A Birthday Party & A Balky Bobbin!

After birthday cupcakes, ice cream, gifts and the traditional singing of "Happy Birthday," the focus shifted from the birthday girls (Laura & me) to my 48 year-old, faded-lime-green portable Singer sewing machine. It's bobbin, a few days ago, became stuck. EVERYONE (Rod, Dave, Bryan, Justin, Kara, Laura) except me, provided input. And, lo and behold, Laura, after much lint removal from numerous puffs of the small compact air duster, located the culprit thread that hung up my bobbin. Who needs a $50/hour repair person when I've got a family like mine! Now how's that for a unique birthday party story?

Have Fun With Your Photos

Yup, this is me. Go to befunky.com to upload a photo and have some creative fun. (Notice that I got rid of all my wrinkles quickly without Photoshopping or using anti-wrinkle cream!)

Roscoe Takes His Job Seriously

NEW SIGN (new gate)


OLD SIGN (old gate)

My Kupe'e (Coo-pay-ay)

This is the orchid kupe'e (bracelet) I made yesterday at the Hawaiian Cultural Festival downtown Seattle. (The orchids are real not fake!) I even learned a few hula moves, and also to keep your bare feet together (you don't want a Toyota truck to go between your legs), to keep your knees bent, to stand tall and to smile.