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DIY Beverly Goldberg Costume for Halloween
BEVERLY GOLDBERG What a Character! Check out this DIY Beverly Goldberg Costume for Halloween. Strong characters make for great Halloween costumes and Beverly is a great...
What is Propolis?
What is Propolis? Propolis is also called bee glue. It is a natural glue derived from tree resins. When bees go out to forage, they bring back these resins to the hive....
How a Queen Honey Bee is Made
Queen Bees Any female egg can either develop into a queen or a worker bee. It all depends on the diet of the young larvae after it hatches. If queens are desired, nurse bees...
How to Make a Falling Fountain Water Feature for your Backyard
Why a Fountain? There's something so very soothing about the sound of water. Falling rain, a stream, the ocean. Water is a wondrous thing with so many calming benefits.⠀⠀ A...
A New Wheelchair for Brian…Thanks to Coronavirus?!
Brian's had his power wheelchair for several years. Over time he's become more and more uncomfortable in it. When he was first fitted for the chair, it wasn't meant for him...
Beekeeping Update – July 3, 2020
July 3, 2020 Today our beekeeping mentor, Betsy, came over and we did an inspection of our hives together. LEFT HIVE CHECK The left hive was looking weak and it was clear...
Five Years Since Fare Thee Well
In 2015, Brian and I loaded up our van and headed to Chicago to attend Fare Thee Well at Soldier Field. Three nights of celebrating 50 years of the Grateful Dead. What an...
Ten Days of ALS – Day Ten
TEN DAYS OF ALS AWARENESS CONCLUSION When I decided to take on this writing assignment for ALS Awareness Month, I first selected the ten topics in relation to life with...
Ten Days of ALS – Day Nine
EXPECTATION VS. ACCEPTANCE When was the last time you were really disappointed? Was it something at work? How about a situation with a friend or family member? That jerk...
Ten Days of ALS – Day Eight
YOU ARE THE HERO OF YOUR STORY There's not much more to it than that! When Brian was diagnosed his doctor handed him a pamphlet and said, "You have ALS. You've got two to...
Ten Days of ALS – Day Seven
PEOPLE WILL SURPRISE YOU I started writing about this and went a bit sideways, so I'll leave all that for another post and try to keep it simpler. Of everyone and...
Ten Day of ALS – Day Six
A DAY IN THE LIFE Fair warning...this one isn't going to be easy. I titled this piece A Day in the Life, but at this point, that's incredibly hard to define. That's because...