My heart got tortured the past week. My nephew’s getting married.  Saturday was the Wedding Shower. A niece and […]

I set of this morning to capture honeybees for an article I wrote about “colony collapse.” Too windy […]

I admire Valarie. We met when CoCo joined Weight Watchers.  I get to sit at the meetings with CoCo, […]

You can order a queen through the mail. It’s written in the U.S. Postal Code.  Queens are that […]

Flag IMG_1960It’s Memorial Day.  Today’s paper has the names of all the soldiers from this county who died in wars, beginning from the Civil War. I live in a county that a few medium-sized cities, small villages, along with many farms and preserved open spaces.  The number of soldiers willing to give their life for a cause they believe in is astounding:

Civil War:  345 soldiers

WWI:  90 soldiers

WWII:  293 soldiers

Photo Friday: Bee Friended

Last night I interviewed a long-time friend, Tina, about her hobby.  She and her dad are beekeepers. Turns […]

Today it’s cold and dreary.  I want summer.  But I’m practical, too. It’s that time of the month […]

I was in fifth or sixth grade, the first time I questioned mankind’s desire to control Mother Nature. Teacher […]

   This week, I tried to jot some things down. I think I might be missing some of […]

Photo Friday: The Blues in Black and White

B.B. King died last night. This morning, I took Miss S to breakfast and a walkabout before school. […]