The Hen Party

The Hen Party

Please enjoy this excerpt from My Year In A Yurt. My maternal grandparents, Paul and Bernice Gerrish, lived and died in Pasadena, CA. Grandma stood no taller than 4’10”, had a stunning head of upswept silver hair, and taught piano lessons for most of her adult years....
Baby, Oh Baby

Baby, Oh Baby

Please enjoy this excerpt from My Year In A Yurt. I am an animal lover—by nature and by rearing. At three years of age, my mom gave me a gorgeous calico kitten. Of course, we named her Callie. A few years later, Callie proudly presented us with a litter of three...
Things That Stick

Things That Stick

Please enjoy this excerpt from My Year In A Yurt. Precious Makai, my somewhat rare female orange tabby kitten, is now just shy of three months old. One of her hangouts is on our lanai whereby she is delicately harnessed using a soft white cord. Two days ago, while she...

Don’t Judge A Book By Its Cover

Please enjoy this excerpt from My Year In A Yurt. When you relocate, especially from Mainland United States to the Big Island, the challenge of finding a new family physician, dentist, and ophthalmologist can be a daunting task. (About as exciting as knowing you have...