"Rock bottom
became the solid foundation
on which I rebuilt
my life."
J.K. Rowling
Click on the Children to help them GROW
Robert Love,
baker and native of Glasgow,
Scotland,
arrived in Honolulu
June 19,1851.
On July 12
the Ministry of the Interior,
Kingdom of Hawaii,
issued Robert
license to operate a bakery.
" The entrepreneurial success
of Love’s Bakery truly
deserves to go to one woman,
Fanny Johnson Love.
After
Robert Sr. passed away,
Robert Jr. and his wife, Fanny, took
over the business. At the age of 48,
Fanny was widowed
with 6 children
and a heavily mortgaged bakery.
For 32 years, Fanny ran
Love’s Bakery enduring fire
[The Great Chinatown Fire, Cloudia]
plague,
annexation [of the Hawaiian Kingdom],
and the
Republic [of Hawaii], with grace, dignity,
and statesmanship. "
Fanny Love appears briefly
in Alan Brennert's amazing
historical novel MOLOKA`I .
“ I've come to believe
that how we choose to live
with pain, or injustice,
or death...
is the true measure
of the Divine within us.”
Alan Brennert
“Surrounded by darkness
yet enfolded in light.”
Alan Brennert,
Moloka'i
“No land is more beautiful,
and therefore more powerful.
That is what I believe in, Aouli.
I believe in Hawai'i.
I believe in the land."
-Haleola
Alan Brennert,
Moloka'i
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Is there a familiar
local product
like Loves Bread
in YOUR place?
Thank You
for visiting today!
Warmly, cloudia
18 comments:
So inspirational and warm...your images and your words. Aloha, amiga!
Yes, my local bakery makes a tasty little pastry that I have to talk myself OUT of everytime I go past.. I don't always listen to myself :)
Not sure I hold up well in the case of living with pain and injustice.
good quotes
Ya, the Atlantic!
It makes lobsta and seafood for me!
hahahahaha
what a great place. :)
here its probably tex mex food or bbq.
Several actually! Your post was so delightful. How can one fail with a name like Love! Simply wonderful name. Alan's quotes are right on too.
sometimes i think we need to hit rock bottom in order to find that foundation, you know...
aloha from va
What a lovely piece of history. Thank you for sharing it. Love's Bakery would have made a nice location in my novel.
I don't know about any product like that. Love's Bakery sounds warm, inviting, and delicious!
*Mumble mumble* (mouth is full)
Thanks my dear pals! ����
Lovely clouds, Cloudia!
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This is a great story. Fanny must have been one amazing lady.
Nice shots and words
Quite a legacy for the Loves.
There's a bakery out in Ontario's cottage country called Henrietta's. It's famous all over the place.
Thanks Friends! <3
Really nice light and framing in these exquisite skies, beautiful photos!
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