President Obama just pardoned a couple of turkeys--Apple and Cider. They won't make it to the White House Thanksgiving dinner today. But what he could have done--when he was pardoning the turkeys--was to praise the honey bees.
Mark your calendar. If you're a bee aficionada and haven't ordered your educational North American Bee Calendar, you have until Tuesday, Nov. 30 to place your order. It's for a good cause.
It's the kind of rose garden that Joe South would write about. The Grammy-award winning songwriter-guitarist who wrote "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden" (popularized by country singer Lynn Anderson), has probably never seen this rose garden, though.
It's a romantic getaway. Say "San Ysidro Ranch" and someone will tell you that John F. Kennedy and his bride, Jackie, honeymooned there in September 1953. So much has happened since then. JFK went on to win the presidency in 1961 and tragically, 47 years ago today--Nov.
Honey is sticky. Bees are in a sticky situation. Now enter "Sticky Business: Art of the Honey Bee." It's an art show about honey bees that will run from Tuesday, Nov. 23 from Thursday, Dec. 23 in the Pence Art Gallery, 212 D St., Davis.
