tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-241960203289083167.post2181111372999744600..comments2023-08-06T17:30:54.134-07:00Comments on Sage Parnassus: Telling the Bees by a Fighting Quaker - Plus a Book Recommendation!Nancy Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02574031101073589680noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-241960203289083167.post-16469702058421560982011-09-13T08:44:22.823-07:002011-09-13T08:44:22.823-07:00I too read Linnets and Valerians years ago and had...I too read Linnets and Valerians years ago and had to think of it. The bees seemed to be as much people as the people were.los cinco nomadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04826798660409883481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-241960203289083167.post-21292890080564318342011-09-07T09:01:10.073-07:002011-09-07T09:01:10.073-07:00A similar tradition comes up in Linnets & Vale...A similar tradition comes up in Linnets & Valerians by Elizabeth Goudge. If I remember correctly, when the children arrive at their uncle's house, they are taken out to be "introduced" to the bees.The Minnesotan with the German-Irish Namehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627183084424949162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-241960203289083167.post-63349711313382959742011-09-04T16:14:51.338-07:002011-09-04T16:14:51.338-07:00Jennifer,
That's cool - I've been meaning ...Jennifer,<br />That's cool - I've been meaning to watch that! I watched The Secret Life of Bees (not recommending it, though) and they draped the beehives with large pieces of black fabric to cover them. Thanks for sharing that!Nancy Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02574031101073589680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-241960203289083167.post-90476044832933317522011-09-04T16:09:00.558-07:002011-09-04T16:09:00.558-07:00I've never experienced the Telling of the Bees...I've never experienced the Telling of the Bees personally, but recently I was watching "Lark Rise to Candleford" (a BBC series based on Flora Thompson's memoirs), and in one scene, the quaint local beekeeper does exactly this when someone died. It was a very touching scene - and your post has made me eager to engage some more with Greenleaf (I have an old book on my shelf with which I will make his acquaintance). Thanks!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920960178906851812noreply@blogger.com