Skipper, XO, CMC, Easyriders, family and friends: it’s good to be home. Skipper, XO, and CMC, thank you for your guidance, mentorship, and leadership as we’ve gone over the horizon. To the officers and chiefs, your selfless assistance and advice made everything possible and relatively easy. To the sailors, your help in getting our post…
Back from the Horizon
Overwhelm the Waves
I pull the stroller over around the halfway point of my and Eloise’s morning jogging loop to collect some of the fresh plumeria and hibiscus blossoms blowing around the gutters. Sometimes Eloise helps. We collect armfuls of flowers—slightly browned around the edges and fading—and load them into the stroller. At the end of our loop…
School Carnival
“Is the carnival today?” has been our main topic of conversation since Tuesday, when the field at Isaac’s school sprouted structures, tents and machines that slowly transformed into carnival rides. Tonight was the night. And despite nearly three months of soggy weather, the drenching morning rains cleared up in time for a lovely evening. The…
Hawaiiversary!!
Chris may be enjoying sunny weather somewhere in Guam at the moment but I was happy to celebrate our one year anniversary of moving to Hawaii right here in windy, rain-ish Kailua. Should I buy a coconut? Should I wear a lei? I jogged across the sand with the Mokes over my shoulder, picked beach…
Have Some Tea
When I find myself in times of trouble English Breakfast comes to me Speaking words of wisdom: have some tea And in my hour of darkness it is steaming right in front of me Speaking words of wisdom: have some tea Have some tea, have some tea, have some tea, have some tea Whisper words of…
Aboard the Hokule’a
The Hokule’a has been making headlines worldwide as the crew used ancient wayfinding to navigate their way around the world. Before the resurgence of wayfinding, many people thought there was no way Hawaiians could have intentionally sailed to Hawaii from Tahiti. It must have been an accident. But no, modern wayfinders aboard the Hokule’a proved…
Lupicia’s Hawaii Sampler
It’s Tea Time Tuesday! You may be aware that I LOVE TEA. I love the way it looks in the jar, I love the smell of tea as it brews, I love selecting the perfect tea based on my mood, I love starting with a tea and creating a menu, or starting with a special…