New moon: In Cancer, Monday, June 22
Full moon: In Sagittarius, Sunday, June 7
Astrological sign: Gemini, May 21 to June 21; Cancer, June 22 to July 22
Gem stone: Alexandrite
Flower: Rose
Household tips:
- Periodically wipe the inside of the refrigerator with vinegar to help prevent mildew.
- To keep extension cords from getting tangled when stored, insert them into an empty cardboard toilet paper tube.
- Place bay leaves in kitchen drawers to help keep crawling insects away.
Going green:
- Replace plastic drink bottles with stainless steel bottles.
- Replace plastic containers with glass.
What to do in the garden:
- Keep after those weeds!
- Watch for garden pests. Hand-pick bugs off plants and put them in a bucket of water containing a couple of drops of liquid dish detergent.
Thought for the month:
“No price is set on the lavish summer;
June may be had by the poorest comer.”
—James Russell Lowell (1819–1891), The Vision of Sir Launfa
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