September 21, 2025
Welcome to Blog #110
It has been a peaceful pleasant week here and I am happy to be feeling a little stronger every day. I made my first trip to the beach yesterday at Hamoa. We went early with Mana dog and the water was just amazing. She ran around and we swim in crystal clear warmish water and had a great time. It was my first time back in the ocean here in many months and am hoping to get there more often now.
The egrets are here on the hill and seem to be making a home here. They gather on the edge of the pool and a couple were sitting on the boogie board a few days ago. They are such beautiful stately birds and a joy to watch.
The hill is now full of squash and we have had two large harvests. Besides trading I gift them to people who help me and also sell them to one of our local markets. We are going to try some melons now that I see how well these squash do here.
I have some new friends, Cleo and Madeleine, that are great gardeners and helpers. They happen to be best friends so they work well together and get lots done. I am looking forward to getting all the beds weeded and replanted. Cleo is now trained for the cats and is a great support. Hopefully I don’t have any more emergency trips.
Speaking of planting my friend Dimitri just brought all kinds of exotic gingers and planted them in different spots. My Outstanding tent should arrive in the next week and I am thinking these plants will help beautify the area the new garden area.
I am now a member of Hawaii Life Support which will fly a member out to Oahu to the hospital.
Ben started rebuilding the next rock wall that was knocked down by cattle. This work is being carried out by our latest donation. Ben says the rocks speak to him so I am lucky to have him once a week. He was trained by Hana’s best rock wall builder who has since retired.
The pool is now clear and inviting for these hot days. We needed new hoses from the pool to the filter as the sun had wrecked the others. The pool had actually turned green but hydrogen peroxide doses cleared it up. I buy a strong solution in Kahalui and mix it with water and it clears the pool of moss.
We had an early birthday party on Wednesday for James and myself which was a lot of fun with the kids. We had teppanyaki and chocolate birthday cake with chocolate ice cream. The kids loved singing and blowing out the candles.
I am needing to get up and moving so will close this out for now. Wishing everyone a great, healthy, and happy week.
Aloha Nui,
Vicky
Wave Woman: The Life and Struggles of a Surfing Pioneer by Vicky Durand 