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A  L  O  H  A !

World's Best Weather

A  L  O  H  A !

Blooming Gorgeous Novato, Ca

"I hope you will go out 

and let stories happen to you,

 and that you will 

work them, water them 

with your blood and tears 

and laughter till they 

bloom, till you yourself 

burst into bloom."

                     Clarissa Pinkola Estes

Pixie and reflected palms, California

"By your own efforts

Waken yourself, 

watch yourself,

And live joyfully."

                   Buddha

Orchid in  a front yard!

" The one who would be 

constant in happiness 

must frequently change."  

                           Confucius

^^^^^^^^^:^^^^^^^^^

A certain weather man in Honolulu

regularly boasts of the 

"World's Best Weather"

and I nodded along for years.

BUT

Marin County California

has been sunny and Spring-Like

for about a week now.

I'm no longer so sure 

about that title.

Tomorrow more sun

temps low 70's F.

All with a beguiling

chill that rides the breeze

off the Pacific, just

like an island Trade-wind.

This place is taking me over,

just as Hawaii did.

Waikiki is an exciting

urban beach resort.

But the birds and sounds

of nature here

are a daily 

benediction.

I am remembering

the smells of the seasons

here on the edge of

a continent.

People feel lucky,

special & happy to

be here too;

Bay Area Pride!

North Bay Pride!

Folks are nice,

but the boundaries

are firmer.

Harder to get a smile

here - people keep to

themselves politely.

Island people will

talk your ear off!

And you'll smile

with them easily

for the most part.

So I'm smiling up a storm,

bringing da Aloha,

playing music on my ocarina

while I wait

outside and about on

errands. Strangely,

my music is changing:

less island, more jazzy

blues Cloudia beats.

Treadmill has 

Changed My Life Too!

Right in the central part 

of the house - not 

hidden away.

We are using it daily.

I had forgotten how

GOOD I can feel!

I'm feeling

younger and fun-er,

lost some weight.

I know where I'm driving,

am developing places,

stories and memories.

(Stories: VERY important)

Like the time in Hawaii

riding with my motorcycle

gals, Sal gestures to me

riding along and

points at Joelle's Harley.

Flames are licking up

from the engine!

"Joelle," we shout,

"You Ass Is On FIRE!!!!"

Now THAT's a memory

to recall with a chuckle

EVERY TIME one 

drives on Nuuanu Avenue

in Honolulu!

I miss saying that,

even to myself,

while driving there.

"Joelle!" LOL...

Here it's: where I saw

that hawk, Or

the neighbor's new

shrubs.

(Remember the old flowers?

Yay a story!)

No one's ass is on fire

here YET-

and that's a good thing.

Stay posted for new

developments as they

pop up.

Thanks for visiting.

It means a lot.

Fondly, cloudia & pixie

'Cali Girls'

(No pixie, California

NOT Calico!)