For days now, I’ve heard a tapping at my window. It was so regular I thought it must be a twig from a bush scratching the glass, creating a high-pitched whine as annoying as it was insistent. On the second day, I went to the garage for a pair of garden clippers, but I found…

Last year, I spent May 1 at the Kauai Marriott in Kalapaki celebrating Lei Day. It was busy. Early morning, lei makers dropped off their creations, approximately 85 different lei made with colorful flowers and all kinds of greenery. The creativity and artistry was quite admirable. Once logged in the many different categories and displayed…

Today is the last day of April, which is also the last day of National Poetry Month. The celebratory month got its start in April 1996 by the Academy of American Poets.  Earlier today, I read that poet Joy Harjo has been appointed for her second term as Poet Laureate of the United States. Born…

Today is my father-in-law’s birthday. He would have been 84. In the last few years, I’ve noticed more of Bob in the son I married. I wonder if Eric thinks the same of me. Does he seem more of my mom in me? Today makes 40 days since I started this daily writing project. Forty…

One end of our road dead ends at the base of a mountain. The other end dead ends at the beach. Lulu likes to go to the beach, so that’s the direction we walk. After the big flood a few weeks ago, however, our path to the beach is blocked right at the stream mouth—right…