Hey Peg's Legs! Hope you are all doing well. We talk to some of you here and there, but we sure do miss you all...We can't believe that it is already September...imagine that almost a year has passed since Peggy's death. I feel like this has been a time of transition...a time of regrouping and re-grounding, adjusting to life as it is now. I think I'm still getting used to it, still adjusting.
In many ways, I don't feel like Peggy has left us. Perhaps it is because we are surrounded by her art everyday and we get to share her story again and again with customers that come through our gallery. Opening the Peggy Chun Gallery in April was just the best way to honor her and carry on her legacy. I take comfort in seeing her name and photo everyday, seeing her art, sharing it with the world...I love and treasure the fact that she is still a party of my everyday.
We're doing great at the gallery, especially on First Fridays. We could use more customers and more sales to grow the business, but at the end of the day, it is just business and that is a lot less stressful than what we were doing. I feel like compared to managing Peggy's care, running her home business, and facing astronomical medical bills; running a gallery is a cakewalk!
We are having so much fun being down here in the heart of the arts district. We love being a part of the community and enjoy the eccentricity of Chinatown. Guess we got used to "crazy" at Peggy's house, so the neighborhood's quirky charm feels familiar and quite entertaining.
But what Karen, Kelly, and I miss the most is getting to see all of you regularly. We miss the bedside banter and sorority house feel that was our everyday at Peggy's house. We miss hearing all of your stories, laughing together, talking about everything and nothing...
When Peggy was leaving this world and I knew that life as we knew it was soon to end, I remember being so focused on ways that we could keep the Peg's Legs going, keep the momentum, keep the energy and bonding of the group. But as this year has gone by, I see clearly that I was trying to hold on too tightly to what was. I see now how important is was to be able to let everyone go, let everyone regroup and re-ground themselves, adjust to life without Peggy in your own way.
I also see that there was no thing to do or thing to say to keep the group together and bonded, because the sheer act of what we did for Peggy all those years will forever bond us together, whether we see each other once a week or once a year. We are forever Peg's Legs.
So, as we near the anniversary of Peggy's passing, we'd like to share 3 special "save the dates" with all of you...we have a few events coming up that will be opportunities to get together and catch up, be together, celebrate where we've been and where we're going...so here they are:
1 - October First Friday at the Peggy Chun Gallery, October 2 from 5pm to 9pm - Our featured artists for October's First Friday are Peggy's dear friends Russell Lowrey & Fabienne Blanc. We are so excited to show their work...this is their first show in many years and we are honored to have them at our gallery!
2 - "Na Hoa Malama” - An event celebrating Hospice Hawaii's 30th anniversary!
Saturday, November 7th at Waialae Country Club - They will be honoring the rich lives of some of the extraordinary people whom they have cared for including:
Peggy Chun, beloved artist
Aunty Genoa Keawe, musical legend
Charles Cooke Spalding, philanthropist & founder of Boys & Girls Clubs of Hawaii
You all should be receiving invitations in the mail soon, but if you don't, please contact Hospice Hawaii. They interviewed myself, Eric, and Elroy for a video piece they will be showing that night!
3 - Peg's Legs Reunion cocktail party at the Peggy Chun Gallery - Friday, November 20, 5pm to 8pm. I'm envisioning Peggy's favorite cocktails and pupus - Tangerine Tickles, Oven roasted tomatoes, opihi, etc.! We welcome any other ideas you all have!
OK Legs, love to all of you and looking forward to seeing you soon!
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Monday, August 24, 2009
HIFF Trailer
Hey Legs - here's something fun that Eric and I got to do! Check it out here:
www.timryansreelhawaii.com
www.timryansreelhawaii.com
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Vi's Adventure Trek and Run!
Hi all! Applications for Vi's Adventure Trek and Run are due August 20th! Sign up ASAP! All net proceeds will be donated to the MDA ALS division and provide support for local families living with this muscle disease in Hawaii on behalf of Vi Jones-Meduskyou can find the application here:
www.hurthawaii.com
The race is on Sunday, September 20th, check in at 7am and race starts at 8am! 4-mile loop along jeep roads and cow pastures through lush Kaaawa Valley with a fresh water stream crossing and scenic ocean views to the finish. Limited to 280 participants of all ages. Crazy costumes, post-race picnic gear and musical instruments highly encouraged. Vi’s choice awards to random finishers!
I did this race last year with Rhea and I have a feeling that she's NOT going to make it this year since she's due to give birth any minute! So I'm looking for some running partners! Come on and join the fun! It is a beautiful course - you feel like you're running from the Smoke Monster in a scene from "Lost"! Hope to see you there!
www.hurthawaii.com
The race is on Sunday, September 20th, check in at 7am and race starts at 8am! 4-mile loop along jeep roads and cow pastures through lush Kaaawa Valley with a fresh water stream crossing and scenic ocean views to the finish. Limited to 280 participants of all ages. Crazy costumes, post-race picnic gear and musical instruments highly encouraged. Vi’s choice awards to random finishers!
I did this race last year with Rhea and I have a feeling that she's NOT going to make it this year since she's due to give birth any minute! So I'm looking for some running partners! Come on and join the fun! It is a beautiful course - you feel like you're running from the Smoke Monster in a scene from "Lost"! Hope to see you there!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
The Wayward Blogger
Aloha Peg's Legs! I know, I know...these blog posts are getting farther and father in between. I have Summer Fever for sure. It took us quite a while to readjust to "real life" after our vacation! But we're back in the swing of things and working hard on the gallery, gearing up for Fall...
A couple weekends ago, we participated in the Haleiwa Arts Festival. This was our last year participating with Peggy's art, since the rules of the festival dictate that the artists must be alive and able to represent themselves. We were honored when they invited us to participate this year in memory of Peggy. We did really well over the weekend and had an opportunity to speak to many of our Haleiwa Festival friends and customers and let them know about our new gallery.
Next up on our calendar is First Friday. We are having our guest artists (Sean Gallagher and Amber Chesebro) from last month's First Friday event, return again for August...they have been busy making new jewelry for this month's event. They just got an awesome write up in Sunday's Advertiser by Paula Rath - yay!
First Friday lands on August 7th, which happens to be Elroy and Julie Percell's birthday! This is the start of many birthdays...Peggy's dad's bday is on the 6th, Lisa's birthday is on the 11th, Jen Segler's birthday is on the 17th, my mom's is on the 19th, and Sawyer turns 3 on August 25th...Happy birthday, all!
Speaking of my mom, she is fully enjoying her retirement. She is busy with lots of projects, yoga, and she has been helping me with the business and the kids! I think Eric put it best last night...my mom had picked up Sawyer from school, made us quiches for dinner, cleaned up the kitchen, then she put the kids in the bath! Eric said to me, "Your mom is so awesome." Indeed.
So back to the month ahead, after First Friday, we have our big expo of the year - the Made in Hawaii Festival at the Blaisdell! This year, it falls on August 21 to 23. I'm really looking forward to it - this year we are planning to offer special show prices, we're looking at getting some promotional reusable Peggy Chun bags, and we have cute "Lily Love" stickers for the keiki.
We're having so much fun working on the business. We're really focused on trying to bring more customers to our gallery. We do great on First Friday, but we are really trying to boost traffic and sales the rest of the month...this is true for the entire Arts District of Honolulu...so if you have any ideas...send them our way!!!
We're working on plans for a Peg's Legs Reunion/early Christmas party in November...we're tentatively looking at the weekend before Thanksgiving - Saturday, November 21...save the date and let us know what you think!
Let's see...what else...the kids are doing great. Indy is still out of school until the end of August. Sawyer is back in preschool and seems to be enjoying it well enough. He is "Child of the Week" this week in his classroom, so we had to do a little interview with him on all of his favorite things. Among his favorite things to do - "play with my sister, go to Grandma and Papa's house, play ball with Gung Gung, go Fun Factory, go to the beach and find shells, watch PBS Kids, play Wii, snuggle and do 'group hug' with mommy, daddy, and sister"...ahhh, the simple things in life. He also told us that when he grows up he wants to be a "big boy" and a tree trimmer like daddy.
Indy just finished up 2 weeks of "Dance Camp" at the Dance Space at University Square. She really enjoyed it - they did a little of everything - belly dance, hula, jazz, ballet, African, Tahitian...she had a blast!
Eric is doing great...he's busy with tree trimming, working on our house projects, and catching the summer swells. Elroy is fine as well. He comes to the gallery and our house regularly to check in on us! He's still as busy as ever...I'd love to get a pedometer on him and see how many steps that man takes in a day!
I haven't forgotten that I promised some photos from our trip to Lake City, so here a few family photos of our fun and relaxation! Enjoy!
A couple weekends ago, we participated in the Haleiwa Arts Festival. This was our last year participating with Peggy's art, since the rules of the festival dictate that the artists must be alive and able to represent themselves. We were honored when they invited us to participate this year in memory of Peggy. We did really well over the weekend and had an opportunity to speak to many of our Haleiwa Festival friends and customers and let them know about our new gallery.
Next up on our calendar is First Friday. We are having our guest artists (Sean Gallagher and Amber Chesebro) from last month's First Friday event, return again for August...they have been busy making new jewelry for this month's event. They just got an awesome write up in Sunday's Advertiser by Paula Rath - yay!
First Friday lands on August 7th, which happens to be Elroy and Julie Percell's birthday! This is the start of many birthdays...Peggy's dad's bday is on the 6th, Lisa's birthday is on the 11th, Jen Segler's birthday is on the 17th, my mom's is on the 19th, and Sawyer turns 3 on August 25th...Happy birthday, all!
Speaking of my mom, she is fully enjoying her retirement. She is busy with lots of projects, yoga, and she has been helping me with the business and the kids! I think Eric put it best last night...my mom had picked up Sawyer from school, made us quiches for dinner, cleaned up the kitchen, then she put the kids in the bath! Eric said to me, "Your mom is so awesome." Indeed.
So back to the month ahead, after First Friday, we have our big expo of the year - the Made in Hawaii Festival at the Blaisdell! This year, it falls on August 21 to 23. I'm really looking forward to it - this year we are planning to offer special show prices, we're looking at getting some promotional reusable Peggy Chun bags, and we have cute "Lily Love" stickers for the keiki.
We're having so much fun working on the business. We're really focused on trying to bring more customers to our gallery. We do great on First Friday, but we are really trying to boost traffic and sales the rest of the month...this is true for the entire Arts District of Honolulu...so if you have any ideas...send them our way!!!
We're working on plans for a Peg's Legs Reunion/early Christmas party in November...we're tentatively looking at the weekend before Thanksgiving - Saturday, November 21...save the date and let us know what you think!
Let's see...what else...the kids are doing great. Indy is still out of school until the end of August. Sawyer is back in preschool and seems to be enjoying it well enough. He is "Child of the Week" this week in his classroom, so we had to do a little interview with him on all of his favorite things. Among his favorite things to do - "play with my sister, go to Grandma and Papa's house, play ball with Gung Gung, go Fun Factory, go to the beach and find shells, watch PBS Kids, play Wii, snuggle and do 'group hug' with mommy, daddy, and sister"...ahhh, the simple things in life. He also told us that when he grows up he wants to be a "big boy" and a tree trimmer like daddy.
Indy just finished up 2 weeks of "Dance Camp" at the Dance Space at University Square. She really enjoyed it - they did a little of everything - belly dance, hula, jazz, ballet, African, Tahitian...she had a blast!
Eric is doing great...he's busy with tree trimming, working on our house projects, and catching the summer swells. Elroy is fine as well. He comes to the gallery and our house regularly to check in on us! He's still as busy as ever...I'd love to get a pedometer on him and see how many steps that man takes in a day!
I haven't forgotten that I promised some photos from our trip to Lake City, so here a few family photos of our fun and relaxation! Enjoy!
Thursday, July 9, 2009
We're Baaack!
Just a quick note to say hello! We're back from our fabulous trip to San Francisco and Colorado...feeling a little overwhelmed as I try to catch up on work and life...we had a little impromptu belated birthday party for Kelly here at the gallery today...had some pizza and cake...we had all the kids here, so they had a great time! Then my mom came to pick up my 2 keiki so I could get some work done (she can do that now that she is officially retired! woohoo!). Thanks mom! So that's it for now - gotta make the most of this kid-free time! I'll try to post some photos from our trip soon and elaborate more on our travels...
Vi's Second Annual Adventure Trek & Run
It's that time again! Vi's Second Annual Adventure Trek & Run brought to you by Hawaiian Ultra Running Team & Muscular Dystrophy Association ALS Division
In honor of VI JONES-MEDUSKY
September 20, 2009 at Kualoa Ranch
7:00 am Check-In and 8:00 am Race Start
4-mile loop along jeep roads and cow pastures through lush Kaaawa Valley with a fresh water stream crossing and scenic ocean views to the finish. Limited to 280 participants of all ages. Crazy costumes, post-race picnic gear and musical instruments highly encouraged. Vi’s choice awards to random finishers!
For an application or more information please contact MDA 808-593-4454 or HURT 808-351-1453 http://www.hurthawaii.com/
In honor of VI JONES-MEDUSKY
September 20, 2009 at Kualoa Ranch
7:00 am Check-In and 8:00 am Race Start
4-mile loop along jeep roads and cow pastures through lush Kaaawa Valley with a fresh water stream crossing and scenic ocean views to the finish. Limited to 280 participants of all ages. Crazy costumes, post-race picnic gear and musical instruments highly encouraged. Vi’s choice awards to random finishers!
For an application or more information please contact MDA 808-593-4454 or HURT 808-351-1453 http://www.hurthawaii.com/
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Alooooooha!
Hey Peg's Legs! The Chun family is going on vacation tomorrow for our first REAL vacation in a very long time...we are really looking forward to getting away and relaxing, visiting good friends and family in SF and then having a family reunion in Colorado with all of Peggy's side of the family! How fun that they will all be meeting Leslie for the first time! We'll be sure to take lots of photos!
I will be missing a few important events while I'm away...Lolo's birthday on June 24th, Kelly's birthday on the June 30th, First Friday on the 3rd, and 4th of July...For a fun way to spend the 4th, check out Vi's blog http://www.violetsweb.blogspot.com for info on the Fourth of July BBQ fundraiser for ALS research at Keehi Lagoon Beach Park. There will be softball in remembrance of Lou Gehrig and many other Fourth of July games and other fun stuff!
Be sure to visit Karen and Kelly at the gallery...they are holding up the fort for me!!! I feel so grateful to have such awesome, competent gallery gals...they rock! And be sure to check out the cool jewelers that we will have on First Friday!
Hope everyone is having a grrrreat summer so far!!! XOXO
I will be missing a few important events while I'm away...Lolo's birthday on June 24th, Kelly's birthday on the June 30th, First Friday on the 3rd, and 4th of July...For a fun way to spend the 4th, check out Vi's blog http://www.violetsweb.blogspot.com for info on the Fourth of July BBQ fundraiser for ALS research at Keehi Lagoon Beach Park. There will be softball in remembrance of Lou Gehrig and many other Fourth of July games and other fun stuff!
Be sure to visit Karen and Kelly at the gallery...they are holding up the fort for me!!! I feel so grateful to have such awesome, competent gallery gals...they rock! And be sure to check out the cool jewelers that we will have on First Friday!
Hope everyone is having a grrrreat summer so far!!! XOXO
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