I attended my second weekly Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Zoom class on the Art of the Tale on Friday, June 2, a study of short stories
from the mid-20th century. We read and discuss three stories per week, each averaging about ten pages. Easy peasy. I'm just reading
the text book (The Art of the Tale) straight through but skipping ahead for the assignments.
Maiapilo blossoms, Thursday morning, June 1. Faded blossom, foreground, fruit, and new blossom, background. Photo by Andrea.
Aina Haina Prepared treasurer Adele sent me the preparedness fair flyer.
Maiapilo flower, Friday morning, June 2. Photo by Andrea.
Screen capture from the Zoom session.
Chinese Style Rib Dinner
Andrea cooked Chinese style ribs for dinner Saturday, June 3.
Maiapilo fruit and blossom, Saturday morning, June 3. Photo by Andrea.
We had cocktails and pupu on the lanai before dinner. Napoleon came out to investigate.
Michiko hibiscus, Sunday morning, June 4. Photo by Andrea.
Sunday morning I photographed the lotus seed pod given to us by our neighbor up the street.
Sunday morning Andrea went to her first mah jong class at OLLI in Krauss Hall. Photo by Andrea.
After mah jong Andrea went to Hemenway Hall to look for the thrift shop. Photo by Andrea.
Classic British Mysteries
Andrea went to Manoa Heritage Center for a tour (Punahou) followed by Hula class while I Zoomed to the Classic British Mysteries
(film) OLLI class, on Monday, June 5.
Pink plumeria at a neighbor's house on our walk before breakfast. Photo by Andrea.
Monday morning we saw a partial rainbow on our walk before breakfast. Photo by Andrea.
Zoom screen capture. Today's movie was Hitchcock's The Thirty-nine Steps.
Dark Brandon, a new nickname for Joe Biden, our great and powerful president, intended to strike fear into the hearts of conservatives, I assume.
Tuesday morning, June 6, I brought in this blooming vanda orchid. Photo by Andrea.
I am now a member of the SFWA.
Andrea's Birthday
Andrea went to the mission houses to lead tours, on Friday, June 9. In the evening we went to Roy's for birthday dinner.
Andrea photographed a new maiapilo blossom on our morning walk before breakfast.
I had Art of the Tale class via Zoom on Friday morning. Stories for the day were "A Friend and Protector," "The Artificial Nigger,"
and "Going to Meet the Man."
Cheers! Photo by Andrea.
We started with old fashioneds and a zucchini appetizer. Photo by our waiter.
Watching the canoe paddlers and a kite surfer.
Our entrees. Andrea would not wear the party hat!
Bonsai Workshop Preparations
Saturday afternoon, June 10, Andrea photographed me preparing 16 junipers for the Manoa Heritage Center beginning bonsai workshop
to be held August 12.
Eight of the 16 junipers, near me, have been repotted into smaller pots with good potting soil to replace the red dirt they came with.
Removing the red dirt from the roots of a juniper.
Putting the juniper into a smaller pot.
Putting good potting soil into the newly potted juniper.
Watering them in, four at a time.
Twelve junipers done, four to go.
Rainbow Bonsai Club June Meeting
Andrea went to her Mah Jong class at UH while I went to Kaneohe for the bonsai club meeting on Sunday morning, June 11.
The club pots were laid out on three tables before the meeting.
The pots to be sold at cost to club members.
Everyone is gathered and the meeeting is about to start.
People browsed the pots as the pot sale began.
The pot sale is in full swing after the business meeting.
Life in Aina Haina
Andrea and I went for our usual pre-breakfast daily walks in Aina Haina.
A nicely clouded sky down by the 1949 bridge on Thursday morning, June 15.
I had my Zoom class on the Art of the Tale on Friday, June 16.
Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS) is 25 years old today, June 17. Proclomation from Colorado, the originating state.
Andrea went for a walk Saturday morning and photographed this odd yellow installation at the Hind Drive bridge.
Father's Day
Father's Day fell on Sunday, June 18.
My day started with an eCard from Andrea.
Andrea fixed a Father's Day breakfast of eggs with bacon and waffles.
We had a little sing-along with the musical Superman card.
We had to cancel the Summer Solstice Party, which was coming up on Saturday, June 24, because of my lingering cough. Here's the Amazon
music we had set up for it:
Solstice Music Playlist.
Andrea made a marvelous meatloaf dinner for me.
Andrea taking the photo above.
Juneteenth
June 19 was a Monday. I had my Zoom movie class on classic British movies.
Suspicious character stealing mangoes across the stream, photo from the bridge by Andrea.
Andrea walked with the Citizen's Patrol on Juneteenth morning.
Eric and Becky won the second and shared third prizes at a SUP contest in Connecticut.
Zoom screen capture. Today's movie was The Lady Vanishes, 1938, by Alfred Hitchcock.
On Tuesday the 20th, we walked past the stream to the house with the mango tree where the mango thief was.
It looks like the house is empty or little used.
Summer Solstice
The solstice occurred on Wednesday the 21st.
Andrea found this cool old party book among her mom's cookbooks. Late fifties, probably.
Andrea took this photo of me at my writing desk.
Andrea took this photo of a maiapilo bloom on Thursday morning, June 22.
On Friday I had my weekly Zoom class on the Art of the Tale, international short stories.
Roast Chicken Dinner
On Saturday, the 24th, on the night that was supposed to be our solstice party, we had a roast chicken dinner. All of the 50
guests formerly invited got the word.
Ready for the oven at 350 degrees.
In it goes.
It's done!
Lifting the chicken to put it on a platter.
Delicious. Cheers!
Honolulu Museum of Art
Andrea and I went to the Museum of Art on Sunday morning, June 25, to see the Honolulu Garden Club exhibition: ,
a Garden Club of America major flower Show.
There was a line to get in when we got there at opening time of ten AM.
This great and large painting caught my eye.
A large pair of Japanese panels.
Lloyd Sexton's famous triptych.
Andrea photographing a flower arrangement on a wave theme.
Various heliconia.
We stopped at Diamond Head on the way home to look at the ten foot surf.
Classic British Mysteries
Monday, June 26, I had my Zoom class on old movies.
Andrea photograhed the stream at the bridge on our morning walk.
We watched The Third Man, 1949, written by Graham Greene, with Orson Welles, directed by Carrol Reed.
A screen grab from one of my Duolingo lessons. Becky's birthday.
Okinawan Festival Committee Meeting
On Monday evening, June 26, I picked up Warren Yamamoto and we went to the festival committee meeting just off the H2 freeway before
Wahiawa. We were early so Warren bought me dinner at Zippy's. He had the beef curry and I had the meatloaf.
There's a nice garden behind the Okinawa center building.
The Hawaii Okinawa Center.
Inside we occupied several tables.
Family Room Makeover
Andrea and I had talked about getting rid of the carpet in the family room for a long time. On Tuesday we began to do something about it.
Andrea moved most of the furniture with me helping with the heaviest ones. Then she ripped out all the carpet and underpad.
On Thursday the 29th she cleaned up the carpet glue and removed the tack strips.
Ke Kani o ke Kai
The first of the summer concerts at the Waikiki Aquarium occurred Thursday evening, June 29. Performers included Anthony Pfluge, Led Kaapana,
Mike Kaawa, Ho'okena, Moon Kauakahi, and Nani Dudoit.
People coming in and setting up their chairs before the show.
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