Head in clouds.....

Little footprints in the early morning sand.....

Easter eggs and little fingers.....

Painting and faerie ears.....

The sun has been hiding from us, so into the studio we go.....painting pictures of flowers and blue skies........

Aidan, our 14 year old, is directing, producing and writing a movie...starring the little ones.

Oh, and doing the costume design too, which evidently includes faerie and elves.....

Can you see the tips of their ears?   The perfect use of a band aid!

They've arrived!

Mornings start early......although the rule is that they can't come into the main house until they see the kitchen light on.  I hear ramblings around 6AM.

First one little one...then another.....and another....and before you know it, the energy has risen to a force that could probably light up Honolulu.

My daughters decided that our living room needed a change....which seemed like a good idea to me so at this moment, it is a complete mess.  Fortunately, all three of them are really proficient at using a drill, redoing cables, moving sofas and such, so I just sit and direct.

It's fun here in Kawela Bay.  Crazy fun!

Here Kitty Kitty.....

Years....and years and years...ago, we had a kitty, here in Hawaii, that we called Kamaiana Kitty.

Kamaiana in Hawaiian means "local"...or one who has lived in Hawaii for a long time.

One day Kamaiana was gone.  She just disappeared.  We live in a little gated community, so it's not like she would have gotten out on the highway, but whatever happened....she was gone.

Well......2 weeks ago I heard a "meow" at our door and there was a skinny calico cat, with a weary, dirty face looking up at me.   What could I do but put out a dish of cottage cheese for her?  And then after buying some cans of cat food, she came inside to eat. And she has stayed.

Is this our Kamaiana Kitty who has returned to us??   I can't say for sure.  

I don't remember her exact markings that well, but this cat is soooo comfortable in our home. She now comes in and out of the cat door which had been closed for so many years, and is now wide open again.  Our dog Kapuna just ignores her like she has lived here forever.

Of course I had to buy her a purple collar with a bell, which she accepts completely, and a little mouse kitty toy.  She is now getting nice and plump and her coat is shiny and her face all clean.

I choose to believe that Kamaiana Kitty has returned to us.  

I choose to believe in miracles.... and this is one for sure.

Crowning Glories.......

Have I told you that my class in creating head pieces is available now?  

It is offered, online, at That Creative Place

and is available as an instant downloadable class....so you can create in your own time.... 

but what's useful is that I am always available by email or on the forum at That Creative Place, 

if you have any questions or comments, so it's really like taking a private class from me.

I just LOVE head dresses!!  I call them "Crowning Glories".

A gesture of community....little awards....

Bonnie Jones has generously given me this award!
Thank you, Bonnie!

When all around us we read of stress and worry, of economic disaster and we see overwhelming evidence of greed, I find this world of blogging to be a sweet haven of support, generosity and community. These awards are really a lovely way to say...." take a look at this person's self expression!
They have charmed me and I think they will charm you too." These awards are a perfect example of the openheartedness that is the blogging community.

By giving this award to 8 other blogging sites, I am saying:

"These blogs invest and believe in the PROXIMITY-nearness in space, time and relationships.
These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers am to be and to find friends.
They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement. The hope is that when the ribbons of this award are cut, even more friendships are propagated.
Please give attention to these writers!"

And now I pass this award on to 8 blogs that I feel you will love to visit....
When you accept this award, you must post the meaning of it on your blog and pass it on to 8 more.

And so I honor......

Tales from the Labyrinth
3rd Eye Muse
Angela Harris
Moa Romig Boyles
The Heart of Words
Tumblefish studio
Lisa Gatz
Pearl


And Patee has awarded me with the Kreativ Blogger Award. Mahalo, Pat!
I pass this award on to:

Just another day on earth
Gufobardo
Angel Feather Designs
Robins Egg Bleu
Romanti Cheemonzioni
Ilgirasogno
The Dark Raven's Nest

Seven Little Ladies.....

Our seven little ladies will be coming to enjoy Easter week here in Kawela Bay.

I can't wait until they arrive....8 more days.

Kenley  6 months

Presley  5 yrs.

Bella 7 yr.

Ava 5 yrs.

Kobain 8 yr.

Blaize 11 yr.

Aidan 14 yr.

All 7 of them!

A Great Mystery......

Now this has been going on for over a month.   

I am watching our butterfly bush daily....watching as the tiny caterpillars have grown fat and large.....I have watched the leaves on our butterfly bush disappear as they have munched their way to their largeness.

And I have watched monarch butterflies flitting and flying in twos and threes all around the bush........

   

But here is the mystery...... I can not find one chrysalis!  Not one!   Where are they????

The process is that the caterpillar eats the leaves and when large and fat, they attach themselves head down to a convenient twig ( convenient is a key word here ).  

They then shed their outer skin and begin the transformation into a pupa ( or chrysalis ), a process which is completed in a matter of hours. 

The pupa resembles a waxy, jade vase and becomes increasingly transparent as the process progresses.  The caterpillar completes the miraculous transformation into a beautiful butterfly in about two weeks.

It's just such a mystery to me as to where these pupas could be!  Remember the key word was 

"convenient".  They hang from a convenient twig.   

Okay...I'm heading out again to look.  They have to be there somewhere!!