Quilly | March 31, 2008
OC and I went to lunch Sunday and sat on the lanai of a restaurant overlooking a golf course. It is a lovely view with all the flowering trees in bloom, the emerald green manicured lawns and the azure sea beyond. I took my camera to capture the view, but company came and [...]
Quilly | March 31, 2008
The kid that cried all day the Friday before Spring Break, cried all day today, too. “Maaa, maaaaaaaa!” He cried through lessons. He cried through recess. He cried through lunch. He cried through naptime. He cried on his way into the room this morning and on his way out this afternoon.
At about [...]
Quilly | March 30, 2008
I was sitting on a lava outcropping focusing my camera on a sea bird when O’Ceallaigh said, “Hon, turn around and look behind you.”
I turned and looked. There was a lady sitting at the edge of the beach with her feet inches above the water. Her two sons stood beside her. “What?” [...]
Quilly | March 29, 2008
For those who had trouble seeing the “rock” in my previous post, here is a close up.
If you still can’t see it I can only say … stay tuned. OC and I have much better photos, and we will be sharing them in a special presentation sometime this weekend or Monday.
Quilly | March 28, 2008
I have never been on a better holiday. It wasn’t the place — although it was lovely. It wasn’t the activities — although a couple were amazing. It was the man. If I didn’t already love O’Ceallaigh, this weekend would have assured it.
I had only one request — turtles. I [...]
Quilly | March 27, 2008
Leaving on a jet plane ….
Actually, we came home on one, too.
We just got in tonight.
If I haven’t been around to see you in awhile,
please be patient,
I’ll get there.
Quilly | March 26, 2008
Greetings from Kona, Hawaii Island, Hawaii.
It is amazing how different one island is from another. Pretty much the same flowers and the same feral cats, but a whole different ambiance. There is much more land here. And fewer people. That makes the atmosphere more laid back and mellow.
OC and I took [...]
Quilly | March 26, 2008
Quilly | March 25, 2008
History — first of all, to make certain we’re all on the same page [Jennifer], I want to remind you that Hawai’i is a state. The state is comprised of 8 main islands. OC and I live on the island named Oahu. Tomorrow we will be getting on an airplane and flying [...]
Quilly | March 25, 2008
A girl-child climbed the three flights of stairs to my apartment on Monday afternoon. She knocked on the storm door and tried to peer through the screen into the house. I stood up from the couch and said hello, startling her. She hadn’t noticed me sitting there.
I walked to the door and [...]
Quilly | March 24, 2008
Wednesday I planned on dropping my car off at the dealership for a little TLC, so I took O’Ceallaigh to work. When I pulled into the University parking lot near OC’s lab, I saw the most incredible tree — practically leafless, but covered in bright pink blossoms unlike anything I had ever before [...]
Quilly | March 24, 2008
Friday I took the car downtown for an oil change and a minor repair.
While the car was in the shop I wandered about down town on foot.
I found a lovely mall with open air halls and gorgeous landscaping.
I wandered about snapping pictures.
Then I made some new friends over lunch.
The Zebra Dove was a bit shy.
The [...]
Quilly | March 22, 2008
First Chinese Church of Christ, Honolulu, Hawaii.
I am very, very, busy. I haven’t forgotten a one of you! I’ll be back when I can!
Quilly | March 21, 2008
When I lived in downtown Las Vegas near Freemont Street, my neighbors were a lovely, lively bunch of people. My apartment was inside First United Methodist Church. I lived across the street from the police station, behind a bank and next door to a casino. Bums slept in the alley outside my [...]
Quilly | March 20, 2008
Since I am on Spring Break and have no current tales to tell, I searched my mental archives and recalled this from my first year — first semester — of teaching (and the only year I worked in Adult Ed):
I was a job coach for the State of Idaho, and several ex-cons attended my class [...]
Susan — Stony River Farm :.
O’Ceallaigh & The Quill
