It's been boring - raining cats and dogs! Luckily, only in Downham, so I hope all of you still have the lovely white snow. Today is the Old Russian New Year - yes, it is a very Russian thing, thirteen days after the normal new year here it comes! We have to put all the Christmas decorations away like everybody else, but I keep a branch of fur tree somewhere for this day: so the new 2010 has now officially begun (apart from the Chinese New Year, of course!). Happy New Year! xxxxxxxxx