On the Isle of Skye, Scotland, a procession was held.[8] One of the few flowers left around at this time of year is the Michaelmas daisy (also known as asters). Hence the rhyme: "The Michaelmas daisies, among dead weeds, Bloom for St Michael's valorous deeds ..."[11]
From The Times of London: "Labour has surged to a 33-point poll lead [54 to 21] over the Conservatives after a week of market turmoil triggered by Liz Truss’s tax-cutting budget.
The YouGov poll for The Times finds Tory support has fallen by seven points in the past four days amid fears the government’s plans will lead to spiralling interest rate rises."
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ReplyDeleteI've never called them anything but Asters. . . .
ReplyDeleteI looked up Michaelmas on Wikipedia, and they are mentioned there.
DeleteOn the Isle of Skye, Scotland, a procession was held.[8] One of the few flowers left around at this time of year is the Michaelmas daisy (also known as asters). Hence the rhyme: "The Michaelmas daisies, among dead weeds, Bloom for St Michael's valorous deeds ..."[11]
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ReplyDelete"Labour has surged to a 33-point poll lead [54 to 21] over the Conservatives after a week of market turmoil triggered by Liz Truss’s tax-cutting budget.
The YouGov poll for The Times finds Tory support has fallen by seven points in the past four days amid fears the government’s plans will lead to spiralling interest rate rises."
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DeleteThis just in: Senator Joe Manchin's Dirty Deal to facilitate more fossil-fuel pipelines has been removed from legislation in the Senate following pressure from -- among many others -- RootsAction.org.
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