They are both beekeepers and care about what’s happening to bees. They know how important bees are to farmers and the future of our food supply. The man on the left is a re-enactor at Isle La Cache in Romeoville, IL representing a 17th century French settler who “farmed” honey and beeswax to create candle … Continue reading Throwback Thursday – Bees
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Writing Wednesday – My Ideal Reader
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Mystery Monday – The Chicago Coal Famine
My mother’s ancestry was a mystery to me and to her. She knew her father, of course, but they never talked about her grandfather nor anyone else further back. I was able to fill in a few blanks for her by researching on Ancestry. Later, I found documents tracing our heritage all the way back … Continue reading Mystery Monday – The Chicago Coal Famine
Saturday Share – Vatican Daughter
A Book Review Extensive research through books, news articles, and personal travel is the basis for a page-turner about intrigue at the Vatican.Vatican Daughter is a novel about family, love, and murder in and around the Vatican. The story had me so enthralled I couldn’t put the book down, and I read the first fifty … Continue reading Saturday Share – Vatican Daughter
Friday Finds – Bats in my Belfry
This little guy took up residence in my patio umbrella, not my belfry, this morning. Fortunately, I’m not a superstitious French Peasant or my day would be doomed to misfortune. Because bats flew at night and had eerie, leathery wings, the peasants of 1650 France linked them with witches, demons, and the Devil. The creatures … Continue reading Friday Finds – Bats in my Belfry
