by M. J. | Nov 17, 2018 | Book, Life Lessons from the Hive, Uncategorized
Happy Birthday to me! It’s time to make a wish and blow out the candles. Well, not exactly. It’s not really my birthday. It’s the birthday of my first book, Life Lessons from the Hive. One year ago today I became a published author as Life Lessons...
by M. J. | Oct 16, 2018 | Thinking Outside the Hive
I have a love/hate relationship with my magnifying mirror. On the one hand I can see which eyebrow hairs need plucking. On the other, I can too easily see the flaws and wrinkles in my aging skin. And the bright light surrounding the mirror doesn’t help. I often...
by M. J. | May 17, 2018 | Bee Tracks
Bees arrived from Georgia this week. Our bee association coordinated a bulk order of honey harvesters for new and expanding beekeepers and those little buzzers made it to Tennessee in neatly stacked boxes in the back of a van. These bees hummed their tunes across...
by M. J. | Mar 18, 2018 | Thinking Outside the Hive
Have you put all your eggs in one basket? I have. I’m thinking ahead to Easter and eggs and bunnies and flowers and, of course, bees. It’s Spring. Yellows, pinks, lavenders, blues and greens are crowding out the grays of winter and brightening our...
by M. J. | Mar 9, 2018 | Bee Tracks, Uncategorized
We had to go back. The job wasn’t done. In spite of our painful experience with our “unfriendly hive,” we had yet to look inside the hive to see whether or not the queen was laying eggs. Neither Suki nor I was looking forward to coming face to...
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