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Island life

Bonny’s first Hawk!

Mohawk that is. We finally found the clippers I received at the last beard contest I competed at in Portland. I’ve been well overdue for a trim so they couldn’t have been located at a better time.  After much persuasion, my wife convinced me that she knows how to cut hair even though after making […]

Free fruit, even better….

We are always looking for ways to save money here on the island.  Fruit is consumed with almost every meal here because it’s so readily available and affordable (for the most part).  Lately we’ve been getting some local fruit for free, most of it comes from our neighbors Chuck and Liz or Perry and Dave. […]

Our first local fishing trip

Bonny and I had the pleasure of going fishing the other day with one of the gentlemen that helped build our guest house.  His name is Rex and he lives about twenty miles down the hill form us close to the town of Pahoa.  His neighborhood is called Hawaiian Park Place and ends at the […]

Adventure day, December 7th 2015

Sunday December 6th was Bonny and I’s 6 month wedding anniversary which might not seem like a huge land mark, especially in measuring the success of a marriage, but we thought it sounded like a great reason to celebrate and take a day to go see some new sights.  Since our six month anniversary fell on […]

Safety first! 

We added a few security features thanks to harbor freight. We have a 60 LED solar powered security light and a fake camera (the neighbors don’t really know about the blog so it’s ok if I say it’s fake on Internet, right??). We have a nice little nest egg and this is a great way […]