the oriental angels were sent to one of the german roommates, along with some spruce branches and other decorations, from berlin. i thought that was incredibly sweet. i got one branch for my room with a tiny, red bauble. like charlie brown's christmas tree...
the amaryllis is from the skips, of course. we have a hyacinth, too, in one of those glass bulb vases, but it's still only growing roots.
i am so torpid from the cold that i can't even think, let alone do anything of use. all my packets are unsent, pies unbaked, groceries unbought... 17°C indoors seems to be the limit for me when the brain just switches off and all i want to do is sleep.
