In a message dated 1/19/99 8:33:58 PM GMT, burdekij@bvsd.k12.co.us writes: << I have signs of spring. I have hardy pansies blooming and a primrose >> I went down to the village this morning and found a camelia flowering, admittedly it was in a very sheltered spot but after the dreadful weather we have ben having it cheered me up no end. It made the problem of water pouring through a ceiling from my balcony seem easier to cope with. The natives say they have never know such a wet and very windy January. Mary in England.