“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.” ― Elbert Hubbard

This week’s picture does not reflect a snowy microclimate here in RG2, but acts as a reflection of those languages which have multiple words for ‘snow’ in their vocabularies. Reputedly, Inuit languages have 40 – 50 different words, the Swedes have 25, the Sami have 180, whilst, according to researchers at the University of Glasgow some, the Scots lay claim to over 400 (!), including:

• Feefle: Snow swirling around a corner
• Flindrikin: A light snow shower
• Skelf: A large snowflake

Whilst the accuracy of these figures is open to debate, the point stands that people to whom snow is a significant part of their environment seek different ways to describe its subtleties. Interesting then, that in English we use the word ‘love’ to describe a wide range of feelings and relationships. As we spend the next few weeks considering how we can use and develop our strength of Love, I introduced the girls to the 4 types of love recognised by the ancient Greeks: