And a pool, and a lagoon; lots of water everywhere. The abundance of Hawaii is inspiration daily. The flora and fauna are outrageous and yet so often delicate and graceful. And lovely scents that turn my head as I'm walking. Of course there is also abundance of people, traffic, noise; Honolulu is indeed a large city and Waikiki is a huge tourist destination - with good reason.
The last book of the year for me was Amitav Ghosh's "River of Smoke", a remarkable, well researched fiction about the opium war. An awakening for me. That old adage about if you don't know history it will keep repeating. Our modern equivalant is the disregard for human life in the 3rd world sweatshops making our clothes, shoes, toys for meager wages in unsafe conditions for the profit of a greedy few. All in the name of free trade. Ah, out with the old! And so it is time for the new resolutions. Happy New Year!
Ruth--It was great to hear from you. I'm sure it's wonderful in the tropics, and that you're glad to be there and not battling the ice and wind of Rhode Island.
ReplyDeleteI just got back from Charleston, where I spent the Christmas holidays. Now I have to get serious about finding part-time work, because unemployment has run out. If I didn't have Louisa, I could probably make it--but I do, and it would be cutting it pretty close to the wire.
Louisa fared beautifully with Harvey and Sarah, who lives downstairs. She is bigger than ever, and her own person (and then some!). She's such a wonderful companion and I enjoy her so much. There is a store in New Jersey, which is interested in my dresses; and some other possibilities. And I have really worked this year to finish the ones I have, and to branch out to include kids older than 2. Some of my dresses are great!!! Did you ever get pictures of them? I sent them awhile back.
Hope the New Year brings wonderful things for you! Love, Eleanor