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Hawaii 2013

Why are vacation photos so hard to edit and get online!? I’m starting with our most recent trip and hoping to dig deep, back to Iceland and Charleston…

Tutu’s Super-Crispy Sugar Cookies

It’s January which means it’s obviously time to lay off the baked goods. The problem is… I read about a 25-year old recipe for Tutu’s crispy sugar cookies….

king’s hawaiian bakery: guava cake

After touching down at LAX, I decided Hawaiian food (in California) was better than nothing and regardless, I wasn’t flying onward over the Pacific blue yonder for yet…

mauna kea beach hotel

A good friend is heading to Mauna Kea Beach Hotel on the Big Island of Hawaii next week. I am madly jealous… After you see my photos from…

summer vacation

It seems like everyone is away on vacation right now. We like to stay at home in the summer, but even so, you can still feel left behind…

the most beautiful hole in the world

“Mr. Rockefeller, if you allow me to build a golf course here, this’ll be the most beautiful hole in the world.” Robert Trent Jones, Sr., at the 3rd…

return to shangri la

If you were fabulously rich and could own a home anywhere, where would you build your dream house? I’m not sure of my own answer, but let’s talk…

stay cool with waiola shave ice

I’m ready for summer, but today was a bit intense. It was in the 90’s, blazing hot for a May day in Connecticut and I wanted to share…

aotani fountain

I spent my childhood summers in Hawaii, so starting in the mid-80s I was already flying the 5,000+ miles unaccompanied to spend 2 months with my father and my his…

paradise in your cup

It’s been a long week.  Friday mornings are key days for a cup of coffee. So let’s talk about the premium cup of joe you can find in Hawaii….