Mama is doing very well in her business. I am not sure what
the payout will be, but the engagement has been far more than we anticipated. Mama
is doing six individual, concurrent online parties. That is huge! Several of
those parties have amassed an impressive volume in sales, placing Mama in the top
ten in her group. Her sponsor is very impressed. Mama is still struggling with the
online portion of the business, but her aptitude is growing daily as she helps
others to do what she is doing. It is very encouraging to her. It takes a lot
of time – which she has plenty of – but every contact seems to yield some
encouragement and fosters a great relationship with her hostesses and those she
is sponsoring. It is fun to watch.
Our hives are active but the syrup I have put out for the
bees as a supplemental feed until the flowers are blooming in full force is not
attracting them. I am not sure if I have done something wrong in making the syrup
or making the feeder, but I am a little worried about weakening the hive by not
giving them what they need to survive right now. When they came in the nucs there
was a syrup feeder inside the nuc. I did not take it because I wanted to use
the external feeder versus opening the hive to fill the internal feeder. Now, I
am not sure I made the correct decision. We have ordered some feeders from
Tractor Supply. Those feeders sit in the hive entrance so the bees cannot
easily avoid them. Hopefully, I will be able to pick those up today. We will
eventually figure this out, but for now I am working within a very narrow time
frame to make sure the bees we purchased stay strong and healthy.
We had quite a day fishing yesterday evening. Pastor came over
as well as Alex and Leslie. While pastor and I fished from the boat, they fished
from the bank. Pastor did very well in the two hours we were on the lake. He
caught seven large crappie and three very large bass. I caught two bass and tow
crappie. On one of the poles I was using, the line broke twice. The bass I hooked
each time was huge and the 6-pound line could not handle the load. I am replacing
the line on that reel. For some reason, the lures I had chosen for that trip
were not attracting the fish while the lures pastor was using worked very well.
Pastor’s line broke twice as well, but we still managed to get a good mess of
fish. I will be reoutfitting my rods reverting to the lures I had used
successfully on the past two trips.
Alex and Leslie did not do as well this time as they did
last time. They caught only four fish. They were all good sized, but they were
little disappointed so, I gave them my catch. They were thrilled by that. The
last time they had about twelve or thirteen large fish to share with friends
and family. Alex told me they had a large group over – about ten people – and had
a feast with the fresh fish. Something they are not able to get at the Chinese
Market right now. They will do so again with this catch. Just with a smaller
group. They ended up with ten good sized bass and crappie. Still not a bad evening
on the lake.
As Alex and Leslie pulled into the drive, Pastor and I were
leaving the farm with the boat in the back of his truck. Alex had prepared a fish
for Mama to cook and brought all the necessary flavorings to use in preparing
that fish. Mama started cooking the fresh fish when Pastor and I were back and
unloading the boat. It was so good. Mama and I ate that as a very late dinner.
Late for our culture. It was about 8 pm when we sat down with the fish and a
salad but it was a healthy meal.
Just before Mama and I ate, Ricky called to ask Mama to have
the “teenagers” that were still fishing to lock the gate when they came out. He
was referring to Alex and Leslie. When Mama told him they were or Chinese friends,
he asked that she not tell them he had called them teenagers. I think they
would be happy for the mischaracterization. From the distance, I guess they look
like teenagers. Anyway, he told Mama we need to try the “upper lake”. Ricky
said it had lots more fish and some of the bass are huge in that lake. Another
lake to fish. This just keeps getting better and better. Pastor will be thrilled.
Mama and I will explore the lake this evening. First, we have to find the road
to the lake through the maze of gravel piles on the property. It will be another
fun little adventure. If true, it will allow us to share the lake we are now
fishing with others without worrying about overfishing it.
Praise the Lord!
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