Life in Kana-text (er… CONtext)
Last weekend we drove one last time to our boat, to finish cleaning it out. My mom and I had gotten the bulk of things moved out, a couple months back. She and I were there for a "girls' weekend" when I arrived at the realization that we should probably sell it---an epiphany that had … Continue reading In Which We Don’t Sail Into the Sunset
The first kiss of the New Year tasted like coffee! We didn't stay up to usher in the New Year at midnight---we go to bed much earlier than that. We turned on our "white noise" machine, with its sound of ocean waves, to filter out the sound of people's fireworks, which are distressing to my … Continue reading The “Year in Books”
With regard to writing, I'm having trouble transitioning, from "travel reporting" (where every day had activities---and photos---to report) back to every-day-life, where the things I might write about tend to be happening more in my head. I have a whole list of notes on my phone, things I've thought about that might be "seeds" for … Continue reading Now & Then
6:30am. The "Little Mermaid" theme song is chasing Israel Kamakawiwo'ole around in my head. Hawaiian music followed by "Under da sea, under da sea! Darlin' it's better, down where it's wetter, take it from me!" Heck, I've loved that movie since I made my sophomore-high-school boyfriend take me to see it in the theater when … Continue reading Hawai’i Day Four: UNDER the Water!
This is my I've-been-in-the-water-all-morning smile: The swell is still up pretty high, so a lot of the little spots we checked out (Manini Beach, Kealakekua Bay, Ke'ei, City of Refuge picnic areas) were too surfy for good snorkeling, but we hit the jackpot at Honaunau, just protected enough that it's not a matter of getting … Continue reading Hawai’i Day Three: In the Water!
Writing yesterday about the canoe trip my dad and I took together got me thinking about the other road-trip he and I took, five years later... The first thing I signed up for, when I hit college, was a course to get certified as a Scuba diver, because I planned to study Marine Biology. I … Continue reading A Safe Bet
Usually, when you read a book, it's easy to tell how far along you are, and how much you have left. Not so with Dan Beachy-Quick's A Whaler's Dictionary---at least, not if you follow its instructions. Usually, when you read a book, you don't need instructions, but this one comes with a "How to Use … Continue reading A Virtual Sit-Down with Author Dan Beachy-Quick
Kana's Chronicles 