You know the rainy season is in full swing when visiting a macadamia nut sorting and packaging plant is an enticing option for afternoon fun. The plant is, you guessed it- in the jungle, surrounded by miles of mac nut trees, which are pretty, if repetitive. The plant itself is, well, an industrial plant. There’s [...]
Posts Tagged ‘being a minority for the first time’
The Nut Farm visit The Nut Farm
Posted in The Joy of Twins, tagged being a minority for the first time, being raised on a small island, living on an island, macadamia nuts on November 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Let the Kid Have Some Frikin’ Candy ya Big Meanie!
Posted in The Joy of Twins, tagged being a minority for the first time, Bride Wars, Hot topics in the Mother's Group, island life, making true assumptions about white people, Mothers forbing fun, parents overzealously fighting consumerism, strict parenting on February 11, 2009 | 6 Comments »
So nowadays I am treating Mommy Movie Night as an anthropological expedition. After the merging the two clans (one certifiable), what can I do but swallow my fear and find a way to cope? Not going was not an option. Bride Wars, yo. In the end the movie was so-so, I’ve forgotten most of it [...]

