I am a stickler when it comes to salad dressings. I can be seen using olive oil and vinegar with a few turns of fresh grated pepper before you’ll catch me pouring dressing from a bottle that came from a shelf in the grocery. I prefer whisking together my own ingredients and often the dressing […]
On Saturday morning my man Dan and I went to investigate a bee call I received. These bees were in the walls of a storage building, in a back yard, on a hot day, where tall grass grew, brown recluse spiders may have lurked, snakes may have been lying low and we did not want […]
Ahhh… summer. The dictionary defines summer as: The warmest season of the year, in the northern hemisphere from June to August and in the southern hemisphere from December to February. Today, the last day of June and summer is clearly defined in the extremely hot days we are facing. Around The Orange Bee we (adoring […]
Fruit: the sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food. ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French, from Latin fructus‘enjoyment of produce, harvest,’ from frui ‘enjoy. The last two days have yielded the first peaches from my two peach trees. It is always a thrill to pick the first ripe peach of the season and […]
In spin class at the gym on Monday the instructor challenged each of us to set a goal for the week and when she sees us again next Monday we’ll see who achieved their personal goal. The two things I recognize about this challenge, 1-it gave each of us an opportunity to improve on a […]
Memorial Day is less than a week away and that means summer is upon us. What comes to mind when you think of summer? Sandy beaches, popsicles, picnics in the park, juicy peaches, sitting under a shady tree, cold watermelon, BBQ’s, pool parties, garden fresh tomatoes, cool mountain air, homemade ice cream, long days and […]
Check out the City Bees story under – Bees & Honey – My Bees Have Arrived – City Bees. Stay tuned for tomorrows scrumptious summer potato salad recipe!
Happy Earth Day my friends! Today is a warm, seriously windy, sunny with scattered clouds day here at The Orange Bee. I only have a short time to blog today and I was so happy when my friend Lin Ann at Vittles and Commitals, an awesome food blog, invited me to take part in this […]
Do you ever have days when all you wish to do is stay at home? I have oodles of days when that is my wish. This entire weekend I wished for that – but it didn’t work out so well. I don’t mean to complain, but I will be looking forward to the next day […]
Hello Orange Bee visitors! I am refreshed from my long weekend of relaxing, visiting, shopping, and reading. This past weekend I was in west Texas where spring was in the air. With temperatures in the 80’s I enjoyed flip-flops and warm breezes. I admit as much as I like to try new recipes and cook […]
