Red velvet cake was a must growing up in my house. It was the cake of choice for graduations, birthdays, you name it. I just baked one. What are we celebrating? Juneteenth! Juneteenth has always been an important part of…
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A few years ago, I bonded with a 5-year-old boy. He’s a family friend, so I’d already adored him, but then I started working with him while I was in grad school. Christmas came along and he wanted to get…
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“I met Cassie a few years ago in Austin when a group of us were gathered to celebrate a best friend’s birthday. I remember we all went out to explore the South Congress Avenue area and we went to this…
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The other day, I was inspired by a little girl where I live who had organized a collection drive for our local food pantry to seek out other kids who are working to make their world a better place, starting…
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“Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them.” – Lady Bird Johnson I have a rule: I never, ever pass a lemonade stand if I’m walking by. I will slurp down (or at least sip) any…
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Michaela. You might see that name signed on the bottom of a lot of posts. Who’s Michaela? She’s the founder of The Modern Bee. She’s nostalgic but progressive. She’s the “quilting bee” hostess. She’s the one who wanted to create…
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The Modern Bee is a community that highlights the experiences of many and how they collectively play a role in shaping the richness and diversity of the quilt of life. Lately, given everything making headlines these days, I’ve found myself…
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“I know the world is bruised and bleeding, and though it is important not to ignore its pain, it is also critical to refuse to succumb to its malevolence. Like failure, chaos contains information that can lead to knowledge—even wisdom….
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“I am lucky enough to know Shannon because my sister was lucky enough to have met her while studying abroad in Paris. As the pesky, younger sister, I jumped on an opportunity to come along on dates with Shannon and…
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Clearly, after spending some time recently with author Fiona Davis, we’ve been in a New York (City) state of mind. Since our presence there at present time is literally in our minds, we figured we’d do a round up of…
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Last week, inspired by Fiona Davis‘ New York City-centric historical fiction novels, we went on a literary inspired tour of the east side of Manhattan. This week, we’re headed across Central Park for a literary tour of the west side,…
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This week, we welcomed Fiona Davis to the circle at The Modern Bee. In case you missed the conversation (which you can check out here), Fiona is a bestselling author whose historical fiction novels are based in New York City….
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