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Article: Locally grown: Pesto in a pinch
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- Capital (Annapolis)
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- March 25, 2009
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I had just a twinge of guilt when I read weather reports of
almost 2 feet of snow in the northern Black Hills of South Dakota on
Monday, with wind gusts up to 80 mph. Interstate 90 and Rapid City
Regional Airport were closed, and police were ticketing non-
emergency travelers. Schools, post offices, businesses - even Mount
Rushmore National Monument was closed. Snow continued to fall
yesterday, with totals of up to 40 inches predicted.
The blizzard missed the eastern part of the state, where I grew
up. There flood watches are posted for rivers swollen by melting
snow.
All the while I'm enjoying daffodils, hyacinths, forsythia and
bright green grass.
Lately, we've had plenty of green inside ...