Hurricane names, propagating herbs, gazpacho

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Daily Newsletter for Wednesday, August 15, 2018

lime tree

Ah in the thunder air
how still the trees are!
And the lime-tree, lovely and tall, every leaf silent
hardly looses even a last breath of perfume.
–D.H. Lawrence (1885–1930)
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
 227th day of the year


Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise Windsor (Princess Anne) was born on this day in 1950.
Will Rogers (humorist) died on this day in 1935.
 
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Retired Hurricane Names

 Retired Atlantic Hurricane Names
Did you know that hurricane names could be retired? Find out why some names are no longer used for Atlantic storms and see the list of hurricane names that have been retired since the 1950s.
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Propagating Herbs

 Starting Herbs from Cuttings
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 Classic Gazpacho

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