Mission Houses Tour and Tea

October 15, 2011 Tour at Noon

Our Tour started in the Museum next to the Tea Room area;

with a history of 'Opukaha'ia, a young war orphan

who swam out to an American ship

anchored at Kealakekua Bay.

The Captain took the young boy to England where he studied

and became one of the first Christian Hawaiians,

however he died before he could return to Hawaii.

Henry Obookiah, a native of Owhyhee,

and a member of the Foreign Mission School

along with other Missionaries

came from Boston, Mass. to Hawaii.

You must take the tour to discover much rich History.

The frame house is the oldest wooden structure in the Hawaiian Islands,

built in 1821; and the coral block printing house in 1841.

Anna, Denise, Sue, Emily and Nancy in the back row.

Susie and Judy in front and Mom, Gerry, in the chair.

Our tour inside was an experience back in time; exploring the different rooms

of furniture, quilts and implements of daily Missionary life

as our Guide gave detailed information, and told surprising stories.

Okay Alpha sisters...who remembers why that door is up so high?

Who went into the basement? And what was that like?

This well was not their main water source...

this catchment hole was; however the water had to be filtered.

Covered by a woden pallet now for safety.

Lots of interesting information about the kukui nut.

This coral block Printing House was built in 1841.The first press to operate west of the Rocky Mountains

with the first printing in a grass-roofed hut in 1822.

Tea at 2pmDenise and Gerry opened their Birthday gifts...

And all the Sisters opened a gift from Mom,

as a thank you for sharing their time and lovely smiles.

Hopefully we can add other pictures form other Sisters later.

Judy got to use a beautiful roses teacup;-)

Sorry, we were busy sharing our time together and

only got one picture of a little of the food by the time we thought of a picture.

so...who has that picture?;-)

On the Shelf program and Gift Wrapping

Oct.1,2011

"If you could live in any period of History...

which would you choose?"

Emily believes she would like the 1970's because of the women's movement.

And, Jennifer wasn't here but said she'd like to see what the future holds.

Sue thinks she would like the Elizabethan age;

or, and the roaring 20's before the great depression.

The Roaring 20's is Kelly's favorite

becasue it was a rebellious time of empowerment.

Anna could imagine the Pilgrims moving west in the 1800s;

or maybe the Renissance period.

Mom, Gerry, loved the 1030's because she loved to dance,

and got up to show us a few of her moves;-)

Teresa missed our program; however, she said

the Future to have more time with her
grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Judy believes that 1949 to present was an amazing time

because she experienced the changes in telephone operation

to the cell phone, and computers in homes today!

Nancy always loved the dresses from the 40's; albeit,

the 60's and 70's she would love to do over...

And Susie would love to live back in the Old West

(this is the Hawaiian Paniolo dress, kinda;-)

to ride the range and raise a family in yester-year.

Patricia loves horses like me

so I think she'd like to be bac kin a time that horses

were the mode of tranporation also

;-) if she had to choose a time in History.

Anna wrapped a gift, Judy is almost done,

and Mom's having a time;-)

Emily started on her second gift to wrap

and Sue's about wrapped-up...

And here are all the gifts ready for Mom to hand out at our Tea;

she loves to give everyone a gift for her birthday, 89th soon.

Emily received a "cool Secret Sister gift"

I received a fantastic gift! Beside Passion Tea

the Hawaiin mug has Aloha on the inside!

"Can you see it?"

Aloha, such a wonderful word of love.

As we share our "Old West" meal of

Hickory Beans,

chilli cornbread and collard greens.

"If YOU could live in any itme in History,

which would it be?"

Saturday Sept. 17th Social

Craft-A-Thon at Sue's house

AND Celebrating our First Year as Hawaii Alpha Chapter!

Here are Sue's rice-bags, to be used for hot or cold, to soothe aches and pains.

Oh, I do like that yellow rice-bag;-) And Denise is making ribbon leis.

Jennifer is showing Patricia her awesome hand-sewn quilt that she has been working on

for several years! The bottom quilt block is sewn in a special way and then the top square

is added, then folded-in and sewn on...it really is amazing!

Mom and I made cards and bookmarks wiht pictures that Sue had taken!

Our sea turtles "honu"... a SunRise over Diamonhead ... and turtles made in the sand!

Emily is working on a Scrapbook....

and Nancy wants to check it out because it is so interesting!

Patricia's cardmaking...doesn't she have on a very nice Lei?;-)

Teresa's making bracelets for a fundraiser...she made several, and I helped make one;

it was not as easy as she made it seemed when she made them, or I am all thumbs...

Denise and

Emily received Secret Sister gifts;-) "Your welcome sisters";-)

Beginning Day

Patrica Ulloa-Curcio

told Sisters about palmarie

and how it is Alpha Chapter's

Service Project

Please checkout her website

Thank you

www.palmariecommunity.org