The Kitchen...
Four months out of twelve – this is my kitchen.
This might not be much of a kitchen, but my wet suit is getting more than a little snug and I refuse to buy a bigger one. Maybe it shrunk. Yeah, right.
Monthly Hot Rod Event
On the 3rd Saturday of every month – almost – the local hot rod club meets in the nearby strip mall. Carlton, ever on the lookout for a cheap date, decided it was senior citizen date night and we walked up to look at hot rods. Most of the hot rodders were also senior citizens.
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Faze One of Cookbook Done
Things are looking better. Yesterday I finished getting way too many recipes stuffed into my cookbook format. I went to visit the printer this morning. We discussed margins, photos, etc. etc. Now someone else has to cut the way too many recipes down to a manageable number. And proof read the selected ones.
The only task for me for now is to do a “photo shoot” for the cover tomorrow. A “photo shoot” with my orange cheapass point and shoot beach camera!
Today – I walked 5 miles whilst doing my daily chores and this afternoon went for a long swim. I did not take my camera for a swim. Not until after the “photo shoot”.
Gotta say I have been enjoying the Republican Follies. Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue. Remember Barry Goldwater boys and girls.?
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Still Cookbooking
Keeping Kona Country
Well, I guess that the sheep shearing class was a success. Yesterday’s paper reported on a gentleman who was accused of beating another distinguished citizen of our village with a cow bone. I don’t think the folk who have “keep kona country” stickers on their trucks have anything to worry about.
I am still completely buried by the cookbook project. I don’t want to think about how much more must be done.
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Nice Day – Unless…
Nice Day ... Unless
Sunday was a lovely day, unless you were on the Spirit of Kona when the waves came up. It took the boat 30 minutes to dock. I helped the passengers stagger off. Fortunately, none of them barfed on me. I think they were too afraid to barf.
Been working on the Palace cookbook. So, I haven’t been much interested in spending any additional time at the computer.
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A Fine Day
Kailua Pier
A fine day in exciting downtown Kailua Kona. High School canoe races today. I swam out to the start/finish line. Took some pictures on land and at sea. The pictures are still in the camera. I only open the camera up in well air conditioned quarters. Our room is not well air conditioned.
The hunter-gatherer is awash in bananas and avocados. Not a real big problem. There is still room in the fridge for beer.
Still liking the Kindle. Got bored during the football game and checked out a trashy Kindle format novel from the Arlington Library. In 5 minutes I was reading away.
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Friday the 13th
Gotta have shoes.
Another one from the local paper. Carlton caught this just after the new year. No wood working or musical skill required. But, you gotta have shoes! And no, that isn’t some newspaper folding or Photoshop trick.
Mac&cheese with avocado and tomato and spinach salad for lunch today. And sandwiches with deviled eggs for dinner. Take that cholesterol count!
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Wash Day in Hawai’i
Swimsuit, Aloha Shirt, Complete Kona Wardrobe.
Carlton is watching vintage 3 Musketeers on TV. I just went and got a Kindle version. I do like doing that.
Around the first of the year, I realized that I was doing food all wrong this year. I was trying to run the mini-kitchen like “back home”. Planning real meals, shopping for whats on sale, stocking up on bargains. After two months – it wasn’t working. The tiny fridge was stuff to the overflowing. I had all manner of this and that that didn’t go together. I was spending way too much time on food prep.
Go, I returned to a hunter-gatherer style. Everyday – I go out and hunt down that day’s lunch. And, breakfast is always a PB&J sandwich for Carlton and oatmeal or yogurt for me. Dinner is always a sandwich and/or anything left over from lunch. And that means there is always room in the fridge for beer!
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Lighthouse.
Thurston Lighthouse
Wandered over to check out our neighborhood lighthouse. Still in use. But solar powered now.
The present Thurston Lighthouse (officially known as the Kailua Minor Light), a pyramidal concrete tower, was built under the Bureau of Lighthouses in 1915 and replaced a fixed lens-lantern that was established in 1909. Sometime after 1986, it was converted to solar. The light sits on Kuka’ilimoku Point and marks the northwestern side of Kailua Bay.
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Lazy Days Continue
The Seawall
Swimming, walking, reading, dock-sitting, hunter-gathering. That is about it.
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Girls Just Want To Have Fun
Now this sure amortizes the $50 per hour board rental!
Can one week of 2012 be gone already??? Where was I? What was I doing? Nothing I guess.
Last night Mr C was watching an old movie. One of the characters said “Let’s have a drink at my club”. I thought wouldn’t it be nice to have a club to have a drink at? Whilst enjoying a fine coffee at Starbucks this morning, I realized that I have a club. A place where I can have a drink (of coffee – my drug of choice), sit in a comfy chair, read the paper, use the WiFi etc etc all for two bucks.
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Doing Nothing Today…
Just lounging around today.
Today is our 18th anniversary. Don’t think we’ll make it 25 – neither of us are built for the long haul. But, we might make #20.
If we have to have a Republican president my choice is – John Huntsman maybe…
Think I’ll go buy Mr C a bag of potato chips to go with his anniversary baloney sandwich. Nothing is too good for my guy!
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