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Seasonal advice, wit, and wisdom from your editors WEATHER ASTRONOMY GARDENING CALENDAR FOOD HOME & HEALTH KIDS STORE O suns and skies and flowers of June, Count all your boasts together, Love loveth best of all the year October's bright blue weather. –Helen Hunt Jackson (1830–85) Friday, October 2, 2020 See who was born and other amazing events that took place on this day. Winter begins in 80 days Question of the Day What causes the distance from Earth to the Moon to vary? – Answer Puzzle of the Day My first is irrational, my second is rational, my third is mechanical, and my whole is scientifical. (What’s the word? Each clue is a syllable!) – Answer Mars Meets Moon Tonight! Night Sky for October Welcome to the Almanac’s Sky Watch for October 2020. Perhaps the biggest sky event of the year is the Mars Opposition in mid-October! This is the best and brightest our neighboring planet gets until 2035. Jupiter and Saturn still pair up at nightfall. And we’ll...   READ MORE   SPONSORED Protect Pavement from Plow Damage with a Poly Cutting Edge May Wes UHMW poly cutting edges protect paved surfaces from plow damage. Available unbeveled for truck/ATV plows and beveled on both edges for skid steers/pay loaders and buckets. Custom lengths with holes drilled to customer specification.   LEARN MORE   Wood Ashes in the Garden? How to Use Wood Ashes in the Home and Garden If you burn firewood, you have wood ashes. Don’t throw them out! There are many surprising ways to use ashes around the garden and home. Here are five practical ideas.   READ MORE   SPONSORED This Is What A Single Diet Soda Drink Does If you consume soda or know anyone who does, then this is affecting you directly. For years, Big Soda companies have been handing out millions of dollars in an attempt to prove that their drinks are safe. But this goes beyond just soda. It turns out there are THREE OTHER DANGEROUS FOODS that are being marketed as “health foods.” These foods may be harming you from the inside, and they could be the reason why you are not losing weight, no matter what you have tried. So please watch this shocking presentation before it’s too late…   LEARN MORE   Your October Horoscope Monthly Horoscope for October Here’s your monthly horoscope for October 2020. What could be in store for this month? Almanac astrologer Celeste Longacre provides an astrological prediction at a glance for all 12 zodiac signs.   READ MORE   Support Your Local Farmers Tote Bag This sturdy cotton canvas bag features The Old Farmer’s Almanac 1792 logo on one side and the message “Support Your Local Farmers” on the other. Made in the USA.    LEARN MORE   $12.97 New Canning Video Added! Water-Bath Canning: Beginner's Guide Water-bath canning—also called “boiling water bath”—is the easier method of canning that lets you store homemade jars of jam, pickles, and tomato sauce. By processing jars in boiling water at the end of the recipe, you lock in the fresh flavor for a full year. See our Beginner’s Guide to...   READ MORE   The Old Farmer's Almanac for Kids, Volume 8 Keep youngsters entertained for hours with fun facts, fascinating stories, and educational activities!   LEARN MORE   $9.95 Best Firewood List Best Firewood: Heat Values and Wood-Burning Tips Do you use firewood to heat your home? Here is a list of the best types of firewood to burn—sorted by high, medium, and low heat value—as well as a few important wood-burning tips.   READ MORE   2021 Calendars SHIPPING NOW! Choose from our Gardening, Weather Watcher’s, Moon, Country, Everyday, and Engagement calendars.   LEARN MORE   $9.99-$14.99 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 HOME & HEALTH KIDS STORE View Web Version 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.