We're in for a Blustery Day / myLot

Pikeville, North Carolina

February 13, 2024 6:05am CST

Yesterday we had a light rain all day. Today we will have wind and lots of it. Blustery days like this always remind me of Winnie the Pooh. These blustery winds are going to usher in some colder air. The temps this morning were in the upper 50sF (about 14C) but tomorrow morning we're expecting mid-30sF or just above 0C. Today is also Fat Tuesday or, as the French say, Mardi Gras. I remember reading a book when I was in junior high and one of the characters thought Mardi Gras was French for mow the grass. His thinking was that Mardi Gras was the day when the people in France began mowing their grass again after winter ended there. If today is Fat Tuesday, then tomorrow must be Ash Wednesday. Easter is coming early this year. Do you observe Lent?

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Gayle Harrelson

@2ndchances24 (4842)

• Cloverdale, Indiana

13 Feb

That's the wind we had the other day in Indiana we thought you could use some of it so we sent it to you, maybe you can go & play with a kite.

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25812)

• Pikeville, North Carolina

13 Feb

Now there's an idea. I wonder how Sophie, our Corgi, would react to a kite.

Anna

@LadyDuck (458377)

• Switzerland

13 Feb

Mardi Gras does not mean at all mow the grass, Mardi means Tuesday and Gras means Fat. In Ialian we call it Martedì (Tuesday) Grasso (Fat). The FAT comes because tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, and FAT food is forbidden during the lent.

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (86766)

• United States

13 Feb

I really should go to my church but its far.. Get the ashes. I don't sub to Mardi Gras..though it has always been interesting.

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25812)

• Pikeville, North Carolina

13 Feb

I've never partaken of any Mardi Gras activities other than the little parade the little kids did at the school I last taught at. It was always so cute to watch.

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (86766)

• United States

13 Feb

@DWDavis Kids can make anything fun. Well hope the day is good for you DW.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325860)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Feb

Vince was once a very staunch Catholic but is now what they call a 'lapsed' one. So no observing Lent for us. We did observe Pancake Tuesday though.

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25812)

• Pikeville, North Carolina

14 Feb

I forgot all about Pancake Tuesday. When I taught at the Catholic School, pancakes and sausage were always what we served for lunch the day before Ash Wednesday.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325860)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Feb

@DWDavis It's a very old tradition. I didn't know about pancakes being served with sausage though.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (17840)

• London, England

13 Feb

Hopefully our blustery days are over for the minute, now it is just drizzle.

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25812)

• Pikeville, North Carolina

13 Feb

We had a day of slow rain and drizzle yesterday.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (17840)

• London, England

13 Feb

@DWDavis Seems to be the trend for us lot in the northern hemisphere!

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (156383)

• United States

13 Feb

I used to observe Lent when I was in parochial school; but I don't anymore. Happy Mardi Gras. That's funny about mowing the grass. Have a good day.

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25812)

• Pikeville, North Carolina

14 Feb

It's funny how that off-hand remark by a supporting character in a book I read years ago has stuck with me when I can't remember anything else about the book.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (170083)

• United States

13 Feb

Blustery here too.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (95319)

• Marion, Ohio

13 Feb

It's sunny here but only in the 30s for the day.

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25812)

• Pikeville, North Carolina

13 Feb

It's 59F here but the wind makes it feel cooler. With the sunshine, it's still a nice day and I got some yard work done.

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Jessica

@JESSY3236 (18923)

• United States

13 Feb

Yeah it's windy here too. It was chilly when I went to get yesterday's mail. I didn't want to go out in the rain yesterday. That's funny about mowing the grass. I don't observe Lent.

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