Day #555 A One-Year Retrospective

A year ago I was in the middle of my first week with my bees. I still remember the excitement as I walked outside with a cup of tea each morning and sat beside the hives listening to the buzzing.

It was a precious time for me, maybe even more so in retrospect, as I now know that I can’t have the bees there, that close to me. I’ve been re-reading my journal entries from last April, and I feel a lot like Emily Webb in Our Town. “Don’t they even notice?” she wailed (or something like that -- I’m remembering, not quoting exactly).

And no, I guess I didn’t notice as much as I would have if I’d known I’d have those bees only a few short months. I loved them -- but I would have loved them better if I’d known how soon they’d be gone.

I’m going to take a good look at my life. What are the things (or the people) I don’t appreciate enough? What if they were gone tomorrow?

BEEattitude for Day #555:

       Blessed are those who pay attention, for they shall not miss out on the sweetness.

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Day #282 Teeccino

I have to get up pretty earlier nowadays to be able to enjoy a cup of tea on the back deck near the bees. The later I wait, the muggier it gets. By 7:00 or so it’s not worth it to try to relax outside.

I’ve always been a tea drinker. Hot tea any time of year. The British believe that drinking hot tea at the height of summer opens one’s pores and therefore cools one off. I suppose that’s true if the humidity is in the 40 or 50 percent range. But when it’s 97%, nothing much cools off, particularly when the temperature is in the 90s.

A couple of months ago I went to Grains ‘n’ More to pick up some food I’d ordered. This is the most amazing company. The owners, Dan and Fran, had been looking for a good source of bulk organic grains. They couldn’t get them easily and affordably, so they started their own company. http://www.grains-n-more.com

While I was there, Fran asked if I’d ever tried Teeccino, an organic herbal coffee. “I’m not a coffee-drinker,” I said.

“Give it a try,” she said. “It may change your life.”

I bought the Almond Amaretto blend. Yummy in the tummy! It changed my life. I am now a committed Teeccino-drinker. And at 5:30 in the morning, it opens my pores for sure.

BEEattitude for Day # 282:

       Blessed are those who follow their dreams, for they shall find exciting new directions in life.
 
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