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Written by Marian Platt
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Monday, 01 February 2010 00:00 |
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Something very important happens every February 2 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. That is the day when Punxsutawney Phil, the legendary groundhog, comes out of his warm home. If he sees his shadow he knows that there will be six more weeks of cold weather and he will hurry back inside.
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Written by Marian Platt
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Friday, 01 January 2010 00:00 |
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Tis January—a new year and a new beginning. At various times and places, the start of a new year has been assigned to harvest time, the winter solstice (December 21), the summer solstice (June 21), the autumnal equinox (September 21) and the vernal equinox (March 21). The Romans were the first to designate January 1 as New Year’s Day, and today the first day of the first month of the world’s universal calendar is January 1.
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Written by Marian Platt
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Tuesday, 01 December 2009 00:00 |
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December already! Many of us have already awakened to find a frost has covered the grass like a silver shawl. It has run icy fingers over the nasturtium beds and has turned the dahlias black, leaving the wild blackberry vines frosted purple. Shouldn’t have been a surprise. Winter is only a couple of weeks away and you can taste and smell it now in the chilly air.
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Written by Marian Platt
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Sunday, 01 November 2009 00:00 |
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“And the dead leaves lie huddled and still, no longer blown hither and thither; the last lone aster is gone; the flowers of the witch-hazel wither.” — Robert Frost
The November winds roar across the prairies. The trees bend and sway and their red and golden leaves whirl away. The glowing fall foliage quickly changes and is soon gone.
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Written by Marian Platt
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Thursday, 01 October 2009 00:00 |
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Autumn is a restful time of the year. It is silent and lazy and beautiful. The trees have donned their richest garments of gold and scarlet, but here and there an emerald green tree will remind us that summer was only yesterday.
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Written by Marian Platt
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Tuesday, 01 September 2009 00:00 |
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The only thing that rivals the scenery in the Pacific Northwest is the food. The Pacific Northwest has a style all its own—it’s called “Northwest Cuisine.” It is rooted in the area’s rich natural resources. The Native Americans—the Makahs, Quinaults, Skagits, Chehallis, Puyallups, S’Klallam—made it part of their traditions. They harvested berries, hunted deer, gathered oysters, raked crab, dug clams and fished salmon.
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Written by Marian Platt
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Saturday, 01 August 2009 00:00 |
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It’s August, and in most places all the heat and humidity are making a jungle out of the backyard and a sauna in the bedroom, so those with RVs are heading out. But whether you are on the road or at home between trips, this is the time of the year to leave your kitchen and grill outside.
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Written by Marian Platt
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009 04:00 |
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July is a fulfilling time of the year. It is the heyday of summer now—the full, warm, robust middle age of the year—and gardens are ripe with produce. Now is when one travels the back roads and stops at the roadside stands to buy vegetables and fruit that have been recently pulled or picked. |
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Written by Marian Platt
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Monday, 01 June 2009 03:00 |
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Fishing season has opened—oh happy day for those fishermen out there who firmly believe what Mark Twain believed, that days spent fishing were not deducted from man’s allotted life span. |
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