Borning Song

"I don't belong here".  my homecoming Facebook post. ( 22 responses)
Seriously. the Northwest doesn't suit me at all in Winter.
I was born to sit outside at sunrise, swathed in Oxygen and sing praises to God for this majestic creation.
I was born to eat fruit and fish and swim.
I was born to wander barefoot and scantily clad in the sunshine.
I was born to be amazed by fauna, flora and birdsong.
That's enough of a rant. . . .Namaste

Last slice of ParAdise

Breakfast at the Olympic Cafe is a tex mex wrap. These are huge! And so I save half for the flight tomorrow:)julia Rowland is here in Kapaa and i text here our location, hoping to connect, she's not feeling too well.
Searching my mind, the only thing left to purchase is a parejo:)


We buzz down to Aliomanu Bay for a visit and a beer then to the Kilauea Lighthouse for a windy watch.
We are home for the day, packing and blogging. Dan prints our boarding passes and a polenta recipe for Mary
And Earle MacDonald next door.
We stay for pupus and a drink.

Home again, we head to the bluff for a final sunset: such majesty in whales and sunsets!
We have reservations for dinner again at Bar Acuda. Sangria is the chosen beverage then the arugula salad with pear, gorgonzola and candied walnuts. The risotto fritters with a honey truffle, lime sauce, the bacalao cod with potato and cream and more: the mahi mahi in a red pepper coulis with mac nut pesto. Totally Divine is was!
Home to bed and a bit restless sleep, but its okay there is only joy.
When asked, my reply will be," Perfect. Our vacation was Perfect!"

Lihue Lutheran's Love Boat

We are to meet at kukuiula small boat harbor by 3:45. After ropes yoga we have time to drive South, visit our turtles and still be on time. En route we are inconvenienced by an accident involving a police car, and by the number of police cars speeding to the scene are concerned that the officer was fatally injured.

First Sioux takes a group photo and we are underway. Safety spiel second and then Dan and I bale up onto the bow. Just under the mast to the starboard side. I wrap my legs around him as if on a horse and the Captain Andy's boat whips into the wide open seas! Sneaky tikis are an option but I've never been good with distilled spirits. I choose red wine so I don't get chilled. I clutch Dan's hips with my legs and feel as if I am riding bareback; arms flail, spine undulates as I root into my haunches:) we are so near to gigantic majestic whales. They seem to be all about us. The captain says it's a female with many admiring males showing off by breeching, pec slaps and tail flaps.
It's quite magical as the sun sets and we all settle to watch the final moments of sunlight above the horizon. We are assured of a green flash because there are no clouds in the sky:)
Just as the sun is setting a whale, 100 yards off the bow breeches against the golden orb of sun!
And it's time to return to port. However we are just behind the captain and we here shrill warning bleeps from the dashboard. The captain has someone drop into the engine room below. He reports that the engine is shorting out and some wires appear to be burnt. I radio my Facebook friends 'mayday' . . . .
But after thirty minutes or so the engine cools and we get into the harbor on one engine. Don't think we weren't praying!
We drive to dukes, use the valet parking and text Mike. "Where are you?"
They arrived at 1 and are picking up Ellen at 7:00 so they though tired are waiting for us upstairs. Everyone has ordered monchong and I choose the Mac but Brie crepes. And a glass of Angelina Pinot Noir. It's a nice evening and we kiss good bye. The kiss I gave Mike was bordering on incestuous. My mouth was open and I got him right on the lips. Should I apologize for my lack of sight or let it go? Ha;)

Our drive home went quickly and I texted a sweet thank you as he picked up our tab. I just marvel at them with wondrous awe!And I didn't mean to give him a big open mouthed kiss on the lips, I was either going to talk or laugh and there he was! I must forget this and not bring it up again. (I did confess to Dan.)
Mahalo for a big day of blessing;)

Yoga Ropes

Dan agrees, I need to try yoga Ropes class, Tara is teaching 12-1 so it will work perfectly with our trip South. I trust her and there is an element involved in hanging upside down from a eye bolt! She calls it a : Ishvara Pranidhana, surrendering to God. Maybe for a Christian who has turned their life over to God, it's the practice of fearlessness and letting go, letting God.
At any rate I never let the idea of being fearful enter into my practice. I simply took the poses as far as my physical body could go and enjoyed the freedom of inversion and free fall.
We began with forward folds, cat and cow, downward facing dog, standing splits, crescent moon and moved into back ending. Ardha chandrasana was very fun!
Then we sat on our mats to close and Tara said the practice was actually a niyama. And she ended with
" loksha samista sukino bhavantu "
May you have balance may you have freedom may you be at peace namast

Tara Yoga and Tahiti Nui

Today's sunrise . . .We whiled away the morning watching whales. Such leisure:)
Dan took we to yoga at 10. . .and I arrived a little late. Bhavani was sitting near the near, she recognized me and I, her. She looked like a wisp of air right off the Himalayan Mountains, sturdy and ethereal. a curious vision to my senses!
Tara was in full command and I found a nook by the back screened door. She is both commanding and kind, and very interactive with the students. Class was hard and she promised it would get more challenging. In Ustrasana she asked to to extend my right arm and , "push, push! PUSH!" into hers." harder, like you mean it!" As I did I trembled. but my left side began to understand, it had collapsed, in applying an opposite force it began to come to life in this ardha ustrasana. . .and so it went. She sang to us in Savasana, in her melodic echoey haunting way. I love seeing her. Tomorrow she is offering a one hour class on the wall ropes, and I will be there. With such restricted vision, being upside down will all sorts of 'scary fun'.

Dan and I drove home to change and then off to the Tavern at the Golf Course. What a good meal, to think we almost didn't go. Dan had the meatloaf sandwich and I chose the ceasar on grilled flat bread with white anchovies. Delicious!

Then home for another costume change and a new beach. Ke'e was full, so we settled upon Haena around the corner. The surf was raging and the clouds hung low. It was plenty warm though. I am reading Ann of Green Gables and Dan kept an eye on the ocean and an eye on the couples in the cabanas behind me.

We are planning a big night at Tahiti Hui's Our kayak pal is singing there tonight so we go. He is quite a performer. . .and his yodeling, well, OMG! What a sweet man. We shared a slice of cheese pizza. The place was loud and not a place where you would want to eat and sweat and feel squished while dining on a $28.00 entree.

We leave, after Keola performs, thinking we can stop by the Gourmet for some deep fried artichokes. It was too crowded. Dan says a lady went slack jawed upon seeing my new dress though. . .it is snug but not revealing. Sorry to have missed this response.
We are looking forward to splitting the ahi burger at the St. Regis one more time. The children in the lounge are out of control which puts our evening on tilt. We do enjoy the pianist and jazz vocals. The burger is quite rare and we eat it without a fuss. Dan needs more food and it seems his blood sugar levels are low.
Calling it a glorious night we head home in a little shower. Watch a bit of the food channel and go to bed at 11. Mahalo

Mai'le Yoga and Hundai

Everyday a sunrise and a smoothie. . . .
Today Dan is returning our 'rent a wreck' to the Lihue Alamo people. The airbag hasn't worked and not the brake light warning on the dashboard is also alerting us to some new danger. Dan will make the trip while I am taking my fourth yoga class at Yoga Hanalei.
He drops me off and promises to return in a few hours. My teacher today is Mai'le a young Hawaiian lady brimming with love and humour. I Love her at once. Hatha Flow One is packed to the gills, or plantation shutters as it were. I explain my vision loss and we are off! We sit in Virasana, one foot folded into the arch of the other and we begin a kirtan of sorts, repeating her sanskrit-hawaiian prayer that talk of enough rain to nourish the land but not too much so the bridge doesn't close. Also about we paid her to teach us because she will take us deeper than we can take ourselves, so please don't resent me. . . It is probably a teacher student true chant with a twist.

Sanskrit:
oṃ saha nāvavatu
saha nau bhunaktu
saha vīryaṃ karavāvahai
tejasvi nāvadhī tamastu mā vidviṣāvahai
oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ
English:
May we be protected together.
May we be nourished together.
May we create strength among one another.
May our study be filled with light.
May we not oppose each other.
Om peace, peace, peace
It was a tremendous class! I'll be back tomorrow.
I leave class quite wrung out and loose, Dan hasn't called, so I leave a message for him. I am thinking I need a little something from the shop below. In no time I am trying on a cute snug dress in taupe and black with wave action and a small hole, It will cost $22.00 'as is'. I recite the poem by Leonard Cohen and hand her my credit card.
"Ring the bells that still can ring
forget your perfect offering
There's a (hole) in everything
That is where the light comes in. . " paraphrased slightly
Then I sit on a picnic bench in the sun and take inventory. Thirst comes to mind so I head to the Gourmet for a Hala beer and some iced water. I'll wait for Dan and then we'll have lunch.
I am sitting at the bar, yoga mat and beer, dress clutched to my heart when he arrives.
After a good light lunch we head to the beach, Anini it is. I finish my book and take a leisurely stroll while Dan snoozes. ( when the family with the kids and football arrive en masse, we change our location slightly towards the point. On the way home we investigate Kahiliwai and it's missing bridge. A new roadside market sells us starfruit, oranges and bananas, enough to carry us through the end of our vacation in smoothies.
We watch a grey sunset, and catch up on a little news. We have rented, Ides of March to watch after out potluck dinner. The end is in our sights and we are slowly finishing off our food. Tonight Dan grills steak and asparagus, we share a slice of pizza from ast night and I feast on the remaining shrimp.
A late dinner and movie, make for a hasty bedtime retreat. Tired tonight, after the rowing and yoga of the last two days.

Sweet Dreams

St. Valentines Day

Happy St. Valentine's Day! Dawn arrives with  a blush and a winged presence. A sweet omen that today will be very special!
After a breakfast of fish tacos and scrambled eggs we pack it up; Dan is taking me kayaking. We head to the Hanalei River and are greeted by the nephew who yodels and plays in The Descendents. He said, " well if you saw the movie, why haven't you asked me for my autograph?" We load into the river and float and paddle in the morning sun, side by side, until our arms have had enough. Lunch is at the Gourmet where Dan enjoys his Reuben and I choose the Hanalei Waldorf. We drive West past the farmer's market because we don't need anything.

 Our destination beach is Kepuhi. It's quiet and Dan claims it is his favorite beach day yet! He flew down the beach directly into the surf and bobs, tumbling about in the generous surf. I am a land lubber to be sure and settle on my towel to enjoy Treasure Island once again. When I stop to pee, I find this bit of coral and a shell and for the second time today find Blessing.

We spend a long afternoon thus.
At five we head home and wash up anticipating dinner at Bar Acuda.

We exchange Valentine's and gifts we have found on the island. Mine is a plumeria barette and his a Carolan print of two koi. I am wearing my short snug kaliedescope dress and Dan looks so sharp in his ivory silk shirt and linen shorts. He is very tan!
Tapas:
ahi carpaccio
marcona almonds
garlic buttered grilled shrimp
ceasar salad with fresh shaved parmesan
pizza with oyster mushrooms, carmelized onion and fresh ricotta
the charcuterie plate
spicy mexican chocolate ice cream with caramel sauce and an expresso
We couldn't finish it all, so we'll have another sample in the morning. . .
Mahalo sweet Kauai for all your gifts.

Mark Daniells and Moloa Beach

The weather is improving. We are committed to spending the day on the beach!
But first Dan wants to treat me to a little shopping trip in Hanalei. . .The Tropical Tantrum awaits. Theye disappoint us: no sale rack! They are having a quilt sale:) it's not that cold!

 So we mosey down the road. Mark Daniells Gallery is just across the street and I want to show Dan a lithograph I saw at the benefit on Saturday. He offerd us a very good price and we paid cash for the Northshore  print. Our 15th wedding anniversary gift: Stream of Dreams!
We drop my jury duty letter by the post office and I wonder if I'll be chosen to serve.
Our destination is Moola'a Beach. We spend hours there, awash in sunlight and pounded by big wave percussions. I am reading Treasure Island so it totally works. As we are about to leave, a handsome couple strolls by. There want to know if we are staying in this area. No, but the conversation ensues. There are from Omaha Nebraska! and staying at The Cliffs. They are 70 somethings. . . and super friendly.

We are hungry and drive to Kilauea for the Fish Market Ahi wraps. They are out of the cabbage and greens and most everything but rice and beans, so we choose the burrito. It was filling:) Thank GOD for the salsa and sour cream. We shared a coor light with POG.
Our last little sunshine was on Anini which is so spacious. I read until my phone went dead, then stretched and strolled. Dan hasn't opened the book he brought yet.
I change and Dan takes me to Relax Deeply. He picks me up at seven. I am talking to Eileen another student who vacations here the same time of year. I thought she was a local girl but she is from New Jersey and also a yoga teacher about my age. We promise to cross paths again this week. Class is nice.
Dan grills Opah, a delicious flank of sweet pink fish. He is really getting good at grilling fish. We serve it with lentils and grilled asparagus. Enjoying the darkess and quiet cricket chirp with Bill Kaiwa crooning from our laptop. Our complimentary peanut butter cookies are almost gone. I like the tasting we did in Frascati and choose to test the cookies with a red and a white.
We finish the evening by watching Soul Surfer shorts that accompany the film and I dream of these all night. We are in the movies!

Relax Deeply with Lucia

Lucia teaches the Relax Deeply tonight. . .
Heart opener over blocks
Lunge sequence R/L
Squat
Forward Fold
Sukhasana R/L heel
Supta Baddha Konasana
Supta Pada Gustantasana
Savasana
She quotes Deepak Chopra here:
"Everyone has a purpose in life . . . a unique gift or special talent to give to others. And when we blend this unique talent with service to others, we experience the ecstasy and exultation of our own spirit, which is the ultimate goal of all goals."

Saturday Market and Horses

It's a beautiful morning, warm and sunny. After sitting to smell the sweet rotting earth and practice my yoga it's smoothie time! coconut papaya and pineapple. I am fond of adding cinnamon and grated ginger too!

Plastic bags are banned so we take out Trader Joe's bag to the market. We need a lot of produce, foremost is the Kanuna Dairy lilikoi goat's cheese. This year it sells for. $6.00
There are some amazing flowers and produce here to view: one is called Blue Jade, tumeric which looks like ginger and a weird translucent fruit called longsat which Dan tastes. He says look out! I am all unsteady and might hallucinate. He needs water to wash that bite out of his body and he's okay. another a furry bird of paradise and the others including ginger. . .
We have planned to attend the Heart for Horses benefit near Kilauea, high on a bluff overlooking the Pacific. We arrive early in the day and at once taken with the horses tied to trees in the shade. One was Percheron, dapple gray, a logging horse from an Amish community in Ohio. Some horses are abandoned, some neglected, some just put out 'to pasture'. This organization feeds and treats the old 'used' horses. They will extend their service to hunting dogs too. For twenty dollars we are happy to help. There were food booths and carriage rides and a silent auction for art.

We hoped to get to a beach today.
Driving through Kilauea, I wanted to stop to buy Dan a valentine gift and he became hungry for Pau Hana Pizza, which we were hoping would be at the benefit. . . we were both successful!
We landed on Anini for a walk and a doze. Even wearing a dress our time was sweet, watching a wind surfer in the bay.
We sat out on the bluff in a soft drizzle awaiting sunset. A woman rushed up with a bag of Bud Lights.
"Do you drink beer?"
"Yes!"
"Please take these, we'll be leaving tomorrow!"
"Sure!"
We popped one open and enjoyed it before dinner. Dinner was a New York steak and baked potato for Dan. Snow crab sushi and grilled asparagus for both of us. Very tender and delicious:)
Dan rented a movie for our evening entertainment. . .One Day, which was a lovely romantic story set in London. Upon going to bed I just started crying though.
I am missing Mirage. I took three pictures of her tonight for my other blog Suzy Guide Dog.
Another perfect day in paradise.

Grace and Kealia Beach

Thursday, a spinach smoothie with the usual friends, pineapple banana cinnamon and coconut. Eating light because kundalini yoga begins at eight. I am not sure I would have signed up for this, had I known. . .being so happy with my studio in Hanalei, but I am curious about Diane Kline  a.k.a. Guru Purkh Kaur, ( revealed after the happy camper kundalini song:) It was well attended and a pleasant awakening on a sunny day in Paradise.
Things only get better from here:
My word today is Grace; she comes in on a Harley. Since I received the message from Cheryl at the Guild for the Blind on Tuesday, I have been processing what I could enter in the show for visually impaired artists. I pondered this in my mind feeling some impossibility. My intention is to support the Guild, and inspire others who are visually impaired to paint anyway. So a great photo of a banana blossom from yesterday was all I needed to power through, after all today is the deadline.I choose a few photos, a first for me, and three paintings that I had scanned into this old laptop, that sit in my closet. Nora, out of the blue sends me an application, electronically from North Dakota and Dan helps me copy and paste it. The artist's statement from last year was a part of a SuzyGuide Dog blog and I was able to refresh it. I called my bank to see if my account contained 30 dollars and was quite delighted to learn a balance of six remained.
With the push of a button its SENT! I call Chicago to make a credit card payment.
Dan and I pack it up and ready for the warmth of Kealia Beach. We settle comfortably onto the sands and revel in sunshine! For two days we have been trying to set up a blogspot account for Rosie, who is traveling in Italy. Today it happens, while laying her in the golden sands of Kauai:)

But wait, there's more. Just when things could get no 'bettah, they do! Dan get's a text from a colleague in Chicago saying a co worker of Dan's is going to work for the Seattle Times. There is a "woop, Whoop" from Dan and he all but jumps up to do cartwheels. Giddy boy! This person has been extremely irritating for a year and a half. I see the color and joy return to my husband's face as he reads and rereads these words, then waits for the official announcement from work in the three o'clock hour,
There will be champagne tonight!
Once home, we shower and whale watch, then out to the bluff for sunset. The colors are heavenly. This has been the best day yet in Paradise. For dinner honey grills Opah for fish tacos with Killer Dan's guacamole and all the fixin's. Television is no way to end such an amazing day,
Sweet Dreams

Limahuli Gardens

Crisp chirp of cricket chorus and ocean's low roar. A beautiful vision of a butterfly emerging from it's chrysalis, yards of ruffly iridescent wings like a bubble skin.


I haven't felt so well; a recurrent headache and chills. Dan and I head to the hot tub to submerge and dilate our blood vessels. That works for an hour or so. We decide to go to the Limahuli Gardens this morning and lunch at the Mediteranean Gourmet. The gardens are beautiful and we capture such beautiful images. I must do  salambasana, poised atop an ancient volcanic fulcrum. An opportunity to 'kneel and kiss the earth."

Lunch is delicious, dan orders the lamb burger and I choose the falafel wrap. The taziki is yummy! Dan has his eye on a very 'old' blonde, dripping with jewels, sitting cross legged in her upholstered chair. All I hear is a husky laugh. Dan thinks she may be Lauren Bacall.
We run home to get our suits on, because this afternoon the weather seems to be turning around for the better. It's off to Anini Bay. We settle near the former Stallone estate and notice a steady stream of foot traffic moving East. Then an officer appears and follows the crowd. Then a second officer with a zip lock bag for evidence. . . . Well, we can't say what went down, but a middle aged woman appeared to escort the fellow with the cane back to the street and the officers dispersed.
Hmmm!
I am going to see Melissa at Yoga Hanalei soon.
10 minute restorative asanas with Melissa-
Baddha Konasana
Forward Fold Upavista Konasana
Janu Sirsana R
Janu Sirsana L
Supta baddha Konasana
Viparita Karani
Savasana
Iyengar : As we age inversions become more important and Viparita Karani is the most pleasant:)
Class is fine.
She says, " In tonight's class we'll explore your relationship with letting go."
I am plenty bendy and go deep on all the 10 minute offerings. My headache eases too. I notice my tendency to strive and breathe into my striving: so funny!
Dan and I make the polenta to serve with the ahi we plan to grill when I return.
Once home, dinner is served and the Ahi is succulent. Dan wishes for more flavor, seasoning salt or something more.

It's early to bed for my lover and me.

Wednesday

Thunderous surf and a tight belly. . . .the cold continues, although without rain today. oh, the relief! After breakfast we head down the hill into Hanalei town and park near the Pines for a stroll.

It is windy due to the high surf and yet we manage to get a couple of miles in. We drive to the Black Pot to stroll the pier and consider eating at Pat's Taquiera Truck. We buy a steak and veggie burrito plas a fish taco, I love the juice mayo flavor:)
Dan wants to visit the Lighthouse so we roll on. I am so cold. The temp is about 68. and it calls for long sleeves. . . we are unprepared to be chilly. The lighthouse is nice; the price is right with my handicapped access pass.
Once home I am ready to seek some sun at the pool. There is also space to work on the bones of my manuscript. Dan comes along with a Coors fruit juice thirst quencher and it's time to dress for the Duke vs North Carolina game. Dan quips, " If God is not a Tarheel, then why is the sky Carolina Blue?"Midway through the game which we are viewing at the Hanalei Gourmet, I realize my curlers are still plugged in! We hurry home  for the second half and are delighted to catch a few pairs of albatross doing their mating dance on our lawn! Dan manages to approach for a video. Hopefully to post to UTube and download here.
Here is another sweet photo of a mother hen who has tucked her chicks into the safety of a tree trunk hollow. . .

We return to the Gourmet for dinner and a glass of wine and our hope of star gazing is not realized: too cloudy. It's early to bed. . . .

Pool time and Table of Contents

Dedicating this manuscript to the memory of my sister Janice, who died as a result of juvenile diabetes. May these asanas dedicated to the preservation of foot health and balance be of merit.
Introduction
Intention of Book
Body -Mindset
Lovingkindness
Rooting and Rising
Radiance
DeepRelease
Anatomy of the Feet
Warm up
Sequence
Respomse Ability


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The Foot Sequence

How am I to write a manuscript? It occurs to me I need to do some research, authors do. I have devised a sweet morning routine here on Kauai that will be the backbone of my manuscript. I am blessed and excited to share this revelation! I haven't had to think in many years, so this book is welcomed by my whole being. I hope Dan will agree to be my photographer, so this will be a collabrative effort:)
Each of the 12 poses wich effect the foot and ankle are done for one minute. This sequence can be enjoyed once or multiple times a day! Namaste

Morning Routine:
Yoga Balls to open the feet
Toe Stretch
Crescent Moon
Chair Pose
Waterfall
Cat Curl
Downward Facing Dog
Childs Pose
Virasana
Baradvajasanas Twist
Maricyasanas Twist
Pascimottasana Forward Fold
Bound Angle
Savasana



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Kalapaki Walk and Lynn's Relax Deeply

The morning unfolded, pleated with sunshine and birds;including a sweet chicken family, which our upstairs friends felt compelled to feed. Dan steps out onto the lawn to assure them that throwing bread off the balcony is not necessary.

The forecast is for showers and we decide to hop down to Hanalei Bay for a walk after make my banana coconut ginger pineapple smoothies. I guess that took too long, it was already pouring when we passed at the Dolphin, so we turned around and sped up the hill. We were racing East hoping for a dry beach to stretch our legs upon. Finally we arrived at Kalapaki Bay near Nawiliwili Harbor and strolled. Needing to pee, we ducked into Dukes for a tinkle and a cup 'o ale. I am reading Treasure Island after all, my first Google Book.

We stopped by Long's Drugs in Kapaa and were excited to return to Verde for lunch. It was excellent. I love the pickled vegetables, whole carrots and cucumber 'pickles' with jalapenos. They accompany the pork enchilada stack for Dan and the Huevos Rancheros for me.
Once home the palm boughs and fronds are scattered everywhere due to the high winds. We decide to postpone the Farmer's Market in favor of a nap.
Then it's time for yoga with Lynn at Yoga Hanalei. Here is the course. Each asana held for 10 minutes:
Meadowbrook
WL Childs Pose
Pascimottasana
WL Forward Fold R/L leg
Supported Bridge
Gomukasana R/L
Thread the Needle L/R
Two block heart opener
Viparita Karani
Savasana

Crashingly Beautiful
I was sad one day and went for a walk;
I sat in a field.

A rabbit noticed my condition and
came near.

It often does not take more than that to help at times -

to just be close to creatures who
are so full of knowing,
so full of love
that they don’t
- chat,

they just gaze with
their
marvelous understanding.

~ St. John of the Cross from Love Poems from God, translations by Daniel Ladinsky. Thank you once again to The Beauty We Love.

I love practicing here in Kauai, I love Lynn and Daniel Ladinsky.
Dan picks me up for dinner, we grill his NY Steak, wrapped in a beach towel, ( me) and make a salad and baked potato. It's hard to get a hot grill in this 68 degree wind tunnel above the Cliffs! We settle down to watch a movie, Soul Surfer" about Bethany Hamilton who lives nearby and whom we saw last year at the Pines on Hanalei Bay, loadingher board into her pick up.
Namaste Sweet Dreams!

Tropical Grocery List

Princeville  market $194.00
Milk

Coconut milk
Butter spread
POG
Beach mats
Sunscreen
Egg beaters
Lion coffee
Salsa
Portuguese sausage
Mac nuts
Scotch
Wine
Beer
Pineapple
Apple bananas
Spinach
Ginger
Kauai greens
Olive oil
Lemons
Papaya
Olive oil



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Meditation easy

A level gaze, my eyes easily receive images of whales as they sail across my vision in the grey water reflecting sunrise. The mourning dove calls its coo coo cco, like a slow insistant arrow piercing  the air and is answered!
I return to the heavenly breath filling my nostrils.

Meditation o'Donohue

Monday Day One:
The distant cook a doodle doo, crashing surf and clacking palm fronds 6:30 darkness envelops me. The longing to sit and watch the dawn is ancient. The rain falls softly, the cool air moist and fragrant in my nostrils. I remember how the moment was built:
How many bones in the foot? Teacher asked Laura. A lot! Well,
There are 26. My birthdate number i commit to always remember this.
Dan asks, will you do ne a favor? Anything;)  please wear your rose gold  flip flop sandal necklace on the plane; its so You!
The sunrise is here! The gaunt plumeria stitched  black against the new days pastel sky.

All that is eternal in me
Welcome the wonder of this day. John O Donohue

Manuscript

Sunday morning, I awake to a new notion: i am going to write a manuscript on this vacation. . . I allow the idea to trickle through me, percolating and permeating my being without resistance, simply curiosity

Travel on February 5,2012

A day of travel.The food on Hawaiian Airlines was lacking, so we split a bottle of Pinot noir and a brownie. Once in Honolulu we bought a small veggie pizza and beers. We it a taste of the Super Bowl party there. The second flight was a quickie. No time to continue reading Treasure Island. Since we do carry on only, we were the first to arrive at Alamo and picked up a cute mid sized Mazda. We sped to the Olympic Cafe where Ed and Marilyn awaited us. What fun to hang out with them and hear about their amazing week on Kauai. The rain was coming down pretty well as we pulled into The Cliffs reception parking lot. We picked up our Kauai Cookie gift and heard about a few new island oFferings. Dan would like to take a plane tour and I have thought about a horse ride.we are happy not to need a stop at the grocery because Ed and Marilyn bought drinks (coffee, scotch and cabernet) for us, and we have granola bars and a half a Kauai Wrap to share in the morning.Just trying to stay up until ten so we start our holiday on a good sleep schedule.Mahalo Dan for getting our our electronics on wifi here!

Day One

A day of travel. The food on Hawaiian Airlines was lacking, so we split a bottle of Pinot noir and a brownie. Once in Honolulu we bought a small veggie pizza and beers. We it a taste of the Super Bowl party there. The second flight was a quickie. No time to continue reading Treasure Island. Since we do carry on only, we were the first to arrive at Alamo and picked up a cute mid sized Mazda. We sped to the Olympic Cafe where Ed and Marilyn awaited us. What fun to hang out with them and hear about their amazing week on Kauai. The rain was coming down pretty well as we pulled into The Cliffs reception parking lot. We picked up our Kauai Cookie gift and heard about a few new island oFferings. Dan would like to take a plane tour and I have thought about a horse ride.we are happy not to need a stop at the grocery because Ed and Marilyn bought drinks (coffee, scotch and cabernet) for us, and we have granola bars and a half a Kauai Wrap to share in the morning. Just trying to stay up until ten so we start our holiday on a good sleep schedule. Mahalo Dan for getting our our electronics on wifi here!