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Well, sometimes it just needs to be shared that the only cake I really enjoy, and could potentially eat too much of, is carrot cake with pecans covered in cream cheese frosting! Here is the real thing BEFORE I took the first bite! I saved half of it and nibble on it every evening after my pills!

This came across on FB and it seemed applicable to BS as well.

The saffron crocus flowers and harvested Saffron threads. 🌱 #PNWGardening

Harvesting my Saffron before the rains hit! Slow delicate process! 🌱 #PNWGardening

Begonia grandis backlit

My Begonia grandis foliage seems to glow molten red in the fall as they turn colors! The sun backlights them beautifully! Little fall gems in my garden! 🌱 #PNWGardening

My hike today in Tryon Creek Park with Don! Superb! 🌱 #PNWGardening

After the Pimiento dinner we listened to Celtic Thunder! These two handsome Irish lads sang and danced to the delight of all, then autographed clothing and had photos taken with members of the crowd!

Dinner at La Piementa in Federal Way with Spanish Valencia Paella and much more!

Me installing a crushed gravel path to access a tiny home behind this house for Jeanne, suffering from cancer! My daughters are helping in the one photo and then the whole team in the final one, Jeanne in the center! Sadly, she passed away, but the path and the tiny home remain! 🌱 #PNWGardening

The ashes have fully disrobed their bright yellow foliage! Standing starkly nude, their shiny black fingers, arms and torsoes are firmly prepared for the rainy season to come! The maples are now taking their turn showing off red, orange and burnt sienna vestments! 🌱 #PNWGardening

My Nerines are showing off their hot pinkness in their usual time slot, mid October! 🌱 #PNWGardening

The last canna bloom of the season! Awesome colors! 🌱 #PNWGardening

My Feijoas are ripening! Hanging deliciously! 🌱 #PNWGardening

Art is beauty and beauty is art! My wall with art for the artist Green @phenriques0791.bsky.social

The 4 Graces winery!

A better ‘4 Graces Winery view’ from the top of the Dundee Hills! Just awesome with the Autumn colors showing themselves!

Wine tasting at the new 4 Graces winery! Awesome view! Tasty wines of course! 🌱

Ah! My beautiful moon Begonia is setting buds for bloom! I am excited!

Callan running the race!

Callan, 4th grader, my youngest grandson ran to raise $ for his school today! He did well! I am proud of him!

Hmmm! Just saw this! It sounds like a novel way to discourage rape! Some should have given them to the Epstein girls to use!

Who peed on the floor? Fess up!

We are leaving the condo! Sad, but looking forward to returning to cool weather and home! The first is before the dawn, then as we were leaving, the sun had peeked over the mountains. All from our balcony!

Surfers in paradise! 🌱🌴🌺

Another view of sea turtle beach! Mesmerizing! 🌱

The sea turtles soaking up the sun warmed sand! About 90 degrees out with about 60% humidity!

Sea turtle beach we call it with lots of surfers enjoying the waves! 🌱

Kahuna beach with a sea turtle resting on the sand, barely visible from my phones eye view! 🌱

Roger and I walked to Kahuna Ridge filled with many multimillion dollar homes with gorgeous views! Here is one of the views for you, dear followers! We got in 4.5 miles on the early morning hike! 🌱

Sideways view, but an excellent read! Touched me deeply!

My favorite magazine for reading on vacation! Just amazing

The “Monkey pod trees shading the parking area of our condo are huge and beautiful! Bravo to the Hono Koa for keeping them here, because they provide homes and roosts for numerous birds! I have seen many condos which have cut down their beautiful trees saying they are messy! 🌱

The most amazing Hibiscus that I have ever seen. It was outside an artists studio in Makawow here on Maui

Another view for those who care! 🤪

Neck and ear healing now! The bandage came off! Applying Vaseline to the stitches! Ugly true, but mostly whole and still there!

Maaleia Aquarium fun!

Finally the view inside this humble and very successful shop! Highest seller, their King David Cinnamon Rolls! Also they sell other pastries like loaves of sourdough bread and croissants. Worth the wait, but just one time! I took one back which was enough for Barb and me to share as breakfast!

Here are the photos as we moved to the door. Looking into the screened widow at Papi spreading sweet goodness on the cinnamon rolls, Roger giving his knees some rest, entering the door, looking around inside! They serve up to 500 customers by 2 pm and close when they sell out! Delicious,voted #1

Today Roger and I left our Maui condo at 6 am to walk to Papi OHana’s pastry and Pizza shop. We got there at 6:45. It opened at 7 am right on time! The line was long and snaked around the block. It took an hour and 15 minutes to wait and slowly move!

Finally the hat over the bandanna!

Covering up my stitched up ear!

Sometimes just looking at the shoreline brings down the blood pressure and anxiety!

Breakfast after an hours wait for the Gazebo! Worth the wait!

A beautiful orange Hibiscus Rosa-sinensis! I would love to have this one growing in my garden but it is not hardy for us! 🌱 #PNWGardening

Yours truly with Barb, Roger and Sue in the cacao orchard, the logo, the place, and of course some of the delicious melt in your mouth chocolates! Much better than Hersheys and other east coast chocolates or even most European chocolates! Much like a pure “melt in your mouth “Belgian chocolate. 🌱