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The Bees Knees

December 29, 2021 by Kelsi

The thing about Honey B is that she really is the bees knees. I admire Honey B’s spontaneous nature, her silly demeanor, and when she sets her mind on something she won’t let anything get in the way. Honey B decided that yesterday front room 7 did not need to be cleaned. She was kind of right as it really just had toys and a lot of paper, just the way she likes it. However, today I really wanted to clean it for not just Honey B, but for Mave and Willy B too. It didn’t look promising at first, but eventually she shifted over for us.

Honey B in front room 7, just the way she likes it:

After all the front rooms were cleaned we handed Honey B and Mave extra rolls of wrapping paper from their Christmas party!

Mave was very pleased about this!

I will leave you with one last Honey Bees photos.

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  1. Nancy D says

    December 29, 2021 at 5:26 pm

    I love the pictures of those two silly girls.

  2. Cindy says

    December 29, 2021 at 5:41 pm

    it’s the small things…….

  3. Kathleen says

    December 29, 2021 at 7:52 pm

    I think you just coined a new phrase : “The Honey Bees Knees”! I am happy to hear Honey B moved so you could clean the room for everyone (even if Honey B did work very hard to get everything exactly as she liked it). Looks like the rolls of wrapping paper were a hit with Mave. These photos show just how marvelous Mave is. Too funny…

  4. Marcie says

    December 29, 2021 at 8:43 pm

    Both managed to get their message to you about the whole cleaning inconvience, one positive, the other not so much. Funny.

  5. Tobin says

    December 29, 2021 at 8:44 pm

    Ah, Honey Beezus. This Sunday, the N.Y. Times magazine ran its annual, last-issue-of-the-year, “The Lives They Lived” edition. Among those remembered was Beverly Cleary (1916-2021); the article mentioned how both the author and her character Ramona (the Pest) had a sister named Beatrice or, as her name was pronounced by their younger selves, “Beezus”. I immediately thought of the Sanctuary’s resident interior designer. I trust that, after the Bee’s Knees vacated Room 7, when she returned that she did not find it imperative to take a scrub-brush to attend to any spots on the floor which the humans may have neglected to attend to in their janitorial duties.

    Or did she?

    • Kathleen says

      December 30, 2021 at 10:58 am

      In reference to the NYT’s article you mentioned, the story about the death of gorilla Ndakasi brought me to my knees. I didn’t know about her passing until I read it in this piece.

      • Paulette says

        December 30, 2021 at 3:19 pm

        oh…I didn’t know either. Feels like a ton of bricks on my chest. i’m so very sad with you Kathleen.

  6. Linda C says

    December 29, 2021 at 10:51 pm

    ahahaha, Kelsi, where JB says “obstinate” you say “determined”!

    Hope you guys are all staying warm! I heard about the last few days. brrrr! just grab one of those blankets!

  7. Elaine Reininger says

    December 30, 2021 at 3:18 am

    Such a funny post. The hand through the paper is what really got me. Thanks for starting my day off with a smile..

    • Linda C says

      December 30, 2021 at 3:48 pm

      Happy new year, Elaine!

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