I was flipping through the 2010 Farmer’s Almanac recently and landed on their astrological timetable (based on the moon’s sign) which shows the best days for certain activities during the month. Did you know these are the best day (s) in February to: 

Begin a diet          1, 5
Begin logging          9, 10, 11
Breed animals          5, 6

I’ve always disliked opening those holiday letters in which someone is recapping their whole year. Frankly, if I wanted to know all that, I probably would have kept in touch with you throughout the year and would know all that stuff already!
But, as I sit here trying to figure out what to write about this month, it just seems appropriate to reminisce a little bit about the close of one year and the beginning of another.

Ace Hardware has a little digital calendar sitting by the cash register that counts down the days until Christmas. This weekend, I was shocked to see that there were only 26 days left until Christmas and was constantly surprised at the number of people who remarked on this as they were checking out. I guess even though it’s the end of November and December is just around the corner, the fact that the Christmas season is now less than 30 days away is mindboggling. 

Flu season is upon us. I’m one of these people who have never had a flu shot and brag that I never get sick enough to visit the doctor. I like to say it’s because I practice preventative health maintenance, especially during allergy season. I always stock up on Echinachea tea (an herbal immune booster) and when I feel that first sniffle or scratchy throat, I drink lots of it with locally grown honey. I recently ran across some info in Natural Health magazine about the H1N1 virus and thought it was worth passing along. It’s always nice to have healthy, natural alternatives to help combat illness.