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Did the groundhog see his shadow?

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Alright readers, give me your report. Did the local groundhog in your area see his shadow today or not?

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Confused about ground hog day? Well, it’s said that Groundhog day grew mainly out of a German superstition that if a hibernating animal casts a shadow on February second, the Christian holiday of Candlemas, that winter will last for another six weeks. However, if no shadow is seen it’s said that spring will come early.

We have a few groundhogs here in Ontario that we keep an eye on, on Feb. 2nd. Wiarton Willie is probably Canada’s most famous Groundhog.

For the record. I’m writing this post at 2:15 a.m. February 2nd. Obviously it’s dark out right now. My weathernetwork icon on my desktop says that tomorrow morning will be -9 c (15.8 F) and that it will be partial cloudy with a 30% chance of precipitation.

My prediction based on our warm winter up until mid- January, and the weather conditions for this morning is that our groundhog will NOT see his shadow.

Lets see if I’m right or not.






Want your Amaryllis to grow straight?

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It’s actually pretty simple to make sure that your Amaryllis grows straight. All you have to do is pay attention to it and turn it every so often.

As you probably know, the Amaryllis puts out it’s lovely flowers on a tall stalk. However, just like many other plants, Amaryllis has a tendency to bend towards the source of light.

If you notice that your Amaryllis stalk or stem is starting to bend as it seeks the best source of lighting, simply turn the pot half way. The sun or light source will draw the stem toward it again and the plant will “accidentally” right itself and end up with a straight stem.

Turn your Amaryllis’ vase or pot a quarter or half turn every few days, or at least once a week to keep it straight throughout the growing season.

This is actually a good thing to do with many of your houseplants in order to have full and healthy foliage all the way around the plant.

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It’s a girly thing

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fallmums I know that this site has a good mix of men and women who read it regularly, but it seems that a higher majority of women comment. I’m not sure why that is, but it’s a fact.

Since my female readers are the more vocal of the bunch I thought I’d introduce them to a brand new site called Girly Things. I think the ladies will like this blog.

Angie created this blog as a way to re-learn why being a girl on her own is just plain glorious. Her blog talks about life from a womans point of view and discusses many of the simple pleasures that we take for granted – like joy of having freshly shaved legs. Read the post- you’ll understand.

As I said the site is very young but I think it has a good future.

If you have a site that’s for Women Only, or one that is written more from a womans point of view rather than a general point of view go on over and introduce yourself.

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