Meet Our Menagerie

Meet Our Menagerie

I experienced the joy of pet partnership when I was very young. My parents surprised me with an adorable calico colored kitten we promptly named Calli. (Pretty creative, right?) A few years later Calli produced her first litter of kittens, one of which was an orange...

Maps of the Big Island

TMK Zones & Sections Click on the TMK Zones map to see a larger version Of all the maps available, the TMK map, in my opinion, is the most useful in understand the Big Island. As you can see, there are nine districts, with small towns not only dotting the coast,...
How to Get a Job on the Big Island

How to Get a Job on the Big Island

When Pat and I moved from Southern California to the Hamakua Coast, I was unemployed. My job with the San Bernardino National Forest Association as their buyer/operations manager for eight gift stores could not be duplicated on this island in the middle of the Pacific...
The Best Juicer for Your Citrus!

The Best Juicer for Your Citrus!

I have juiced tons of citrus in my lifetime…oranges, tangerines, lemons and grapefruit…by the bucket, basket or box full! When we lived in Big Bear, CA, I had a special arrangement with a small grocer to bring up a box of oranges from “down the hill” every...