The onset of June has been cause for celebration for millennia. But with the start of summer comes the start of the season of harvest. Hay must be cut and put up for the animals before the rain comes to spoil it. (Make hay while the sun shines!)
That is exactly what the peasants are doing [...]
Archive for June 15th, 2009
Medieval Art: June in Les Tres Riches Heures
Posted in Arts and Culture, History, Medieval, tagged France, medieval on June 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
How to Make a Daisy Chain
Posted in History, kids activities, tagged Connecticut, kids activities, plants on June 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The wild daisies are flowering in abundance here in central Connecticut. Here are instructions for making a good old fashioned daisy chain.
1. Pick some daisies with long stems.
2. Use your thumbnail to slit the stalk about 2 inches below the flower.
3. Thread the stalk of another daisy through the split part of the [...]
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