Archive for April, 2009
Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Moving the Bees
Last night, under the cover of sneaky darkness, we moved the bees. The bees didn’t even realize it had happened to them, so successful were we. Until they woke up this morning and found themselves underneath a crown of apple blossoms. I had to check on them to make sure they were safe. And they [...]
5 Comments » - Posted in Beekeeping,Food,Friends,Growing by Amanda
Saturday, April 25th, 2009
The Simple Life
When I say, “The Simple Life” what do you think of? What does the Simple Life mean to you? To me it means going back to the basics. I do this with my faith/spiritualism a lot more often than I do it with my food/food source. I want to go back to the basics. What [...]
7 Comments » - Posted in Beekeeping,Food,General,Growing by Amanda
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
‘Twas B-earth-Day!
‘Twas my birthday yesterday and Earth day. I do not remember Earth Day always being as big a deal. I remember picking up litter on the school playground but I don’t remember doing that on my birthday. It seems lately that Earth Day is becoming more fashionable. Why is that? Are we more aware of [...]
5 Comments » - Posted in Friends,General,Growing,Marriage by Amanda
Saturday, April 18th, 2009
The Potential of Snapdragons
Antirrhinum is a genus of plants commonly known as snapdragons from the flowers’ fancied resemblance to the face of a dragon that opens and closes its mouth when laterally squeezed (thus the ‘snap’). When I was a little girl, my mom had snapdragons and I remember her showing me how to “snap” them. It was [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Books,Friends,General,Growing,Musings by Amanda
Saturday, April 18th, 2009
5km Diet
That is a video of my bees on a warm Spring day, yesterday in fact. Right now they are gathering pollen and nectar from the arbutus, the Japanese cherry trees, the daffodils and any hazlenut trees in our area. This is not an exhaustive list. Needless to say, the bees have an all-you-can-eat buffet out [...]