I just finished writing Year of the Dog ! It had a massive plot hole that I had to fix which turned out to be more work than I expected. Here’s a snippet: “Hey, Auntie Nell.” He wrapped his arms around her, bussing her on the cheek and breathing in pikake flowers and shortbread cookies. And suddenly he was nine years old again, and her solid presence had made his chaotic world stable once more. “What are you doing here?” He usually took her to dinner on Wednesday nights, but today was Tuesday. The edges of her smile faltered a little before brightening right back up again. “What, I can’t visit my nephew?” She angled around him to enter his home. “Is this your new house? Looks lovely.” Which was a blatant lie, because the fixer-upper was barely livable, much less acceptable to a neat-freak like his aunt. She also left four matching pink and purple floral suitcases on the stoop behind her. Only then did Ashwin notice the cab driver standing slightly to the side of the walkway. “Can ...
Captain’s Log, Stardate 03.02.2007
I have fallen in love . . .
. . . with a tea shop.
Lupicia is a Japanese tea company with a shop in Ala Moana shopping center, and I could spend hours there.
They have gourmet teas—red, green, white, black, and oolong, from different countries, from different areas within each country, blended, decaf, you name it.
They have tins of all their teas laid out so you can smell them, as well as origin and taste descriptions. I love black tea, and I spent tons of time smelling their selection. I wish I’d had more time!
I bought some tea and made a cup using Hawaiian honey and milk. Yummers!
My parents took me to Kabuki sushi bar last night. Talk about awesome sushi! Fresh fish, sliced generously. My parents “talked story” with the sushi chef, who had trained for several years in Japan.
After dinner, we ate malasadas (Portuguese donuts) from Leonard’s bakery (a satellite shop). Those things are addictive. They’re deep-fried fresh when you order, and they’re hot, fluffy, sweet, crispy…Mmmmm. I haven’t had malasadas in over two years!
I’ve been a good girl and running on my parents’ treadmill during vacation—for three days, at least. I should have run yesterday, but I’ll run today. As if 30 minutes is going to negate the billions of calories I consumed this week…
I have fallen in love . . .
. . . with a tea shop.
Lupicia is a Japanese tea company with a shop in Ala Moana shopping center, and I could spend hours there.
They have gourmet teas—red, green, white, black, and oolong, from different countries, from different areas within each country, blended, decaf, you name it.
They have tins of all their teas laid out so you can smell them, as well as origin and taste descriptions. I love black tea, and I spent tons of time smelling their selection. I wish I’d had more time!
I bought some tea and made a cup using Hawaiian honey and milk. Yummers!
My parents took me to Kabuki sushi bar last night. Talk about awesome sushi! Fresh fish, sliced generously. My parents “talked story” with the sushi chef, who had trained for several years in Japan.
After dinner, we ate malasadas (Portuguese donuts) from Leonard’s bakery (a satellite shop). Those things are addictive. They’re deep-fried fresh when you order, and they’re hot, fluffy, sweet, crispy…Mmmmm. I haven’t had malasadas in over two years!
I’ve been a good girl and running on my parents’ treadmill during vacation—for three days, at least. I should have run yesterday, but I’ll run today. As if 30 minutes is going to negate the billions of calories I consumed this week…
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