hair appointment--tomorrow at 10! Really stress-free way to deal with "tons of stuff I should do." Wonder if the momentum will hold?

Slow Day 3

Must be Island Time, but taking it real easy, watching the rain come and go, and not getting into High Gear quite yet. Zen Habits is my new path, I love "10 Simple Ways to Do Only Three Things Today" and so wrote down three last night: Call for hair appt; mail card to Burleigh and go to library to get library card and books; unpack. Ate breakfast, unpacked and tried to call before even opening the computer! What a great notion!! Three things a day just might be doable! Cuts the stress, for sure.

Piha came up on the bed, to her usual spot, this morning at first light, so she's accepting that I've done something to make her mistress disappear--at that time I was sleeping without the CPAP mask/machine on, so we'll see if she comes at night tonight. She doesn't meow when she wants something, like the cats back in Alaska do, but comes and winds around my legs and we do mental telepathy which is working just fine! But taking pictures of her is a challenge; as soon as she realizes I am, she heads for me as fast as she can come, thinking we are about to play together--just will not pose! Some people are like that, too, have you noticed?

Quiet Afternoon

The house from the front garden is as serene as it looks.

Why is it that after blasting out gales and downpours to those with 6 shopping bags, does the weather turn balmy, clear, blue-sky, and still for the rest of a sleepy day at the house?

The path down out of the back door. Still only a fraction of the flowers all over the paths and yards.

Sleepy in Hawaii

Day 2 in Hawaii: Since this is my diary blog, where I tell the unvarnished truth, let me say I am so tired and sleepy I can hardly navigate. Very little sleep last night with lateness of to bed and Pihalani, who sleeps all day and prowls and teases all night. Plus my discovery of rainout with my CPAP machine--even with humidifier on lowest setting, it must be too humid here to use a humidifier....have to study up today. So only went to Manoa Marketplace, close by and residential driving and familiar to me. Wind so strong it turned umbrella inside-out and the handle punched me alongside the head! Sun back out by the time I got settled back at the house, of course!

Pihalani thinks the twistee on my power adaptor is awonderful toy--bye bye, twistee!

Here in Hawaii

Day 1 in Hawaii: Arrived 20 minutes early in driving rain and windstorm, feeling energized--Jael picked me up, thank heavens, and carried suitcases through the heavy rain up the narrow walkway to the top of the slope where the house is. Whew! Excitement got the best of me and I couldn't sleep til midnight! In paradise!

Since I wrote this on Day 2, photo is the view from the dining table where I ate my Day 2 breakfast.....taken in the afternoon when the sun shone non-stop!