Photo: French vintage scrapbook. The little girl exclaims, "Poor little bees!"
Well I’ll "BEE" darn this is a very hard crowd to sting! Marita guessed it within minutes, and many of you followed suit with the right answer. Marita said, "A French bee trap… Fill it up with some sweeten liquid and the bees will be attracted to it."
Sad but true. It is a trap for bees. I have never seen a bee trapped inside of one. Though many of you suggested using it for a lantern…now there is a good idea! Next time I see one I’m going to buy it, and use it as a lantern in the garden.
photo: French vintage scrapbook. I know there is a fish inside, or maybe a fairy!
Then again there was a number of you who thought along the creative sweet side. Some of the responses called the "bee trap," a fairy trap, a dream catcher, an Evil spirit or bad witch catcher, or to use as a fish bowl, or as a vase to hang by one’s bedside. Clever, tender ideas, full of whimsical imagination. I like that sort of stuff, does it show?
Kas, said, "Little girls carry them, illuminated with fireflies (lightening bugs), across fields of lavender, late at night, on their annual journey to sleep beneath the summer stars."
photo: French vintage scrapbook: Romance swarms.
Jolene added, "Well, the consensus seems to be a TRAP of some sort. If I had one – could I use it to capture a French Husband?"
Sure why not, as long as you don’t ask him to use it as a urinal like Shabby suggested!
photo: French vintage scrapbook: Little farmer girl.
Let me tell you "Milk," seemed to be the leader after bees, candle holder, and fairies. Okay, low on the list, but still after nearly 90 response it held its place as a breast shield, or as a breast pump, and as something to separate the cream from the whey.
Mari-Nancy pumped out a funny one with her answer, "For catching milk, one udder at a time.."
Now that was a cheeky answer, wasn’t it?!
photo: Vintage French scrap book…see the little dot on the right side of her shoulder? That is a bee. Yes it is!
The winners are:
Marita, who was the first to say it was a bee trap. The next winner for the most original, (oh such a tough call… your answers were all brilliant…!!) goes to Kas. Who suggested that the bee traps were used as a lantern to hold fireflies!
Thank you for playing along. Your guesses and comments add enormously to Tongue in Cheek! XXX (and neither the "Bee traps," nor the "XXX" stand for Barbie’s Moonshine:))
Note: For the real bee problem go here.
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