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Ahhhh, tis’ the season – for baking cookies. Have you ever hosted a “cookie exchange”? Every year I consider hosting one but I’ve never followed through with it. And to remain status quo, I’m not hosting one this year either. I attended a couple of cookie exchanges in the past and always loved sampling everyone’s favorite cookie treats. I take that back, (more…)
Rain is a product of nature we have become quite unfamiliar with, unfortunately. Most of Texas has been declared to be experiencing severe drought conditions. This is sad news and I admit I’ve forgotten how to use an umbrella. Last evening we, my man Dan, our daughter LuLu and her guy ventured out, even though the weather forecasters were predicting rain. It’s been so long since we’ve had a real downpour (more…)
One of the nice perks of blogging is that every so often awards are handed out from fellow bloggers. Right before the craziness of Thanksgiving two fellow bloggers bestowed the honor upon me. Now before I’m completely engulfed in the Christmas frenzy I wanted to pass on the awards and say thanks. Oh, by the way, I’m dreaming of a white Christmas. How about you? (more…)
I couldn’t be happier right this minute as I’ve missed blogging for nearly two weeks now. Thank you to all my faithful followers and newcomers for sticking with me. Between the Thanksgiving holiday, a house full of company, adoring hubby’s 60th birthday, and missing shot glasses I couldn’t find a moment to write. I hope that you had as much to be thankful for on Thanksgiving day as I did. It was crazy around The Orange Bee, crazy good. Lots of family and friends traveled from near and far to spend the holiday with my family in Texas. It is always an honor to me when folks choose to come and eat, drink and make merry in my home.
It’s the making merry part that created “The Case of the Missing Shot Glasses”. (more…)
My head is stuffy, so stuffy it’s exhausting to breathe. No bueno! I’m sure it will be gone soon…I’m medicating with antibiotics and stuff said to unstuff ones nose. It all started when I awoke early Saturday with a scratchy throat and sniffles. I managed to carry on for the day with Miss T and my man Dan as we traipsed around a college campus, trying to decide if it’s on or off “the list”. (more…)
With fall upon us I’m thinking about soups. Not heavy, hearty ones like we crave in the winter; but nutritious, simple bowls of soup. Sometimes an uncomplicated bowl of soup just fits the bill, perhaps with a crusty loaf of bread or a tossed green salad.
One of my go-to cookbooks carries the title “Williams-Sonoma Soup”. I could spend the better part of a day perusing (more…)
Last weekend my man Dan was in Las Vegas, sin city, to photograph the goings on at a convention for one of his clients. His take on L.V. is, “it’s like Disneyland on crack”. I don’t think he saw the light of day until he’d been there for three days and was forced to venture out for a piece of equipment he needed to pick up. It was also the weekend before Halloween (more…)
Today I’m writing about my bees. If you’d like to read about my most recent bee removal and a dilemma up at the Helmsley Palace hives go to “Bees & Honey” right under the header, click on “Bee Thinking” – “Naming Queens”.
No worries, I’ll be back on board with a delicious recipe before long. Meantime get your dose of science and nature, and join in the name game by reading “Naming Queens”.
Enjoy!
This morning I noticed the first Dark-Eyed Junco foraging for food under one of my feeders. Later in the day, I noticed not only a Yellow Rumped Warbler hopping about in the red oak, but also an Orange Crowned Warbler flitting around in the crape myrtle and Purple Finches at the feeders. Wow – stellar day for bird watching. Late in the afternoon on Saturday I glanced out the back windows only to spot 2 large white breasted birds sitting in a cedar tree on the back pasture fence line. (more…)
I hate to do this, but I’m going to have to give credit where credit is due. I owe it all to Oprah. In one of her more recent “O” magazines she dedicates a few pages to pies. They all look delicious but the ones that caught my eye were these cute little hand pies. I just love a little something that you can pick up and bite into, no utensils necessary. I’m guilty of standing at the kitchen sink, gazing out at the lovely ponds, grazing horses, (more…)