Flower Frenzy

One of the best things about living in Hawaii is being surrounded by a dazzling variety of flowers! Most of them smell heavenly. Especially at night, I’ll smell a divine tropical fragrance in the air, often times from a flowering bush in a neighbor’s yard. I also have lovely orchids growing and while a lot […]

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Kahili Ginger

Every summer, the heavenly scent of Kahili Ginger perfumes the mountain air and the blossoms cover the hillsides. This gorgeous plant is actually very invasive and is unfortunately taking over the native plants that grow up in the mountains. But I still love smelling the fragrance and appreciating the bright orange and yellow blossoms. It’s […]

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Happy Hikes

I’m always the happiest when I’m hiking in the mountains or running on the beach! Here are pictures from a few of my favorite mountain hikes here in Hawaii. And it was a fruitful guava season, I picked tons of yellow guava and froze them. I blended them up in the blender first, strained out […]

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