Friday the 13th, St. Patrick's Day recipes, Pi Day, kitchen garden layouts

Your Daily Almanac: Seasonal advice and today’s verse View Web Version WEATHER ASTRONOMY GARDENING CALENDAR FOOD ADVICE STORE In come the March winds, They blow and blow, They sweep up the brown leaves That green ones may grow. –George Washington Wright (1850–91) Friday, March 13, 2020 73rd day of the year Spring begins in 6 days Start Your Garden! It's time to order vegetable seeds NOW! We 💚 JUNG seeds. Non-GMO. Family-run. Heirloom. Grafted Vegetables. Organic. Limited Time: Free Shipping Options. SHOP FOR SEEDS TODAY! Adam Clayton (bass guitarist for U2) was born on this day in 1960. Robert C. Baker (founded Cornell University's Institute of Food Science and Marketing. He was responsible for many innovations including chicken nuggets and chicken hot dogs) died on this day in 2006. Question of the Day How long is a house cat's gestation period, and how long do cats stay in heat?  Answer St. Patrick's Day Recipes Best St. Patrick's Day Recipes A selection of our favorite St. Patrick's Day recipes—including soda bread, corned beef and cabbage, hearty Irish stew, and colcannon—many of which come from our lovely Irish-American readers!   READ MORE   SPONSORED 4 Foods Causing You To Gain Weight There are 4 foods that can hijack the chemicals in your brain. These foods can cause you to experience tiredness, memory loss, low energy, skin problems – and worst of all, they could be the reason why you are gaining weight. These foods can "rewire" your brain and cause you to crave fat, sugars, and carbs, even when your stomach is full. Fortunately, there is a method you can do right at home that can reverse these cravings. Watch Now >>   LEARN MORE   Happy Pi Day! Happy Pi Day 2020, My Friends! On Saturday, March 14 (3/14), Pi Day is celebrated. It's the sort of holiday only celebrated by number freaks like yours truly. Of course, to honor the never-ending number 3.14159, many of us pi lovers do end up celebrating by eating the actual pie dessert. Let's have fun with numbers and a nice piece of π …   READ MORE   Bright and Bold Umbrellas These sturdy umbrellas come in several nature-inspired designs.   LEARN MORE   $39.97 Kitchen Garden Layouts Kitchen Garden Layouts (Potager) Dreaming of a kitchen garden—and accessing the freshest veggies and herbs easily? Here are six kitchen garden layouts to inspire YOU to design a successful small kitchen garden!   READ MORE   Rooster Birdhouse Functional art for your garden and feathered friends!    LEARN MORE   $26.95 Time for Bluebirds! House-hunting with the Bluebird Along with the plip-plip-plip of sap in the maple buckets, another sound brings the walker to a halt. Bluebird! Henry David Thoreau, who heard it all before us, called it a song that "melts the ear, as the snow melts in the valleys around."   READ MORE   Red Mercury Lantern Buy 2 or more and get $2.00 off each while supplies last. Includes 10 lights and a 6-hour timer. Takes 2 AA batteries.   LEARN MORE   $14.95 Friday the 13th Luck and Lore Why Is Friday the 13th Unlucky? | Origin of Friday the 13th The next Friday the 13th is March 13, 2020. Why is this day often associated with bad luck? What is the meaning of Friday the 13th and how did this superstition even begin? Find out—and enjoy fun freaky facts!   READ MORE   Alpaca Fleece Socks The cure for cold feet! Alpaca socks are soft, luxurious, and warmer than sheep's wool. Choose from active outdoor and extreme cold styles.   LEARN MORE   $24.95-$26.95 THE OLD FARMER SELECTED THESE PRODUCTS FOR YOU QUICK CLICKS 7-Day Forecast 2-Month Forecast Moon Phase Calendar Best Days—Astrological Timetable WEATHER ASTRONOMY GARDENING CALENDAR FOOD ADVICE STORE New to this newsletter? It’s free! Sign up here. You are receiving this e-mail message because you subscribed at our Web site: Almanac.com If you do not wish to receive our regular e-mail newsletter in the future, please click here to unsubscribe. *Please do not reply to this e-mail* Visit our Web site Help page to report corrections or inquire about your online account, products, editorial, and technical issues. For reprinting and reuse, see our Terms of Use. © 2020 Yankee Publishing Inc. All rights reserved.