Scrivenings

Of course, we started the day with a truncated version of the The Walk.  Two to three miles on the beach would turn out to be the easy part of the day.  We had rain last night, so we weren't 100% certain that we'd make it through The Walk without getting wet.  But, once we got to the shoreline, it was obvious—no problems.Today was Install the New Faucet Day.  The big … [Read more...] about Day 12 – The Undercounter Blues

The day began early enough, about 4:30, when I was rudely awakened by a rooster.  When I hit the button on the remote to turn on the air conditioner fan (which we've been using to drown out the noise), I hit the cool button, not the fan button.  That got me wide awake, at which point I promptly had a horrible vision about the ceiling fan I was going to install in the kitchen … [Read more...] about Day 11 – Work, work, work. . .blah

The Walk brought us into contact with a bunch of animals this morning. . .another beached seal, several dogs and their owners, and our usual assortment of ducks, swans, chickens and one turtle.  I've also been reminded that I haven't mentioned "the cat" that appears in my second novel, Photo ID.  Well, here goes.  He's an orange tabby, slim build, on the youngish side and has a … [Read more...] about Day 10 – Incoming! Duck!

On The Walk this morning, we saw dolphins.  They came in nice and close to shore and made it easy for us to spot them.  It was a small school, but watching them was so cool.How's this for a beautiful beach?  We decided to go boogie boarding (or body boarding) and had heard the Kealia Beach was a great place to go.  We'd also heard that the waves at Kealia can get ferocious … [Read more...] about Day 9 – Boogie Boarding

The day began with a shortened version of The Walk.  Right after that, it was off to the North Shore for snorkeling or boogie boarding.  Surf was supposed to be flat on the North Shore today, so we figured the outcome would be snorkeling—it was.  We went to the end of the road, Ke'e Beach.  As it turns out, Ke'e Beach is under construction.  Major upgrades are happening there, … [Read more...] about Day 8 – Ke’e Beach