Wow it's winter

The bitter Ohio cold has finally rested like a blue dot over this little slice of the country and it's clenched down with all it's might. Bitter is an excellent word to describe how it feels outside right now. Every part of skin that's exposed to the open air is kissed with an invigorating breeze that almost feels like ice water getting splashed in your face.

The snow is flying in the vineyard as I peer out from under a hat pulled down but over my scarf while my hot breath fogs up my glasses and ice forms in my nostrils. The giant snowflakes today remind me of those epic scenes in 3D movies that they've been perfecting where the snowflakes closest to me move so fast and the ones far away look like they're taking their sweet time giving in to gravity.

The chill is still in my boots as I warm up in the kitchen, kneeding bread over and over, adding more flour as I get a workout pushing the stubborn dough around. I set the dough by the fire and put my toes up to the fire for a minute until the cold pricks through them again and the feeling comes back a bit.

The coffee is on in the tasting room and I'm working on the perfect banana split with a red wine reduction sauce.

2 more months until March and the official start of spring. Can't wait!