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Apr 15, 2023

Waggle Dance is a term used in beekeeping and ethology for a particular figure-eight dance of the honey bee. Dogs eat bees because they like to chase and capture things. Did you know that one of every three or four bites of food we eat is thanks to honeybees? Bees pollinate about 90 different crops, from apples and...


Nov 14, 2022

Well, we’re leaving the goblin season and entering the gobbler season! Did you know only male turkeys (or toms) gobble? Females (or hens) make a clicking noise.  The heaviest turkey on record was raised in England and weighed 86 pounds!

Hey ladies, if you’re tired of cooking Thanksgiving dinner every year, you might...


Sep 19, 2022

Autumn used to be called harvest” Until about 1500, autumn was just called harvest.”  The full moon closest to the autumn equinox is known as a harvest moon. Before cities were electrified, the bright night, the harvest moon was essential for farmers harvesting their late-year crops. 

Apple cider is nearly as...


Jul 28, 2022

 

Let me get right to the question: “Do you have an “innie or an outie”?  Yes, we’re talkin’ bellybuttons!” If you’re an outie you are definitely the minority, but that’s good news because you don’t have to worry about a little problem that people with innies have.

Bellybutton lint.  I know it’s...


May 20, 2022

Who’s smarter, dogs or cats?  Cat owners, prepare to extend your claws.  Studies at Oxford University suggest canines are smarter than felines, because dogs are more interactive.   Cats prefer to be left alone and mollycoddled.  To a dog you are family, to a cat, you are staff.  Dogs also have to listen to all our...