May 25, 2024
Welcome to Blog #65
Almost seems hard to believe there have been so many weeks-and the weeks are going faster and faster.
It has been another good week with some progress-bit by bit things are coming together. This project is really teaching me the value of patience. And, without a lot of patience I would just be in a constant state of irritation.
One of my hesitations oncoming here was no vet, or rather the vet we have is so old he shakes when putting in needles. That situation has been solved with a fabulous mobile vet-Dr Krista. She came this week with her friend David who is her helper and a stunt man. They worked on little Ehu, shaving dreadlocks off Scruffy and checking Boki. Ehu who is feral ended up biting all three of us while dealing with her and drawing blood on Krista and David.
I am now just breaths away from hot water. Caleb, the plumber finally showed up for about a half hour and attached the on demand heater. He then had to leave for his regular Wed. lunch with the “boys”. He said he would probably return on the weekend, so I am waiting.
AJ always shows up and does the work also came on Wed. to finish putting black shade cloth on the green house tool shed. I crawled along with him in the dirt stretching the cloth while he put the wiggle wire on. This makes a better look and helps keep the mongeese at bay.
This time of year the grass grows unbelievably fast and there has been a lot of weed whacking to do. AJ picked up another roll of weed barrier cloth and we are putting that down to keep parts of the yard in check. After the cloth is laid we shovel wood chips on top. And, more coconuts will soon be planted.
I continue to be amazed by the uniqueness of this community. Before moving here a friend asked me what I was going to eat-like that might be a problem. There is so much food here it really would be nearly impossible to starve. Since there are so many deer causing problems a company is grinding up venison and Hasegawa market gives out the ground meat packages. I use some of it for the dogs and there are some great recipes. My friend Karen stuffed one of my squash last week with rice and ground venison. And, it was a very tasty dish.
Yesterday at the farmers market they gave out Kapuna bags of veggies and lychee. I have so many squash growing, but not yet enough to sell commercially at this point so I give them away. Eventually they will be a cash crop. The lychee tree is loaded with fruit which will soon be ready. There are always papayas, oranges, coconuts, breadfruit and limes. My young fig tree already has figs and I can hardly wait till they ripen.
Before typing this I looked over last week’s blog and saw some typos. EAKS! Also I forgot to show the pictures from the week before.
Here are the coconut lights finally installed. These are lights Bob and I flew up to Kauai to cut out of the ceiling at the Coco Palms before demolition. After sitting in dirty garages for many years I dug them out, painted them and had them rewired. They are now over my cooktop.
Almost every time I go into the I Love Hana Store a book sells and I do an autograph. This was yesterday a book for Pepper from Utah. I am still dreaming of a TV series or some kind of a movie for Wave Woman-The Life and Struggles of a Surfing Pioneer. I just keep putting it out there…
Wishing everyone a Happy Memorial Day weekend remembering all of our loved ones. When you get to my age there are a lot to remember and be thankful about knowing.
Aloha Nui,
Vicky
Wave Woman: The Life and Struggles of a Surfing Pioneer by Vicky Durand 