January Ski Tips

Use a broom to lift up branches and gently shake off new-fallen snow before it freezes.
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Frozen snow is heavy and can cause branches to break.

In the 1500’s doctors prescribed nutmeg for many illnesses and people believed that nutmeg could be brewed to make excellent love potions.

Hypothermia sets in when your body temperature falls below 96.8 degrees. If your body is too cold, it will start shivering. Shivering is muscles trying to generate heat.

If you are prone to restless leg syndrome, have your doctor check for an iron deficiency.

Time to make landscaping or gardening plans. Send for seed catalogs. Sketch garden plants including what to grow, spacing, arrangement and number of plants needed. Blow up balloons to the width of the plants you wish to grow. Tie balloons to garden stakes. Place where you want to plant them. This will help you envision your garden plot and how much space is needed for each plant.

66% of the human body is water.

Keep road and sidewalk salt away from plants by constructing a protective screen of burlap.

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple.
Indoor plants need to be near bright windows and water as top of soil becomes dry.

To earn the name “Oriental”, a rug has to be handmade and constructed of wool, cotton, or silk. The value of an Oriental rug depends mostly on the quality of workmanship, the type of material and the rug’s originality.