Goodbye Ruth, We'll Miss You!

Pictures taken by me and Leslie.

Pasta Cookoff at Y & M - 7/10/2008

We have some awesome cooks where I work at Y & M and our pasta cookoff brought out the best in them.

Here is Leslie grating some fresh cheese onto her entry.

This is Susie's Pesto Penne
and Melody's "sghetti".
Kris' baked spaghetti
and Brandee's winning entry.

Kona at the Hawaii Kai Dog Park - 7/20/2008

We arrived at the park close to sunset.

Kona beautifully backlit.
Retrieving a tennis ball. Chasing a cute dog (notice the drool)
and running away from the BIG ones.

I had to sneak this picture in 'cause it's soooo cute. This is 2-month old Kona after digging up the yard.

and this is him at 5 months after he got stung in the face by a bee. I gave him a chew stick, hoping to make him feel better.

Shinshu Kyokai Mission Bon Dance - 7/19/2008

Veeeeery challenging shoot for a person like me who is flash challenged. Great learning experience.

Alaska - 2006

Susie and I went on an Alaskan cruise in 2006. We had a blast.

Sekiya's Restaurant - 7/13/2008

My sister Geri, my mom and I went to Sekiya today.

Sekiya saimin

and chicken yakitori stick are my absolute favorite things to eat.