AUGUST 17—CAT NIGHTS COMMENCE
Following on from yesterdays amazingly interesting piece of news about Grain Moons did you know the term “Cat Nights” harks back to a rather obscure Irish legend concerning witches and the belief that a witch could turn herself into a cat eight times, but on the ninth time, she couldn't’t regain her human form. This bit of folklore also led to the idea that a cat has nine lives. Since August is a “yowly” time for cats, this may have prompted the speculation about witches on the prowl....

Anyway the good news is I did pass my motorcycle test so now it wont be costing me $10 in gas every time I have to go down into town to buy something....unless it winter in which case I will travelling in something warmer and less economical.

Interestingly of the 12 people who took their test yesterday i would say 9 or 10 were doing it to save on their gas expenditure especially those who commuted to and from work each day.