A WICKED COLD SATURDAY

We awoke to a ground of white. Two inches of snow had fallen over night and the trees glistened with the white stuff."Johnson" arrived in a bright orange jacket..something new. We headed West towards Amherst and Northampton.The Quabbin is beautiful with snow.Some shady spots made for dangerous driving. As we headed towards Amherst "no snow!" Sudenly the ground was bare.It was the same in Northampton.. bare ground! We came home by way of South Hadley and Granby where snow on the ground increased. We ate at Subway in West Brookfield.Poor service! I did food shopping at Hannaford for the basics. Seems lots of sales exist. Then I settled in to watching collegiate basketball with St. Johns winning in overtime over a New Jersey team. Next I watched Ken Burns Baseball with great interst. Many contemporary players and teams were featured i.e. Ted Williams, Mickey MAntle and others.My Saturday was good despite the wind and cold temperatures! ROBERT LOUIS POTVIN