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My horoscope this week was agriculturally related:
Taurus: Among the ancient Anglo-Saxons, the month of May was called "Thrimilce." The word referred to the fact that cows were so productive at this time of year that they could be milked three times a day. I thought of that as I studied your current astrological data, Taurus. During this year's Thrimilce, you are almost impossibly fertile and abundantly creative. My advice is to give generously, but not to the point of exhaustion: the equivalent of three times a day, but not four.


Also, I heard on the news about the Ice Saints, St. Mamertus, St. Pancras and St. Savertius, whose feast days fall on May 11th, 12th and 13th respectively. They are called the ice saints because apparently, it is common in Europe to have a cold snap during mid May (especially these 3 days). It has been particularly chilly the last few mornings here as well (although mercifully we haven't had any snow), so we are celebrating ice saints here in Vermont as well.