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Tuesday in Mooseville – Voting Rights Potpourri 10/30/18

October 30, 2018 DoReMI 5

I was going to do this post next week, but since so many people have already voted, I decided not to wait. Consider this your motivation for the day, with a few persuasion points, as […]

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Entering the Quiet Time as We Leaf the Light Behind

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September 22, 2025 3
An equinox occurs twice a year, when the tilt of the Earth’s axis is inclined neither away from nor towards the Sun, the Sun being vertically above a point on the Equator. The latitudes +L [...]

“Give Thanks for the Blessings”

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August 1, 2025 3
Happy Lammas!! Hey, wait just a minute! Those are happy llamas … which is not the same thing at all! Today is August 1st, the pagan holiday of Lammas or First Harvest. It is the [...]
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Summer Sunning!

June 20, 2025 3
Later today, we mark the Summer Solstice. Astronomically, it looks like this: The Summer Solstice occurs exactly when the Earth’s axial tilt is most inclined towards the sun at its maximum of 23° 26′. The [...]
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April Showers are Bringing May Flowers!

May 1, 2025 3
At Winter Solstice, the light begins to return – gradually, the memory of the long nights fades until the light and dark are equal on Spring Equinox. From that point on,  the light returns more [...]
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Springing into Spring – No Kidding!

March 19, 2025 5
Tomorrow, March 20th, at 2:01am Mountain Standard Time (my time!), the Spring Equinox will occur. An equinox occurs twice a year (around 20 March and 22 September), when the tilt of the Earth’s axis is [...]

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