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| Meet the newest member of our family, Sumi. She walked right into our house from the forest and made herself at home. In a few days, she learned her name, learned the house rules, made friends with the dog, and won our hearts. Her name, "Sumi" is Japanese black ink. |
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| We said goodbye to Tigger. The best cat ever. He passed away quietly under an aloe plant. |
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| At 10 years old, Django is still happy for a 5-mile hike to the Green Sand Beach. His ear is blowing in the wind! |
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| My sister Susan meets a Jackson's chameleon. |
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| Our neighbors brought over Aries, their pet lamb, for a visit. Aries likes ti leaves, but turned up her nose at the fresh garden lettuce I offered. I'm an Aries too, so we bonded. |
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| Harvesting herbs |
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| Sorting and cleaning - cilantro, basil, thyme, Italian parsley, dill |
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| Our Captain Cook Farm herbs, all packaged for the produce section at the local ChoiceMart grocery. |
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| Kitchen garden: papaya, banana, sugar snap peas, starfruit, grape tomatoes. |
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| Mark's art show at Pele's Hokulele gallery at the Keauhou shopping center |
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| Artist at work - with Rita's special macchiato at the Cafe Florian in Kealakekua |
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| Dinner at the Strawberry Patch is getting to be a good habit. |
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| Two artists - Mark and Pari. On Christmas Day we had a wonderful visit from the family who built our house in 1985. We enjoy the bananas, starfruit, and avocados that Pari planted 30 years ago. |
