<br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">L O W L A N D S - L - 25 January 2008 - Volume 02</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">=========================================================================</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">From: </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="HcCDpe"><span class="EP8xU" style="color: rgb(91, 16, 148);">Jacqueline Bungenberg de Jong</span> <span class="lDACoc"><<a href="mailto:Dutchmatters@comcast.net">Dutchmatters@comcast.net</a>></span></span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Subject: </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="HcCDpe">LL-L "Traditions" 2008.01.24 (04) [E]<br></span><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0.5in; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<font color="navy" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy;">Ron says: </span></font>By the way, I keep wondering why in Old English and
Old German May is referred to by "three milks":</p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">·<font size="1"><span>
</span></font></span></font><b><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">May</span></font></b><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">:</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">o<font size="1"><span>
</span></font></span></font><i><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic;">Mai ~ Maimaand</span></font></i><i><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></i><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">("May
month")</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -0.25in; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">§<font size="1"><span>
</span></font></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">OS <i><span style="font-style: italic;">winnemânut</span></i>h
("bliss month")</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -0.25in; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">§<font size="1"><span>
</span></font></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">OLF <i><span style="font-style: italic;">winnemânôth</span></i></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -0.25in; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">§<font size="1"><span>
</span></font></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">OG <i><span style="font-style: italic;">winnimânôd</span></i></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -0.25in; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font color="#660000" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">§<font size="1"><span>
</span></font></span></font><b><font color="#660000" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">OE <i><span style="font-style: italic;">þrimilcemōnaþ</span></i> ("three-milks
month")</span></font></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -0.25in; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font color="#660000" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">§<font size="1"><span>
</span></font></span></font><b><font color="#660000" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">OG <i><span style="font-style: italic;">drîmilki</span></i></span></font></b></p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Might it be because three types of farm animals have had
their young by then?<br>
<br>
<font color="blue"><span style="color: blue;">Or maybe the farmer can milk the cows
three times a day because the milk is so plentyful? Jacqueline</span></font></span></font></p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">----------</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">From: </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="HcCDpe"><span class="EP8xU" style="color: rgb(200, 137, 0);">Danette & John Howland</span> <span class="lDACoc"><<a href="mailto:dan_how@msn.com">dan_how@msn.com</a>></span></span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Subject: </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="HcCDpe">LL-L "Traditions" 2008.01.24 (04) [E]</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="HcCDpe"><br></span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
Hallo, Reinhard!</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
You wrote:</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="Ih2E3d"><br>By the way, I keep wondering why in Old English and Old German May is referred to by "three milks":<br><br>
</div><ul style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" type="disc"><li><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">May</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">:</span></li><ul type="circle"><div class="Ih2E3d"><li><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Mai ~ Maimaand</span> </i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">("May month")</span></li>
<ul type="square"><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">OS <i>winnemânut</i>h ("bliss month")</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">OLF <i>winnemânôth</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">OG <i>winnimânôd</i></span></li>
<li style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">OE <i>þrimilcemōnaþ</i> ("three-milks month")</span></b></li><li style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">OG <i>drîmilki</i></span></b></li>
</ul></div></ul></ul><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="Ih2E3d">
Might it be because three types of farm animals have had their young by then?<br><br></div><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
Many years ago I read that this name came from the fact that the grass
was rich enough for the milch cows to be milked thrice a day. Now, I
haven't milked a cow since I was ten years old, but we never did more
than two milkings a day.</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
Best to all,</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
John Howland</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">----------</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">From: </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="HcCDpe"><span class="EP8xU" style="color: rgb(200, 137, 0);">Theo Homan</span> <span class="lDACoc"><<a href="mailto:theohoman@yahoo.com">theohoman@yahoo.com</a>></span></span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
Subject: </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="HcCDpe">LL-L "Traditions" 2008.01.24 (07) [E]</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="HcCDpe"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">> From: </span><a style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" href="mailto:heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk">heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk</a><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">> <</span><a style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" href="mailto:heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk">heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk</a><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">></span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">> Subject: LL-L "Traditions" 2008.01.24 (04) [E]</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">></span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">> From Heather Rendall</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">></span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[...]</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">> *Because grass was so lush that cows had to be</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="Ih2E3d">> milked 3 times a day rather<br>> than the usual twice! *<br>><br>> *I think it may also have something to do with the<br>> quality of the 'new'<br>
> grass that it stimulated more milk than usual.*<br>><br>> *Maybe a farmer on the list can confirm.*<br>><br>> *best wishes*<br>><br></div><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">> *Heather*</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Hi,</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Alas, I'm not a farmer. But milking by hand is so</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">time-consuming that a farmers-couple could not have</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">more than 10 or 12 cows.</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><a style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" href="http://vr.gr/" target="_blank">vr.gr</a><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">.</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<font style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" color="#888888">Theo Homan<br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">----------<br><br></span></font><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">From: </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="HcCDpe"><span class="EP8xU" style="color: rgb(121, 6, 25);">Tom Mc Rae</span> <span class="lDACoc"><<a href="mailto:t.mcrae@uq.net.au">t.mcrae@uq.net.au</a>></span></span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
Subject: </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="HcCDpe">LL-L "Traditions" 2008.01.24 (07) [E]<br><br></span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">In Scotland young children played a game in which one kid would pick a butter cup,</span><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
say "Lit me see whither Ye like buh/ur" as he held it below the other's chin.</div><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The yellow reflection confirmed they did.</div><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
Wonder if they do this nowadays ? We had simple pleasures in the 1940's.</div><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><div><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">On 25/01/2008, at 7:11 AM,<br>
<span style="color: rgb(121, 6, 25);">Theo Homan</span> <span><<a href="mailto:theohoman@yahoo.com" target="_blank">theohoman@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:</div><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="Ih2E3d">
<blockquote type="cite"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>Subject: LL-L "Traditions" 2008.01.24 (04) [E]</span></blockquote></div><div class="Ih2E3d"><blockquote type="cite"><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><p>
<span style="color: rgb(20, 79, 174);"> The farmers thought it was because of all those little yellow flowers the cows were eating</span></p></span></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><p>
<span style="color: rgb(20, 79, 174);">now in the meadows, and they named these flowers: boterbloemen / buttercups.</span></p></span></blockquote></div></div><br> <p style="margin: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;" face="Helvetica" size="3">Regards</font></p>
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