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Spring has arrived!

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Our friends David and Denise arrived this afternoon, flew in from DFW via Sea-Tac.     It was a long flight for them but they were excited to see our little island of Paradise.     It will probably be less intensive for the reader if I just list where they went and post some photos.     Many of the places they visited were repeats for us so we skipped some.     Interestingly enough there were a few places we had not intended to go but did and were pleasantly surprised with.   We were so happy that the rain stopped for their arrival (even though it returned the day they departed haha). A visit to O’ahu is never complete without a stop at Pearl Harbor, including the Aviation museum.   David and Denise spent the day exploring PH.  The next day we all went to Magic Island (Waikiki) for the Friday Night fireworks show.    Aloha Stadium for local swap meet/shopping spree (no, not Les). Monday found us at Diamond Head where ...
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Aloha 2026!

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Aloha and welcome to the first entry of the new year.     Before I digress I am posting a photo of a peacock which was one of many roaming around an adjacent neighborhood where Les and I walk.     Previously my friend Jeanne F. had inquired as to whether we had seen them. Our first visitors of the new year were Cousin Joe and his bride Sher from Alabama.    They were escaping the unusually chilly weather there and managed to “get out of Dodge” just before it descended unto the area. They arrived January 13th after an unplanned detour through Chicago.    I’ll summarize some of the highlights so as not to bore those who don’t know them.    We had a wonderful time with them. We toured some of the local tourist spots and many of them are featured on any local bus tour.    The N’ali Pali’ Lookout is always fun to visit since it is usually very windy, a small price to pay for a fantastic view of the windward side.    We did...
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Holiday Season 2025

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  Mele Kalikimaka …Merry Christmas…Feliz Navidad Aloha and for those following the blog an update on the refrigerator saga…new delivery date should be mid January.    Apparently they must be custom making this refrigerator and shipping it in a custom made crate hahaha.    But I digress. December has been busy thus far with the local Hawaii Kai Parade which was fun especially since we just walked out of the condo with our chairs to the road and set up camp across from the fire station.    It was fun and very “homey” with local politicians and the Honolulu Mayor marching and passing out candy canes.    I’ll post a few pictures.    Then we were treated by the Condo Association/Property Management to a party for everyone.    It was super fun with plenty of food, desserts and activities for the Keiki (pronounced Kay kee) which means children.    Admittedly Les and I did participate in the Photo Booth and I’ll also pos...
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