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BSI: Bee Scene Investigator
(Note and disclaimer: The following post might actually contain factual information relevant to beekeepers.) All the bees are dead and I want to know why. I want to autopsy the bees. Technically, since they are not human beings, I want to dissect the bees. But Mr. Beekeeper husband is feeling really sad about these bees. He feels Continue reading
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Charcuterie:an alternate way to spend time–and money– on the links
The aroma of freshly grated ginger, minced sage and garlic has my mouth watering for the sausage that John is preparing. The man-cave, where John works his culinary magic while watching Rise of the Planet of the Apes, smells amazing. This is serious aroma therapy. This can waft through the house any time. As for the Continue reading
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Summertime…and the reading is easy. Sort of.
It’s mid-summer and my dilemma du jour is this–which book to read next? Before heading off on vacation last week, I spent hours browsing and uploading books (or at least samples of books) onto my Nook. I didn’t really need to do that since our beach place had internet as well as books, but it’s Continue reading
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Going Squirrelly
At 8 a.m. on a school day, this disabled French teacher sits in bed, surrounded by fluffed pillows, sipping from an enormous Parisian coffee bowl, and pondering an early morning dream in which a school colleague was driving a group of teachers in our old dilapidated ’91 minivan (the one that literally limped its way to Continue reading
Slightly Off the Grid 