Sweet Honey Bee came into our lives on February 1, 2015. We rescued her from the Williamson County Animal Shelter. I had said 'good bye' to my sweet Charlie in September 2014. I thought I would need to wait a long while before I was ready for another fur baby, but the loneliness overcame me, and when we went searching that Sunday afternoon, we found our sweetheart in a small kennel, looking oh so sad and forlorn. I almost missed my chance to adopt her, as another family had their eye on her also. But as fate would have it, I had her in my arms when they showed up that day. I just couldn't let her go, so she became our Honey Bee. She is sometimes naughty and sometimes nice. She hardly ever chews on anything now, after chewing up various and sundry items at the outset. She is sometimes very stubborn. When she puts her head down and refuses to make eye contact, watch out! Most likely, she is planning to make a run for the creek or down the road, instead of coming to the house when called. She loves bacon, oinkies, cheese, and eggs...not so much dog food.
Ricky and I, and Hondo and Honey Bee share this beautiful life on Oatmeal Creek. We have adventures together in the Ranger, work in the yard and garden, go swimming in the creek, and enjoy the views from the back porch together. Hondo and Honey Bee play 'Tag, You're It" when the fancy strikes them. Smiles and tummy rubs are the events of the day.
There was a time in my life when I despaired of ever feeling content. When loved ones died, and Charlie died, when my mother died, loneliness seemed my lot. Don't get me wrong, I miss my loved ones, sometimes the pain takes my breathe..the deaths and near misses. But the gentle life here in this beautiful place, with love surrounding me, has nurtured the contentment to grow. I'm not sure I have ever felt content before, my life has been marked more by a restless spirit. Now, in my later life, I welcome contentment and gentle days that have blossomed on Oatmeal Creek.
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