Spring Waning Bee Hiving Moon As the bee hiving moon fades to black, it makes way for the last frost moon. Our last frost up in the northern exurbs of the Twin Cities comes somewhere between May 15 and May 20 on average. May 15 is the date I use because I haven’t experienced a […]
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59 bar rises 29.84 1mph NE dewpoint 46 Spring Full Moon of Growing Kate and I observed a tradition thousands of years old tonight. We got out the Haggadh, put the horseradish, cilantro, haroset, boiled egg and lamb bone (we substituted a chicken leg.) on a Seder plate. A small egg shaped cup held the […]
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47 bar rises 29.95 3mph N dewpoint 40 Spring Full Moon of Growing No matzoh at Festival in Andover. No lamb. The butcher said, “We only carry it for holidays. Can’t push it any other time.” Not many Jews in Andover either, apparently. This is a big one for Jews all over the […]
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35 91% 23% 2mph ESE bar29.06 steady windchill34 Winter Last Quarter of the Winter Moon Something I’ve thought about for a while. A Sacrament water from our well, bread from local grain and cheese from Minnesota, candles Light candle(s). Say to all: See this light, not as symbol, but as energy brought to us by fire […]
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