City of Thieves by David Benioff – a book review Another World War II novel, this time upon recommendation for one my bookie co-workers. However, Benioff presents a perspective of the war from a Russian perspective, setting it apart from a few of the others I have recently consumed. Two things really made this book […]
This is a re-blog of post from Spring 2013. I was reminded of it this recently when having my mother-in-law try out powdered lime packets. She was lamenting about the prices of fresh limes – ooh, Mac qua , I say. (mahk qwa, too expensive) This is one of the key phrases I toss around, guaranteed giggle and sure fire way to win […]
There is no GPA in the hives, its pass or pass with “opportunity” for improvement. I don’t think you can really fail. Even if your hives died, your honey was full of bee legs and you got stung on your lucky mole 13 times – you still probably helped educate friends and families about bees, […]
Bees – Nature’s Little Wonders By Candace Savage This well researched book about bees is a must read for anyone, beekeeper or not. Ms. Savage presents a very well researched book covering four big buckets: world, home, field and life lessons. Intertwined are lovely and varied illustrations, prose, wit, wisdom and of course, more reasons […]
Casual Vacancy By JK Rowling – A book review So, I might just be the only person able to comment on this book without comparing it to the Harry Potter series. Why? I have never read any of the books, nor seen the films. My only experience with Harry is riding the ride at Universal […]
The Death of Bees by Lisa O’Donnell – a book review Probably first and foremost, this isn’t a book about bees. Yet, the topic of the Colony Collapse Disorder does make an appearance early on the book. The unfortunate circumstances of the book are shrouded in some mystery, much like why bees are declining in […]