Thank you Lynn! I wish it said something in the Foxfire Books about how to predict what this hurricane is going to do. It really looks bad. Sincerely, Ramona ----- Original Message ----- From: Lynn McKay <granny2Lynne@lorettotel.net> To: Ramona <kywy@zoomnet.net> Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 12:10 PM Subject: Re: [KENTUCKY-LEGENDS AND FOLKLORE] OPEN FORUM TODAY > Okey-dokey, here goes, Ramona................ > > This comes from one of the Foxfire Books: > > "Forecasting Winter by Weather" > Two frosts and lots of rain mean cold weather is near. > A late frost means a bad winter. > For every frost or fog in August, there will be a snowy day in winter. > At least three severe fogs in June or July mean early snow. > If it snows cross-legged, it will be a deep one. > If the first snow stays on the ground for three days, another snow will come > to top it. > If it frost before November 23, it will be a bad winter. > Lots of low rolling thunder in the late fall means a bad winter. > A long hot summer means a long cold winter--the hotter the summer, the > colder the winter. > > "Forecasting Winter by the Moon" > The number of days old the moon is at the first snow tells how many snows > there will be that winter. > > There's more for another time. > > Lynn from TN > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ramona <kywy@zoomnet.net> > To: KENTUCKY-LEGENDS-L@folklore.rootsweb.com > <KENTUCKY-LEGENDS-L@folklore.rootsweb.com> > Date: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 7:23 AM > Subject: [KENTUCKY-LEGENDS AND FOLKLORE] OPEN FORUM TODAY > > > >Good Morning to All! > >If anyone can think of anything to start a conversation please do. > >Do we still need recipes for Vinegar Dumplings and Onion Dumplings? > >Any questions about the LEGENDS OF KENTUCKY? > >Does anyone need a RECIPE? > >SHARE A MEMORY---TELL A KENTUCKY TALE---ASK ANY > >QUESTIONS CONCERNING KENTUCKY OR ANYWHERE > >FOR THAT MATTER. > >Thank you, > >Ramona > > > > > >