Farhana and Family Visit

My friend and coworker, Farhana, brought her family to the islands last week. They spent a few days on O'ahu and then a few more here in Kona.

Rayyan, Hasan, Emaan, and Farhana

One day, they took the whole-island bus tour and really loved it. Among other stops, they visited the volcano, 'Akaka Falls, Rainbow Falls, and Black Sands Beach. If any of you come to the island for the first time, I might take that tour with you.

Hasan and a painted eucalyptus tree

On their last night, we drove to the harbor to watch the sunset before having dinner at Bite Me...

Kitchen Remodel -- Phase 1

I finally pulled the trigger and started on my kitchen remodel. It will require many steps and many participants. The first step was hiring the tile installer. Here's a photo journal of that first step.

Before you ask.... that little hole in the middle of the tile is where the vented hood will get power. The next step (the BIGGEST step) will be getting the new appliances purchased/shipped/installed. You might recall that I had the kitchen plumbed for gas when I remodeled the laundry room. Very soon, I will be cooking with GAS!

Aloha y'all!

You think YOU'VE got snails??????????

I've found a few discarded shells in my garden before, but this is the first live (now very dead) one that I've come across.

He's not a native to Hawaii. I think his official name is Big Beautiful African Snail.

His DNA made him beautiful, but my garden plants made him BIG. I had no choice but to put an end to that. Sorry, Mr Snail.

Dana