Old Order Mennonite Memoirs

"February's a time for hearts

And big red satin bows,

Boxes of candy, lacy cards,

A fragile, long-stemmed rose;

"A time for searching the garden

Lest a green blade flourish there

Or looking for a robin

Soaring through the air;

"Days of restless energy

To begin the tasks of spring,

A longing to be done with snow

And winter winds that sting."

That's what Shirley Sallay writes about "The Second Month," but being "done with snow" didn't happen last week. In fact, we had quite a bit to do with it.

There were huge heaps of snow made by mechanized pushers to open lanes.

There were deep drifts o...