hydroponic lettuce

hi there-
a bit of a different stretch here, don't normally talk about lettuce, but we've been trying to start growing a garden with lettuce, tomatoes, herbs. we even started a worm bin to compost bits of food leftover from dinner. of course, i have a hard time battling the bugs, the soil levels & whatnots, but i did want to tell you i came across a way to grow lettuce in your home and hopefully without the bugs!

ray kosaka and his wife janet are up at the manoa marketplace, farmers market on thursdays and sundays. they grow their own lettuce, hydroponically, and without pesticides. the lettuce tastes brilliant, fresh from the field, well, from the water jug... and it is also easy to grow. he sells kits, that let you set up seedlings, putting them in a 1 gallon jug, with nutrients, and bam- you let it go and in 6 weeks, you start harvesting your lettuce! the lettuce does well in indirect sunlight and away from the wind- i.e. a windowsill or countertop. go check out his stuff... and i'll let you know how the lettuce tastes in 6 weeks!
happy thursday.

n & s at surf & sea haleiwa

so for the last day of summer before starting school, i took my kids out to the north shore for shave ice & beach time.
of course, i told them we'd have to take a couple photos first...

what do you do when your kids don't want to smile for you?
still working on it, but shave ice sure does help!

m & b at anela gardens - part 2

a few more photos:

m & b at anela gardens

so last friday, the sun was out & brilliant, the sky was amazingly blue and m & b got married at anela gardens (big thanks to tom who runs the show over there). it was beautiful... they were so cute together... big thanks to susan from aloha wedding planners who brought in reverend nelson, who was fabulous, and beautiful music by kelly... it was a great evening to be a part of. they couldn't stop kissing!!!! love it!!

little t

so its been a while, and i apologize, the last bit of summer before school starts- hanging out with the kids.
lots of sand stuck in their hair & pockets, despite all the sunscreen and UV protective shirts, they are pretty dark...
but its been fun... and a bit stressful... one week to go before everyone goes back to school.

anyways, little t is my new nephew! took this shoot a couple weeks ago, but couldn't quite get around to posting the awesome images. can't wait till he can sit up on his own & start walking... already started on the rice cereal and poi!! time sure goes by fast... his cousins love him.

does this work??

r & a at waimanalo bay- chinatown (part 4)

ok. did i tell you how much these guys rock? they have a small party for out of town friends & family at thirtynine hotel.
AND they let me walk them around chinatown in the dark, taking pictures AND giving out the leftover bentos from the morning to the homeless people around chinatown. how's that for cool? (especially that last part!) oh- and they made EVERYBODY (me too) wear white...
here are my favorites...

r & a at waimanalo bay- pics (part 3)

oh... there are so many photos to choose from... over 1400 taken, whittled it down so far to about 1200....
here are a few from the beach... keep reading for the chinatown & thirtynine hotel shots next!! those are cool....
so much thanks goes out to r & a for going along with my goofy, hairball ideas for picture takings....
please email me if you'd like to see more pictures- or head on over to facebook. studio 3511 photography.
:)

r & a at waimanalo bay- ceremony (part 2)

the ceremony was lovely on the beach at waimanalo. they had 3 ministers 'tag teaming' the ceremony- all with wonderful words of love and encouragement, all funny, with family and guest surrounding them in a circle of chairs & bodies. they even had a rock & sand ceremony- a is from the east coast, so on a recent trip, they brought back sand, and in this ceremony, combined it with hawaii sand to represent their new family blending together. r's song & hula- the whole thing brought tears to my eyes...

r & a at waimanalo bay- pre wedding photos (part 1)

good morning-
a few photos to post from the guys session at waimanalo bay beach park. the family is from florida & lots of friends from rhode island. all the way out here in the pacific now! it was amazing & a great group of guys.

westin's moana lani spa visit

what a fabulous weekend. was blessed to be a small part of an amazing wedding on saturday- pictures to come- and got to take some great shots of my little nephew on sunday! but what sealed the deal was the wonderful launch party i was invited to later sunday afternoon. the pacific edge magazine in partners with the westin moana surfrider hotel, the moana lani spa (at the hotel), and martini rossi are kicking off a new rose asti spumante. how? some great food, free drink & a complimentary massage!
its a pretty good little pink bubbly drink... and the spa rocks.

what really rocks is that there is a limited time coupon for $40 off any treatment... and the normal prices are reasonable with a 50 minute massage going for $120. ask for eddie. he'll get the knots out.
click here for the coupon.

thanks again to naomi giambrone from pacific edge magazine. i loved it. can we do it again?
happy monday.