bee and rose

Happy Monday! First, please accept my sincere apologies for my poor bloggy visiting skills. I broke my finger (my middle finger..lol!) and my hand is wrapped and finger is splinted. I can't type with any speed whatsoever! I am typing this with my good hand and I'm hoping to finish it by, oh...I don't know...maybe by this evening? I hope to be back to my regular blogstalking by Thursday. Thanks for understanding! xoxo dawn

Greetings, my friends! It's a happy day here at the Bee and Rose! I have been blessed by Kristen over at La Dolce Vita as a Featured Reader this week! Many of you are familiar with Kristen, her blog and her FABULOUS Etsy shop ! She is the amazing creator and designer of the most amazing hand-stamped jewelry! I'm always skulking around over there drooling all over the goodies....cyber drooling...no worries! Here are a few of my favorite pieces.... I went crazy silly when I saw her "I love you more" necklace! My kids and I have a sweet ritual where we say this to each other all day long. And the "Good Witch" necklace is absolutely perfect to wear to all of my Black Crow Boutique events! I purchased one of her "dog tags" for my son who wears it all the time! Very cool! Because Kristen is a very generous soul, she is giving me an opportunity to win one of her amazing necklaces! Every time one of you, my sweet bloggy friends, visits the Featu...

(Don't forget to visit Shannon's Weekend Wordle s at Last Shreds of Sanity next Saturday to join the Wordle fun! ) When I was a wee girl, I had a very vivid dream that I still remember very clearly. I was a mermaid...swimming along in what appeared to be the countryside near my childhood home...it was just underwater. I remember feeling very peaceful, and that it was filled with twinkling lights. I LOVED that dream! Thus began my fascination with all things Mermaid! Here are a few famous Mermaids... This famous Mermaid lives at our house.... Our famous Mermaid, SeaKitten, wanted to share some exciting news! Mermaids have discovered the Snuggie!! (She wanted to make sure Kristina P., Queen of the Snuggie, knew this!) Here are a few of my favorite bits of Trinkets, Treasures and Mer-chandise... Marvelous Mer-Make-up.. . Mermaid Wearables and Accessories.... Gwen Stefani's Harajuku Mermaid Bag... You can find this lovely trinket at www.mjornaments.com.... Even Mer-girls s...

We've been recovering from a nasty grumpy bug that came for a very unwelcome visit last week. The wee folk in our household seemed to be a bit "out of sorts." Rudeness and mayhem were in abundance in our fair dwelling. Even Chilly was growling at his socks and bad foot. So of course, I did what any good doctor would recommend...I rented a bunch of movies, consulted Mrs. Piggle Wiggle and played cards with my parents. I must say Mrs. Piggle Wiggle's Fighter-Quarrelers Cure was just the ticket to restore harmony at the Bee and Rose Manor. (The Tattletale Cure and Interrupter Cure did their part to help too!) Thank you, Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, for your wonderful wisdom! I cannot recommend Mrs. Piggle Wiggle and her sage advice enough! (I'm sure you could apply her wisdom to surly co-workers, persnickety spouses and annoying siblings too...) We also watched the movie "Inkheart" ....it's FANTASTIC! Catherine and I watched it twice in one afternoon bec...