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by Catherine Herlihy

A Reading

from Jerry Morton's Memoir, Finding My Way
"Ice in November brings mud in December." -- Old Farmer's Almanac
November is National Native American Heritage Month
Nov. 9 = World Freedom Day
Nov. 10 = United States Marine Corps Birthday
Nov. 11 = Veterans Day (We honor you. Thank you for your service to our country.)
Nov. 13 = World Kindness Day
Nov. 15 = Full Moon (Beaver Moon)
Nov. 19 = Puerto Rico Discovery Day
Nov. 23 = Thankful for My Dog Day
Nov. 28 = Thanksgiving Day

“The early morning mountain mist is spread over the valley like a large, gray blanket. Underneath it, the tiny hamlet, snug and settled, rests easy. It is early autumn and the rich greenery of summer is beginning to give way to brown, red, orange, and gold hues that will become more pronounced as the sun comes up over the mountains in the eastern sky.”
Robert Santelli, The Appalachians

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