Aloha ʻOe

By |2023-08-10T08:19:53-05:00August 10, 2023|

When my son turned four we decided to take a trip to Maui instead of hosting another birthday party. Nicholas kept asking about his party and we'd say, "We're going to Maui!" We painted this picture of a magical island that was even better than Disneyland. My husband worked for United Airlines and we got $10.00 tickets on Aloha Airlines as well as a [...]

A Little Aloha “Up North”

By |2023-06-23T09:12:20-05:00June 23, 2023|

You can take the girl out of Hawaii.... We live in Oshkosh, WI now. We've gotten into native plants and creating rain and butterfly gardens and killing as much nasty grass as possible. Yesterday we took a field trip up to Rhinelander which is considered up north. It was our first time up there and it was way hotter than anticipated. We went to [...]

Why Articles Can Reach More People Than Books

By |2023-06-19T11:14:11-05:00June 19, 2023|

My third book was published by Harold Shaw Publishers which immediately got purchased by Random House. I pitched them at a conference and sold that manuscript all by myself. That book caught the attention of an agent who sold a series of four books a few years later.   I wish I could tell you that I became rich and famous, but I’d be [...]

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