Sprinklings of Snow and an abundance of alliteration!

So the weather has gotten frosty cold and a sprinkling of white stuff has covered the ground so it's pleasantly bright and not so pleasantly freezing beyond the barrier of the window. 

Our first sprinkle of snow was sadly at 2am and involved me staring out of a window longingly hoping it would stay on the ground, at least till morning. Sadly by 2.30am it had turned to rain and by morning it was simply wet. 

I did, however catch the glimmer of hope as the snow sauntered down and a few specks can be seen bellow....

Despite this rather sorry start, promise lay in the air for the next week as the temprature dipped and i woke one morning to find a glimmer of whiteness covering the roof tops and fences....

It brings me immense joy to see such a sight once again it was like being 10 years old again...I may have even gotten the notion in my head that I could switch on the radio that morning to see if it was a snow day and uni was cancelled because of that slither of snow.... 

Sadly it was sunday...

But it does look pretty :)

Anyway other than my childish excitement at white stuff outside there have been many wonderful nights out and in...including an odd St. Andrew's day polish tradition on a cold Glasgow night. 

The idea is to learn about your future. So accoding to Magda, my flat-mate's, chart thing I shall be marrying a fat man called Steven who is a witty music conductor.  

We also melted candle wax and poured it through a key into a cold bowl of water where it hardened into a shape...using a light we then study the shadow to see what shapes it creates...that should tell us something about the future.... here is Saskia, Nora, anna and Magda modelling their candles below...

The wax was then poured into the bowl through the key hole.... (why a tin foil key hole I am not sure...there may be some significance....if your that interested try googling it!)

 

Anyway the result is this...I believe this is Saskia's wax shape...which we believe looks a bit like a man on a horse....perhaps Prince charming?

For those interested parties my wax blobs looked like a spider and possibly a ring????

It's been an interesting few weeks and as it is December 1st I can officially accept the fast approach of that glorious holiday we like to call Christmas....now it's off to search of Christmas gifts and brave the horrors of busy Christmas shopping! Wish me luck for I shall certainly need it!