Painless is feeling good.

Doing the grateful thing- and right now, I have a whole new appreciation for HEALTH. If you don't have health, you really don't have anything. My husband of 25 years, Mike Neal,  is an amazing man with an amazing body. I've been accused (and not unfairly so) of...

Life in Paradise: rat wars. *&^%$!!

RatHunter on the job (video above. Be careful you might find it amusing) Day 1: Liko, our ridiculous Shih-Tzu, detects a rat behind the stove. He stands in point position, watching. He digs at the stove. He barks. We pull out the stove, the rat makes a dash for it,...

Fresh, fun and tasty.

We have a movement on Maui–a microbusiness movement. It involves many people who've had to adjust to the economy, and in the true entrepreneurial spirit of America, started their own thing–often centered around an interest or passion. Maui Country Farm...

The nature of water.

I've always loved water. Perhaps it's growing up in Hawaii–some of my earliest memories are the intense physical sensations of the ocean, the cold of a freshwater stream, the refreshment of an outdoor shower. Water is life. 70% of our bodies are water. As the...

Handling stress the fun way.

Memory is a tricky thing. I know better now than to trust it, but still they remain, handprints in the gray cement of brain. Early impressions are some of the most deep: the sun on the top of my mom’s head as I ride in a backpack while she bikes. The swaying, the wind...

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