Pale workshop

Jun 4, 2020Lifestyle, Moments

It’s graduation season on island, and last night Gabby made a pale for her cousin whose graduation was this morning, and she (re)taught me how to make a tī ula.

And here’s Officer Scruffles, sniffing the keu Gabby made for me to take home.

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