Bumbling along ......

The Bee And The Lily .

" Buzz went the bee with a merry Din.

" Who's there" ? cried the lily, her cup within.

" You're gossip, the bee with a tale so funny,

to hum in your ear while you brew your honey ;

But you must not repeat it for love or money !

Buzz went the rogue , with a merry din,

as the lily opened and let him in .

" Why lily I vow its a palace quite,

This kitchen of yours so warm and white ,

And such fine honey! Now might I venture

To sniff for a moment, to ..... taste, to sip 

A morsel merely to moisten my lip,

without incurring thereby your censure?"

" Oh said the lily pray eat your fill."

So the bee set to work with a right good will:

He fluttered and buzzed , he tried and tasted,

Nothing was missed and nothing wasted;

He ate and he ate ~ it was really funny

To see him swallow such heaps of honey .....

( Thomas Westwood )

We would like to start this little post with a big 

'Hello' !

We have been bumbling along very busily and we have lots to

tell you dear folks ..

Pop on the kettle , pull up a comfy chair 

and we will begin .

Tonight at approximately 6 pm , local time ,

our very own website will be launched..  

We are of course very exited about this !

It will be a chance for you folks to view at your own leisure

our lovely and exclusive gift wear and of course quirky 

hand painted / old furniture..

And of course if there's any thing that catches your eye.

Well , just let us know we are more than happy to reserve !

Whilst we have been busy 'summer' has arrived !

And its lovely having our welcoming doors open 

once again..

The shops looking mighty pretty indeed.

Come on in your very 
Welcome !

Quirky pieces for that ' individual home ' !

" Weddings "

Its that time of year !

"Some thing old , some thing new , some thing borrowed 

some thing blue "...

Its a little while since 'Bee' has made an appearance

 on our blog.

So here she is too !

 Happily playing among those wild buttercups !

She's a very special dog ..

And we are looking forwards to her visits in the shop ..

We have lots more to tell you , but we will save this for next time..

We will close this little post for now !

And we thank you kindly for your visits, here !

Happy Month of 'June ' , dear readers !

This glorious field of wild flowers tell us of natures promise 

of warmer days ahead !

Fingers & toes crossed any ways !

Bee Kind 

Bee Creative 

Bee Happy !

Hugs 

Bumble Bee..

Jack Frost's out and about !

Dear Readers,

It feels an age since we've had time 

to post ...

Busy 'little bees' we have jolly well been !

We would like to start with this beautiful

little poem , which is so fitting , as its 

cold, frosty and jolly chilly today ..

Brrrr !

Jack Frost

" Look out look out!

Jack Frost is about!

He's after our fingers and toes;

And all through the night.

The gay little sprite

Is working when nobody knows.

He'll climb each tree,

So nimble is he,

His silvery powder he'll shake:

To windows he'll creep

And while we're asleep,

Such wonderful pictures he'll make.

Across the grass

He'll nimbly pass,

And change all its greenness to white:

Then home he will go,

And laugh ho "Ho ho ho!

What fun I have had through the night !"

Cicely E.Pike .

Love is in the air just now too !

The shops full to the brim 

with wonderful valentines gifts / ideas 

for those you love..

Come take a peak .....

Although we are in the thick of winter time still.
There are signs of spring time every where just now too !
New life here and there..

Beautiful , snow drops, crocus
 and even Daffodils are 
starting to show their pretty faces..
Yep it will be spring time before you know it.

The bees have been away buying this last week, so watch out 
for the most beautiful new stock arriving each 
week .
We are also very excited to be going out on line in the near future 
with a website and local delivery service!!!... 
We promise we wont be away to long next time..
Happy February one and all..
Keep cosy and warm .
Hugs and kisses.
Bumble Bee x

All Hallows Eve..

~" Double , double toil and trouble;

fire burn and cauldron bubble" ....

Happy All Hallows Eve !

From all at Bumble Bee..

Have a' hocus pocus '

fun loving kind of time..

~ We will see you shortly with an up date on Christmas,
here at the Hive !!
hugs Bumble Bee x

September....

September.

"The hedgerows flaunt their harvest

in every meadow nook.

And brambles by the road side

make blackberries by the brook.

~ From dewy lanes at morning,

the rose-hips ripe to pick...

and noon time brings the pretty butterflies, 

then all the hedges are a flutter ~

By all these lovely tokens 

September days are here..

With summers best of winter and 

Autumns best of cheer"....
September by Helen Jackson.

Hello, 

Its been a' busy bee' summer,

 for us at The Hive.. 
August seemed to pass us by, with the blink of an eye.

We would first of all like to thank you all

for your very kind visits on here and in the shop!

We can honestly say, our first year has

been pretty splendid all round...

~ And as September arrives and we start to think of 

bidding summer farewell..

We are greeted with the most beautiful 

Autumn.....
Blackberry bushes are simply laden..
Its Septembers promise of the beautiful autumn 
to follow..

Hooray!

Bumble bee's most favorite time of year..

Natures abundant harvest...

We have lots and lots of new pretty stock arriving

each day..

Want to take a peek ?

~ Well come on in then...

The shops looking quite enchanting..

With lanterns and twinkly fairy lights ...
Perfect for those cosy night's drawing in
~  little by little ...

We also have the most delightful sofa! 
~ its from the 'Alice in Wonderland' range..
Ooh my , what do you think ?

The' Bumble bee's' have simply fallen in
love with this..

Our next little postie,
will bring you Halloween with all its magic ...
There will be Jack 'o' lanterns and black cat's and of course 
witches shrieks in our winow display's once more !!
Ooh can't wait !!
BOO !!

September hugs and kisses ...
From us all..
And of course Bee !!

Bee kind 
Bee creative 
Bee Happy !
Bumble Bee x