by Jen McGeehan | Jul 3, 2020 | Your Journey
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...
by Jen McGeehan | Jul 3, 2020 | Home & Garden
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...
by Jen McGeehan | Jul 3, 2020 | Your Journey
When Pat and I agreed that we would move to the Big Island when he retired, my only real concern was getting my older horse, Smoke, there safe and sound. I had heard about horses being shipped on barges as well as flown on cargo flights, but it all sounded so...
by Jen McGeehan | Jun 9, 2020 | Horses Etc
I have owned a horse for most of my life, first, when I was only eight years old, then again when I turned 34 and had two small kiddos in tow. I thought I knew everything. Truth be told, it is a constant learning experience, especially when you move to Hawaii. What I...
by Jen McGeehan | Jun 8, 2020 | Big Island & Real Estate
General Big Island = Hawaiʻi Island Hale = home or house Hui = the gathering place Kai = ocean, sea Lanai = porch, deck, veranda Lehua = blossom of the ohiʻa tree Mauka = upcountry Makai = seaward Ohiʻa = native majestic tree Paniolo = cowboy Poi = a food prepared...
