Comments on: A very good thought

By: Mage Bailey

Mage Bailey — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:22:09 +0000

I too understand but am sorry he’s going back to work. You and dolly will become commuters on that two hour drive. Hopefully we will see wonderful photos of St. Audrie’s and the new Caravan?

By: ~ Sil in Corea

~ Sil in Corea — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:29:41 +0000

Bees are few in the city here, but I can always see some if I can find a Rose of Sharon bush. They’re relatively frequent in apartment complexes as the Rose of Sharon is the National Flower. It’s called “moogoong-hwa” in the Corean language. I’m guessing that might be your flowering bush, if it has a rather obvious blond “pollen-brush” sticking up in the middle of the pink blossom.

By: Monique

Monique — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:49:09 +0000

There are quite a few honey bees about here, but bumblebees are rare.

I thought of Emily Dickenson’s poem when I read your entry:

To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee,—
One clover, and a bee,
And revery.
The revery alone will do
If bees are few.

By: gary

gary — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:54:51 +0000

I shall have to look and see what St Audries is.

By: novie

novie — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:50:33 +0000

We have been like Pitcairn Island when it comes to bees–no imports, even from another province! Do you have that restriction where you live? I do love bees, but there seems to be a problem lately with failure to thrive in these parts.

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:41:01 +0000

I could of used the bees as the sunflower seeds provided again did not produce so I shall no more try to be part of the bee project. We do have bees around here on other things and they are so important.

I didn’t remember Graham was going for an entire summer. Why I was thinking only a couple weeks.

By: Mary Lee McClure

Mary Lee McClure — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:26:13 +0000

I’ll take a bee loud glade any time. Speaks of warmth and sun and relaxation and gentle breezes and gentle naps, and ——- Oops! Must’ve ‘gentled’ myself into a wee nap right then and there.

By: wayne

wayne — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:41:44 +0000

I would, at this moment, prefer the bee-loud glade to the tumult and rumble in our home,

By: Kate & Jim

Kate & Jim — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:33:01 +0000

Hummm – will you be driving when you visit, or taking the train?

I’d love a ‘holiday’ at St. Audrie’s. Especially to take a walk down those paths that you showed us, John. And walk along that beach! Um hum.

I’ll be driving the little silver Ford, Kate. Couldn’t manage Dolly’s travel box on the train even if I could handle a suitcase! … It is a special place, down at St Audrie’s. I don’t much care for the holiday camp aspects but the location is to die for.

By: Wendy, NC

Wendy, NC — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:09:13 +0000

I was really hoping this leaving would be over, but understand that Graham needs to do what he needs to do. Are you closer or farther away in this house?

Oh, it’s fine, Wendy. We have contingency plans. As to distance, it’s about two hours by road–119 miles each way.