Something’s going on with the bees, and I can’t quite figure out if it’s normal behavior or not. And Chris, my bee buddy, has been out of town a lot lately, so I’m on my own. Well, I read a lot, so I have the world at my disposal, but sometimes you just want to [...]
Archive for June, 2009
I Got My First Sting on Sunday! No Big Deal.
Posted in bees, tagged bearding, bees, brood boxes, honey, June, porch, supers, swarm hive on June 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Oil from the Peppers Might Blind You, but It’s Worth It.
Posted in Food, tagged peppers, salsa on June 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Don’t think I can’t cook.
Maybe because it’s almost the 4th of July, or maybe because the weather is so absolutely perfect today, or maybe because I’ve got a little free time, but something made me want salsa.
And this salsa rocks like crazy…it’s a great way to use the peppers and the basil all your friends [...]
If the Left Side doesn’t Work, Use the Right Side
Posted in golf, tagged Austin, bicycle, golf on June 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tomorrow we’re off for five days in Austin (two of those are all-travel days, though)…just when the weather forecast for Cincinnati looks beautiful! We’re not taking our golf clubs, but I caught Deb packing her golf shoes, her visor, some Callaway balls. No telling what she’s planning…we know we all need some space, and I [...]
Women Want Me, and Fish Fear Me
Posted in golf, tagged golf, lesbian, weather on June 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We have not yet turned on our air conditioner. And it’s hot. And last night there was only fitful sleep. I’m not exactly sure why we postpone this each year…although there’s something really nice about having the windows open.
We played golf yesterday, and it was one of those humid days that simply sucks the fluids [...]
I Have a Good Nose
Posted in Body, tagged bees, Castle Hills elementary school, pheromones, smell on June 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’ve begun to visit the girls (that’s what we’re now calling the bees…you know the ones doing all the work in there are female, right?) without wearing those cumbersome gloves. So far, no stings. So far, too, no little bees crawling all over my hands. It’s amazing how much you can handle the stuff in [...]
Let’s Visit for a Minute
Posted in The Mundane, tagged colloquialism, Friends, ice cream, Scooter, visit on June 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Deb says I use the term “visit” a lot. I’m like, “What the heck are you talking about?” She says I’m always visiting…on the phone, in email, with her when she’s in the tub, on bike rides, in person, in the car, in people’s homes (FYI: I do not visit on the phone). For instance, [...]
My Black Heart
Posted in bicycle, tagged bicycle, calories, Friends on June 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »
You wonder how our bike ride turned out yesterday, don’t you, Reader? Well, with 7-uphill miles remaining in our 40-mile outing, Beth called her husband to come and pick her up. She did not do this with one ounce of shame or embarrassment…she was so proud of herself that I think she just wanted to [...]
The Bicycle Brush Back
Posted in bicycle, tagged bicycle, Loveland Bike Trail on June 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Lord have mercy, we’re going on a long bike ride with Beth. Beth has shifted the gears on her bicycle once. In her life. But for some reason, she’s sort of convinced that she can ride her bike a long distance with us…because she has ridden a long distance (20 miles or so, I think) [...]
iLove iPhone
Posted in Equipment Junkie, tagged Apple, Blackberry Storm, iPhone, Macbook on June 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I just had to shut down this laptop and clean it. I cleaned the screen and the keyboard and the protective case. Earlier, as I was typing something else, I realized how gummy the touchpad felt to me. I hate that gummy feeling. And then I realized that there were teeny little coffee spots all [...]
Who Has Time to Let the Sugar Water Cool Every Single Morning?
Posted in bees, tagged rain, bees, sugar water, beekeeper on June 11, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Okay. I don’t love to admit my mistakes publicly, but I’ll do it. As you know from some of my previous posts, it’s been raining and raining and raining and raining and raining. And the bees can’t get out to forage in the rain. And they’re trying like mad to reproduce and raise workers and [...]
