December Winds

As SUNDIAL OF THE SEASONS suggests, there are no breezes in the winter.  The storm systems move faster and the cold air of the winter is actually heavier than the warm air of summer, thus exerting more pressure when it blows, thus the howling I suppose.  And there's no leaves to slow it down, as it passes freely through the bare trees, adding to its power.  Fortunately, it calmed down a bit last night, so I was not awakened by its howling, the house groaning from its strength.  But it's picked up a bit this morning, creating small snow squalls out over the lake, as the dawn takes away the dark.  It's 18 degrees at 7:00, a few degrees warmer than yesterday.  It looks like we got another six inches last night and more to come today.  It's not supposed to calm down till Friday, the day we head off for the Bissell's in Virginia.

We went to Ron and Linda's last night, for designer pizzas, both really good.  And we had no trouble getting there or returning as we managed to pick times when there were no snow squalls, making visibility quite good,  It's amazing how few cars there are on the roads, especially after dark, compared to the summer months.  We can drive to Ron and Linda's and see only a couple of cars.  My favorite pizza was squash, Gorgonzola, pine nuts, and Italian ham, though the more traditional sausage was also good.  I think pizza and hamburgers are my two favorite meals, something I can go back to often and happily.  We had given them a few gifts last week, so they returned the favors,  giving Evie a neat stoneware basket for heating bread in the oven and a fish bottle opener for me.  They obviously know my interests.

We are roasting a chicken for dinner, with potatoes and brussell sprouts, my favorite.  Evie has spent the day finishing off the baking of cookies for the kids to decorate and she finally finished the wrapping of the presents.  Now all we have to do is pack for our trip and were off on Friday morning, weather permitting.