Archive for 'Miss Bee Haven' Category

My Year of Disruption/ Jan. 10, 2010

By kara - Last updated: Sunday, January 10, 2010

I haven’t blogged for quite some time, so I have decided to blog every Sunday for the year 2010, no matter where I am or what I am doing. I will be calling this my sundaysermonsblog.com. I hate New Year’s Resolutions, so I didn’t set one. I did decide that my theme …

Chocolate cake is yummy – So is life!!

By kara - Last updated: Saturday, October 17, 2009

I just ate a big, fat corner piece (with frosting on 3 sides) of Magleby’s famous-In-Utah chocolate cake, courtesy of my friend Jason. Wow, am I stuffed! There is something about indulging on a fattening, rich dessert that gives satisfaction to the soul. Mind you, I am not a pig that snarfs …

Times and Seasons are always changing

By kara - Last updated: Friday, August 21, 2009

Times and Seasons By Miss Bee Haven The last few hot, sultry nights I have spent falling asleep with a song imbedded in my head.  It is the famous song from the Byrds, sung in 1965, “To everything, turn, turn, turn, there is a season, turn, turn, turn, as I toss and turn, turn, turn, [...]

A Lifetime Love Affair

By kara - Last updated: Thursday, July 30, 2009
Ben and Billie Loader in their parlor

Ben and Billie Loader of Utah County, have been married for 60 years.  They married not long after World War II.   The Loaders have been collectors and lovers of antiques for almost as long.  The whole deal started when they went on a picnic with some friends near Eureka, Utah.  Their friends were busy cutting [...]

Stupid things people say

By kara - Last updated: Saturday, July 25, 2009

When someone walks into my antique store and says, “Wow, there are a lot of old things in here.”  My answer;  “Yes m’am, there are.”  What I really want to say;  “You are so observant.  That is why it is called an ANTIQUE STORE!”

Fixit: Cleaning pad not good for counters

By Donnie - Last updated: Tuesday, July 7, 2009
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Q: I used a “Magic Eraser” on my granite countertop and it appears that I rubbed off the glossy finish. Is there anything I can do to repair the finish or do I need to have a professional look at it? A: Uh-oh. Those magic cleaning pads — they just use water, no detergent or [...]