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'What are you going to grow this year ?
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Ommas-Aarden Heirloom Seed*
Now has a facebook page !

We've got to get ourselves back to the Garden.
Step by step seed saving instructions come with each packet.

Available through
my online store
Perpetual Lunar Gardening Calendar 2011/2012
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If
Rudyard Kipling

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If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!'

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
' Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch,
if neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!
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Tughillcam's 'Cast & Almanac

............................ Wednesday, January 26, 2012... ......Sunrise - 7:26 am -- Sunset - 5:04 pm...............

6:10 pm

30 degrees

Day 26 of 2012

Winter Weather Advisory
Hazardous Weather Outlook
We are getting snow now, but it's supposed'ta do all kinds of stuff before daybreak.
Rain turns back to snow tomorrow afternoon. Various chances of snow dominate the
week- it might be clear by Tuesday, then maybe again on Thursday, and once again,
Wednesday reaches above freezing.... so far.

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The Universe is unfolding as it should. Take Care.

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When a voice in your ear, speaks of faith, not of fear,
and tells you to go be a doer... Give heed to the voice that makes
Love your first choice, and throw protocol down the sewer. - Johnny Hart's BC 1989

 

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My View From the Top
by Mrs. Gomer Hill
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Thursday, January 26, 2012, 8:00 a.m.
28 degrees, calm, overcast, fog

About a half inch of sugary snow showed up overnight, but won’t stick around for long,
as there is freezing rain in the forecast for later, and regular rain on the way tomorrow. It
is nice to see the meadows once again looking wintry under a gleaming blanket of white,
and on a foggy morning like this the entire view holds a high polish, a radiant luster that
brightens the countryside as well as our spirits. There are two big local snowmobile
events planned for the weekend, a snowcross in Boonville at the Oneida County Fair-
ground, http://www.boonvillesnowfestival.com/, and a snowmobile hill climb at Snow
Ridge Ski Resort. Both places have been making snow, but if the temperature warms
up too much the ice track in Boonville may suffer a bit of a meltdown. I hope these
two events draw big crowds; our local stores, lodgings, and restaurants could use
a good financial boost from out-of-towners. The sky seems to be brightening
a bit, and the fog is slowly dissolving into thin air. I think this might be
a good opportunity to see if this little smidge of snow is skiable.
Have a great day,
Daisy

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Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock,
which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft,
and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard.
This is another paradox: what is soft is strong- Lao-Tzu (600 B.C.)
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- Almanac -
Top of Lewis County, over 2100 ft. (Gomer Hill, The Summit of Lewis County)
Elevation here - 1400 ft.

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January is the first month of the year in the
Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months
with the length of 31 days. January begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of
Capricorn and ends
in the sign of
Aquarius. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of Sagittarius and
ends in the constellation of
Capricornus. January is named for Janus, the god of doors and gateways in
Roman mythology.The first day of the month is known as
New Year's Day. In the pagan wheel of the year,
January ends at or near to
Imbolc in the northern hemisphere and Lughnasadh in the southern hemisphere.
January begins on the same day of the week as October in common years and April and July in leap years.
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Totals
".50 Snow yesterday through this morning
"22.70 ~ Snow for January
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Snow 2011/2012 season
"57.00
".30/October - "8.75/November - "18.90/December
Snow Season Totals
147.00/'10- '11
"128.32/'09-'10 ~ 216.10 - '08-09 ~ 195.05/'07-'08 ~ "205.75/'06-'07 ~ 151.92/ '05-'06 ~
153.65" /'04- 05' ~ 225.15" /'03- '04 ~ 235.25"/'02-'03.~ 208.25"/'01-'02 ~ 247.40"/'00-'01
not counting this year... average snowfall here the last 11 years is "192.17

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moon phases


- Full Moon - February 7
Big Winter Moon, Horning Moon, Hunger Moon, Ice Moon, Red Cleansing Moon,
Storm Moon, Quickening Moon, Wild Moon, Makes Branches Fall In Pieces Moon,
Sucker Moon, Frost Sparkling in the Sun Moon, Long Dry Moon, Bone Moon
Purification Moon

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- New Moon - February 21

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We are what we think.
All that we are, arises with our thoughts.
With our thoughts we make the world.

Speak or act with a pure mind
And happiness will follow you
As your shadow, unshakable.

How can a troubled mind understand the way ?
Your worst enemy cannot harm you
as much as your own thoughts unguarded.

But once mastered,
No one can help you as much,
Not even your father or your mother.
Buddha
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That very last little bit -- not even your father or mother -- tells us something that we often forget;
we are born in love. Our parents love us, even if they don't do it perfectly or even well enough to mark
our lives in any positive way. It was a spark of love, of warmth and desire, that brought us onto this plane.
It's love that defines us even if that is not our experience, here. It's the energy that lifts us, assists us,
heals us -- and we are on a mission to love ourselves back into the garden, all together, hand in hand. - Eric
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Sometimes, it is OK for things to be less than OK.
We have, in our minds, an unrealistic expectation.
We think everything ought to be perfect. If it isn't, we figure we must be doing something wrong.
But we live on a planet where nothing is without fault. Nothing.... and nobody !
What counts, in the end, is not how you manage to make things right.
It's how you manage to live with the fact that some things will always be a bit wrong.

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it's time to stop giving yourself lame excuses to not
make love, make art or make a difference. - Eric

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A Sioux Indian Story
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The Creator gathered all of Creation and said,
"I want to hide something from the humans until they are ready for it.
It is the realization that they create their own reality."

The eagle said, "Give it to me, I will take it to the moon."
The Creator said, "No. One day they will go there and find it."

The salmon said, "I will bury it on the bottom of the ocean."
"No. They will go there too."

The buffalo said, "I will bury it on the Great Plains."
The Creator said, "They will cut into the skin of the Earth
and find it even there."

Grandmother Mole, who lives in the breast of Mother Earth,
and who has no physical eyes but sees with spiritual eyes, said,
"Put it inside of them."

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  The Organic Green Revolution (pdf)
Genetically modified crops which have been linked to
65 health risks and long-term health care costs.

 

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Native American Code of Ethics:

Rise with the sun to pray. Pray alone. Pray often.
The Great Spirit will listen, if only you speak.
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Be tolerant of those who are lost on their path.
Ignorance, conceit, jealousy, and greed stem from a lost soul.
Pray that they will find guidance.
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Search for yourself, by yourself.
Do not allow others to make your path for you.
It is your road and yours alone.
Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.
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Treat the guests in your home with much consideration.
Serve them the best food, give them the best bed,
and treat them with respect and honor.
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Do not take what is not yours,
whether from a person, a community, the wilderness,
or from a culture.  It was not earned nor given.
It is not yours.
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Respect all things that are placed upon this earth,
whether it be people or plant.

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Honor other people’s thoughts, wishes, and words.
Never interrupt another or mock or rudely mimic them.
Allow each person the right to personal expression.
Never speak of others in a bad way.
The negative energy that you put out into
the universe will multiply when it returns to you.
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All persons make mistakes,
and all mistakes can be forgiven.
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Bad thoughts cause illness of the mind, body, and spirit.
 Practice optimism.
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Nature is not FOR us, it is a PART of us.
It is part of your worldly family.
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Children are the seeds of our future.
Plant love in their hearts and water them
with wisdom and life’s lessons.
When they are grown, give them space to grow.
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Avoid hurting the hearts of others.
The poison of your pain will return to you.
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Be truthful at all times.
Honesty is the test of one’s will within this universe.
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Keep yourself balanced.
Your Mental self, Spiritual self, Emotional self, and
Physical Self - all need to be strong, pure, and healthy.
 Work out the body to strengthen the mind.
Grow rich in spirit to cure emotional ails.
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Make conscious decisions as to who you
will be and how you will react.
Be responsible for your own actions.
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Respect the privacy and personal space of others.
Do not touch the personal property of others -
especially sacred and religious objects.
This is forbidden.
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Be true to yourself first.
You cannot nurture and help others if
you cannot nurture and help yourself first.
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Respect others’ religious beliefs.
Do not force your belief on others.
Share your good fortune with others.
Participate in charity.

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Disclaimer: This website is not an official weather website. I call conditions as I see them.
I get road conditions from the people I ask that have been out there driving in it.
I've been doing this for over 10 years for fun & education and to inform.
The rain gauge is official Lewis County Cooperative Extention issue,
since we track rain for Locust Grove in the township of Leyden.

 

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