Pictorial: Window in my day...

 

~Christie

It's September! Time for Apple Pie.

   I had to make an apple pie today. I just had to smell it's warm apple cinnamony goodness baking away in the oven. An apple pie made with fresh ingredients is divine to say the least. I had lots of help. Little girls who wanted to spin the apple corer, loved the apple juices spraying in the air and strands of apple peels falling onto the floor. Flour and sugar everywhere. We made a huge mess, but in the end it was soooo worth it! 

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Refashion and a Weekend

I had a lovely weekend. 

Friday was a holiday...Statehood day, you know.

So, we took some time to enjoy the ocean. 

We ended up at the harbor and saw many things. 

These boats all in a row with the clouds overhead.  

A vacant crab shell left by its previous owner on the lava rocks.

(I think he's smiling at me.)

A view of the open ocean with some dried pili grass underfoot.

The sea turtles were abundant and basking on the sand. 

The largest honu definitely huffed at me when I snapped a photo of him. 

I took a cue and left him alone.

The boys caught a box fish in the reef. 

After making friends, they carefully returned him to his watery home. 

Amazingly I had time to read a book. 

One that actually turned out to be a great easy read. 

One Summer by David Baldacci. 

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And of course, I finished up a refashion for my daughter. 

A size 10 top into a size 6 skirt. 

Turned out wonderfully comfortable and super simple to sew up.

Basically, I cut the top portion off of the shirt. 

I then gathered the top edge of the skirt and 

pinned a tube of sized knit ribbing to the top. 

I sewed it into place and added a cutesy flower for embellishment.

I love the fact that I didn't even have to sew a hem or side seam.

Gotta love refashions!!!

~Christie

Tree

  I recently photographed this wonderful tree growing in the sand near the ocean. It is a Tree Heliotrope. They are an exotic species that grow near the Pacific Ocean. Which is where this one is located...right next to the Pacific Ocean.The tree trunk itself is something unusual. Like branches reaching down into the earth...creating tunnels on the surface of the sand ready for exploration. It's driftwood appearance worn by sun and sea... I thought it was a beauty.

Beautiful Ocean

  This is where I was today. The salt air was thick today while enjoying the breathtaking view of the Pacific ocean. The water was churning and the waves were pounding. All because of the South swell. 
  It's always amazing to see the power of the ocean. One minute it's calm and then the waves surge in large amounts of water like no body's business. 
  This area is usually flat and to watch the tide pools overflow with foamy water was interesting at least. Inspiring to see the colors of the ocean...dark, white, blue, and of course that aqua highlight. Here is a pictorial of my day. Aloha.