Blue Ridge Country January/February 2021 - 54

MAY ALMANAC

Day of Day of Day of 
Mo Year Week Age
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133

Sa
Su
M
Tu
W
Th
F
Sa
Su
M
Tu
W
Th

20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
0
1
2

14

134

F

3

15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148

Sa
Su
M
Tu
W
Th
F
Sa
Su
M
Tu
W
Th
F

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17

29

149

Sa

18

30
31

150
151

Su
M

19
20

SIGNIFICA
May Day
Chang and Eng Bunker born, 1811
Alan Shepard, first American in space, 1961
First Mother's Day, 1914
Harry S. Truman born, 1884
Mother's Day
Stonewall Jackson died, 1863

KITCHEN AND RECIPES

The largest outdoor collection of old millstones in the
U.S. is in London, KY, where more than 100 hand-hewn
millstones line the paths of McHargue's Mill.

A leaf of lettuce dropped into a pot
of soup will absorb the grease.

EVENTS

To freshen your dishwasher, run it
on rinse with some baking soda.

WELSH CAKES
Ingredients
2 cups flour

Smallpox vaccine developed, 1796

First Kentucky Derby, 1875

Amelia Earhart's solo flight across Atlantic, 1932
American Red Cross founded, 1881
Laurence Olivier born, 1907
South Carolina becomes 8th state, 1788
First official telegraph message sent, 1844
Babe Ruth's 714th home run, 1935
Golden Gate Bridge opens, 1937
Patrick Henry born, 1736
John F. Kennedy born, 1917

Better late spring and bear,
than early spring and blast.
If there's spring in winter,
and winter in spring, the year
won't be good for anything.
When turtles cross the road, it
will rain soon.

BLUERIDGECOUNTRY.COM

1, Smith Mountain Lake Triathlon, Huddleston, VA, runsignup.com
15, The Autolawn Party, Hickory, NC, theautolawn.com
15, Arts & Wine Festival, Dahlonega, GA, dahlonega.org
17, The Assaults Cycling Event, Spartanburg, SC, theassaults.com
21-23, Catapalooza Catfishing Expo, Pigeon Forge, TN,
catapaloozapftn.com
22, Malden Salt Fest, Malden, WV, jqdsalt.com

2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
½ cup butter

sunrise sunset

½ cup sugar
1 large egg beaten
Good handful of raisins.
Directions
Combine softened butter and flour.
Add salt, sugar and baking powder.
Add raisins and beaten egg. Work
into dough with hands. Roll out to
¼ inch and cut into 2 inch disks.
Fry in butter until golden brown on
both sides.

Memorial Day

WEATHER
APHORISMS

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WIKIMEDIA

MAY

MAY MONTH AT A GLANCE

REGIONAL NOTES

If you've ever said something
was like a millstone
around your neck, then
you might be interested in
exploring the largest outdoor
collection of old millstones in
the U.S. Located in London,
KY, the assortment of over 100
hand-hewn millstones line the
paths of McHargue's Mill. GPS
40.741895,-73.989308

GARDENING HINTS

Leave faded foliage on
bulbs until it has yellowed,
so it can complete enough
photosynthesis to give you
beautiful blooms next year.

The best way to prune your
lilacs is to cut large bouquets
of blooms and take them
indoors.
Asters and Phlox both benefit
from being pruned down to
the ground in May. This will
give you bushier plants and
more blooms later on.

May 2 - sun rises 6:22; sun sets 20:10; length of day 13h 48m
May 9 - sun rises 6:15; sun sets 20:17; length of day 14h 1m
May 16 - sun rises 6:09; sun sets 20:23; length of day 14h 13m
May 23 - sun rises 6:04; sun sets 20:28; length of day 14h 24m
May 30 - sun rises 6:01; sun sets 20:33; length of day 14h 32m

skywatch

	

 New moon-11th	

	

) First quarter-19th	

 Full moon-26th
( Last quarter-3rd

May's full moon is the flower moon.

OLD SAWS

No legacy is so rich
as honesty. ~ William
Shakespeare
Expecting the world to treat
you fairly because you're good
is the same as expecting a bull
not to charge because you are
a vegetarian.
Knowledge is realizing the
street is one way. Wisdom
is looking in both directions
anyway.

FACTOIDS

Disney originally called the
seven dwarfs Wheezy, Jumpy,
Baldy, Grumpy, Doc, Happy
and Sleepy.
Scientists searching for the
Loch Ness Monster in 2009
didn't turn up Nessie, but they
did find over 1,000 golf balls
buried in the silt at the bottom
of the Loch.
Over 11 million tons of
recyclable clothing, shoes,
and textiles make their way
into landfills each year.
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