Mad mad Emma, what a dilema!

On Saturday 1st March, hurricane Emma made her grand entrance

by causing absolute havoc in Germany and many parts of

Europe - what is this nasty girl telling us?

Perhaps she's saying "Forget about Spring, you've had your fun

by enjoying a fabulously mild Winter!"

The top picture shows a bus that was completely swept off the road

by the storm caused by the nasty little lady! Just look at

the snow!


Luckily, here in Switzerland we didn't feel the "pinch" that bad,

except for rain and an evil blowing wind, which made it impossible to

find the slightest bit of shelter under a topsy turned umbrella.



In Germany people were warned not to leave their homes or

to travel by car - which is not always possible, but to stay on the

safe side, I practically stayed at home all week end.

That isn't something I enjoy doing, but I really didn't want

to end up in hospital because I was hit by a plant pot that

went "gone with the wind!"

The Swiss folk love to display their potted plants on the window sills

and on their balconies - fatal for pedestrians "down under!"



Nevertheless, I remained home, safe and dry, and by doing so

I had oooodles of time to work on the crazy patchwork bag for

my "oldest" and dearest friend who lives far across the sea in

South Africa.

Later this week, I will show pictures of the work and

the colours chosen by my friend.