Growing sweet potatoes, earliest spring flowers, 7-Up Bread recipe

Your DAILY Companion From the Almanac Editors [View in Browser]( | [Almanac.com]( | [Get a Copy]( [Saturday, February 17, 2024]( [From The Old Farmer's Almanac]( Have you heard the snowdrops ringing Their bells to themselves? Smaller and whiter than the singing Of any fairy elves. –Sydney Thompson Dobell (1824–74) [Who was born on this day? What happened today in history? Click to find out.]( [30 days until spring begins]( [Moon Phase Today]( [View the Moon Phase Calendar]( [When is the Next Full Moon?]( Today is the Best Day To Today is the best day to do nothing, rest up, take a nap, enjoy! [Plan Ahead! See the Best Days for Every Activity.]( Question of the Day When I was young and it would rain while the sun was shining, someone might say, “The Devil is beating his wife.” Where did this saying come from? – [Answer]( Puzzle of the Day What is the difference between a locomotive and a hound? – [Answer]( ADVERTISEMENT [The perfect book for budding minds! 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