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colleen

Life's a Beach

About Me

I live in Hawaii and really enjoy the weather and sights. I am married with 2 grown daughters living on the mainland. I keep a camera with me at all times! I love being at the beach. You never know what you'll see!

My Interests

The Beach, Surfing, all types of art, writing, crafts, nature I am also a fan of geneology. Colleen Ricci is my married name, but my family names include Devlin, McConville, McGowan and Quinn on my Irish side. I'm not going to discuss my Italian side!

Music:

Eclectic, except rap

Movies:

Gone with the Wind, It's a Wonderful Life, The Deer Hunter, American Beauty, The Godfather, This is Spinal Tap, Young Frankenstein, Monty Python, The Graduate, Star Wars, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, To Kill a Mockingbird, Goodfellas, Fargo, The Lord of the Rings, Chinatown,

Television:

24, Lost, CSI, Law & Order, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Books:

I read everything!

Heroes:

All the women and men who gave their lives for our freedom.

My Blog

March 2007 Photos

St. Patrick's Day Fun in Honolulu Hawaiian IrishmanHonolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann Mist from rain at sunset at Ala Moana. ...
Posted by colleen on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:59:00 PST

February 2007 Photos

February 2007 Honolulu Harbor" Red Crested Cardinal" Valentines Day" " Mardi Gras Festivities at Aloha Tower" " " " Sunset Sail at Ala Moana February, 2007" I was invited to a Betsey Johnson Spring Fa...
Posted by colleen on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 01:06:00 PST

2007 Chinese New Year Photos

Honolulu's Chinese New Year 2007 Year of the Boar In Honolulu's Chinatown, the weeks preceding the Chinese New Year are filled with cultural festivals, parades and lion dances.  Even without th...
Posted by colleen on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 12:36:00 PST

January 2007

Some of my photos taken in January. Honolulu Graffiti " target="_self">Graffiti " target="_self">Honolulu Graffiti On a January morning walk I came across these butterflies. " target="_self">Butterfli...
Posted by colleen on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:02:00 PST

Christmas Season Photos 2006

Before I file away all my photos from the Christmas season I thought I'd share a few of them with you. The Christmas season is festive and bright in Hawai'i.Our Christmas season is filled with dance....
Posted by colleen on Sat, 27 Jan 2007 01:15:00 PST

Sea Turtle Rescue

Last week we had an exciting day saving one of Gods sea creatures.  On the north shore of Oahu, a 250 pound sea turtle was munching on green seaweed which covers the rocks and boulders along the ...
Posted by colleen on Thu, 29 Jun 2006 03:44:00 PST

February, March and April Art Work

I couldnt find the just right size of a wastepaper basket for along side my computer desk.  Solution?  Make one.  I used two (really 1½) bamboo placemats I purchased at Pier One Im...
Posted by colleen on Thu, 11 May 2006 02:45:00 PST

Art Projects for January

Im an artsy crafty kind of gal.  Im always working on something.  Here are the projects from the last few weeks. The Chinese New Year is celebrated in Hawaii with great fan fare; tradit...
Posted by colleen on Sat, 28 Jan 2006 04:16:00 PST

Oil Painting

All my life the arts have been a passion.  We commissioned a painter to do a portrait of our oldest daughter when she was about 6 years old.  This oil painting is by the artist, Jeff Hurinen...
Posted by colleen on Sat, 21 Jan 2006 02:34:00 PST