Ashtabula Snow Days

If you don't like snow, stay out of Ashtabula, Ohio. Although, December '06 was mild to the extremes, February is frigid to the same extremes. A few years ago Ashtabula gave a new meaning to "April Showers" with 15 inches of snow showers that stayed for a week. People here are in such need to be out of doors that they invariably plant their gardens too soon. The seed stores love it because they sell double the amount when people need to replant. (Guilty as charged! But, well, I've only been back in the area 4 years.) Then the snow will come early and the potatoes don't get dug up and become volunteer seed for the next year. Next year, I, the Babka, will not have to plant at least 2 of the 4 rows of potatoes I planted because Pop, the potato digger, did not get them dug before the first snow of October. Of course, they could have been dug in the mild December, but we were working on the deck then.

This year we were in school and got 14 -15 inches of snow during the day and did not close early. Ashtabula City schools did close for the subzero weather, but opened again when the temp got up to 5º and the "emergency days" were all used up, save one. Maybe the little children of A-town can stand walking to school at 5º, or waiting at the bus stop. Not what this old lady was use to in Kentucky. 2 inches of snow would close Northern Kentucky schools. Hey there are lots of hills, turns and narrow roads in Northern K.Y.

We're havin' a heat wave. It is warm enough now for the salt to start working. Praise God!
May the Lord bless and keep you, Babka.