Welcome to my home . . .

Aloha!

I thought I'd first introduce you to my home and yard, so here goes. This is our front yard (thanks, Lisa!!), and we're very happy about how it's growing!

These are some flowers I was going to add to the front yard -- don't they look pretty? Unfortunately things didn't go as planned, and not many of them survived the delay, but at least they look lovely here . . .

We got new countertops, but the faucet we'd chosen wouldn't work with this new cool sink, so while trying to find another faucet, I used the sink area for a greenhouse . . . Works for me!

Anyway, the countertops look nice, don't they? Next project is painting the cupboards -- and fast! Who knew new countertops could make the paint look so bad?!

This is the west wall of our "shrine to Polynesia"! We LOVE our living room, and invite all of you to come and share the aloha here. The words on the wall are the Hawaiian State Motto: The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness. Isn't that awesome?

And while we didn't even realize it, that motto is represented on our wall! "The life of the land" -- the picture on the right is a picture of our backyard in Hawaii (a watercolor painted by a friend, and yes, that is what we looked out upon every day . . . ); "is perpetuated" -- the picture on the left represents our adventure in Hawaii: music, children, and kupuna (the elders, grandparents, and ancestors who love and watch over us). (Can you see the kupuna in the picture watching over the children?); "in righteousness" -- of course, is the drawing of Jesus Christ. When you come we'll share the story of that picture!

Thanks for dropping in . . . let's keep in touch!

Love you, Jean