Tag Archives: Big Island

THE END (of a chapter)

Posted on November 5, 2018 by GOvideoHAWAII

Well, Dear Readers, it has been a whirlwind of a journey these last six years blogging about my heart’s desire to move to Hawaii !!  At first the Dream pointed me toward Kona on Big Island, hence the blog’s name … Continue reading →

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Now What?

Posted on November 1, 2018 by kahunapulekimo

Ever since Effie had suffered the miscarriage she had felt lost; or rather, her life had felt lost to her, as if it had washed out of her along with her baby.  Even Spring’s arrival, which usually filled her with … Continue reading →

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Don’t Dismiss The Pennies

Posted on October 28, 2018 by kahunapulekimo

We have no say over where we are born.  In my case it was King’s Hospital in Brooklyn, New York.  There are also other “givens” at the time of our birth such as eye color and numbers of fingers and … Continue reading →

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WHY ME?!!!

Posted on October 16, 2018 by kahunapulekimo

We all know not to get into Xavier’s way when his desires have been thwarted.  I once watched him trying to open a kitchen drawer that had become stuck, most likely from a utensil in the drawer that had moved … Continue reading →

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Herein Be Dragons

Posted on September 7, 2018 by kahunapulekimo

What is it with women who get hooked up with men who are in prison and then marry them?  Do they really think that they can “save” these guys and/or reform them?  Is what they find attractive the men themselves … Continue reading →

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Excess

Posted on August 31, 2018 by kahunapulekimo

In the series “Downton Abbey” the viewer is lead to a scene where the preparations for a big and important meal have been finished.  Cora, the current Lady Grantham, escorts the Dowager Lady Grantham to the doorway of the dining … Continue reading →

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When We Applaud

Posted on January 25, 2017 by kahunapulekimo

From Betsy’s diary: “We were at the same party when, passing by Geordie talking with a cluster of people, I thought I heard him say that his family was one of the minor branches of the Danish Royal family.  What?!  … Continue reading →

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Hot-Flashes

Posted on December 21, 2016 by kahunapulekimo

The author Lauren Groff wrote a short story (the name of which escapes me at the moment) in which the following is said: “There’s the man who hisses nasties as he stands under the light outside a bodega with bars … Continue reading →

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Making Changes

Posted on December 14, 2016 by kahunapulekimo

I was watching an episode of “My 600 Pound Life” in which a woman had come to the realization that she could no longer eat the foods that she had eaten all of her life.  She states this realization when … Continue reading →

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Dreams

Posted on December 7, 2016 by kahunapulekimo

One day Jenny suddenly announced to us that she was going to leave Savannah, Georgia and move to Maui!!  Being envious many of us peppered her with: “Where on Maui will you live?”  Answer: “I don’t know.”  “Do you have … Continue reading →

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