bee and rose

If ever there was a day for a "Fragments" post, today is THAT day! Join the Friday Fragments Fun over at Half Past Kissin' Time ! You'll be very glad you did! It's a great way to clear "the static from the attic!" I also have a few Dear So and So's to write.... "Dear So and So" is presented by the always wonderful Kat, over at "3 Bedroom Bungalow!" **Remember my nifty thrifty post from yesterday...the one where I share my white vinegar fabric softener tip? Many of you emailed me to ask how much to use...I'm such a ding-a-ling that I forgot to include that little tidbit! Here's what I use....I usually use about 1/2 cup to 1 cup depending on my mood...some folks (like me) just use it straight, pouring it right into my rinse dispenser....others (adding it to their rinse dispenser) will dilute it with water. Occasionally, I add some drops of essential oil to the gallon jug of vinegar. You can use it without essential...

Ever since I was a wee girl, I have been fascinated with the spinning wheel. I've always wanted one for my home. They just seem so magical to me! Lately, I've been dreaming about the many ways I could use a spinning wheel to turn straw into gold around here. "Gold" seems to be in short supply around here these days, if you get my meaning! With Chilly's medical needs increasing, food prices going up and the economy in the dumper, things are getting a bit dicey on the financial homefront. We've always been a pretty thrifty bunch even in "good" times. I've always loved thrift store shopping, yard sales and coupon clipping. I LOVE a good sale. (Yes, I'll admit it...I am one of those people who will buy something just because it's on sale!) Lately, however, we've had to take our thriftiness to new levels and I must say, we are getting pretty darn creative! Here are a few of the ways we've spun straw into gold around here this s...

It's time for another round of "Did You Know? Tuesday" ! Today, we have some excitement around the Bee and Rose hive! Let's get started! Did You Know..... Oh yes, you do! Know why? Because of you, I am the proud new owner of this .... I am enormously grateful for your votes! Some of you even voted multiple times!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart! "I Love You More" has very special meaning in our house so I'm delighted to win this! A big THANKS goes out to Kristen at La Dolce Vita for having me as a Featured Reader and for sharing the opportunity to win this fabulous necklace! If you have a moment, please stop by Kristen's blog and Etsy shop. She is simply amazing! (Pssst....She is featuring this lovable blogger this week..... YaYa ! Go on over and give YaYa some comment vote lovin' so she can win a bit of lovliness from Kristen too!) Did You Know ....that the very sweet Danielle at Brown Eyed Gal shared two fabulous awards with...

What a weekend! Four medals out of 5 competitions! She freakin' rocks my poodle socks off! (FYI..poodle socks are what the Irish dancers wear...) She won first place for this dance! (sorry for the poor video quality...I had to sneak it...didn't have time to prep the camera for lighting and people kept bumping into me..yada yada yada...) I am one VERY proud Mama! (Join the weekend Wordle fun over at Last Shreds of Sanity ! Wordles are the bomb!)

TGIF! Today at the Bee and Rose, we are participating in "Dear So and So..." presented by the fabulous Kat, over at "3 Bedroom Bungalow!" I love reading her posts and "Dear So and So..." is always a riot! Off we go... Dear Hermione Granger.... May I please borrow your Time Turner? I'm running around like a crazy woman trying to accomplish many tasks, but getting nothing done. I know how much this lovely magical gadget helped you during your third year at Hogwarts. I'm hoping it will help me to get caught up on all of my projects and tasks around here. Would you please put in a kind word for me with Professor McGonagall about borrowing it? Eternally Grateful... Dear Trader Joes, I am truly enjoying your Spicy Hummus dip this summer! I also can't get enough of your Chocolate Covered English Toffee, Dark Chocolate Covered Edamame Beans or your Irish Breakfast Tea (especially yummy with a splash of heavy cream...heavenly!) Your Cedar and S...

Welcome to another installment of "Did You Know Tuesday" ! DYKT is my sneaky way of creating a post out of a bunch of jibberish because I'm unable string together more than a couple of coherent thoughts at any given time these days. (stupid perimenopause!) ReAdY? SeT! GO! DID YOU KNOW ....that I won this gorgeous boucle scarf from Ally over at Laughadaisy ?? I cannot wait to wear it this fall!!! Look how cute it's packaged! I hope you'll swing on by her Etsy shop for a visit! Lots of cute stuff over there! Thank you again, Ally! I LOVE IT! (you can buy this here. ...) DID YOU KNOW ....that it's not very kind to be judgemental toward homeschooling families...especially if you own or work at an educational resource store? If I am shopping in your store for my home classroom, it's very rude to physically push me aside (yes, I was physically brushed aside) to help (and this is a direct quote) the "real teachers." I am a REAL teacher, dumba...

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...