Marianna of Hattie's Web and her husband, Terry generously treated Cloudia of Comfort Spiral, Hank, Art and me to a blogger luncheon at the Honolulu Museum of Art Cafe.
We hadn't been there in decades and was surprised at all the changes. It had been renovated and modernized. Marianna and Hank mentioned that the first Wednesday of the month has a free admission so we'll have to go back someday.
The atmosphere was lovely and the cool trade winds felt wonderful! Marianna and Terry live on the Big Island and were on Oahu for business and pleasure.
Hank said all the food here was great and he was right!
I had the Asian Chicken Salad and Art had Grilled Long Eggplant.
Darn! I forgot to take a photo of the delicious apple mango crisp dessert.
We couldn't believe how quickly two hours could zip by. We had to jog to our car since we knew we'd exceeded the meter allotment. No ticket. Phew!
We used to be nervous about meeting other bloggers, but after having met several now we find that it feels like we've known each other forever. Thank you, Marianna and Terry for a truly wonderful day!
We hadn't been there in decades and was surprised at all the changes. It had been renovated and modernized. Marianna and Hank mentioned that the first Wednesday of the month has a free admission so we'll have to go back someday.
The atmosphere was lovely and the cool trade winds felt wonderful! Marianna and Terry live on the Big Island and were on Oahu for business and pleasure.
Hank said all the food here was great and he was right!
I had the Asian Chicken Salad and Art had Grilled Long Eggplant.
Darn! I forgot to take a photo of the delicious apple mango crisp dessert.
We couldn't believe how quickly two hours could zip by. We had to jog to our car since we knew we'd exceeded the meter allotment. No ticket. Phew!
We used to be nervous about meeting other bloggers, but after having met several now we find that it feels like we've known each other forever. Thank you, Marianna and Terry for a truly wonderful day!
Great! Did you all talk about blog stuff?
ReplyDeleteI so wish I could have sat there with you.
I'll be attending a blogger retreat at the end of the month. I can't wait! So nice to see pictures of other bloggers. :-)
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a wonderful space in which to sit, eat, and chat.
ReplyDeleteit's cool you'll got to meet-up
ReplyDeleteI always wondered if my area had any blog groups or events, and came up with next to nothing. Even state-wide and areas near me in NC and GA
I haven't met any other bloggers. What a wonderful outing!
ReplyDeleteI have always enjoyed it when I have had a chance to meet another blogger. I now meet regularly for coffee with one blog friend. What a great place that was for your get-together.
ReplyDeleteEVERYONE looks GRAND! What a fun get-together! Blogger Buddies are a fine way to promote worldwide peace and understanding.
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Lucky you. So nice to meet those we really know only by their words.
ReplyDeletewell the next time you are in my town and state, plan to stop by for lunch...
ReplyDeleteI look forward to meeting another blogger and have met many. Eighty percent are just like their writing, but there is that 20 percent that is very withdrawn and totally unlike the persona they depict on the page. That always bothers me. I expect people to be very much the same in person as they are on paper, but I have met book authors before who certainly are nothing like the stories they tell on paper so I know that it's just not the case. Glad you had so much fun with your blogger buddies. What a beautiful place to meet.
ReplyDeleteAnd here is somewhere you haven't been in a while. Perhaps your mom would like this museum too.
ReplyDeleteYes, please go back soon. I'm truly interested in seeing the inside of the museum. Yes, also. We love the bloggers we have met up with.
Just heavenly being with such agreeable company! :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks! With Aloha
I love the ambience there. Nice setting for a bloggers meet.
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How nice you got to meet two on the same day. I've only met one blog buddy and it was a delightful meeting. It is like meeting old friends that we all ready know a lot about.
ReplyDeleteOh I am envious. I loved the Honolulu Museum of Art. Dianne
ReplyDeleteIt sure has changed!
DeleteOh what fun.....
ReplyDeleteI have met two blogger friends who love in the general area. They were brief encounters not planned but fun.
ReplyDeleteI'm typing on my phone which is at bit tricky, so I , not going to go back and insert commas where they should be. I do love my new phone. We are at Rockaway Nd I am connected!
I'm sure there are some not-so-nice bloggers somewhere, but they don't hang out with us in the blogosphere, so they're unlikely to want to meet us in person. I have met quite a few other bloggers now and some more than once.
ReplyDeleteI still try to read between the lines when I'm reading blogs, and I think I'm fairly good at figuring people out by what they write and also by the way they write.
So glad you had a good time, and so sorry you didn't get a photo of the dessert!
Hi to Art, and best wishes to your mom.
K
Home again and thinking about what fun this was. More to say tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteThat last photo is a wonderful shot of your grouping.
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How fun to meet other bloggers, and in such a beautiful place. I met a blogger friend for a day when I was in London and it was great. We enjoyed some walks and museums together and felt like old friends.
ReplyDeletehow wonderful, bloggers are beautiful!! looks like a fun day with really good eats!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun time! I'm happy to share it vicariously. I've heard of a lot of people meeting up. Much fun!
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