As you probably know, I am spending quite a bit of time in Rehab Hospital of the Pacific’s outpatient rehab clinic. I work with excellent occupational therapists, usually Wemdy Kondo,  to get my hands functioning optimally. (It’s a common side effect of spinal cord injuries to have numbness and tingling in the extremities. My hands
…Continue reading

Art and Flea, the brainchild of Nicole Franco (owner of MishMash in Chinatown) is often a little hotbed of creativity. Many of the vendors don’t show anywhere else so it’s an ideal opportunity to go into adventure mode to scout out original artists and artisans. A new find at this month’s Art and Flea is
…Continue reading

When my son Duncan was a little boy he was not allowed to read comic books. I thought that by denying him comic books, he would grow to love “real” books more. Right. Great strategy, mom. It didn’t work. He saved his allowance and sneaked out to buy comic books, hiding them under his bed.
…Continue reading

Late May still qualifies as spring so it’s not too late to get moving with spring cleaning (or at least that’s what I’m telling myself). In the nick of time, to the rescue comes Simply Organized which opens in Kahala Mall on Friday, May 25. I love this store! Jerry and I make regular treks
…Continue reading

There’s something about Memorial Day weekend that always makes me want to plan a trip. As it approaches, I find myself with incurable wanderlust. Perhaps it’s the remembrance of our family’s summer trips: a month in the manager’s home on Lanai, stays in the Wilcox house in Hanalei and those endless summer days at my
…Continue reading