Dear Reader:

I decided this year to get the whole story/the folklore behind Punxsutawney Phil and his predictions.

It all started back in 1886… by the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club and as far as they are concerned ” Phil” is the only true predictor on February 2. How can Phil still be alive … here comes the words we seldom see or use.

” He’s given an ” Elixir” of Life” every year at the Summertime Groundhog Picnic which ” magically” gives him 7 more years of life ” the club steadfastly insists.

The other word ” prognosticate” is pulled out of the dictionary and dusted off -it means to predict or foreshadow .

February is known as the ” transitional ” month… pulling away from our January winter month and reaching for the sun and early warmth associated with spring… especially when Groundhog Phil predicts No More Winter –I certainly hope so… anxious to get out in my portion of the courtyard and lay my eyes on ” Big Red” again!!!

And speaking of red… I heard yesterday was National Wear Red Day… nothing to do with predictions …but the American Heart Association!

I had ordered a red scarf from Amazon Prime and it was ” predicted” to arrive February 2 …waiting as I finish this post.

So until Tomorrow… Anne is with her sister bravely climbing the mystifying extreme heights that offer unbelievable mountain climbing challenges!

May this month bring hope and warmth into our lives!