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Post by ZandraJoi on Mar 20, 2021 8:15:22 GMT -5
"Spring begins on the March or vernal equinox, which is when the amount of sunshine is approximately 12 hours long. The amount of sunlight will incrementally increase until the first day of Summer.
The vernal equinox marks the moment the sun crosses the celestial equator. This is the imaginary line in the sky above the Earth’s equator, from south to north. The vernal equinox happens on March 19, 20, or 21 every year in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, this same event marks the beginning of fall. Meteorologists mark the spring from March 1 through May 31st.
In 2020, spring arrived a little earlier due to it being a leap year. On Leap Day, there’s a short math lesson regarding the Gregorian calendar. To keep our calendar following the seasons so that spring happens when flowers grow and winter arrives when snow falls, an additional day was figured into years divisible by the number four. This caused the 2020 spring to occur earlier than any living human being alive had ever seen. Before 2020, the earliest spring on record took place in 1896.
For more information, visit almanac.com."
My notes: Who loves Spring? The birds have been singing more, snow is gone here, sun has been shining.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2021 8:45:22 GMT -5
happy spring i love it as my birthday is next month
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2021 16:36:53 GMT -5
My mood is always happier when spring begins.  |
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Post by ZandraJoi on Mar 20, 2022 8:50:36 GMT -5
"On March 20th, World Flour Day recognizes the importance of flour in our daily diets and our health. In every part of the world, products made from flour provide daily sustenance for billions of people.
Flour is the main ingredient in delicious foods like pasta, cakes, pastries, bread, and biscuits. For thousands of years, humans have consumed grains ground into flour. Ancient humans gathered the oat kernels growing wild around them. Using a stone tool much like a pestle, they crushed the kernels into a coarse flour.
Today, we continue to enjoy many varieties of domesticated grains. In the Northern Hemisphere, many farms prepare to plant these grain crops around March 20th. The earth is warming and ready to grow. In the Southern Hemisphere, autumn has arrived. The grains have ripened, and harvest is beginning.
The day honors the farmers and millers, shippers and truckers, processors and bakers who bring the white gold to our tables. It’s a day for gratitude, and one of hope as the seeds are sown, and harvests are reaped."
My notes: Who likes baked goods? We don't eat them as much as we used to. There are organic varieties as well as wheat-free that we buy every so often.
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Post by lainee on Mar 20, 2022 13:56:23 GMT -5
Yeah, it's amazing...flour is everywhere!
We have tried other types of flour to cut down on the wheat. Some don't taste the best, but some are okey, like rice & almond. And, yes, we make sure that's organic, too.
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Post by Bob on Mar 20, 2022 17:31:39 GMT -5
Love baked goods!
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Post by ZandraJoi on Mar 20, 2023 8:39:34 GMT -5
"On March 20th, the days and nights balance, and National Proposal Day offers an equal opportunity for a marriage proposal. For many, this is the day they’ve been waiting patiently to arrive without success. Others will pop the question suddenly. Observed on both the Vernal and Autumnal Equinoxes, this day of proposal making is an opportunity to let the loved one in your life know you are open to a marriage proposal. Where subtle hints have not worked, a more direct approach may be required." My notes: Do you remember your proposal? I still acknowledge the day my husband proposed to me |
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Post by Steve on Mar 20, 2023 15:30:13 GMT -5
My latest, and last wife ever, and I were pretty informal about it. It was like 'we should get married' and 'okay' ...  21 years later ...  My first wife, I went through the whole routine of asking for her dad's permission first, which he never really came right and gave us because he was an a**. |
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Post by ZandraJoi on Mar 20, 2024 6:15:21 GMT -5
"March 20th celebrates a fun-filled and versatile pasta. National Ravioli Day is a food holiday for pasta lovers! So pick your favorite filling and sauce and cook up a meal everyone will love!
Ravioli are a traditional Italian-filled pasta. Pasta makers fill two layers of thin egg pasta dough with various ingredients. Imagine a small meatball tucked, snug inside two cozy layers of delicious dough. That's what ravioli is. Some of the fillings include, cheese, meat, vegetables and seasonings. They also usually serve the ravioli in either a broth or with a pasta sauce."
My notes: Who likes ravioli? What do you like best about it? Do you make it yourself?
When I was a kid, I was quite fond of ravioli. I liked putting extra sauce on it. I haven't had it in a long time however.
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Post by lammchen on Mar 20, 2024 7:31:19 GMT -5
Ravioli day!! Yay!! We'll be making homemade ravioli for Easter but won't be using my husband's family's recipe because it's too involved. We'll do the easier version using a mold and we'll fill it with a ricotta cheese, egg and parmesan mixture and I'll probably grind up some sausage to add to it too.
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