Greetings, all!

Thank you for taking time to come here and see what I have to say to both kin & coordinator. We know your time is precious, as is ours, and we appreciate your interest in us and our bizzy-ness!

First, a few words of gratitude to those who have helped become what we are to date. I know it would bee a longer, harder road without your supportive assistance, and so we must, in all fairness, take some time to let you know just what you mean to me, and Blessed Bee! ~Illuminations~.

Master Duffield, (aka Eric Davis), my handsome & devoted Alpha-Drone, partner in love, life, & bee sides death: I know not enough words or ways to thank you for all you are to me! Your kindness in all it's forms, like loving support and consistent encouragement, as well as your physical, technical, and financial assistance have been invaluable!! It is my dream that this bizzy-ness will someday reap enough bounty that you can take a much needed and very permanent rest from the corporate dog kennel!! Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! You mean the world to me and you do have the patience of a saint, or maybe a mad man. Either way, I love you, Beast!! Blessed Be sacred consort! May we be in bliss, 2-gather!!

Parade, (aka Russ Granger), most talented & committed Beta-Drone, and WebMaster Extrodinare: You are a genius! Not just for your exquisite taste and exceptional design abilities, but because you are very much on the path of self-enlightenment, and always a joy to bee with! I love every minute we spend 2-gather and hope we will have a full life of fun adventures, gentle awakenings, and warm friendship, as we have done so far. Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! I love you, dearly, and know that I am blessed to have you in my life!!

Mistress Ami, (aka Amy Pitsker), mon ami and most helpful assistant: I have been most blessed by your presence and support in my life! I'm very grateful for your helping hands, loving encouragement, and sisterly friendship. Not to mention, that our paths keep leading us to live near one another. Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! Your compassion has always made my darkest days seem lighter!!

Mom (aka Nancy Papa), my mother, my teacher, and a Mistress of Many Crafts: Without your love, gentle instruction, and superior talents as an artist, I don't think I'd be the creative bee-ing I am today. The things I think I'm best at, I know I learned from you! Your strength, independence, and firm belief in the power of feminine energy have been the backbone for my belief in myself and the power I possess as a woman. Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! Your lessons have been invaluable, and I am still learning them.
Blessed Be, Mom. I love you!

Dad (aka Joseph Papa), my father, my teacher, and a Master of Many Talents: Without your love, gentle guidance, and superior talents as a provider, I don't think I'd have all the opportunities and abilities I have today. It's your insistence that I can do and should always try "my best" that have made it possible for me to pursue my own path, no matter where it might lead and how many turns it might take. It is your appreciation of Mom, and the belief that women have something just as valuable to contribute, that has helped me believe I could do whatever I set out to achieve. Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! May the world become more balanced with men who posses your exceptional ability to love, cherish, and support a woman's endeavor and the right to choose what is best for herself.
Blessed Be, Dad. I love you!

All the Vim-kin (Rick, D, Chelsea, Matt, & Rich), Mz. B (Benjin Shields), my cousin - Tracy (Tracy Glenn), Ron Ochoa (Ron~E), Mistress Molly (Maurene Drew), Sir Eaton Blackheart (Bil Woodford), The McLicker Sisters & Clan, Ryan (the crazy Scottsman in a kilt and another reliable Beta-Drone), Hiedi Finolli, and Diana - who were some of my first customers or the recipients of Blessed Bee! ~Illuminations~ as gifts or in trade for their talents and assistance. Without your interest in these candlez, your praise, and compliments, as well as your feedback as to what was working, and what wasn't, I don't think I would have tried to make a bizzy-ness out of it, but rather just kept them to myself and my kin. May we all be more illuminated for your involvement! Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! You help me to feel & gift me with the chance to see the crossroads. I'll meet you there again, & a-gain, & a-gaia-n!!

Also to all the friends, family, and those wonderful people I meet along the way, but have been too bizzy and self involved lately to pay them the time of day and give them back the love and support that they deserve. If you've found your way here, I hope you know who you are. My deepest apologies! It's my dream that this endeavor will help me to become a better person to bee with and that the focus I have had to pay to this project will benefit us all, as well as be less time and energy consuming in the near future. I miss you all. Bee-sides, a Goddess cannot live in Her light alone, but becomes something more when She is Illuminated by those She is surrounded with. Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
The patience you've shown is cherished!!

And last, but definitely, not least, to those future customers and clients, who want Blessed Bee! ~Illuminations~ in their life, home, or store. Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! I hope you will always be pleased with our product, and if not, that you will feel that you can let us know what we can be doing better.
Your illumination is our guiding light!

Blessed Be & Blessed Bee!

With love,

Queen E. Bee
(aka ~elan papa)