It has been a Winter with a difference. We had our usual snow in November and was sure it would be the beginning of white landscapes, but no, we were wrong. After November the snow disappeared and we were getting temperatures up to 10° C which is really remarkable for deep mid Winter. This weather continued up to Christmas and in the New Year and for the first two weeks of January. The snowdrops were showing their flowers and the daffodils were competing with each other to see who could produce the first buds. And then it happened. Last week-end temperatures dropped and it began to snow, although not too much and by evening it had melted, only to return again the next day. However, our weather prophets have told us to expect the snow to continue for at least a week, perhaps two. OK, I though it was too good to be true, but you cannot have everything. Global warming, welcome to Switzerland.