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The Daily: 23 November 2023
The Daily: 22 November 2023
If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it. — Shakespeare, Twelfth Night November 22nd is St Cecilia’s Day. Nothing of her story bears repeating, but through it she became the patron saint of musicians. And maybe there is more in that story of a feisty Roman girl that we… Continue reading The Daily: 22 November 2023
The Daily: 21 November 2023
Last weekend, it was cold and wet outside, with blowing snow and ice. The porch wind chimes were never silent. So despite having a bit more garden work to do before winter really settles in, I did the only sensible thing and began the holiday cooking. The cranberry sauce is done. I baked my usual… Continue reading The Daily: 21 November 2023
The Daily: 20 November 2023
The Winter Sleep Moon enters its second quarter today at 5:50am. This is the waxing gibbous phase. Its half circle face is also sitting very close to Saturn tonight at about 6pm. There are also a few other night sky things that are worth mentioning. Venus, as a morning star, is still amazingly brilliant. Look… Continue reading The Daily: 20 November 2023
The Daily: 17 November 2023
I made the mistake of writing about the fragility of cities again. If there is way to rile everybody up, it’s saying that our settlement patterns don’t work very well now and won’t work at all in a lower energy system, one that can’t transport bulky materials long distances, and maybe can’t do refrigerated transport… Continue reading The Daily: 17 November 2023
The Daily: 16 November 2023
In any given week, I am reading several books a little at a time. I do this mostly so that whenever I have a spare moment, there is a book in my current reading selection that will fit my mood. Plus, I find that I can get through more difficult books if I can set… Continue reading The Daily: 16 November 2023
The Daily: 15 November 2023
Wednesday Word for 15 November 2023 cull You can respond in the comments below or go visit the All Poetry contest for November. Your response can be anything made from words. I love poetry, but anything can be poetic and you needn’t even be limited to poetics. An observation, a story, a thought. Might even be… Continue reading The Daily: 15 November 2023
The Daily: 14 November 2023
Cut asparagus plants to the ground now. — Old Farmer's Almanac planner for 14 November My lunar year begins with the new moon that falls between 1 November and 29 November. The full moon in this first moon cycle of the lunar year falls between 15 November and 13 December. I call this month the Winter Sleep Moon because to… Continue reading The Daily: 14 November 2023
The Daily: 13 November 2023
Early this morning, the Hunter's Moon went dark. I suspect that in the luna-solar calendars that tied the new year to the end of the growth season, this thirteenth dark moon in a solar cycle would have been considered New Year's Eve with the new year beginning with the sighting of the crescent moon and… Continue reading The Daily: 13 November 2023
The Daily: 11 November 2023
Martinmas On November 11th at 11 in the morning, we practice a moment of silence for two minutes to remember the day we reached an accord and agreed to lay down arms after the brutality of World War 1. A century ago we stopped fighting. Soldiers came home. It was a time very like this.… Continue reading The Daily: 11 November 2023
By My Solitary Hearth 