The editor has almost had a major melt down today. I thought I crashed my computer, but the computer guy discovered it was just my floppy disk was in place when I tried to reboot. What a relief. And all he wanted in payment was a jar of honey. What a great guy!

But it reaffirmed that I must stop reading some of the stupid emails from “friends” that say "Do you know 'so and so'”. I apologize for the ones that attached to my address book that you may have gotten from me recently and it won’t happen again.

I am busy making more soap and lotion bars and lip balm for my up coming Christmas fair at Church and the gifts for family and friends. I hope you all have a wonderful holiday. Don’t forget to let Joanne know if you plan to come to the dinner.


From the Historical Honeybee Articles Archive:

Etymology for the word honeymoon.

HONEY MOON.—It was the custom of the higher order of Teutones; an ancient people who inhabited the northern parts of Germany, to drink Mead or Metheglin, a beverage made with honey, for thirty days after every wedding.
From this custom comes the expression "to spend the Honey Moon."
Attila, King of Hungary, drank so freely of thisliquor on his wedding day, that he was found suffocated at night, and with him expired the Empire of the Huns.

-The Edinburgh Advertiser
January 16, 1816 Edinburgh, Midlothian