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[lismooty]

This site helpfully tells me it's been 38 weeks since my last update.  It really doesn't seem that long, but LJ has no reason to lie to me, right?

Anyway,  much has happened, most of it recently!  First, my medical and security clearances finally came through at the end of September and I was placed as # 17 of 102 on the register of people that will

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[rjhatl]

Congratulations twice over!

[lismooty]

thank you!

[rjhatl]

So, looking at your photos, I take it the beekeeping is going well? I meant to ask you about that but forgot..

[lismooty]

So far so good! The hive lived through its first winter, and then I harvested about a gallon of honey this summer. Right now they seem to be having a varroa mite problem, so they're getting dosed with a miticide called Apilife Var. I keep figuring out what I should have been doing three weeks ago, but so far that hasn't killed them.

[thebaronofmspg]

OMG! That is so awesome! Big hug!

[lismooty]

thank you!

[mspgs2]

wow.. very very cool.. congrats...

DC is so nice in spring/early summer.

[lismooty]

thank you! I'm really looking forward to living in DC.

[mspgs2]

i lived in the area till about age 7...

i have fond memories of alexandria and norfolk.

NoVa gets decent winter weather if you like snow.

I had not been back there till a few years ago when I tried to go to the cherry blossom festival in the spring. No blossoms.. too cold.. late winter but I really like DC.

Now eastern Maryland reminds me so much of the deep south, which is nice when you are so close to yankee territory.

[cscottd]

Congrats! and Congrats!