Family of 5 and our homestead life in a 500 square-foot cottage on the island of Maui
Here’s the $50 Stitch Fix Code: click here. It's Tuesday and I'm listening to the neighbors above me mowing their yard ever so deliberately during my children's nap time (kidding, I'm sure they don't know it's nap time...right?!) I'm a bit nervous that my youngest will wake up, and also holding any attempts at nap… Continue reading My Stitch Fix Review + $50 Stitch Fix Credit
This week is dragging a bit. Does anyone else feel it, too? Today, baby girl would not nap. I tried and tried, and after about 45 minutes of her doing not-so-quiet "quiet time" I finally caved and got her out of her bed. All three kids are now happily running through the house playing chase.… Continue reading An Easter Tea Party
It's a unique blessing to be born + raised on the island of Maui. As a child, I had no idea how truly fortunate my family was in owning their own land which they cultivated with fields of kalo (taro), apple-banana, mango, coconut, papaya, breadfruit, starfruit, avocado, liliko'i, pummelo, and various herbs. On weekends, my… Continue reading Our Maui Taro Farm
It's official: I'm no longer completely ignorant when it comes to sewing. Cue applause. Honest to goodness, I can no longer tell people that I have no clue how to thread a needle. Or sew a button. Or rip up seams. I'm actually becoming a pro-seam-ripper (lol), which is not to be confused with "seam-stress"… Continue reading Learning to Sew
Good Morning from our Hula Hens! It's another cool, clear winter morning here on Maui. As I prepare the tea kettle along with oatmeal and hard-boiled eggs for this morning's breakfast, I'm reminded of what a blessing our chickens have been. We purchased them at 6-weeks-old from a kind-hearted local man just about a year… Continue reading Cluck-Cluck, Cheep-Cheep
Little Maui Family 