Imbolc Valentine Moon This last week was a bust as far as Latin or the book. It was spent in the emotional […]
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Beltane Waxing Last Frost Moon Deciding to take a gamble on the weather, with the aid of the forecasters, Kate planted some frost sensitive plants today: coleus, especially. She also planted artemisia, Jacob’s Ladder, alyssum and purple wave petunias. Mark weeded. Meanwhile I was in St. Paul doing my next to last session with Leslie. […]
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Spring Waxing Flower Moon Hmmm. Wax. Bees wax, or, propolis as it is properly called. I just did a mid-April reversal of the top two hive boxes per the Minnesota bee-keeping method for a cold climate. This involved taking out each frame, examining it–even though I’m still a bit uncertain about what I’m seeing–putting it […]
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Spring Waning Seed Moon Kate’s home for a four day weekend. She needs the rest. I hope she will take it easy, though she wants to do garage sale related things. I’m not sure what that means and I worry about her taking care of herself. I have a tour of China for Chinese language […]
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30 bar steep fall 29.97 1mph W windchill 29 Waning Crescent of the Snow Moon Back to the MIA for the first time in almost a month. Took Jennifer a Honu (green sea turtle) t-shirt for Dylan. Talked to Jennifer and Paula, picked up my mail-box stuff and went over to Kristine Harley’s office […]
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25 66% 20% 0mph SSW bar29.90 windchill24 Winter Waning Gibbous Winter Moon At the MIA I picked up my old security badge with the grinning face and a patch of remnant frontal hair which looked like a soft, brown green at the 1st hole. This earned me admission to the basement, the haunt of […]
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Kids, Chinese Heritage and Sheepshead + Buddhism
Lughnasa Waxing Artemis Moon Whew. Into the MIA for tours with kiddies from the Peace Games at the park across from the Museum. I had two groups, one a group of girls mostly who were sensitive, responsive and imaginative. A pleasure. The second group was all tween boys who wandered, posed, paused and were harder […]
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