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Going on a Bee Safari…

Yesterday I  joined my hubby on a “bee safari” to visit the hives of one of the local bee club members.  And so I donned my snazzy bee keeping jacket with hood and joined in the fun. 

This particular bee yard had 4 working hives, including a very unusual “top bar” hive which allows the [...]

What I Learned From My Father…..

Lesson 1:  No one can “make” you mad, you allow yourself to become mad.

Lesson 2:  Be a little silly each and every day!

Dad taught me how to jitterbug, read me Shakespeare, and made up the most wonderful and fanciful bedtime stories.  He taught me how to [...]

Pin-tucks and Lace

A couple of recent finds, waiting to inspire……

A child’s petticoat with oodles of embroidery and pin-tucks

Silk dress circa 1920′s – the silk is shattered but lace makes my heart sing, and gasp (!), feast your eyes the silk ribbon flowers embellishing the waist line [...]

Wishing for Some Down Time

It’s that time of year when work moves into high gear trying to finish up last minute meetings and paperwork before the summer break.  I feel my creative soul yearning for just a bit of down time to dig into some projects that I have had to put on the back burner [...]

BZZZZZZZZ

Our newest additions to the family are settling in nicely – all 20,000  of them (about 10,000 per hive).  My mom and step dad have been bee-keeping for years and have several hives on their property as well as  a couple more at Sky Meadows State park in Virginia.  It was only a matter of [...]