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    From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Sat Sep 24 07:30:10 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Dog Days
    These are the hottest and most unhealthy days of the year. Also known as Canicular Days, the name derives from the Dog Star, Sirius. The traditional timing of Dog Days is the 40 days beginning July 3 and ending August 11, coinciding with the heliacal (at sunrise) rising of Sirius.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +5C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (21:3/110)
  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Sun Sep 25 07:30:02 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Cornscateous Air
    First used by the old almanac makers, this term signifies warm, damp air. Though it signals ideal climatic conditions for growing corn, it also poses a danger to those affected by asthma, pneumonia, and other respiratory problems.

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    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (21:3/110)
  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Mon Sep 26 07:30:08 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Midsummer Day
    June 24. Although it occurs near the summer solstice, to the farmer this day
    is the midpoint of the growing season, halfway between planting and harvest
    and an occasion for festivity. The English church considered it a "Quarter Day," one of the four major divisions of the liturgical year. It also marks
    the feast day of St. John the Baptist.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +9C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (21:3/110)
  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Tue Sep 27 07:31:00 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Three Chilly Saints
    Mamertus, Pancras, and Gervais were three early Christian saints. Because
    their feast days, on May 11, 12, and 13, respectively, are traditionally cold, they have come to be known as the Three Chilly Saints. An old French saying goes: "St. Mamertus, St. Pancras, and St. Gervais do not pass without
    a frost."

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +11C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (21:3/110)
  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Wed Sep 28 07:30:14 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Plough Monday
    The first Monday after Epiphany and Plough Sunday was so called because it was the day that men returned to their plough, or daily work, at the end of the Christmas holiday. It was customary for farm laborers to draw a plough through the village, soliciting money for a "plough-light," which was kept burning in the parish church all year. In some areas, the custom of blessing the plough
    is maintained.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +10C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (21:3/110)
  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Thu Sep 29 07:30:10 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Sunrise/Sunset
    The visible rising and setting of the Sun's upper limb across the unobstructed horizon of an observer whose eyes are 15 feet above ground level.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Overcast +9C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (21:3/110)
  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Fri Sep 30 07:30:14 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Sun Fast/Slow
    When a sundial reading is behind (slow) or ahead of (fast) clock time.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +5C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (21:3/110)