blue monday snowflake

blue monday snowflake, originally uploaded by boo *(sorry, I have so much catching up to do)..

Well, I've always wanted to try and photograph a snowflake - and this is my first attempt!! Actually, I feel that this is nature turned into an amazing diamond and sapphire brooch!!

We had snow today, but nowhere near as bad as the rest of the country - never the less, the Met Office kept threatening good old Norwich with worsening weather conditions and in the end work and the schools gave in and closed at lunch time - so I;ve had a wonderful afternoon at home! Such a treat during the week!! We are all praying for another snow day tomorrow!!!

My sock knitting is coming on in leaps and bounds, as is my beautiful ripple blanket. I'm getting very organised - socks at the weekend, ripple blanket - min one row an evening - and crochet cushion - one square per lunch break - except no lunch break today!!! I'll try and photograph them all beautifully soon!!

On our way home, we stopped outside a fabric shop for my eldest to buy some interfacing - I spent the weekend teaching my two girls how to dressmake - they each chose a pattern, material, cut out pattern and cut out material. Next stop - putting the fabric together!!! As I sat in the car, I noticed sitting in a door front an old man wrapped in a sleeping bag - he was covered with snow - it was all over his beard, head - and I thought, well, I can't judge on why someone has ended up living like this - but it's not right, is it, not when our government is ladling out billions and billions to prop up the banks - who's executives carry on awarding themselves bonuses - and, according to one Sunday paper, taking themselves off on company jaunts to Europes most expensive ski resorts. Tell me that's not right???

Well, my youngest son and I scrabbled around in the car and found the picnic blankets - so young son jumped out of the car with that and his packed lunch and gave both to this snow covered frosty man..... But it isn't right is it? As everyone's safety net begins to not looks so safe these days - why is it that we still have people living on the street in this, the coldest winter for years?????