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Comment on ceramic cats are next by Michael

Michael — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:52:00 +0000

I love this post. Being a tad (or actually incredibly) vain myself, I do know the feeling of accomplishment when you let go of coolness and just go with what feels nice Hooray for shedding hipsterdom!

Comment on Wolverines and Bees by Heather Rasley

Heather Rasley — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 09:00:00 +0000

I kind of imagined that to keep bees you just had to put them in boxes, make sure they’re collecting pollen and not dying, and then spray them with that fog stuff and take the honey when it’s ready. Unsurprisingly, it’s a lot more complicated than that, because the way bee society operates is complicated. Apparently, a main duty of the beekeeper is to make sure the bees don’t “swarm.” Swarming = half of the bees leaving the hive completely to start a new one. From what I can tell, the bees do this if they’re not happy with the queen, or feeling crowded. So the beekeeper has to watch for signs of swarming, like the creation of new queen cells. How they prevent things from escalating after catching these signs, exactly, I don’t know yet. Crazy stuff!

The Florida Museum sounds cool. I’ve actually never been to Tallahassee and probably “should” since it’s the capital of the state in which I vote.

Comment on Wolverines and Bees by Cate

Cate — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:58:00 +0000

Hah! This is particularly funny to me because I just bought “Bay Area Blend” honey from the Farmer’s Market. I agree though, it somehow feels like something that is a direct connection to the place where it was created. Also, I have super romantic ideas about beekeeping, and would love to hear more about the assuredly less romantic realities of it.

My favorite “zoo” is in kind of a random hole — it’s the Florida Museum in Tallahassee, FL (locally known as the “junior museum” though I don’t remember why.) It is a rescue of local animals and it has the biggest enclosures of any zoo I’ve ever been to. In fact, they’re not really enclosures…it’s all build around a giant cypress swamp and there are some chainlink fences and nets to keep predator and prey apart by and large everyone is living au natural. Going in the morning helps to see all the beasties in their frisky states. The Sonoran Desert Museum in Arizona is also one of the better large-enclosure museums I’ve been to. Now I’ll add Norden’s Ark of my list of acceptable ‘zoos’ to visit.

Good job being the only PoPer to not pathetically suck at our restart. To misquote Miss O’Hara, “next Monday is another day.”

Comment on Doin’ it by Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 03:14:00 +0000

Thank you!

Comment on Doin’ it by Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 03:14:00 +0000

Hi Emma,

Wow, thanks! Really cool that my question prompted a post. Thanks so much for taking the time out to explain. I’ll post a comment over there, too

Comment on Doin’ it by Emma Erickson

Emma Erickson — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:21:00 +0000

Hey Heather! Thank you for reading and commenting on my blog! I just wanted to let you know that I answered your question here:

http://www.emmaerickson.com/2010/12/i-didnt-know-anything-about-sewing-or.html

Thank you so much for you nice comments and interest! Happy Holidays!!

Emma

Comment on Doin’ it by heather

heather — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:03:25 +0000

Thank you!

Comment on Doin’ it by m@niij.org

m@niij.org — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:50:00 +0000

Good luck youhou!

Comment on Tradition, Tradition! by lasertron

lasertron — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 21:16:00 +0000

thank you for sharing my link xo

Comment on Fully Known by heather

heather — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 10:06:09 +0000

Hi Stef,

Thanks for getting in touch! I’m glad you dig my blog — and that you’re sympathetic to the plight of the expat sambo. I’ve sent you an email about meeting up!