Dana on Hawai'i

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Spring Blooms

My hibiscus are in bloom !!!

The blooms on this variety are about 10 inches across:

The rest of these are normal sized:

Aloha y'all!

Monday, May 12, 2014

Spring Rain

I know the Bay Area is having a pretty serious drought, but here's what my unofficial rain gauge collected in the past 4 days...

Just last week, I planted my Spring garden, and I'm sure all this rain got those little seeds excited. We've now got 3 little pineapples growing. I promise not to pick them until you get here.

While the rain pounded down yesterday, Sophie had to entertain herself indoors.

Aloha y'all!

Sunday, April 27, 2014

Back to my Tropical Garden

I've been back from San Jose for a couple of weeks, and I'm finally settled back into home life.

While I was gone, my tomatoes and baby pineapples continued to bloom and grow, bloom and grow. ('respect' to those who got that reference)

Here's the newest member of our pineapple crop. Notice that it's still got the purple blossoms attached.

And her big brother:

Other tropicals that I planted last year... these are all crotons, from left to right: Rooster Tail, Duck Foot, and Thai String.

Aloha, y'all!

Aloha, San Jose, Aloha !!

While I was in San Jose, I was able to see many friends and visit many favorite restaurants. It was a busy busy week and, as much as I loved seeing everyone, I'm happy to be home again.

I stayed with Barbara and Steve and Megan (and the furkids, Hannah and McKenna). McKenna (a wire-haired terrier who is stone deaf) slept with me every night and was a great bed buddy! She took up much less space on the bed than Sophie!!!

The four of us went to the Sharks Tank and watched the Sharks play the Kings for their last regular-season game of the year. The Sharks won. And now, as I'm sure you know, the Sharks are destroying the Kings in the playoffs.

If you are one of my many friends whom I wasn't able to see on this trip, I'm sorry. Next time?

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

It's March ALREADY????

February was truly a short month, and I managed to go the whole month without updating you on the adventures of Dana and Sophie!

Thank you everyone who sent birthday cards and presents! Sophie and I quickly reached our bliss point with all the chocolate and other yummy goodies! For Valentine's Day, we celebrated with all things red... Sophie's California Cousins, Hannah and McKenna, sent her this new favorite toy:

On the household front, the bad news is that the old washing machine I inherited finally died. The good news is that my plans to remodel my laundry room / pantry are now at the top of my To Do list! A propane plumber comes this week to hook up both the laundry and kitchen for gas, and then I'll put in new commercial shelving and the new washer and gas dryer. Yay! The kitchen remodel might have to wait until next year, but I'll be one step closer to cooking with gas!

It looks as if I'll be in San Jose the first week of April. I just paid for my ticket, so this time there's no taking it back. I have to work at Thermo all week, but I'll find time to see a few friends and catch a Sharks game.

Aloha y'all!