It was a treat to arrive at our family’s home in old Kahala yesterday and find my mother already in her regular chair in the living room, dressed in a nice Thanksgiving-colored shirt, and fully alert. She’s half-way through the year towards her 99th birthday, and has had some ups and downs. This was definitely an “up”.
My sister, Bonnie, prepared a beautiful meal, complete with the traditional turkey & bread stuffing, gravy, sweet potatoes, green beans, a plate of cranberries and olives, and a nice spinach salad. Meda and I came armed with champagne, a huge Costco pumpkin pie, and a bunch of dinner rolls. Oh, and my camera.
It was a feast. And my mother joined in, eating more than I’ve seen her consume in months, and enjoying every bit of it. She even imbibed a bit, as evidenced in the middle photo below.
Here are a few photos. As usual, just click to see a larger version.
We ate early, allowing us to hit the road a little after 6 p.m. in order to get home and deal with Silverman and Duke, the special needs diabetic cats.
Earlier in the day, we briefed our friend and favorite cat sitter on the felines current needs, and he’ll take over cat care when we fly out tonight for a week in Auckland, New Zealand.
I’ll be blogging during the trip, although I could have trouble keeping on a schedule. We’ll see.
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Great photos and it’s wonderful to see that your family enjoyed the day!
One quick question though….where is the dividing line between “old Kahala” and “new Kahala”.
Glad to see that your mother was in better condition!
Have a great trip…
Thank you for sharing these lovely moments with your mother and family. Enjoy lovely New Zealand..
Your 3 ladies look lovely!
I’d say that the dividing line between old and new Kahala is definitely architecture. Old Kahala has lawns, trees and modest houses- new Kahala is built to occupy every square inch of property and screams McMansion with sculptures of questionable elegance and no provenance…
Exactly.
My mother says “they” have wrecked Kahala.
It’s hard to disagree.
-Ian
Glad to see that your mother is doing better. It seemed to be touch and go there for a while.
Absolutely beautiful!