Princess Honey and Ian died when Mama and her sisters were just four years old.
They died at a very old age and very happy. Grannie said it was good that they died together; one would not have been able to go on without the other very long.
My grandchildren often wish to see the pictures from that time.
But is hard for me to view them: for all of them are now in Paradise and I still miss each of them very much.
Though I do see them in the faces of my children and my grandchildren.
Aunt SunRay told some of the most interesting stories....
She told how her Aunt Deanna was 42 years old when she finally was married and had children.
By the time Deanna was 18, all of the men were older and married. The rest were still babies and too young. So for many years, Deanna watched her married brothers and sisters, happy with children of their own. Even her brother, Vanua the baby of the family, was now married.
Her Mama told her not to give up, be patient. You never know what the Guiding Hand has for her.
One day, while Deanna was fishing, a young, handsome man was rolling his canoe upon shore. He had come from the West side of the island, looking for adventure. He had heard rumours of parts Islao that had yet been exploded and wanted to seek them out.
His name was Alama.
Deanna and Alama quickly became friends and Deanna was no longer lonely.
But Deanna was having a hard time becoming a mother. So, Great-grandmother Honey made the fertile potion: 2 part rose petals and 1 part cactus.
It worked. Deanna and Alama three sons; triples.

“Part of our job is to give hope, Ray.” Aunt SunRay would tell me each time she made a potion.
I never forgot that.
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