The bee dude tried to tell me, but I still had doubts. He said winter would lead to shrinking of the hive. What winter? We haven’t had one, so how could the hive possibly shrink? I went…
My Friend, Trader Joe’s
I heard about some major news in the Denver, CO area: Trader Joe’s has opened there! For those of you unfamiliar with Trader Joe’s, it’s a grocery store. It isn’t a giant store or anything, in fact…
If We’re Lucky…
Rain. You may be up to your ears in it (or snow), but we’re not. So a cloudy sky holds promise. If we’re lucky. I start thinking about possibilities. I cross my fingers. I consider dancing. But…
Bees! – Update
Mister brought home this photo of the bees we’ve been monitoring. It turns out they are experiencing a winter thinning of the hive, just like the farmers market bee keeper said they would. He also told me…
Bad Things Come In Threes
So. Sunday. I woke to learn that Punxsutawney Phil had indeed seen his little rodent shadow, and that means – for “Phil-ievers” at least – six more weeks of winter. As I live in sunny southern California,…
Golden Road Brewery – Los Angeles
This month’s meeting of Beer Clug was special. We went on a tour of L.A.’s Golden Road Brewery. I swear, our little group was so geeked out and happy, you wouldn’t believe it. We were being…
20 Years Ago…
Today marks the 20-year anniversary of the Northridge Earthquake. It ripped through parts of southern California at 4:31 am on 17 July January 1994. Mister and I were asleep, like we should have been, when the rumbling started.…
Hiking in The Desert
I wanted to finish up my desert business by sharing photos from a hike. This particular hike took place in Pinnacle Peak Park, and man oh man is it spectacular. Living in La-La Land, I’ve become…