July 27th, 2012
Aloha !
Today, I was very excited as Venetia gave me her Jeep Cherokee keys and said " If you guys want, you can use my car this weekend. $ 30.00 / day and fill the gas back to where it was on the gauge . I am going to the Mango Festival in Hilo with Tiki so I won't need my car. "
Well, the four of us planned to go to Mauna Kea in the afternoon and watch the sunset from the summit . The sunset viewing at Mauna Kea is said to be spectacular.
Beth , Tara , Karen and I left Kalani around 2:30 p.m. and headed off to Mauna Kea. We were all very excited . After stopping off to buy water, snacks and filling up the gas , just barely outside of Hilo , on Saddle Road , the car died. Tara and Beth got out and looked under the hood of the car. They discovered that there was no oil ! Karen went to a house across the road and asked the homeowner for oil . He kindly gave us one and a half containers and we used it all up . We waited for about 15 minutes and started the car up again . It did start up and we decided that it was best that we did not continue to Mauna Kea as the car was not reliable and started heading back home , all of us quite disappointed.
On the way home , a few minutes after the last start up of the car , on the outskirts of Hilo , on Highway 11 , the car died again and gave up the ghost. By that time, it was around 6:00 . Luckily, Beth has AAA membership and was able to call a tow truck. Unlucky for the rest of us , the tow truck could only take one passenger. At that point, it was about 6:30. At around 7:30 , it will be completely dark. Pitch dark , and unsafe to be on the side of a highway , even if there was 3 of us. We tried to call Kalani for someone to come get us and were able to get through , but Kalani was vague and non commital and we had no idea when they would actually come get us , let alone try to find us in the dark along a highway.
We were prepared for the cold up at Mauna Kea and had gotten some parkas from Kalani before we left. While we were waiting for the tow truck, we decided to pull the parkas from the back of the jeep and jumped ontot he hood of the jeep , wearing our parkas and took some funny photos. Hot, humid , overcast
and taking pictures in Parkas in Hawaii , just outside of Hilo. ! It was quite funny and we were all sweating in the parkas. It does get very cold up at Mauna Kea and definitely parka weather up there.
When the tow truck arrived , we unloaded our backpacks out of the jeep and watched the tow truck driver load the jeep. That was quite the mechanical apparatus he had to load the jeep . It was interesting to watch . We were really lucky as he made a phone call and got authorization to take us all in his tow truck . He did not want to leave 3 of us in the middle of no where, along side of a highway with bushes and trees all around, and night falling soon. Yes, it was an very unsafe situation to be in , even in Hawaii .
On the drive back to Kalani , the row truck driver asked Tara to pull out a metal filing box from under the front bench seat. I was sitting in the front with the tow truck driver and Tara. Tara pulls out the metal file
box. " Go through all those papers until you get to the middle . Go ahead. You will see a large manilla
envelope . Pull it out. Take out what is inside the envelope ."
Tara did exactly what the tow truck driver told her to do. When she pulled out two 10 x12 black and white photographs , both our jaws dropped open and we went quiet. Tara passed one of the photographs to me. We were both holding large photos of what I will call a giant ' wookie' and I have my reasons to call it this as I do not want to use to the correct name , primarily for the protection of this man and it is amazing what the search engines will discover if one has time to sift through hundreds of thousands of ' sites ' that carry a certain word. So, think about it . The word either starts with B or with S. The B word is a compound word .
The pictures were taken in 1957 by an old man who happened to be at the right place at the right time. The
" wookie " was huge and took up half the photograph . beside it, you can see the forest. It looked like a really old photograph . There are a lot of people who track and look for the ' wookies."
At first impression when I first saw the pictures , it looked as if the " wookie ' was coming out of somewhere, out of an air space , and in the second picture, it looked as if it was receding into air space. The next words that came of of the Tow man's mouth was " They are able to travel through different dimensions of time , you know . " Yes, I do know the Tow Man's name but I am choosing not to write it . I have my reasons. As it is, I am a bit torn in even writing about this and cannot write as freely as I would in a closed diary . So this opened a whole discussion of portals . Yes, " Wookie ' was coming out of a portal and then going back into a portal in the photographs. Mr. Tow Man told us that Wookie has a fourteen feet stride. They can morph
into their surroundings and not be seen , even though present. Where he used to live, on a windless night , he can see the tree tops being squashed and branches swaying and bending . That was Wookie travelling and running over the tree tops. wild, huh ? Bet you can't top this story for a towing experience ! :)
Although we never made it to Mauna Kea , we sure had an adventure ! Wearing parkas in 90+ heat and pictures and stories of 'Wookies " . I will go to Mauna Kea and watch the sunset on the summit . I know it will be spectacular !
My travel adventures are never boring !
With much Aloha,
x0x0x0x0
Molly
Sunday, 29 July 2012
Pu ' ukohola Heiau and Mauna Kea Beach
July, 20th, 2012
Aloha !
Yes, I am going backwards in time . The last blog was dated July, 22nd , and this one is July, 20th . I've been really busy and haven't had time to update my blog posts.
Today, ( meaning July, 20th ) I went on a staff trip and we all went to Pu'ukohala Heiau and also Mauna Kea Beach , on Kona side. It is about a 3 hour drive from Kalani.
The first stop was Pu'ukohala Heiau. Heiau means temple. Here is the website for more info.
http://www.nps.gov/puhe/historyculture/index.htm
As soon as I stepped foot onto the temple grounds , I felt a great sense of familiarity. Tears started welling up in my eyes. I felt as if I had come ' Home " after a very very long absence . Perhaps a 200 year absence. It was the strangest feeling and yet so familiar. With each step I took along the temple grounds , I felt a grounding and a sense of strong connection and belonging to the Land. " This was your home, Molly ! " Beth whispered into my ears. I do not really believe in past lives but I am open to the idea. If there is such a thing as past lives, I have lived in this temple grounds before .Wild, huh ?
The connection , the sense of deep belonging , the feeling of " home " was incredibly strong. Yes, once upon a time , very long ago , this place was my HOME . The other volunteers that were on the trip felt something too when they saw me on the temple grounds. They felt my rooted connection to the Land with each step I took. They were silent and looked at me with reverence, as if I was a priestess . It was strange and yet so very right .
The next stop was Mauna Kea Beach. We spent the whole afternoon there. Wow , was it ever nice ! Mauna Kea Beach Hotel was very posh , and the Golf Course attached to it was spectacular . The beach had a part that was public access and a side that was hotel guests only. We had such a great time there.
http://www.princeresortshawaii.com/mauna-kea-beach-hotel/index.php
I will be performing in a private Luau on Aug, 18th to celebrate Volcanoes National Park Observatory ' 100th Anniversary . There will be 150 guests, by invitation only , and we will be dancing to a live band. I think it will be a lot of fun.
The next staff trip will be to Volcanoes National Park This will be my third time that I will be going there. Pele is drawing me closer. and connecting me deeper to the Land. I will be back there again in mid- Sept to perform Hula on the Volcano. That will be an amazing experience for sure.
With much aloha,
x0x0x0x0x0
Molly
Aloha !
Yes, I am going backwards in time . The last blog was dated July, 22nd , and this one is July, 20th . I've been really busy and haven't had time to update my blog posts.
Today, ( meaning July, 20th ) I went on a staff trip and we all went to Pu'ukohala Heiau and also Mauna Kea Beach , on Kona side. It is about a 3 hour drive from Kalani.
The first stop was Pu'ukohala Heiau. Heiau means temple. Here is the website for more info.
http://www.nps.gov/puhe/historyculture/index.htm
As soon as I stepped foot onto the temple grounds , I felt a great sense of familiarity. Tears started welling up in my eyes. I felt as if I had come ' Home " after a very very long absence . Perhaps a 200 year absence. It was the strangest feeling and yet so familiar. With each step I took along the temple grounds , I felt a grounding and a sense of strong connection and belonging to the Land. " This was your home, Molly ! " Beth whispered into my ears. I do not really believe in past lives but I am open to the idea. If there is such a thing as past lives, I have lived in this temple grounds before .Wild, huh ?
The connection , the sense of deep belonging , the feeling of " home " was incredibly strong. Yes, once upon a time , very long ago , this place was my HOME . The other volunteers that were on the trip felt something too when they saw me on the temple grounds. They felt my rooted connection to the Land with each step I took. They were silent and looked at me with reverence, as if I was a priestess . It was strange and yet so very right .
The next stop was Mauna Kea Beach. We spent the whole afternoon there. Wow , was it ever nice ! Mauna Kea Beach Hotel was very posh , and the Golf Course attached to it was spectacular . The beach had a part that was public access and a side that was hotel guests only. We had such a great time there.
http://www.princeresortshawaii.com/mauna-kea-beach-hotel/index.php
I will be performing in a private Luau on Aug, 18th to celebrate Volcanoes National Park Observatory ' 100th Anniversary . There will be 150 guests, by invitation only , and we will be dancing to a live band. I think it will be a lot of fun.
The next staff trip will be to Volcanoes National Park This will be my third time that I will be going there. Pele is drawing me closer. and connecting me deeper to the Land. I will be back there again in mid- Sept to perform Hula on the Volcano. That will be an amazing experience for sure.
With much aloha,
x0x0x0x0x0
Molly
July, 22nd , Going To Church In Hawaii
July,22nd, 2012
Aloha !
Today was a most eventful day . I went to Church.
I can'r remember the last time I attended a Church Service , with the exception of Daybreak Point Summer Camp where I was the Head Cook for about 5 years , and a cook there foe about another 3 years previous.
It happened so naturally , and was somewhat unplanned . I woke up this morning and was planning on going to Maku'u Market with Juanita's Mom Virginia , Juanita's sister Edie , along with Michelle and Karen. Michelle told us about a little church that she stumbled upon the previous Sunday. " Why don't we all go to Church ? " she said. We all thought that it was a great idea. We were all Christians . We were all curious in how a Church Service was done in Hawaii.
We were warmly greeted by the Congregation and were lei'd with hand made crocheted leis . It was so sweet.
The Church was so quaint . A tiny white painted church with a steeple and church bells. There were probably about 14 pews , seven on each side , each pew seating about five people each very comfortably. Oh, when the church bells rang when it was time for the 11:00 service , my heart sang too. Three Men walked into the Church , 2 with a ukelele , one with a guitar. They were older men and they were all barefeet. Gotta love being in Hawaii . As they got to the front of the Church , they started singing a song that I loved very much in my teens .
" I Want To Praise You , Lord "
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FXP7hwATF8&feature=related
As the service started , I thumbed through the hymn book. All the hymns were both in Hawaiian and English. We sang the hymns in Hawaiian . That was such a neat experience. It was all the old familiar favourites : Holy Holy Holy , What A Friend We Have in Jesus, This is The Day , I Surrender All , How Great Thou Art , Just A Closer Walk With Thee , He Touched Me, Blessed Assurance , Amazing Grace , Jesus Loves Me, Onward Christian Soldiers , Give Me Oil In My Lamp . Thy Loving Kindness , Walking With Jesus , Seek Ye First The Kingdom Of God , and many more .
Aloha !
Today was a most eventful day . I went to Church.
I can'r remember the last time I attended a Church Service , with the exception of Daybreak Point Summer Camp where I was the Head Cook for about 5 years , and a cook there foe about another 3 years previous.
It happened so naturally , and was somewhat unplanned . I woke up this morning and was planning on going to Maku'u Market with Juanita's Mom Virginia , Juanita's sister Edie , along with Michelle and Karen. Michelle told us about a little church that she stumbled upon the previous Sunday. " Why don't we all go to Church ? " she said. We all thought that it was a great idea. We were all Christians . We were all curious in how a Church Service was done in Hawaii.
We were warmly greeted by the Congregation and were lei'd with hand made crocheted leis . It was so sweet.
The Church was so quaint . A tiny white painted church with a steeple and church bells. There were probably about 14 pews , seven on each side , each pew seating about five people each very comfortably. Oh, when the church bells rang when it was time for the 11:00 service , my heart sang too. Three Men walked into the Church , 2 with a ukelele , one with a guitar. They were older men and they were all barefeet. Gotta love being in Hawaii . As they got to the front of the Church , they started singing a song that I loved very much in my teens .
" I Want To Praise You , Lord "
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FXP7hwATF8&feature=related
As the service started , I thumbed through the hymn book. All the hymns were both in Hawaiian and English. We sang the hymns in Hawaiian . That was such a neat experience. It was all the old familiar favourites : Holy Holy Holy , What A Friend We Have in Jesus, This is The Day , I Surrender All , How Great Thou Art , Just A Closer Walk With Thee , He Touched Me, Blessed Assurance , Amazing Grace , Jesus Loves Me, Onward Christian Soldiers , Give Me Oil In My Lamp . Thy Loving Kindness , Walking With Jesus , Seek Ye First The Kingdom Of God , and many more .
There was a very elderly couple sitting behind us , both were in their 90's . One of the announcements was that any one who wanted to make their own ukelele have to sign up by the following day and pay 25.00 as they have to send for the ukelele kits to the Mainland and it would take about 3 weeks. The person making the announcement said that all ages are welcomed , from 6 years old to 99 years old ." Even John can make one " she said , directing her comment at the elderly man who is in his 90's , sitting behind me . Dear John did not hear her . Everyone laughed.
We were the youngest in the Church's Congregation . Most were in their 60's , 70's , 80's and yes , as mentioned, their 90's.
So, I have signed up to make my own ukelele with the Church on Sept, 7th /8th . and we will learn to play it and also compose our own song ! :) I am so looking forward to this ! I am making my own ukelele !!!!!!!!! Yippppeeeeeeee !!!!!!!
With much Aloha,
x0x0x0x0x
Molly
Saturday, 14 July 2012
The Remains of Today
Aloha !
It was an easy going day.......I spent most of it in Hilo , just wandering at the Farmers' Market , along the waterfront in Downtown Hilo , and then did some shopping afterwards. Kalani has a Van run every Saturday and it takes volunteers into Hilo for the day for free. And that was how I got to Hilo , in Kalani's van.
Just minutes after leaving Kalani in the van , I was enjoying the scenery , sitting in the front seat of the van, loving the wind in my hair from the open van window when out of the corner of my eye , I saw a huge cockroach make a dash for it over the van's dashboard and quickly disappeared. The cockroach was about 3 inches long , no lie. Maggie and I screamed . That was the biggest cockroach I have ever seen in my Life ! I said to Charles , " Please tell me that was a really big cricket and not a cockroach ! " I can tell that Charles was greatly amused as I could see the corner of his lips lift ever so slightly when he replied , " That was a cockroach, Molly. " Immediately , both my legs went up . I sat in lotus position all the way to Hilo , with my dress carefully tucked under me , and my flip flops in my hands, ready to swat anything that might come near me. That was definitely the longest time I have ever sat in lotus position , all 50+ minutes to downtown Hilo.
Hilo is purportedly to be U.S.'s rainiest City. Today was the first day that it did not rain when I was there.
This morning , at breakfast, Elsa was talking about a little girl named Kiki that she was a Nanny to in New York. Kiki was born in China and was abandoned by her parents . She was adopted by an American
Family that lived in New York. Kiki did not have good use of her arms and walking was extremely challenging for her. She is four years old. Elsa told me that one morning , when Kiki woke up, Kiki said, " Today is the BEST day of my Life ! " That brought tears to my eyes . Out of the mouth of babes lies the beautiful truthful joyful clarity of Living. If only we can approach every day like this . Whatever challenges we may have/had , existing or conquered , real or perceived , if only we can approach each day when we rise and say, " Today is the BEST day of my Life ! " Dearest little Kiki , may you always be able to feel this way all the rest of your Life !
On another occasion , Elsa was trying to get Kiki to walk a block. Kiki has great difficulty walking . She said to Elsa that she did not think she can do it. " Yes you can ! I will walk with you and we can do it real slow ! :" Kiki was able to walk the entire block. She was so happy that she said to Elsa , " If I can do this here, I can do this anywhere ! " I laughed when Elsa told me this. We both laughed as Kiki's statement was a correlation to a very well know song , " New York, New York ." " If I can make it here, I can make it anywhere , its up to you , New York, New York ! " That was so cute.
As we approached Hilo , Charles was telling me that in Phoenix, Arizona , the malls have walking lanes for people who walk around the Mall for exercise. It is so hot there ( 104 F ) that you cannot exercise outside . Imagine that, walking lanes for people that are walking for exercise inside the Mall. It makes great business sense. Afterall , after walking , one would go for tea or coffee , maybe breakfast , maybe lunch , and hey, shopping too !
Charles also told me that in Alaska , Walmart encourages people to park their RVs in the parking lot and allow them to spend the night in the parking lot. That apparently happens frequently as campsites get filled up fairly quickly in Alaska . So, when you wake up, where to you go for breakfast items and other necessities ? Why , Walmart is right there !
Today was Jackie's last day at Kalani .........I will miss her very much. We all had dinner at the Lower Lanai . I feel so incredibly blessed to have Jackie come into my Life . I will miss her dearly........I am closest to Jackie and Beth.
Aufwiedersehen , my beautiful Jackie, You have such an incredible loving heart and a beautiful giving healing spirit ........Jackie will be back in Berlin next week after visiting Kauai for a week...........until we meet again......My Heart and Spirit will never forget you .
with much Aloha,
x0x0x0
Molly
It was an easy going day.......I spent most of it in Hilo , just wandering at the Farmers' Market , along the waterfront in Downtown Hilo , and then did some shopping afterwards. Kalani has a Van run every Saturday and it takes volunteers into Hilo for the day for free. And that was how I got to Hilo , in Kalani's van.
Just minutes after leaving Kalani in the van , I was enjoying the scenery , sitting in the front seat of the van, loving the wind in my hair from the open van window when out of the corner of my eye , I saw a huge cockroach make a dash for it over the van's dashboard and quickly disappeared. The cockroach was about 3 inches long , no lie. Maggie and I screamed . That was the biggest cockroach I have ever seen in my Life ! I said to Charles , " Please tell me that was a really big cricket and not a cockroach ! " I can tell that Charles was greatly amused as I could see the corner of his lips lift ever so slightly when he replied , " That was a cockroach, Molly. " Immediately , both my legs went up . I sat in lotus position all the way to Hilo , with my dress carefully tucked under me , and my flip flops in my hands, ready to swat anything that might come near me. That was definitely the longest time I have ever sat in lotus position , all 50+ minutes to downtown Hilo.
Hilo is purportedly to be U.S.'s rainiest City. Today was the first day that it did not rain when I was there.
This morning , at breakfast, Elsa was talking about a little girl named Kiki that she was a Nanny to in New York. Kiki was born in China and was abandoned by her parents . She was adopted by an American
Family that lived in New York. Kiki did not have good use of her arms and walking was extremely challenging for her. She is four years old. Elsa told me that one morning , when Kiki woke up, Kiki said, " Today is the BEST day of my Life ! " That brought tears to my eyes . Out of the mouth of babes lies the beautiful truthful joyful clarity of Living. If only we can approach every day like this . Whatever challenges we may have/had , existing or conquered , real or perceived , if only we can approach each day when we rise and say, " Today is the BEST day of my Life ! " Dearest little Kiki , may you always be able to feel this way all the rest of your Life !
On another occasion , Elsa was trying to get Kiki to walk a block. Kiki has great difficulty walking . She said to Elsa that she did not think she can do it. " Yes you can ! I will walk with you and we can do it real slow ! :" Kiki was able to walk the entire block. She was so happy that she said to Elsa , " If I can do this here, I can do this anywhere ! " I laughed when Elsa told me this. We both laughed as Kiki's statement was a correlation to a very well know song , " New York, New York ." " If I can make it here, I can make it anywhere , its up to you , New York, New York ! " That was so cute.
As we approached Hilo , Charles was telling me that in Phoenix, Arizona , the malls have walking lanes for people who walk around the Mall for exercise. It is so hot there ( 104 F ) that you cannot exercise outside . Imagine that, walking lanes for people that are walking for exercise inside the Mall. It makes great business sense. Afterall , after walking , one would go for tea or coffee , maybe breakfast , maybe lunch , and hey, shopping too !
Charles also told me that in Alaska , Walmart encourages people to park their RVs in the parking lot and allow them to spend the night in the parking lot. That apparently happens frequently as campsites get filled up fairly quickly in Alaska . So, when you wake up, where to you go for breakfast items and other necessities ? Why , Walmart is right there !
Today was Jackie's last day at Kalani .........I will miss her very much. We all had dinner at the Lower Lanai . I feel so incredibly blessed to have Jackie come into my Life . I will miss her dearly........I am closest to Jackie and Beth.
Aufwiedersehen , my beautiful Jackie, You have such an incredible loving heart and a beautiful giving healing spirit ........Jackie will be back in Berlin next week after visiting Kauai for a week...........until we meet again......My Heart and Spirit will never forget you .
with much Aloha,
x0x0x0
Molly
Friday, 13 July 2012
Seeing Green Instead Of Black
Aloha !
Well, its the day after and my knee is completely o.k. Last night, I couldn't even roll over in bed as my left knee was hurting so bad. I couldn't even straighten out my left leg fully. This morning, when I woke up , I was flexing my legs in bed and it was as if nothing happened the day before. I am walking / running around as if nothing happened. My knee is not swollen, as was expected. I was in no pain this morning. Yesterday , I could barely walk , today I am my normal self. My body is amazingly resilient though. I have always been extremely resilient , in many ways. I give thanks to God for this. Karen, who is a nurse , said that it was a miracle. She saw how much pain I was in yesterday. I almost took her up on her offer of tylenol with codeine. I rarely take drugs. The ibuprofen that I took yesterday was the first drug I have taken in a very long time. I give thanks to Pele for keeping me safe when I was on her Land. The lava trek was with the worse guide I have ever experienced in my Life. Yes, he may have known the terrain , but he did not know the Land . There is a big difference. He did not know the sacredness of the Land . He did not honour the Land. He did not give respect to the Land. It was all about the money. There was no love of the Land involved , no apparent love for the Hawaiian culture and customs , no asking Pele for permission to walk on her Land. If any of you take tours, make sure you take tours done by a Hawaiian. You will learn so much more and be given so much aloha . For the Hawaiians , its not about the money. They are happy to share their history , culture, customs, dances and stories with you. To truly experience Hawaii , you have to be with Hawaiians. Period.
We were advised that Kalani had a hurricane warning but this has since been downgraded to a storm . There is a hurricane warning for this weekend however. It may blow over us. Today, when I was working at Hale Aloha ( The House of Love :) ) I could hear the ocean waves crashing against the cliff . It was louder than usual. I went to the Point and stayed for a while , watching the ocean surf. It was magnificent ! The waves were high and powerful , crashing into the cliff sides and dissolving into a thick frothy white marshmallowy foam . So far, we had heavy rain and the storm may have passed over us . Now we wait and see if the hurricane too will pass over us.
Yay ! I'm not working this weekend . I will be going into Hilo tomorrow ( Sat ) so that I can get some cash from a Bank machine. I may go holoholo with Johnathan on Sunday. The trip to Maunakea that was planned for this Sunday unfortunately has been postponed and hopefully it will happen before I leave Hawaiii.
I marvel at all the lushness surrounding me. The Aina is blanketed in green at Kalani. It is such a stark contrast to the miles and miles of black lava rock that I saw yesterday. The miles and miles of black that showed Pele's power .
And with the green come new Life...............blossoming still. I am full of gratitude to experience the many beautiful vast and varied landscapes that is the Big Island of Hawaii . The night jasmine is scenting my air space right now........I am surrounded by Beauty.........
With much Aloha,
x0x0x0x0
Molly
Well, its the day after and my knee is completely o.k. Last night, I couldn't even roll over in bed as my left knee was hurting so bad. I couldn't even straighten out my left leg fully. This morning, when I woke up , I was flexing my legs in bed and it was as if nothing happened the day before. I am walking / running around as if nothing happened. My knee is not swollen, as was expected. I was in no pain this morning. Yesterday , I could barely walk , today I am my normal self. My body is amazingly resilient though. I have always been extremely resilient , in many ways. I give thanks to God for this. Karen, who is a nurse , said that it was a miracle. She saw how much pain I was in yesterday. I almost took her up on her offer of tylenol with codeine. I rarely take drugs. The ibuprofen that I took yesterday was the first drug I have taken in a very long time. I give thanks to Pele for keeping me safe when I was on her Land. The lava trek was with the worse guide I have ever experienced in my Life. Yes, he may have known the terrain , but he did not know the Land . There is a big difference. He did not know the sacredness of the Land . He did not honour the Land. He did not give respect to the Land. It was all about the money. There was no love of the Land involved , no apparent love for the Hawaiian culture and customs , no asking Pele for permission to walk on her Land. If any of you take tours, make sure you take tours done by a Hawaiian. You will learn so much more and be given so much aloha . For the Hawaiians , its not about the money. They are happy to share their history , culture, customs, dances and stories with you. To truly experience Hawaii , you have to be with Hawaiians. Period.
We were advised that Kalani had a hurricane warning but this has since been downgraded to a storm . There is a hurricane warning for this weekend however. It may blow over us. Today, when I was working at Hale Aloha ( The House of Love :) ) I could hear the ocean waves crashing against the cliff . It was louder than usual. I went to the Point and stayed for a while , watching the ocean surf. It was magnificent ! The waves were high and powerful , crashing into the cliff sides and dissolving into a thick frothy white marshmallowy foam . So far, we had heavy rain and the storm may have passed over us . Now we wait and see if the hurricane too will pass over us.
Yay ! I'm not working this weekend . I will be going into Hilo tomorrow ( Sat ) so that I can get some cash from a Bank machine. I may go holoholo with Johnathan on Sunday. The trip to Maunakea that was planned for this Sunday unfortunately has been postponed and hopefully it will happen before I leave Hawaiii.
I marvel at all the lushness surrounding me. The Aina is blanketed in green at Kalani. It is such a stark contrast to the miles and miles of black lava rock that I saw yesterday. The miles and miles of black that showed Pele's power .
And with the green come new Life...............blossoming still. I am full of gratitude to experience the many beautiful vast and varied landscapes that is the Big Island of Hawaii . The night jasmine is scenting my air space right now........I am surrounded by Beauty.........
With much Aloha,
x0x0x0x0
Molly
Making a Grill Cheese Sandwich On Molten Lava
Aloha !
I survived the 6 hour Lava Hike ! I went on a 6 hour lava hike this morning. I hurt my left knee , and each step that I now take is ow , ow , ow ! Walking up the stairs to the Loft is a big challenge . Walking down the stairs from the Loft requires a two step on each step process , but I survived ! yes, I am doing the two-step ! I talked with a bunch of Kalani people that went on the hike previously and some of them blew out both their knees, so I am grateful that I only hurt one. I am extremely grateful that I didn't fall as that would had been the end of me. Falling on lava rock is like falling on glass. It is extremely sharp and there are fine sharp granules that go deep into your hands if you fall. 100% guaranteed that you will be bleeding profusely on any part of the body that accidentally lands on the lava rock. It is easy to fall as the terrain is so rough and uneven . We are walking on lava rock , after all. I had a few near mishaps. One 16 year old boy was cut up pretty bad from a small trip of his foot . His t-shirt was used to mop up the blood. It was bleeding that much.
We left Kalani around 5:00 a.m. It was still pitch dark. We drove to Kalapana and met the Lava Hike Guide at the gate to the lava fields. By then the sun had started rising . Dawn was breaking and there was a softness of daylight all around. Although it is said to be a 8 mile hike , it is , in reality , a 10 mile hike due to the terrain . There is no path . You are literally walking on the lava rock , with its jagged breaks and crevices to the under world . Watching each step that you take was imperative and not an option.
We all started out not knowing really what to expect other than we will get up close and personal with a /some lava flow(s) . It was a most arduous hike. DO NOT wear hiking boots as you will not have the range of motion and the flexibility required for you to walk on the extremely uneven terrain which is completely all lava rock. By rock , I mean big shards and chunks of hardened lava . It is not like big round rocks, by any means , Your feet bend and twist in all directions as you maneuver carefully through the terrain. I had wondered why Bo was carrying a very long piece of bamboo . I would soon find out.
In the early morning , when the sun shone on the lava rock, the lava rock looked like molten silver. It shone brightly in the soft sunlight. As we walked, there was a strong warm wind blowing and I was thankful for that as it got really warm. Actually, really HOT. There was zero shade , With the exception of a few tiny ferns peeking up through the craggly cracks in the silver black lava new earth and a few Ohia lehua trees that were about 2 feet tall , it was all hardened black lava . As we hiked further in , there was no plant life at all.
The first sign of Pele welcoming us was a heart shape hole in the lava rock.
The first sighting of lava was a lava tube that we had to bend almost to the ground in order to see that lava. We could see the red hot molten lava , thick and glowing ! As we stood there , the lava came oozing out . Holy toledo it was so HOT in that area. You couldn't get too close. Bo started poking it with his bamboo pole and it caught on fire. So yes, you can poke it. I have a picture of me poking the red molten oozing lava. I was about 6 feet away. crazy, huh ?
As we walked further into the lava fields , it got hotter and hotter and hotter. Did I say hotter ? Imagine the summer sun shining brightly onto the black lava rocks , the sun's intense heat bouncing off the rocks, right back at you ! There's no dirt , no sand , no rocks . Its all hardened lava rock . Some of it was still crispy . There was zero shade . You can see miles and miles of craggly jagged black lava rock . An inhospitable land indeed. And it was HOT. I know I already said that .
We finally came upon an active lava flow. In fact, several . Oh, to be so close and feeling the intense heat. I couldn't believe that I was seeing the lava so close . Contrary to Hollywood's portrayal , lava flows slowly . It isn't like you see it and you run for the hills. You can't run on lava rock anyways. As mentioned, lava rock is sharp and you foot may get stuck in a crevice.
One of the hikers started putting an action figure right in the path of the flow. She started taking pictures. I was thinking about the morbidity of it all. Immediately , I knew that she was doing this for the sake of ' art..' I've been around a lot of artists this past year. Yes, and she is going to show her photographs in a gallery somewhere else except Hawaii. She complained that if it wasn't Hawaiian Art or Graffitti Art , Hawaiians were not very accepting of other art. She forgets that she is in Hawaii. Why is it that there are so many people that are not respectful of the culture of the place that they are in ? Why do they want to change it ? Why does everything have to turn ' white bread ' ? Go back to where you are from if you don't like the culture. Enough about that. She did say to us to not post the pictures that we took on the internet as that is her ' work. ' It was on the tip of my tongue to tell her that she should have taken a private hike then. I did take some wild pictures of action heroes in the path of lava , slowly getting consumed and burned. Superman was the bravest one of all . Although, Captain America stood valiantly facing the lava . Quite a few Super Heroes sacrificed their Lives to try and stop the Lava flow(s) .
It was so very very hot where the lava(s) was flowing. I had had enough. We had to wait around for a long time in the intense heat while all the action heroes were slowly burned in the lava flow's fiery inferno , one by one. I made a grill cheese sandwich on the molten lava. On one side , it was nicely browned, on the other, it was charred. I was so hot that the thought of eating a grill cheese sandwich made me nauseous. I didn't end up eating it but I did photograph it. One of the most spectacular was witnessing the red molten lava flow into a crevice. I can't believe I was so close to the lava flows. At one point, I was about 5 feet away. You can get a serious burn from being too close to the lava, just by the heat it gives off. What was I thinking ?????
Oh, and someone stupid was going to throw a semi- empty aerosol can into the flowing lava as he didn't want to carry it back . The Lava Hike Guide said it was O.K . I said otherwise. We could have been blown to Kingdom Come. At that moment , I seriously questioned the sensibility of the person who was guiding us through the hazardous lava fields. I was also concerned about the toxicity of the burnt plastic left behind by the deceased Action Heroes.
Heading back was even more challenging as the sun was getting more intense. The lava rock turned from sparkling silver to glittery bronze and gold. It was hard on the eyes. There were sparkly blue specks and rainbow sparkled thin shards on the lava rock too . Everywhere , there were lava braided ropes . It is so very interesting. It literally looks as if someone braided the lava. This braided lava is called Pele's hair. Its wild looking and hard to walk on as there are so many ' grooves.'
Jackie told me that there was a huge magnetic field on the lava fields. It zaps the energy out of us. We were all so very tired . As soon as I got back to Kalani , I took a shower and went straight to bed to take a nap. We got back around 11:00 a.m. I didn't make to lunch as the thought of walking up to the Lanai made my knee hurt more. Its a bit of a walk. Distance wise, its probably equivalent of 4 long city blocks. I was so tired and tried to nap but i couldn't sleep . I laid in bed , and watched the geckos go up and down a tall palm tree outside my window. I watched the palm fronds rustling and swaying in the summer breeze.
Going to dinner was challenging. I was really hungry by dinner time and I dreaded walking to the Lanai . Prior to me heading to the Lanai , Beth gave me some Arnica drops and pills . Tara gave me a bottle of Gatoraid as it had electrolytes and she said that would help me with me ' groggyness. ' Someone else gave me 2 pills of extra strength ibuprofen.
During dinner, it started pouring heavily . Oh, great, I was going to get completely drenched as I had no umbrella and I am walking ever so slowly. I was able to find a very large golf umbrella and I jokingly said that I would use it as a cane instead of an umbrella. It made everyone laugh as I was walking around the covered Lanai using the umbrella as a cane. As I headed back to my room, Mark gave me a bag of ice to ice my knee. Karen has bandaged me up to help decrease to impending swelling. She is a nurse. And as I am writing , my right knee is feeling a bit tender and sore .
I feel incredibly lucky to have experienced being so close to lava. I will not do this again. Once was enough.
Life is telling me to take it one step at a time.
With much Aloha,
x0x0x0x0x0
Molly
I survived the 6 hour Lava Hike ! I went on a 6 hour lava hike this morning. I hurt my left knee , and each step that I now take is ow , ow , ow ! Walking up the stairs to the Loft is a big challenge . Walking down the stairs from the Loft requires a two step on each step process , but I survived ! yes, I am doing the two-step ! I talked with a bunch of Kalani people that went on the hike previously and some of them blew out both their knees, so I am grateful that I only hurt one. I am extremely grateful that I didn't fall as that would had been the end of me. Falling on lava rock is like falling on glass. It is extremely sharp and there are fine sharp granules that go deep into your hands if you fall. 100% guaranteed that you will be bleeding profusely on any part of the body that accidentally lands on the lava rock. It is easy to fall as the terrain is so rough and uneven . We are walking on lava rock , after all. I had a few near mishaps. One 16 year old boy was cut up pretty bad from a small trip of his foot . His t-shirt was used to mop up the blood. It was bleeding that much.
We left Kalani around 5:00 a.m. It was still pitch dark. We drove to Kalapana and met the Lava Hike Guide at the gate to the lava fields. By then the sun had started rising . Dawn was breaking and there was a softness of daylight all around. Although it is said to be a 8 mile hike , it is , in reality , a 10 mile hike due to the terrain . There is no path . You are literally walking on the lava rock , with its jagged breaks and crevices to the under world . Watching each step that you take was imperative and not an option.
We all started out not knowing really what to expect other than we will get up close and personal with a /some lava flow(s) . It was a most arduous hike. DO NOT wear hiking boots as you will not have the range of motion and the flexibility required for you to walk on the extremely uneven terrain which is completely all lava rock. By rock , I mean big shards and chunks of hardened lava . It is not like big round rocks, by any means , Your feet bend and twist in all directions as you maneuver carefully through the terrain. I had wondered why Bo was carrying a very long piece of bamboo . I would soon find out.
In the early morning , when the sun shone on the lava rock, the lava rock looked like molten silver. It shone brightly in the soft sunlight. As we walked, there was a strong warm wind blowing and I was thankful for that as it got really warm. Actually, really HOT. There was zero shade , With the exception of a few tiny ferns peeking up through the craggly cracks in the silver black lava new earth and a few Ohia lehua trees that were about 2 feet tall , it was all hardened black lava . As we hiked further in , there was no plant life at all.
The first sign of Pele welcoming us was a heart shape hole in the lava rock.
The first sighting of lava was a lava tube that we had to bend almost to the ground in order to see that lava. We could see the red hot molten lava , thick and glowing ! As we stood there , the lava came oozing out . Holy toledo it was so HOT in that area. You couldn't get too close. Bo started poking it with his bamboo pole and it caught on fire. So yes, you can poke it. I have a picture of me poking the red molten oozing lava. I was about 6 feet away. crazy, huh ?
As we walked further into the lava fields , it got hotter and hotter and hotter. Did I say hotter ? Imagine the summer sun shining brightly onto the black lava rocks , the sun's intense heat bouncing off the rocks, right back at you ! There's no dirt , no sand , no rocks . Its all hardened lava rock . Some of it was still crispy . There was zero shade . You can see miles and miles of craggly jagged black lava rock . An inhospitable land indeed. And it was HOT. I know I already said that .
We finally came upon an active lava flow. In fact, several . Oh, to be so close and feeling the intense heat. I couldn't believe that I was seeing the lava so close . Contrary to Hollywood's portrayal , lava flows slowly . It isn't like you see it and you run for the hills. You can't run on lava rock anyways. As mentioned, lava rock is sharp and you foot may get stuck in a crevice.
One of the hikers started putting an action figure right in the path of the flow. She started taking pictures. I was thinking about the morbidity of it all. Immediately , I knew that she was doing this for the sake of ' art..' I've been around a lot of artists this past year. Yes, and she is going to show her photographs in a gallery somewhere else except Hawaii. She complained that if it wasn't Hawaiian Art or Graffitti Art , Hawaiians were not very accepting of other art. She forgets that she is in Hawaii. Why is it that there are so many people that are not respectful of the culture of the place that they are in ? Why do they want to change it ? Why does everything have to turn ' white bread ' ? Go back to where you are from if you don't like the culture. Enough about that. She did say to us to not post the pictures that we took on the internet as that is her ' work. ' It was on the tip of my tongue to tell her that she should have taken a private hike then. I did take some wild pictures of action heroes in the path of lava , slowly getting consumed and burned. Superman was the bravest one of all . Although, Captain America stood valiantly facing the lava . Quite a few Super Heroes sacrificed their Lives to try and stop the Lava flow(s) .
It was so very very hot where the lava(s) was flowing. I had had enough. We had to wait around for a long time in the intense heat while all the action heroes were slowly burned in the lava flow's fiery inferno , one by one. I made a grill cheese sandwich on the molten lava. On one side , it was nicely browned, on the other, it was charred. I was so hot that the thought of eating a grill cheese sandwich made me nauseous. I didn't end up eating it but I did photograph it. One of the most spectacular was witnessing the red molten lava flow into a crevice. I can't believe I was so close to the lava flows. At one point, I was about 5 feet away. You can get a serious burn from being too close to the lava, just by the heat it gives off. What was I thinking ?????
Oh, and someone stupid was going to throw a semi- empty aerosol can into the flowing lava as he didn't want to carry it back . The Lava Hike Guide said it was O.K . I said otherwise. We could have been blown to Kingdom Come. At that moment , I seriously questioned the sensibility of the person who was guiding us through the hazardous lava fields. I was also concerned about the toxicity of the burnt plastic left behind by the deceased Action Heroes.
Heading back was even more challenging as the sun was getting more intense. The lava rock turned from sparkling silver to glittery bronze and gold. It was hard on the eyes. There were sparkly blue specks and rainbow sparkled thin shards on the lava rock too . Everywhere , there were lava braided ropes . It is so very interesting. It literally looks as if someone braided the lava. This braided lava is called Pele's hair. Its wild looking and hard to walk on as there are so many ' grooves.'
Jackie told me that there was a huge magnetic field on the lava fields. It zaps the energy out of us. We were all so very tired . As soon as I got back to Kalani , I took a shower and went straight to bed to take a nap. We got back around 11:00 a.m. I didn't make to lunch as the thought of walking up to the Lanai made my knee hurt more. Its a bit of a walk. Distance wise, its probably equivalent of 4 long city blocks. I was so tired and tried to nap but i couldn't sleep . I laid in bed , and watched the geckos go up and down a tall palm tree outside my window. I watched the palm fronds rustling and swaying in the summer breeze.
Going to dinner was challenging. I was really hungry by dinner time and I dreaded walking to the Lanai . Prior to me heading to the Lanai , Beth gave me some Arnica drops and pills . Tara gave me a bottle of Gatoraid as it had electrolytes and she said that would help me with me ' groggyness. ' Someone else gave me 2 pills of extra strength ibuprofen.
During dinner, it started pouring heavily . Oh, great, I was going to get completely drenched as I had no umbrella and I am walking ever so slowly. I was able to find a very large golf umbrella and I jokingly said that I would use it as a cane instead of an umbrella. It made everyone laugh as I was walking around the covered Lanai using the umbrella as a cane. As I headed back to my room, Mark gave me a bag of ice to ice my knee. Karen has bandaged me up to help decrease to impending swelling. She is a nurse. And as I am writing , my right knee is feeling a bit tender and sore .
I feel incredibly lucky to have experienced being so close to lava. I will not do this again. Once was enough.
Life is telling me to take it one step at a time.
With much Aloha,
x0x0x0x0x0
Molly
Tuesday, 10 July 2012
I'm going on a lava trek !
Aloha !
I am really excited as I will be doing a lava trek this Thursday. We leave Kalani around 5:00 a.m. Apparently we will be walking right alongside of the lava , so close that you can poke it ! Hmmmm, that sounds a bit dangerous . It is approximately a 2 hour trek in and the same coming out . I can hardly wait !
Arno left for Kona early this morning on his bicycle. He's one heck of a guy. Its gonna be some tough terrain that he will be riding through. I found his knife in my mailbox this morning . That was very thoughtful of him. I had told him yesterday about needing a knife to make deep cuts into the hau branches so that I could strip the bark. He told me that he would lend me his knife and we both kinda forgot about it .
Arno had wrapped his knife with different small pieces of paper just enough to cover it and disguise it so that it wouldn't be taken. He had wrapped a note inside . " Molly, the knife is very sharp . Ask Clint how to use it . " That's sweet of him . I work with knives almost every day in the kitchen. I will be using Arno's knife tomorrow to finish stripping the bark of the hau branches. I know Arno will have a challenging and an amazing bicycle trip to Kona and back ! He will be gone for 4 days .
Sami , the Head Honcho and one of the Kitchen Managers said to me a few days ago , " Molly, can you stay at Kalani forever ? " She was all excited when I told her that Kumu was tempting me to stay longer so that I can perform in Volcanoes National Park. Kumu said yesterday that there will be an upcoming performance on July 28th and also one on Aug, 15th . The big one is on Sept . I will see. Kalani is tempting me to stay too as the cost will only be 400.00 / month . So very tempting.
Well, last night , when I was at Hula class , we were all sitting around in a circle , practicing all the chants. Kuani was also passing around the West Hawaii Newspaper . Both he and I are on the front page of the newspaper dated July, 2nd. They had taken a photo of us making the ti- leaf sandals at Puuhonua O Honaunau . Isn't that something ? Being on the front page of a Hawaiian Newspaper.
At breakfast this morning, I asked Crandle where I can get a copy and I told him that i was on the front page. " Oh, that's a second city newspaper. " I hit him in the arm and he starts laughing. It is Kona's newspaper. The newspaper that the men read at breakfast is the Hawaii Tribune Herald which is a Hilo newspaper.
" You may be famous in Kona, Molly , but you're just Molly here ! " Barcus chimes in. " I only want to be just Molly ! " I smiled . The men were all teasing me.
Andre was talking about going to an art class this morning. " There's no art class today " said Johnathan looking at the board that posts all the classes/events of the day . " Its an extra class besides the Figure Drawing class on Saturday. Its not a posted class . You will be painting nudes today, Andre. You can sketch if you want , but today is focused on long poses and painting instead of sketching " I responded.
" Oh, you are going to paint naked people ! " Johnathan laughs. " No, not naked people , nudes. There's a difference. In Art School , we call them nude , not naked . " Andre said. " What's the difference ? " Emily asked.
" The difference is intention . Naked versus nude. When one is naked , there is intention implied. "
Ah, food for thought. Intention. I told Johnathan that when I draw nudes, it is very clinical for me. There is no sexual attraction whatsoever. I study the lines, shapes , curves, angles . I love bone structure. The human body is beautiful , in all shapes and sizes. Its a marvel how we are put together .
" We should hang this weekend ! " Johnathan said to me. " Go for lunch , go holoholo ! "
" Juanita wants to do something with me . You are welcome to come ! We plan to go to Maunakea to see the observatory and to watch the sunset . " That is the plan and its all subject to change without notice. The challenge will be getting a car that has 4 wheel drive. I spent a crazy Sunday last week with Marianne . I went into Hilo with Marrianne last Sunday and we laughed ourselves silly the whole time . I said to Marrianne that she needs to keep her eyes open to see the road that she is driving . She was laughing so much that her eyes were barely open. She had me laughing when she pulled out a teeny tiny roller to roll her cigarette . I didn't know that they make those. I mean, its not hard to roll a cigarette as I have done a few, although I do not smoke. I roll coin at the Bank , and its the same principle/ procedure. The roller that Marianne used is a smaller version of a coin roller. " Can you use an open book ? " I asked her. Marianne has been smoking for years. It is less expensive to roll your own versus packs of cigarettes. She has found that since she started rolling her own , she has smoked less. Good for her !
When Barcus was heading out for the day from breakfast, he reached over to me and started pawing me and touching my hands. " Oh, oh , I can't believe that I am touching you ! You are so famous ! I'm touching Molly, the star ! " I slapped his hand and we were all laughing . Johnathan puts his arms around me " Oh , I'm touching Molly, the star ! Can I have your autograph ? " And Crandle chimes in laughing , in the background " Its a second city newspaper. "
All in good fun.
With much Aloha,
x0x0x0x0
Molly
I am really excited as I will be doing a lava trek this Thursday. We leave Kalani around 5:00 a.m. Apparently we will be walking right alongside of the lava , so close that you can poke it ! Hmmmm, that sounds a bit dangerous . It is approximately a 2 hour trek in and the same coming out . I can hardly wait !
Arno left for Kona early this morning on his bicycle. He's one heck of a guy. Its gonna be some tough terrain that he will be riding through. I found his knife in my mailbox this morning . That was very thoughtful of him. I had told him yesterday about needing a knife to make deep cuts into the hau branches so that I could strip the bark. He told me that he would lend me his knife and we both kinda forgot about it .
Arno had wrapped his knife with different small pieces of paper just enough to cover it and disguise it so that it wouldn't be taken. He had wrapped a note inside . " Molly, the knife is very sharp . Ask Clint how to use it . " That's sweet of him . I work with knives almost every day in the kitchen. I will be using Arno's knife tomorrow to finish stripping the bark of the hau branches. I know Arno will have a challenging and an amazing bicycle trip to Kona and back ! He will be gone for 4 days .
Sami , the Head Honcho and one of the Kitchen Managers said to me a few days ago , " Molly, can you stay at Kalani forever ? " She was all excited when I told her that Kumu was tempting me to stay longer so that I can perform in Volcanoes National Park. Kumu said yesterday that there will be an upcoming performance on July 28th and also one on Aug, 15th . The big one is on Sept . I will see. Kalani is tempting me to stay too as the cost will only be 400.00 / month . So very tempting.
Well, last night , when I was at Hula class , we were all sitting around in a circle , practicing all the chants. Kuani was also passing around the West Hawaii Newspaper . Both he and I are on the front page of the newspaper dated July, 2nd. They had taken a photo of us making the ti- leaf sandals at Puuhonua O Honaunau . Isn't that something ? Being on the front page of a Hawaiian Newspaper.
At breakfast this morning, I asked Crandle where I can get a copy and I told him that i was on the front page. " Oh, that's a second city newspaper. " I hit him in the arm and he starts laughing. It is Kona's newspaper. The newspaper that the men read at breakfast is the Hawaii Tribune Herald which is a Hilo newspaper.
" You may be famous in Kona, Molly , but you're just Molly here ! " Barcus chimes in. " I only want to be just Molly ! " I smiled . The men were all teasing me.
Andre was talking about going to an art class this morning. " There's no art class today " said Johnathan looking at the board that posts all the classes/events of the day . " Its an extra class besides the Figure Drawing class on Saturday. Its not a posted class . You will be painting nudes today, Andre. You can sketch if you want , but today is focused on long poses and painting instead of sketching " I responded.
" Oh, you are going to paint naked people ! " Johnathan laughs. " No, not naked people , nudes. There's a difference. In Art School , we call them nude , not naked . " Andre said. " What's the difference ? " Emily asked.
" The difference is intention . Naked versus nude. When one is naked , there is intention implied. "
Ah, food for thought. Intention. I told Johnathan that when I draw nudes, it is very clinical for me. There is no sexual attraction whatsoever. I study the lines, shapes , curves, angles . I love bone structure. The human body is beautiful , in all shapes and sizes. Its a marvel how we are put together .
" We should hang this weekend ! " Johnathan said to me. " Go for lunch , go holoholo ! "
" Juanita wants to do something with me . You are welcome to come ! We plan to go to Maunakea to see the observatory and to watch the sunset . " That is the plan and its all subject to change without notice. The challenge will be getting a car that has 4 wheel drive. I spent a crazy Sunday last week with Marianne . I went into Hilo with Marrianne last Sunday and we laughed ourselves silly the whole time . I said to Marrianne that she needs to keep her eyes open to see the road that she is driving . She was laughing so much that her eyes were barely open. She had me laughing when she pulled out a teeny tiny roller to roll her cigarette . I didn't know that they make those. I mean, its not hard to roll a cigarette as I have done a few, although I do not smoke. I roll coin at the Bank , and its the same principle/ procedure. The roller that Marianne used is a smaller version of a coin roller. " Can you use an open book ? " I asked her. Marianne has been smoking for years. It is less expensive to roll your own versus packs of cigarettes. She has found that since she started rolling her own , she has smoked less. Good for her !
When Barcus was heading out for the day from breakfast, he reached over to me and started pawing me and touching my hands. " Oh, oh , I can't believe that I am touching you ! You are so famous ! I'm touching Molly, the star ! " I slapped his hand and we were all laughing . Johnathan puts his arms around me " Oh , I'm touching Molly, the star ! Can I have your autograph ? " And Crandle chimes in laughing , in the background " Its a second city newspaper. "
All in good fun.
With much Aloha,
x0x0x0x0
Molly
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