To Degas and all the other Fodorites whom I have enjoyed so much - have a wonderful holiday, whatever you celebrate, and many more safe travels.
Judy

Gosh darn, lots of old friends and familiar posters are chiming in on this thread. I'm sure glad to hear from you fine folks.

Gave the "little wife" a break from our wood-burning stove and just about to start dinner: crab cakes, spinach salad, gauve-glazed sweet potatoes, and lamb/chicken/sausage/bean cassoulet. Pumpkin pudding and Orange cranberry bread for dessert.

Scarlett, you may be a small person, but you are HUGE in my eyes. And I meant that in a very, very nice way!

Thank you Degas!

I would like to add a Special Holiday Greeting here to Mr Ben Haines. Fodors would be sorely lacking without him~
Cheers! Mr Haines ((F))
Scarlett

Merry Christmas to all from Chicago where we do have a white Christmas Eve. Happy New Year and let's pray for peace all over the world. Lots of great places we still want to see in our wonderful world.

Cool, Degas. Hope that guava glaze brougt back even more fond island memories. Living on the beach, eh?

Frankly, if I ever did a plate with all those carbos, I'd be ballast. But after paddling....

One advantage of these warm climes: we're going kayaking off Kaneohe Bay on friday....and the clan who has gathered in Hawaii nei from afar is glad to have a momentary thaw.

Although I do miss a white Christmas, we tend to gravitate to snow in the spring.

Kalena, Uncle Sam supplied us with some very nice quarters on Hickam and Bellows. Right out of a movie scene from Here To Eternity. Loved to sit in our front yard under the palms and watch the ships go in and out of the harbor. Boogie boarding, snorkling, hiking and biking keep us pretty busy.

My son stayed behind and graduated from UH. He dates a girl from the north shore and manages a department store now. He still lives close to the University and its good to have a place to stay with a "local boy" when we go back to Hawaii.

So... we'll have to add you to our potential Hawaii fodors GTG list!

Small world, and a mele kalikimaka to your son and manoa neighbor!

Degas, I lived in Oahu as a child !

Mele Kalikimaka to you ((F))

To all "fellow travelers" a happy holiday wish on this Christmas Eve!

Bill in Missouri
(presently in New York with family)

Scarlett, your really get around. Is there any place you have not travelled to yet or are you already in the "multiple repeat stage"?

I'm so bloated from yesterday's dinner, I can't hardly move!

No no, Degas, I am hardly traveled at all and would never be able to reach the repeat trip stage!
I just lived in Hawaii as a child, courtesy of the USNavy~
Actually, at a certain time in the South, it was NOT what a girl wanted to have said about herself..."She gets around"............LOL
Happy Day After~

A belated Merry Christmas to all!

Uncle Sam

I hope everyone had as Merry a Christmas as they had hoped - if not a little better. We overestimated the amount of food that we would need for dinner so much that we are having the same members for dinner again tonight, but no fancy dinner setting\:D/