DANDILIONS IN THE SNOW

It was around this time in 1977 the Brookfields got belted with snow, power outages and 45 degrees inside. My folks endured the scourge and vowed never to experience it again. The truth is my folks switched to burning wood in a parlor stove, relocating living quarters to the parlor, putting up draft barriers and enjoying the warmth of heating by wood.

ROBERT LOUIS POTVIN