By Paula Mitchell
Weather lore is always interesting to follow. Ever hear of the saying, “March comes in like a lamb, and out like a lion.”? The same saying reversed as in “March comes in like a lion, and out like a lamb.”
There are other sayings worth noting:
- If winter has lots of snow; expect a fruitful crop to grow.
- If January has no snow; in March expect flakes to blow.
- If there’s a thunderstorm in late September; expect a snow in late November.
- If October has heavy frosts and winds blow wild; expect January to be quite mild.
- Clear cold moon; frost coming soon.
- When heavy frost is on the grass; snow seldom comes to pass.
- When the ground and grass is dry at morning light; expect snow before the night.
- Chimney smoke hanging low; a likely sign of coming snow.
- For every fog in August; expect a snow in winter.
- Red sky at night; mountaineers delight.
- Red sky in the morning; mountaineers take warning.
Weather lore is related to the prediction of the weather and its greater meaning. This lore has been passed down through speech from normal people without the use of measuring instruments. The usage can be dated back to primeval men when the study of stars assisted in their navigation. In time, much of these studies of weather were useful for helping farmers with their harvests, merchants with their trade and determining the weather for the next day for the common man.
Just for fun, observe the weather lore, and see how it determines each day’s forecast.
Daily lessons for life include the following:
- Wear polished shoes.
- Marry only for love.
- Rekindle old relationships.
- Stop blaming others.
- Don’t expect life to be fair.
Each day seems to bring more busloads of robins to this community. Their morning chirping is quite amusing.
This week’s quotes are the following:
“When you hire people who are smarter than you are, you prove that you are smarter than they are.” — R.H.Grant
“Truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.” — Bob Marley
“If you have no enemies, you are apt to be in the same predicament in regard to friends.” — Elbert Hubbard
“What happens is not as important as how you react to what happens.” — Thaddeus Golas
“Wherever you go, no matter the weather, always bring your own sunshine.” — Anthony J. D’Angelo
Clickety-clacks for the chin waggers are as follows:
- The Chick-fil-A chicken Sandwich recipe was perfected in Truett Cathy’s first restaurant by asking customers for feedback. Customers told him he had made it just right.
- In July, 2001, the rainfall in Kerala, India, was blood red.
- Cape Farewell, Greenland, is the windiest place on the planet.
- Sandstorms can swallow up entire cities.
- About 2,000 thunderstorms rain down on earth every minute.
The fireplace is still the best place to hear the “Talk of the Grove.”
The nice warm weather called persons out of their homes to do things that they haven’t been able to do for a long time due to COVID. Recently, the writer caught Charles and Sue Rexrode looking at gardening items in Costco. The conversation that followed was one of congeniality.
Sourdough pancakes were the special order at Mike and Lisa Jamison’s home early Saturday morning. Enjoying the breakfast were Mike and Bethany Eye, Kent Simmons and Tom and Paula Mitchell. Mike and Lisa are well known for their culinary skills, as well as their welcoming home.
Coming for the weekend to celebrate Phil Downs’ birthday were Tara Kelley of Springfield, Virginia, and Gay Stafford of Lorton, Virginia.
Last week’s visitors in the home of Rosalee Grogg were Junior and Marleta Wimer, Hendrix Bogan and Skyler Grogg.
Ava Bowers had a great basketball season with the Tigers. They had their championship game on Saturday and won. Shaun, Ava and Leslie Bowers, along with Laura George, spent the weekend in Davis. They enjoyed sledding at Blackwater Falls Saturday night with Brian, Reshella and Hudson Leary.
Celebrating Ben Puffenbarger’s and Chris Huffer’s birthdays at AGK Saturday evening were Wes, Becky, Ben, Emma and Nathan Puffenbarger, Butch and Mary Puffenbarger, Chris and Crystal Huffer and Robert, Nancy and Robby Hodges.
Judy Rader enjoyed spending the weekend in the home of Benny and Linda Custer. On Saturday, they visited with Jimmy Reed in Culpeper, Virginia.
Butchering of hogs took place Saturday at the home of Jonathan Fox. Many hands, including Evelyn and Eugene Varner, helped with the day-long activity.
Wanda Pitsenbarger accompanied Evelyn Varner to Staunton, Virginia, where they visited with Cleo and Vernon Simmons.
Helen and Rhonda Nash enjoyed a recent overnight visit from granddaughter/niece, Myah Hidalgo of Richmond, Virginia. Although their time together was brief, it was filled with lots of good food, movies and love.
Concerns for this week are as follows: the Larry Blankenship family, Larry Byers, Scherry Chambers, Charlotte Copley, Jeff Craig, Joy Darnell, Jeff Evick, Lee Roy and Ina Evick, Mary Eye, Ron Gilkeson, Lola Graham, Marlene Harman, Steve and Armanda Heavner, the Luther Hedrick family, Starr Hedrick, Winona Judy Hewitt, Lorena Hoover, Myrtle Hoover, Alice Johnson, Richard Judy, Margaret Kiser, Rex Landis, Angela Lung, Linda Malcolm, Morris and Sue Mallow, Yvonne Marsh, Naomi Michael, Joe Moats, Ernie Morgan, Aaron Nelson, Kathy Nelson, Ken Nelson, Cheryl Paine, Sutton Parrack, Betty Lou Propst, Garry Propst, Nathan Propst, Sheldon Propst, Eldon Puffenbarger, Willard Rader, Don Rexrode, Bishop Matt Riegel, Donna Ruddle, Barbara Simmons, Erin Simmons, Eva Simmons, Ona Smith, the Sharon Smith family, Ona Smith, Stanna Smith, Patricia Swecker, Harry Lee Temple, Charlotte Thompson, Rosa Tichenor, Sandra Vandevander, Jack Vogel, Ruthene Warble, Amby Waybright Jr., Ron White and Judy Williams.
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William Byron Simmons (Aug. 8, 1900 – May 14, 1987) was the son of Gabriel (April 19, 1864 – Feb. 18, 1948). His siblings were Lloyd, Irene Florence, Walter Raymond, Edgar Boyd, Luther Malcolm, Harry Elbert (Dick), Clarence Elmer and Alva Ruth. William Byron married Mertie C. Pitsenbarger (Nov. 8, 1908 – Feb. 5, 1979). The couple who had no children, lived in Washington, DC, and then retired to Harrisonburg, Virginia.
