| * Calendula The Flower of October is the Calendula, an herb of the Thistle family. Calendula has a long tradition in Herbal Medicine and folklore. In Shakespeare's time people used the blossoms to flavor soup and stews. The Calendula was often used for a yellow dye. * Pumpkin pancakes. Gail said she uses Bisquick, adding cooked pumpkin and spices for their pumpkin pancakes. Guess we will just have to experiment. * Barn Owl Nursery The BIG NEWS - STARTING OCTOBER 7th the nursery will be open 4 days a week! Wednesday thru Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm. through December 16th. They will hold our 25th Annual Holiday Open House November 8 - 11 and November 15 - 18 and extend our season into December. Join them as they celebrate the holidays and Barn Owl Nursery's 25th Anniversary ! * Scorpio You know you're a Scorpio when ... You love passionately You search for meaning Fight dirty * Halloween I love Halloween. I even chose my college because its colors were orange and black. Is it true? There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange ? ? ? |
| October Birthstone: Opal October Flower: * Calendula October 8 Friend Arnold Mills died October 8 Carroll and Lew Smith arrive from Paradise ( a.k.a. Anderson Island ) October 10 * Chefs Ken and Gail serve a perfect October Brunch featuring pumpkin pancakes. October 12 Columbus discovers America, 1492 October 12 44th Anniversary of great Columbus Day Storm October 12 Last Farmer's Market of 2006 October 13 White House cornerstone laid, 1792 October 14 David here for Linfield football game - a night game October 14 * National Herb Day - missed the party at Barn Owl Nursery October 22 New Moon - Hunters Moon October 29 National Candy Corn Day - a treat since 1880 October 31 * Halloween October. "This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks in. The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August, and February." - Mark Twain |
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