"bEeLiEve ~ hONeY cOmB cOTtaGe"

Hello all... if you don't know me by now my name is Marlene aka mIzZ bEe. I'm reintroducing myself just in case you don't know of me, but also I would love to bring forth my "dReAM" to you. My dream has been with me for many years now. I guess you can say it's been with me since my mom passed away in 1968. She was a sweet, kind, loving soul & my MOM. My Mom (Marion) passed away at the young age of 26, to be with the Lord. 1968 is the year that I lost my childhood & started becoming an adult at the very young age of 7. You see my brother Tommy & I were orphaned after the passing of my mom. Even though we had this traumatic loss, God had placed a WONDERFUL young couple in our lives ~ my mom's sister Joanne aka "Auntie" & her husband Raymond aka "Uncle Ray" Both were known through out our neighborhood & friends, as "Auntie & Uncle Ray" you see they were the very old age of 23 & 22 and newly married when they became our guardians... When my uncle ray was asked one time why he did it, he replied ~ I was called to step up to the plate and I did. My aunt & uncle were to me my second mom & dad and I was truly blessed to have had God placed them in my life...

Okay, back to my "dReAM" as the years passed..and I got older & somewhat wiser ~ I thought it would be GRAND to bee a mom of twelve children ...YES TWELVE Children (my favorite book was "Cheaper by the Dozen" & my grandfather came from a family of 12..) yup I know who in their right mind would want 12 "ME"...but as I got older & the number amount for children became lower from 12, 11, 9, 6, 3 and then 1... but I never gave up I always knew in my heart that I would be someones mom... A voice inside of me said "you don't have to be a child's natural mom to bee a mom ~ you could bee their guardian, protector, care taker & second mom, just like Auntie." BINGO...

That is when it all came together for me... I would find a home that would have enough place to have a few children to live in for me to care for... but I realized at some point that the children that I do take in would be from the ages of 7 (like I was when I was orphaned) to 11 years of age, these children would either be orphaned or taken away from their family... You see, I feel that a child is just like a pet don't get me wrong...what I'm trying to say is everyone LOVES a kitten & a puppy but as soon as it loses its cutest they are put to the side so that the younger ones came come forth ~ this is just like the case when it comes to children, everyone wants the baby ~ so that they can start a life with a new born but as soon as the child gets to be 7 & older they lose their ability to get a home. It's really wrong that we feel this way ~ it breaks my heart. I could have been one of these children that lost their ability to find a home, & then I would have been lost in the system as soooo many are. That is were I was blessed by God ~ for putting my aunt & uncle into my life. I am praying that He will blessed me again, by putting me in the path of young ones that need a home...

So I bring forth to you my friends a home/hive where children can live & survive in a caring & loving environment.. I say to YOU ~ "bEeLiEvE iN yOuR dReAMs .. tHeRE iS nO pLAcE liKE hOmE" the name of my hive will bee "hONeY cOmB cOTtaGe" & I, Marlene will bee the official "bEe KeEPeR ~ mIzZ (hONeY) bEe the protector & care taker of the hive" Thank you for listening & know that you should NEVER give up on bEeLiEvINg in your dReAMs too...here's wishing that they may all come true....


Have a honey of a day!
Grace Peace Joy & many blessings 2 U all
Marlene aka "mIzZ bEe"

hAPpY tRaiLs 2 yOu ~ uNtiL wE mEeT aGAiN....

The time has come & 2010 is almost to its end... I can say for myself, it definitely had its "Ups & dOWns" ....there were for sure more downs than ups for me... but for every 10 downs ~ there were 2 ups that blew the downs away... as this year comes to an end, I think of the quote "if at first you don't succeed ~ try & try again"....well they say you had to hit rock bottom to pull yourself back up ~ well by joe, I think I've hit that place & am ready to brush myself off & move on... but before I move on there are a few things that I need to straighten out & then its a wide open road for me to journey on...

Here's to your road, may it not have to many bumps or pot holes or detours in your journey call "Life"...

Have a honey of a night ~ sweet dreams!

Marlene aka Mizz Bee

hAPpY tHAnKsGiViNG...

Totally different way of spending thanksgiving this year... first I woke up at 4am so that I would be on time to meet my friend Kecia of Lemoncholoy to go off on a treasure hunt at the Columbus Flea Market... Temperature wise it was cold, but finding some most reasonable goodies was hot... I think we both came home with a fair amount of goodies for an early morning of adventure...thanks Kecia for asking me along, I had a grand time...

Then the rest of the day was just chilling with my pup boyz & hanging at home.... I know that the holiday is all about family, and it is ~ but its also about giving thanks... I felt that I needed time with myself that I don't have much of... honestly being by myself didn't make me feel bitter or sad... it gave me time to reflect what has gone past in this year of 2010. How certain decisions produce different out comes, & how God & life can surprise you...

Celebrating by myself gave me the opportunity to experiment a little with one or two of the dishes that I ate which was a good thing... I feel that you could be in a crowd of people and feel alone but you can be on your own and not feel alone... I hope that made sense... Life is definitely too short whether you're 102 or 22 ~ you need to bee in that moment & just enjoy the ride that God has provided for you...

I wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving & many blessings 2...


Grace Peace & joy
Marlene

bEe sErENdIPiToUS bOoTh...2 bEe oR nOt 2 bEe

By joe, I've think I've got it... the mojo of assembling & creating an eye catching booth... I've been having fun lately getting treasures & goodies for my small booth in Monmouth Antique Shoppes...

You can see my the variety of things that I have it my booth that I LOVE collecting and making little scenes with the treasures I find...if you look to your right I have your 40's 50's vintage kitschy kitchen items... then to your left I the shabby chic bedroom and front and center is your cottagey sitting area...

I tried to mix but at the same time I tried to pull everything together... you can kind of say that I have a little of "I Love Lucy" meets "Laverne & Shirley" going on in my booth... well I hope you like my tiny little place I call "Home away from Home".... come & visit, stay & chat, & have a cup of tea or a little gin ~ make yourself at home...

Please feel free to leave a suggestion or two, or what you like or dislike about the booth ~ I would greatly appreciate all of your comments...

Well I'm going to call it a night...I hope you enjoyed your stay... please stop by again...now I'm off to read & dream of more ideas for my spot I call "HOME"...

Have a honey of a night ~ sweet dreams!

Marlene aka Mizz Bee

xox

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"hOnEY cOmB cOTtaGe" ~ there's No place like HOME...

Hello... wanted to stop by and say "HI!" A lot has been going on the past couple of weeks, that has me in tornado ~ swirling & swirling & swirling me around...not in a disaster type of way, but in a good way.

One of the events that started this tornado was "Art is....You ~ theme ""Wickedly Good""" hosted by two great gals by the names of Sallianne & Ellen... I had the opportunity to create & make new friends...but you see these were not the only things that would happen to me ...I was blessed by Ellen & Sallianne... they beelieve in this gal's DREAM ~ Mine!! "hONeY cOmB cOTtaGe" woooo hooo... they named my dream as their next year's charitable event...not only was I shocked I was dazed and didn't realized until HOURS later what was presented to me...it BLEW my mind away.. there is no words to express the gratitude that I have in my heart... not only am I excited I am scared too ~ this is a totally new journey for me that I've been dreaming about for a long time... now its here & I am in awe...

Once I compose my thoughts...I will be back to write about all the other blessings that have been placed in my path by God... all I can say is I am TRULY BLESSED in sooo many ways...

Off to bed... to dream ... you never know when one might come true...may all your dreams come true!

Have a honey of a night ~ sweet dreams

Grace Peace Joy & many blessings 2 U

Marlene aka Mizz (Honey) Bee

Top Hat Derby Hop...Hats Off to Everyone

I joined in on something that looks like its going to be a lot of fun. It's the "TOP HAT DERBY HOP" at Kecia ~ Lemoncholy's blOZ. Go a HEAD and stop by and sign up... Hit the Top Hat Button on the right & go directly to Lemoncholy's blOZ ~ tell Kecia that Marlene sent you...

Toodles!

Marlene xo

Good Day & Thanks for Stopping By ~ Let Me Introduce Myself

Welcome ...Welcome, please do stop in....

I've been away for awhile so I would like to re~introduce myself, my name is Marlene aka Mizz (Honey) Bee.... haven't kept in the touch with the blOZ world in quite some time. Life seem to get in the way and I didn't have time to write about it. So much has happen since my last blOZ, I don't know where to begin. Let's say that there has been tears, cheers & new paths on the horizon for me. Some of you have inquired, why there hasn't been any posts and I just couldn't pin point the reason other than "life happen".

Some of you might say, why now? why start back at this time ~ well you see I've met a faboulus group of gals in the past year. They have become my artist buds & much more....two in particular are my friends Sallianne & Ellen of "Art is ....You" Sal & Ellen are 2 crazy gals that enjoy life & art they have started a FABULOUS group that get together to create art... it's like being in pre-school again & being aloud to play with scissors & all the other fun objects that you were told NO back then... These 2 gals are going to have an event this "Columbus Day Weekend" & its called "Wicked Good" ~ based on the book/musical "Wicked" & to boot they are also having an auction with the art retreat for a great foundation called "Baby Face Foundation" its for a GREAT cause... Well I decided to donate a piece of art to this auction ~ her name is "TinDo aka DotTin"... Okay, okay let me get to the point ~ my name is on the list of artistic people that are donating pieces & when you click on their name it goes to their blOZ/web site.... Well you see for some reason mine is going the Red Bank Antiques Center, which I don't even belong too .... That's when I said "Marlene you're not "RBAC" you're "Bee Serendipitous" so go out there & fix that gosh darn ~ start blOZzing & get your butt into gear to be entering more ~ that's the truth & I'm sticking to it & that's all I saying" Now I off to let Sallianne know to change my location of my name so that I can have you all over again...and sit me, have a spot of tea & blOZ with me....

Well I off.... to accomplish much more so that I can tell you all about... Happy trails to you until we meet again....

Toodles Noodles...Have a honey of a day!

Grace Peace & many blessings 2 U

Marlene xo ;)