Running Late

I was concerned I would arrive late to the North Kohala Culture & History Advisory Group meeting this morning. I got there at 5 minutes to 9! ... for a 10 o'clock meeting. Usually when I go to sleep, I set an alarm for the following day to let me know when I need to start preparing to leave the house. I forgot to do that last night, so I was operating on the alarm for Sunday, when I had to be at Motek by 9 am. So today I got to the meeting site in time for the meeting. 🙄

Part of why I was running "late" was because I was slicing a panettone to contribute as a snack for the meeting. I saw it at KTA in Waimea & had never had panettone before so I picked one up to try. I did not know I was supposed to slice it in wedges like the Wikipedia photo shows; I just cut it in half then made regular shaped slices. I thought it was like a less dense fruit cake.

I did not notice the box photos showed it cut in a wedge.

(From Wikipedia)

After I returned from the meeting, Dean & I had a special training for the Leeward Planning Commission. We were elected chair & vice-chair respectively at the conclusion of the regular LPC meeting in December. The training had a few technical problems so we actually started about 30 minutes after the scheduled time while we worked them out. It was enlightening.

I will need to become more familiar with what each of these is.

I thought the 1st 3 were givens.

Again, seems like these would be understood by everyone. But I guess not.

 

The renovation is coming along nicely! Chris has the rafters for the roof installed along with the studs for the double walls. Here's a photo from reference Point D. I also realized I needed to set up reference Point E for the deck along the easterly side & the stairs that will go down to the garden.

Point E, stairs will run alongside kitchen wall.

Since Duolingo changed the way you gain points I have not been doing as well. Previously I could practice freely to gain "hearts" which allows me to continue learning even when I made mistakes. (You lose a heart for each mistake you make. If you lose all 5, you can't continue unless you gain more hearts.) But now I can't do that, I have to "buy" them with "gems" that I earn in the game or by actually purchasing them "in app". Earning "gems" has also been made harder, they no longer have periods where you can earn double points when you do well.

Tony & Taren from Warmshowers.org arrived early this evening; I took them out to dinner & a quick trip to the Pololū overlook. Because of the construction I was only able to provide them with a place to pitch their tent & a warm shower. This is their 1st bike tour & they have had a great time with hosts via Warmshowers. Both of them had spent a little time on Hawaiʻi Island; Tony worked on a farm here in Kohala for a couple of years & Taren had visited for a couple of weeks. They now live in Sonoma, CA, & also hosts bicyclists through Warmshowers.

Screenshot from Warmshowers.org.

 

Kīlauea is still on pause.

Hauʻoli lā Hānau e Ray & hoa hānau Tomiko!