Life is good.

I've stuggled with the bedroom ever since moving in. The room isn't huge, but it isn't tiny either. It has one wall taken up wit...

The front by the garage before... And the same spot now... We are almost done!!!

Not a ton to report on the house painting front. It's about 80% done, and will likely get 100% done the weekend of September 7. But... b...

The importance of prep in this project is key. Specifically: caulking. All the cracks get sealed. Here's a series of photos to show it p...

The painting is going well. I'm almost done with the front side by the dining room and living room windows, and the stairwell has coat ...

TOTALLY not expecting to buy anything, I went with a coworker yesterday to the salvage/recycling place. She'd never been, so I gave her ...

The current project (and sorry for the lack of posting) is painting the house. It's a HUGE project, to say the least. There are parts of...

We went to Spalding House, the Honolulu Art Museum's second location. It's in the hills above Honolulu and gorgeous, particularly th...

Roadside shrimp... Pink guavas, Chico, and egg fruit (I ate it all and it was phenomenal-- pink guava is one of my favorite foods) And othe...

We went to the Byodo-in temple when we were in Oahu. It was tranquil and beautiful. I went here about 15 years ago, but I appreciate the ser...