Morning! Yesterday was a bit of a mincy day but I have recovered sufficiently to greet today with a smile. The title of this post refer to two things. Firstly that I have to phone the bee lady to see when I can next go and see Queen Elizabeth the 1st (my queen) and the Read more about To bee or not to bee[…]

No self sufficiency whatsoever last night as instead on a Tuesday I attend rapper practice in a little village hall in the middle of North Morton. Last night was no exception and I went along, as usual the girls were all in high spirits and had indeed brought high spirits with them in the form Read more about Gin, gin, gin[…]

Last night I had a proper attack on the garden (still didn’t mow the lawn but I was convinced it was going to rain, even though next doors gardener had assured me the weather would hold). I tasted the first one of the raspberry’s from the cane that my mum bought me earlier this year Read more about Fruit from the garden[…]

So this weekend, well for the most part, was spent dressed in a white bee suit looking like a bit of a ninny. I went to the bee day organised by the Newbury Bee society, they had a bee inspector come round to inspect the hives and he went through showing the beekeepers (and potential Read more about Bees – the results are in[…]

For a while now I have been contemplating the idea of keeping bees, both because their numbers are dwindling and also so I can have my very own supply of honey/Beeswax. Up to this point my experience of bees has been a bit limited, so a couple of weeks ago I bit the bullet and Read more about This weekend – Bees[…]

This blog is really to help me keep track with what is going on, if anyone reads it that would be nice, but hey I’m not fussy. The title refers to the end aim in all this (not that I’m entirely sure this is possible but hopefully by aiming high I should improve my current Read more about And so it begins…..[…]