A Maui coffee sign… made in Maui

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My love for the Hawaiian island runs deep. It use to be my go to playground back in the day before my son was in the picture. Remember back before marriage, a mortgage, kiddos? So when I created my National coffee stencil, my first draft was to use Maui in the description in order to […]

Visiting America’s largest banyan tree in Lahaina, Maui

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There’s something to be said for taking such a long vacation. Let’s face it… 6 weeks is a LONG time. A huge benefit is viewing an exciting location as ‘home’. You tend to start doing more normal shnormal things when you vacation vs travel every moment. Some days we stay at the condo, enjoying the […]

Plants and features a tropical nursery carries

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Well friends, we’re now well into our 2nd week in Maui. Wow… really?! We shouldn’t have blinked! The first week was all about finding our way and climatizing. And after the 2nd week, it feels like home sweet home. I have to admit, we haven’t done many ‘epic’ things, other than beaches, pool, local eateries […]

A mini Maui lanai makeover

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Aloha, and welcome to my mini Maui lanai makeover! And a BIG welcome to those visiting from The Procrastinator’s Summer Porch Tour 2015! Kathy from Petticoat Junktion is the brainchild of this marvelous event! A few procrastinating bloggers have banded together to showcase their own summer porches. Are you late in the game too? Good! […]

My Maui backyard

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I honestly believe in the saying, “Once a farmer’s daughter, always a farmer’s daughter.” Farm girls need the cool crunch of grass beneath their feet, and the umbrella of tall, protective tree branches, that reach high into the blue sky, at any given moment. Especially on a nice day. And this would describe my Maui back […]