a New milestone
Thanks out there to whoever you all are reading here...we just passed 1,000 unique visitors!!!


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Visits

Total ........................ 1,097
Average per Day .................. 3
Average Visit Length .......... 0:26
This Week ....................... 22

simple soiree
i attended a very simple gathering of friends and "new" friends at a Portlock home last evening...the essentials that made it a great party were - "hostess", "guest of honor", some guests, drinks, food, and an activity. Well nothing really rocket science about that? Decorations were minimal - the birthday girl was decorated - sparkling head to toe in a shimmery body spray and crowned with a "Birthday Girl" tiara; the other party embellishment was a Tiki like pinata hung in the center of the space. Drinks and food were self-service and the entire evening was quite organic - allowing guests to roam and drink and feed freely. The most memorable portion that made this truly a great party - was the ACTIVITY. In one corner of the space, a table was set with a wide selection of glazes, stencils, painting pallettes, paintbrushes and a "blank" coffee mug favor which each guest would get to put their own creative signature upon. It was quite fun and quite meticulous at that as well. The guest of honor chose a "honu" design - her family 'aumakua. My design was more fauna-licious - somewhat a hodgepodge of ferns over the blank template. there was also a great pasta platter piece which the entire group would get to add their touches to for the birthday celebrant to have at the end of the evening. I'm looking forward to seeing the birthday girl again in about a week when she delivers the "fired" treasures...