A L O H A !
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| Our New View |
" Home is a name,
a word,
it is a strong one;
stronger than magician ever spoke,
or spirit ever answered to,
in the strongest conjuration. "
Charles Dickens
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| Ala Moana Beach Park |
" The light is what guides you home,
the warmth is what keeps you there. "
Ellie Rodriguez
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| The Ala Wai Canal |
" We shape our buildings;
thereafter they shape us. "
Winston Churchill
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| S P A C E ! |
" Peace -
that was the other name for home. "
Kathleen Norris
" There is nothing like staying at home
for real comfort. "
Jane Austen
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| This will take some getting used to. |
" Where thou art - that - is Home. "
Emily Dickinson
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| View from my bed |
" Tis distance lends enchantment
to the view,
and robes the mountain
in its azure hue. "
Thomas Campbell
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We are in lifestyle shock.
WE have spent 2 nights in the new apt.
It is like waking
from the 20 year dream
of the boat.
That cramped hot place
was an adventure
for quite a while.
I am remembering
what conveniences
are.
Miss Kitty
is adjusting better
than anyone has the right
to expect from a cat:
"Boat? What boat?"
First she seemed suspicious,
then appraising,
now appreciating;
This is where the love,
and food (!)
are.
I can lie in my bed
watch the sky,
the mountains,
the habitations of people:
my beloved
Island of Oahu.
Dear Honolulu.
I watch evening come to the land,
and remember
like a previous life
what it was like
to live upon those
mountains.
Then I look to the sea,
the sunset,
and thank my lucky stars
as they arise!
Thanks for stopping by.
Your encouragement
and kitty advice
is much appreciated.
Warmly, cloudia
I am remembering who I was
before we went to sea.
Home is a place not only of strong affections, but of entire unreserve; it is life's undress rehearsal, its backroom, its dressing room. ~Harriet Beecher Stowe
