Sometimes as a blogger I receive wonderful emails from the most generous of people. It's heartwarming to be the recipient of such wonderful words and gifts. Take for example an email I received from Randy in the US recently. She wanted to send me something from her locality, and as we are both beekeepers, this is the thoughtful gift I received in the post.
A sample of her local honey sealed with beeswax in the most beautiful hand blown glass vessel made by an artisan in her area... captivating. And a beeswax candle which has been burning for many a delicious family meal.
And another beautifully wrapped box of gifts from Elderfaery who is another blogger with an exclusive site ... more beeswax candles with a delicious aroma, a handcrafted sewing kit with an amazing embroidered tree on the cover made by the lady herself and symbolic to us both (we have both lost parents in recent years), a pair of locally hand knitted fingerless mittens for the winter months and a bar of chocolate.
But it wasn't just the contents and the wrapping that were incredible, the handwritten letter was a work of art too ...
Many, many thanks for your kind, thoughtful and beautiful gifts, and sincere thanks to all of those who take the time to email me and leave comments on my posts. There are a lot of kind hearted souls out there.
Aw, that just makes me feel really good.
Loving Kindness from around the world!
Posted by: Lizz | July 16, 2008 at 09:21 AM
What a nice surprise to see my gift on your blog! I sent a copy of it to Devin so he can see how generous you were by linking his website from your blog. I'm sure he'll be very pleased.
Keep up all the great work and I'll keep checking back in.
By the way, my "girls" are doing very well. I even had to split my hive because there were so many bees! Very dry this year so no honey to harvest. I'll letting the colony keep it for the winter. Fingers crossed for their survival through to next spring!
Posted by: Randy Sue Collins | July 21, 2008 at 05:44 AM
Phil Chandler, author of the book The Barefoot Beekeeper has recently published a short pamphlet called, Beekeeping, Pure and Simple where his holistic approach is laid out in a very accessible manner. I recommend you all download yourselves a copy.
Posted by: Kerry Stuart | September 15, 2010 at 01:55 AM