After months of checking on airfares, I finally found a reasonable fare to Honolulu on United. I snapped it up for October 6. Now I just have to island hop from Oahu to Hawaii’s Big Island.
I hate cold weather and I love Hawaii, but when the fall LL Bean catalog arrives on an August morning when the temperature hugs 60 at day break, I love turning the pages filled with fleece pullovers, Saturday Sweats, River Driver shirts and barn coats. It’s all about marketing. The rich tans, vibrant golds, and deep moss pallets invite me to snuggle into the warmth and comfort of gear I don't need. Yes, I need a Katahdin Iron Works Sweatshirt like I need surf lessons. But honestly, a cool sunny morning dressed in a new pullover makes me feel alive as long as I know I can avoid ten below and a three foot snow drift.
I’ve not wanted to mention this to anyone. I know others have seen it too. There are several maple trees with turning leaves. And the other day I heard someone say we are half way through summer. This might be true in Upstate New York, but not on the west coast of The Big Island.
I’ll keep flipping through the catalog.
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- Born and raised near Saratoga Springs, New York, Valerie Perez first joined the US Army and spent three years in Alaska as a photo lab technician. She earned her undergraduate degree in business from Georgia State University in Atlanta and an MBA from the University of Michigan and was a managing partner with Design Management Alliance until she got a bug up her butt and decided to be a writer. Good luck with that!! Shortly before her fiftieth birthday, she joined the Peace Corps fulfilling a lifelong dream. She was sent to the Federated States of Micronesia where she worked with disadvantaged youth. The author has traveled and hiked through South America, Nepal and Thailand and now lives in Hawaii.
4 comments:
Yeah, well, we had snow on the peaks yesterday...again! "Termination Dust," don't you know.
Hey I looked over the plans of the house again...I was struck by how yours and Robins twin beds were even in the same location as the plan....wow. I've often wondered what that room looks like now.
Cheers......
Even the name "Termination Dust" sends chills down my spine.
If I ever get my mess in the room cleaned up, I'll take a photo of the room.
hey - thats MY room!
Not in my Blog. It's My world!
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