It’s so strange – ten days ago I had the first brush with hayfever, and now it’s winter again. I like it, though – if there’s one thing this winter (apparently the coldest in 14 years or so) has shown me, especially in comparison with the awfully hot last summer, it’s that I really prefer cold to heat, although I used to say the contrary. After all, cold can be easily compensated by wearing a couple of layers, drinking a nice hot tea or wrapping up in a blanket, while heat can only be countered by closing all the shutters and moving as little as possible (at least in a country where aircon is the exception).
Anyway, the reason for this rambling:
Auch hier scheint der Winter kein Ende zu nehmen … Grauenhaft! Heute hats schon wieder geschneit und wir sind nicht unbedingt in einer Ecke, in der es andauernd schneit (bei Hannover) …