Did you know...saying..

[Jace]

"Rabbit, Rabbait"the first day of the month
is a superstition believed to bring Good Luck
for the remainder of the month.

The phrase is said aloud, 'first thing' in the morning
to invoke that luck.

It's thought to have been originated from
Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland" .

Great way to start the month.

 

[Pepper]

Never heard of this before. I'll take your word for it!

 

[RadishRose]

I'd heard of it long ago. Never said it tho'

 

[Pepper]

I'd heard of it long ago. Never said it tho'

You're quite the risk taker!

 

[Jules]

Just thought of this today. You have to say it prior to saying anything else. My friend who told me said it ‘white rabbit, white rabbit’. She believes it, or at least like doing it. Power of positive thinking?

 

[Pepper]

Just thought of this today. You have to say it prior to saying anything else. My friend who told me said it ‘white rabbit, white rabbit’. She believes it, or at least like doing it. Power of positive thinking?

White rabbit. Reminds me of 'one pill makes you larger, one pill makes you small.'

 

[jujube]

I heard once that if you heard an owl, you should tie a knot in the corner of your sheet to ward off bad dreams.

With the army of owls we have living in the woods behind us, I'd be trying to sleep on a bed of knots.....

 

[Pepper]

I heard once that if you heard an owl, you should tie a knot in the corner of your sheet to ward off bad dreams.

With the army of owls we have living in the woods behind us, I'd be trying to sleep on a bed of knots.....

In New Hampshire we had an owl who lived in the tree next to my son's window. I loved hearing it. No owls where I am now, but the mourning doves sound a lot like them, and we have many. They drive my cats crazy!

 

[jujube]

In New Hampshire we had an owl who lived in the tree next to my son's window. I loved hearing it. No owls where I am now, but the mourning doves sound a lot like them, and we have many. They drive my cats crazy!

I find it very comforting to hear them hooting in the night. They're not screamers, they have gentle hoots. Sometimes, they are in the front yard just outside our bedroom window and you can really hear them.

 

[MoBeans]

OK that's interesting. I was just over at my brothers and his wife asked me if I said rabbit rabbit this morning. I had no idea what she was talking about. So now it is confirmed.

My mother in law always said whoever crosses the threshold to the house on New Years day brings you your luck for the year.

 

[jujube]

My mother in law always said whoever crosses the threshold to the house on New Years day brings you your luck for the year.

That's a "First Footer" to the Scots. He (usually a dark-haired man) crosses your threshold bearing a gift for good luck, Whiskey if you're lucky, but a piece of bread, a coin, or a lump of coal are also acceptable. He should enter with his right foot first.

He's offered a warm greeting, a nip of something to keep off the cold and then leaves by the same door if he has other visits to make.

 

[MoBeans]

That's a "First Footer" to the Scots. He (usually a dark-haired man) crosses your threshold bearing a gift for good luck, Whiskey if you're lucky, but a piece of bread, a coin, or a lump of coal are also acceptable. He should enter with his right foot first.

He's offered a warm greeting, a nip of something to keep off the cold and then leaves by the same door if he has other visits to make.

She was Swedish. The closest we came to that was leaving a Velveeta sandwich on white bread and a Canadian beer out for Santa.

 

[jujube]

She was Swedish. The closest we came to that was leaving a Velveeta sandwich on white bread and a Canadian beer out for Santa.

Hey, Santa was probably delighted to get a nice cheese sandwich and a beer after all those cookies and milk.