bells and bees

  This week its all about hobbies! Tessa joins her mom for a bell-ringing class, and Mike shows us just how collecting honey can be about a lot more than having a sweet tooth.     The bells by Tessa Crozier  “And you don't pull the rope hard; you pull it gently, but firmly, and get a feel for when it's about to leave on its journey around the frame” As the years pass,  our parents might get more time to take on new hobbies. You know - gardening, mahjong, reformer pilates, ceramics. When Tessa’s mum retired, she got really into…bellringing. Tessa takes us up into the bell tower.   Producer: Tessa Crozier  Supervising Producers: Zacha Rosen, Felicity Weaver, Mel Bakewell  Interviewee: Jeanne Crozier   100 Jars of Honey by Mike Williams Mike’s dad is really into bees. He started a curious collection of honey. In this story, Mike cracks the lid on the collection and offers us a taste.   Written, produced and performed by Mike Williams.  This story was originally performed as part of a live storytelling night All The Best held at the State Library of New South Wales as part of the series The Library That Made Me.   Support ATB If you love what we do, you can donate to the show to support the next generation of audio storytellers. Head to https://allthebestradio.com/donate    to make a tax deductible donation before EOFY.   All The Best Credits Host: Gabriella Accaria Executive Producer: Melanie Bakewell Programming & Community Coordinator: Catarina Fraga Matos  Production Manager: Kwame Slusher Digital Trainee: Imogen Brosnan  Mixed & Compiled: Emma Higgins  Theme Music composed by Shining Bird Special shout-out to all our volunteersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.