tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post3842480947651497244..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: Summer . . . What's the Buzz?materfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-55250840927554588782012-07-27T13:26:29.878-07:002012-07-27T13:26:29.878-07:00I don't know of anyone here who does beehives,...I don't know of anyone here who does beehives, yet, although many of my neighbours offer Mason bee housing. Beekeeping has always been a (remote) dream of mine -- someday, perhaps . . . so far, though, the bees are wild ones here.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-55620036192889257762012-07-26T23:22:31.463-07:002012-07-26T23:22:31.463-07:00Yes, I can imagine the bee, and the warmth and the...Yes, I can imagine the bee, and the warmth and the scent of lavender. A perfect day in a long-awaited summer.Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-48138619542202029892012-07-26T19:25:09.083-07:002012-07-26T19:25:09.083-07:00Does anyone on the island keep hives? I'm won...Does anyone on the island keep hives? I'm wondering if the bees might be wild ones...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-33554138294757414032012-07-26T17:33:38.097-07:002012-07-26T17:33:38.097-07:00I love that image -- keep hoping a lizard or two m...I love that image -- keep hoping a lizard or two might show up in our rock wall, but so far only the snakes . . .materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-29862603946217343432012-07-26T17:33:01.695-07:002012-07-26T17:33:01.695-07:00;-);-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-39732799834576373662012-07-26T17:32:52.120-07:002012-07-26T17:32:52.120-07:00We did a house exchange many years ago with a fami...We did a house exchange many years ago with a family from Blois, in the Loire valley. . . their only garden was a deep swath of lavender at the bottom of a long sloping lawn -- the fragrance would drift up to us in the house -- wonderful!<br />Hope you're relaxing as well -- will you head out in the boat soon?materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-71298434501515742902012-07-26T09:21:12.128-07:002012-07-26T09:21:12.128-07:00I can almost feel the sunshine on my face as I loo...I can almost feel the sunshine on my face as I look at those photos. I feel more relaxed already. Enjoy! (Many years ago I worked in a ground-floor office that was always cold. We'd take turns going outside to stand in a little patch of sun for a few minutes to warm up. We called it "lizarding.")Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-72695531532222246192012-07-26T08:41:30.953-07:002012-07-26T08:41:30.953-07:00Happy reading Mater!Happy reading Mater!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15711792521348799922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-62590508460685027192012-07-26T08:06:28.855-07:002012-07-26T08:06:28.855-07:00The lavender is lovely. I drove by a house where t...The lavender is lovely. I drove by a house where the owners had dug up the lawn and mass planted lavender in the entire yard and it was stunning, a sea of purple loveliness.<br />Hope you are relaxing in the warm weather mater.hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.com