06/17/2026
Long read, but if you like random connections, this is it.
I saw a bumper sticker this week, it said, "We are all connected".
Last year I did a few posts about random connections that ive had since starting this honey farm.
Lets back up til last year before i retired.
I met a gentleman that worked there where i worked, albeit a different dept. In a normal day, our paths would not cross, but on this day, we were both in the cafeteria at the same time. He was real chatty with folks, laughing and generally a positive person. Not sure who engaged first, but i told him a random joke and he laughed uncontrollably. I told him i didnt usually share my funny side with folks i didnt know, so i introduced myself.
I told him that i woke up that morning and thought i was clown....... Because i was feeling funny! 😂
We talked bees a minute, and he told me how he nor his mother had ever tasted honeycomb. The next day i took him a little container with a few sample pieces.
That night as im bottling honey, i get a call. Its him, Stephen. He was over the top about the honeycomb, but moreover, so was his mother. She was so grateful, she made him call me so she could tell me herself how much that small gesture meant to her.
Now, ff 2 years.
I run into KFC to grab a picnic box for a friend who had recently had a death in the family.
The cashier, a young guy, sees my shirt and comments about it being a bee farm. I concurred and gave him a few details which he was genuinely interested in. A very engaging and well-rounded young man.
I told him I'd bring him a bottle by the next day so he could enjoy some fresh raw honey. He quickly replied he'd put some on one of those KFC biscuits.
I missed the next day and the next. Stopped by to see when he was working again and it was yesterday.
I stopped in and presented him with a small bottle of honey, a button and some stickers.
He says, my dad knows you. Im like who is your dad. Hes like hold on ima bout to face time him.
No way! It was Stephen, my guy from 2 years ago. Man what a coincidence.
Like father, like son i suppose.
We chatted a minute and talked about life and retirement, etc.
What a way to come full circle!!!!!
We ARE all connected!!!!!!!!!!!!
