The good news is that we have made it to March. A truly awful February is in the history books. Any bad weather that March throws our way cannot last. The sun is stronger and any ice or snow ought to melt quickly.

The bad news for morning lovers is that Daylight Saving Time begins Saturday night. The sun will not rise Sunday morning until 7:28! The nation continues its ridiculous eight-month observance of DST forcing schoolchildren to board their buses in the dark. And probably get to school while it is still dark.

If the weather improves, at least we will have an extra hour of daylight in the evening to start thinking about the garden. ...