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Bees 

My parents have a few hives. They got them during lockdown, my dad buying them 'for my mum' but then since he is retired and my mother is still working and travelling as a physio. Their couples activity soon transferred to another of his things, he has taken all sorts of exams, not sure if he qualifies as a Master bee keeper yet, but it's on the horizon. You can buy their honey at the end of our drive, it's fabulous. 

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When the bees first arrived I was sat having hot cross buns and tea at a table at the bottom of the garden and one landed on me, I was always told that if you just stay still they will leave you alone. So I sat and let it crawl on my cheek.

However, out of the blue it just dug it's sting right into my face. It was very sore. Now I can't sit still near any little stinging bugs. 

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Despite this harrowing incident, I do still like the bees, but from afar, they do very good work. Snuggling into flowers, pollinating. Sometimes, I feel bad for stealing their hard earned food stores. The golden elixr is too good to resist. They deserve support, celebration. And if a few of them get mad at me and decide I deserve a sting in the face... so be it I suppose. 

Make time for quiet hours

I've spent the last week sporadically escaping to a balcony in the mountains watching Swallows and reading Brading Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. 

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That book is full of sweetness, love of people and love of everything in our world. 

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Some other favourites quiet hour activities: 

Yoga outside in the breeze 

Knitting jumpers or gloves by the fire

Long walks with the dogs, complete with pauses for bird spotting or views

A swim in a river

Solo hot drink moments

Long bus, car or train journeys

Listening to lovely friends play instruments

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Some other reading I love: 

Maggie Rogers, Lorde and Flyte's mailing lists. 

The Great Gatsby

The Parable of the Sower

The Alchemist

The Red Tent

Just Kids 

I'm With The Band - Confessions of a Groupie 

Persuasion

Any Harry Potter 

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What books are you reading? 

Send me your reccomendations to bryony_dunn@hotmail.co.uk