Staying cozy during the winter holidays

20 12 2025

Aloha mai kākou e Studio fans!  In our islands it is Hoʻoilo, the wet season, and thankfully as I write this the rain is forecasted to stop in five minutes. 

  After sitting my gallery shift at the big Windward Artists Guild /Artists of Hawaii exhibit at the Honolulu Downtown Art Center today (still holiday shopping, anyone?), I’m heading back over the mountains for a neighborhood happy hour. Woohoo! By the way, today is DH’s birthday! 

  On Sunday we’re planning to join my bff Becky and Susan in Waikīkī for brunch, then help Santa Claus with some deliveries.

On Monday we’ll see Ken and Georgia for a meal at the Crouching Lion Inn.  Daughter Ari’s for Christmas Eve—I can’t wait to play with their dachshund Massimo—and then to Helen-and-Marty’s on Christmas Day — and then a get-together with the Jin Dui Sisters on Boxing Day—I’m in the holiday mood, so very blessed and thankful!

  So Merry Christmas, everyone, or, as we say in Hawaiian, Mele Kalikimaka!

~ Rebekah

  


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Mele Kalikimaka 2024!

23 12 2024

Christmas aloha from all of us at the Studio. Tomorrow is Christmas Eve. We are looking forward to holiday time with family and friends. The cookies are baked and ready to give to neighbors on the lane. There are already presents under the tree, but what will Santa Claus bring?

Earlier this month when relatives from Pennsylvania were here, we hosted a kanikapila (let’s play music) at our place with guitar, ukulele, bass, dulcimer, tambourine, and egg rattle.

I sang in the Windward Choral Society concerts and have been helping out with retail sales at our favorite store Nohea Gallery at Kahala Mall in Honolulu.

In my travels around Oahu I photographed Christmas trees. Please have a look below. As always, be well!

~Rebekah

Happy New Year, too!

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A few small traditions

23 12 2010

Miss Marvelous was at the studio yesterday. She discovered the “new” toy box with her grandfather’s name in big letters on the top. The one with toys her mom used to play with.

She had fun drinking “tea” out of the small plastic yellow cups and saucers she found, requesting many refills. She was able to fix my erratic laptop with a wave of her hand (which button did she press?!…for next time ;-)).

And she helped decorate our Christmas tree! The wooden ornaments were hand painted in 1977 by her great grandparents Walt and Dorothy of Pennsylvania. Merry Christmas!

Copyright 2010 Rebekah Luke

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