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Weather Aphorisms
When life gives you a rainy day,
make mudpies.
When the ditch and the pond
offend the nose
Then look for rain and stormy
blows.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool
me twice, shame on you. Fool me
5,678 times, shame on the weather
man.
The Boxerwood Nature Center & Garden, near
Lexington, Virginia, has many areas, including
the Play Trail, open only to 8-and-unders.
Regional Notes
Indulge your inner child as you crawl through woody
tunnels, unearth bones and cook up masterful mud
pies in the one-acre, award-winning, Children's Play
Trail at Boxerwood, in Lexington, VA. Then, wander
the rest of the property through wetlands, hedgerows
and meadows until you find the Big Chair which is a
perfect photo op spot. QGGP+R2 Lexington, Virginia
Recipe
KOOL AID PICKLES
You will need:
46-oz jar whole dill pickles
1 cup sugar
2 cups water
2 1-oz packets Kool-Aid
unsweetened cherry drink mix
Directions
Drain and discard the juice from
the pickle jar. Cut each pickle in
Day of
Mo
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Day of
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Day of
Week
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Sa
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Tu
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100
Th
F
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Su
APR MONTH AT A GLANCE
SIGNIFICA
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Age
1
2
94 M 3
95
4
96 W 5
97
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7
8
9
101 M 10
102 Tu
11
103 W 12
104 Th
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F
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Su
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108 M 17
109 Tu
111 Th
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110 W 19
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115 M 24
116 Tu
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117 W 26
118 Th
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28
Samuel F. B. Morse born, 1791
Ulysses S. Grant born, 1822
James Monroe born, 1758
William Randolph Hearst born, 1863
George Washington inaugurated, 1789
April Fool's Day
First U.S. Mint established in Philadelphia, 1792
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated, 1968
Booker T. Washington born, 1856
First modern era Olympics, 1896
Hank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth's home run
record, 1974
Civil Rights Bill of 1886 passed
Palm Sunday
Publisher Joseph Pulitzer born, 1847
Beatles break up, 1970
Apollo 13 launched, 1970
First day of Civil War that ended slavery in
America, 1861
President Franklin Roosevelt dies, 1945
Thomas Jefferson born, 1743
Titanic sank, 1912
Loretta Lynn born, 1932
Abraham Lincoln dies, 1865
Easter
Paul Revere's Ride, 1775
San Francisco Earthquake, 1906
'Shot heard around the world,' 1775
American Revolution begins, 1775
Earth Day
William Shakespeare born, 1564
James Buchanan born, 1791
Library of Congress established, 1800
Hubble Space Telescope placed in orbit, 1990
skywatch
 New moon - 30th
) First quarter - 8th
 Full moon - 16th
( Last quarter - 23rd
April's full moon is the pink moon.
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Old Saws
One should always keep skunks, bankers, and
politicians at a distance.
Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
A bumble bee is considerably faster than a riding
mower.
sunrise sunset
Apr. 3 - sun rises 7:00; sun sets 19:44; length of day 12h 43m
Apr. 10 - sun rises 6:50; sun sets 19:50; length of day 13h 0m
Apr. 17 - sun rises 6:41; sun sets 19:57; length of day 13h 16m
Apr. 24 - sun rises 6:32; sun sets 20:03; length of day 13h 31m
EVENTS
1-2, Hub City Hog Fest, Spartanburg, SC, destination-bbq.com
7-9, Pigeon Forge Spring Rod Run, Pigeon Forge, TN, mypigeonforge.
com
16, Dillsboro Easter Hat Parade, Dillsboro, NC, visitnc.com
22-May 1, Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival, Winchester, VA,
thebloom.com
23, West Virginia Food Truck Festival, Eleanor, WV, wvtourism.com
23-24, Celebrate Clayton, Clayton, GA, celebrateclayton.com
Late Apr, Mountain Mushroom Festival, Irvine, KY, mountainmushroomfestival.
org
half lengthwise. Return the pickles
to the jar and set aside. Combine
the sugar, water and Kool-Aid. Mix
until the sugar has completely
dissolved. Pour enough of the
liquid into the pickle jar to cover
the pickles. Discard any excess.
Cover the jar and refrigerate at
least 24 hours.
Gardening Hints
Plant these flowers and herbs if you
want to attract butterflies: allium,
catmint, daylily, dill, hollyhock,
lilac, pansy, parsley, snapdragon.
April is the time to plant lettuce,
cauliflower and cabbages in a cold
frame.
Little clay pots make great cloches
for protecting young plants from
sudden, overnight frosts and
freezes.
Factoids
The veins of a blue whale are big
enough for an adult human to
swim through.
It takes approximately 5
million steps to walk the entire
Appalachian Trail.
Glass bottles have been reduced in
weight by approximately 40% over
the past 30 years.
APRIL
BOXERWOOD EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
APR
http://www.destination-bbq.com http://www.mypigeonforge.com http://www.visitnc.com http://www.thebloom.com http://www.wvtourism.com http://www.celebrateclayton.com http://www.mountainmushroomfestival.org
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