October 10 on the 10th - Marsha in the Middle

10 on the 10th: October

by Marsha10 on the 10th, Lifestyle October 10, 2023November 26, 202521 Comments

I was not going to talk about the weather, I promise. I wasn’t, but then it changed so dramatically. Last Monday, we had the air conditioning on. Nigel turned the furnace on Thursday or Friday…just to see if it was working! We have had very cool days in the 50s (10C) and lows in the …

October 10 on the 10th: Preview

by Marsha10 on the 10th October 7, 2023October 7, 20236 Comments

Did you ever wonder why October wouldn’t be the eighth month? I mean octo- means eight, right? Just like our friend, September, October once had a different spot in the calendar. The Roman calendar didn’t include January and February. Once they were added, October became the tenth month, but no one bothered to change the …