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Weather Aphorisms

The north wind doth blow and we
shall have snow.
If snow begins at mid of day, expect
at least a foot to lay.
When the first snowflakes are large,
the storm will be long. When the
first flakes are small, the storm will
be short.

Regional Notes

In North Carolina you can find Santa
practicing his chimney climbing
skills on Chimney Rock at Chimney
Rock State Park in December. You
can watch from the parking lot or
walk up to the top and wait for him
there. GPS 35.432163, -82.249549

Recipe
MAKE SEED BALLS FOR GIFTS
You Will Need
Baking sheet
Wax paper
Bucket
Powdered clay
Potting soil

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Flower seeds-suggested-Aster, Black
Eyed Susan, Cosmos, Poppy, Yarrow

EVENTS
DEC

Santa climbs Chimney Rock most
Decembers at Chimney Rock State Park,
North Carolina.

Day of Day of Day of 
Mo Year Week Age

DECEMBER ALMANAC

Water

CHIMNEYROCKPARK.COM

Empty egg carton

Early Dec, The Polar Express, Bryson City, NC, gsmr.com
Early Dec, Gatlinburg Christmas Parade, Downtown Gatlinburg,
TN, gatlinburg.com
First 3 Fridays, Dickens of a Christmas, Downtown Roanoke, VA,
downtownroanoke.org

SIGNIFICA
Rosa Parks keeps her seat, 1955
First permanent artificial heart implant, 1982
First successful heart transplant, 1967

Factoids

Americans make nearly 400 billion photocopies a year,
which comes out to 750,000 copies every minute.

Walt Disney born, 1901
13th Amendment ratified, 1865
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Beatle John Lennon assassinated, 1980

Ketchup was sold in pharmacies in the 1830's. It
was believed to be a cure for indigestion. 
A baby will laugh over 300 times a day.

Poet Emily Dickinson born, 1830

The Appalachian Trail is the longest hiking-only
trail in the world.
Bill of Rights enacted, 1791
" Gone with the Wind " world premiere, 1939
Boston Tea Party, 1773
Wright Brothers first flight, 1903
" Poor Richard's Almanac " published, 1732
Winter Solstice
Winter begins
Federal Reserve Act passed, 1913
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
First day of Kwanzaa
Woodrow Wilson born, 1856
Andrew Johnson born, 1808
Minus 37 degrees F, Lewisburg, WV, 1917

skywatch

	

 New moon-4th	

	

) First quarter-10th	

 Full moon-18th	

( Last quarter-26th

December's full moon is the Cold Moon.

sunrise sunset

Dec. 5 - sun rises 7:19; sun sets 17:02; length of day 9h 42m
Dec. 12 - sun rises 7:25; sun sets 17:02; length of day 9h 37m
Dec. 19 - sun rises 7:29; sun sets 17:05; length of day 9h 35m
Dec. 26 - sun rises 7:32; sun sets 17:09; length of day 9h 36m

Directions
Mix 2 cups clay per 1 cup potting soil
in bucket. Add water until mixture is
consistency of cookie dough. Take 3
heaping TBS of mixture, add three
to five seeds, then roll into ball and
place on lined cookie sheet. Repeat
until mixture is used up. Allow to dry
somewhere warm and dry for 24-48
hours. Store and give as gifts in
empty egg cartons. Include a card
with instructions to toss into wild
areas of your yard, but not into
other people's yards.

Gardening Hints

Poinsettias like warmth but
not more than 5 hours of
direct sun. They like their
soil moist but not wet. Don't
fertilize until after they finish
blooming. They will bloom
longer if you move them to a cooler
room at night.

Old Saws

If you try to fail and succeed, which
have you done?
I am nobody. Nobody is perfect.
Therefore I am perfect.
I would like to thank my arms for
always being by my side, my legs
for always supporting me and my
fingers because I can always count
on them.



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