Cooling Sun, beneficial bugs, donuts

[View Web Version]( [WEATHER]( [ASTRONOMY]( [GARDENING]( [CALENDAR]( [FOOD]( [ADVICE]( [STORE]( [donuts] Between the optimist and the pessimist, the difference is droll. The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist, the hole! –Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) [Sunday, May 20, 2018]( 140th day of the year [Summer begins in 32 days]( Cher (singer & actress) was born on this day in 1946. Robin Gibb (musician; member of the Bee Gees) died on this day in 2012. Question of the Day Is the Hierarchy of Angels listed in the Bible? [Answer]( [Thermometers]( [Beneficial Insects in the Garden (image)]( What Are Beneficial Bugs? [Beneficial Insects in the Garden]( Here’s a short list of great beneficial insects with pictures—and with tips on attracting these good bugs to your garden. [READ MORE]( [Glass Sun Catchers]( SAVE 25% when you buy 2 or more with coupon code SUNNY [LEARN MORE]( $5.99-$12.95 [Blackberries (image)]( Growing Blackberries [Blackberries]( Blackberries, like raspberries, are a very easy fruit to grow. Once this native berry is ripe, get ready for an abundant harvest, picking every couple of days! Here’s how to grow and harvest blackberries in your backyard. [READ MORE]( [Angel Wind Chime]( This nicely detailed chime is made from thick, rust-proof aluminum to last! [LEARN MORE]( $26.95 [Solar Minimum Approaching | A Mini Ice Age? (image)]( Today's Sun: Too Strange [Solar Minimum Approaching | A Mini Ice Age?]( Sunspots are disappearing more rapidly than usual as the Sun prepares to enter the solar minimum. The last time the absence of sunspots was so prolonged was the “Little Ice Age,” which happened back in the 1600s. Will Earth experience another cold snap? [READ MORE]( [The Almanac Garden Hod]( Harvest and wash fruit and vegetables easily. Plus, enjoy hundreds of other uses! Each hod has the Almanac Sun logo burned into one side with a fire-heated branding iron. [LEARN MORE]( $49.95 (save $10) [Sugar 'n' Spice Doughnuts (image)]( Make Doughnuts! [Sugar 'n' Spice Doughnuts]( The sugar ‘n’ spice doughnuts will fill your kitchen with the scents of cinnamon and nutmeg and everything nice. [READ MORE]( [Bee Brand Tote]( One side of this cotton bag resembles a vintage seed sack and the other has busy bees. [LEARN MORE]( $14.97 [Reusing Newspapers in the Home and Garden (image)]( What To Do With Newspapers [Reusing Newspapers in the Home and Garden]( We subscribe to our local daily newspaper and a couple of Sunday papers, so even though hard times have rendered newspapers a lot thinner than they used to be, the papers tend to build up. Here are a few ways we like to reuse our newspapers around the home and garden! [READ MORE]( [Red Mercury Lantern]( NEW! Features 10 lights and a 6-hour timer and runs on 2 AA batteries. Buy 2 or more and get $2 off per lantern. [LEARN MORE]( $11.95 QUICK CLICKS - [7-Day Forecast]( - [2-Month Forecast]( - [Moon Phase Calendar]( - [Best Days—Astrological Timetable]( [WEATHER]( [ASTRONOMY]( [GARDENING]( [CALENDAR]( [FOOD]( [ADVICE]( [STORE]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [pinterest]( [Instagram]( [Google Plus]( New to this newsletter? It’s free! [Sign up here.]( You are receiving this e-mail message because you subscribed at our Web site: Almanac.com If you do not wish to receive our regular e-mail newsletters in the future, please [click here to manage your preferences or unsubscribe](. *Please do not reply to this e-mail* [Visit our Web site Help page]( to report corrections or inquire about your online account, products, editorial, and technical issues. For reprinting and reuse, see our [Terms of Use](. © 2018 Yankee Publishing Inc. All rights reserved.