Last scene of all that ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness… (Shakespeare: As You Like It)
…from mere DELIGHT to see this GOLDEN TREASURE potted–(not Shakespeare)!
obviously meant for each other!
Meredith set off yesterday evening to make the rounds of our neighbors with a basket of pots.
She calls it Honey Diplomacy or HD (HD is in our minds as we’ve just bought our first high definition TV after 12 years).
She returned an hour later light on honey but weighed down with compliments and the promise of the loan of Sybil, our young farming neighbors’ pretty donkey, for an event here Saturday afternoon.
Sybil pricked up her ears on hearing about the party this Saturday!
Robin Ellis 
Doing honey seems to be fun!
My compliments to both of you
if the honey is not pasteurized please save me a pot!
Love this!!!
Meredith sings to her bees? Cool! (We sing to the cats!)
What a cute donkey!! Let me guess–she’s a Democrat??
Cute white muzzle and eye rings make it perfect donkey “Sreck”.
Descended on one of those into the Grand Canyon. Following rugged looking westerners along “Oh my God” cliff turns and in my ears hearing “Donkey Serenade” section of Dvorak’s New World Symphony. But at the end skinner was right. They are friendly.They also usually don’t mix with dogs.
Charming, all of you, and the donkey. The honey sounds luscious.
Robin and Meredith – you two wonderful caring people! Willing to share your freshly gathered golden treasure with your neighbours. In our so fast moving and forever changing world when no one seems to have a minute to spare or to think of other people this is indeed a rare occurrence. Lucky neighbours! May you both have a most enjoyable weekend and may “la recolte prochaine de miel devient meme plus genereuse”. You both deserve it!
Oh i do like sybil, i would want to paint her 🙂 and hd. Honey diplomacy and high def, isn’t it marvelous.
Congratulations Meredith!!!
Lovely. A dumb question, maybe, but I assume you have to sterilize those jars? It is now strawberry season here on the East Coast of America, and I’m preparing to make my own jam. Canning has regained popularity among some ladies here.
Hello Robin,
I loved seeing the jars of honey. Bravo and well done, for I know it was hard work.
The honey reminds me just how precious the Bees are to all of us.
Over the last two years, sadly, I have seen a reduction of Bees here in Tennessee.
Last year the garden didn’t fare as well as we had hoped. We did get our signature tomatoes but not much else.
Of course I live in the city, where I can buy organic produce elsewhere, but there is nothing as satisfying as growing it yourself, it’s a real accomplishment.
I have a small garden again this year and am harboring the hope that this year’s harvest will be better. Going to try hard for bell peppers again…we’ll see.
For Mother’s Day this year my Husband Charles decided that I could use a little time in 18th century Cornwall with the family Poldark.
Hence the complete series found its way to our home where both Charles and I relish it.
It’s a great series and I never tire of it.
The sets, the costumes, the scenery, all the color and life of Winston Graham’s wonderful novels is truly a feast for the eyes, with characters so deftly portrayed by the actors, one could rightly say that they provide the dessert for the feast.
God Bless you and Meredith, may your harvest this year be truly rich.
Sincerely Yours,
Paula Kate Prince-Meserole
Where is Winnie the Pooh, Meredith? Your names on the honeypot did remember me Winnie! I love honey in my tea!
Yes, it is an art when you are a beekeeper. Well-done!
I like all the photos. The donkey is cute– one of my friends is a farmer and always keeps a donkey in the field. He says it has a calming effect on the sheep. Of course, he can give his little children a ride on it too!