Where does the time go? It's certainly not Snail-paced.

  Wood carving by unknown artist, Stanton Country Park, Wiltshire. (c) Linda AcasterWhat happened to January and February? Apart from the eight weeks being lost to grey skies, rain and flooded roads, that is. This is the problem with more temperate UK winters. With a lack of snow in East Yorkshire it is all so dowly, damp and depressing, not helped at all by needing to be careful