And are you still at the hotel? So that means you will spend the year without the work finished!! What a calamity. Well, the important thing is that the house is turning out just the way you wanted. The pictures of the snow are amazing, and I can't imagine the cold. I love wine, especially red. Spanish wines are very good, and so are Chilean ones. Drinking wine has become fashionable because of resveratrol, a super antioxidant that slows down aging. Sending you a hug, my friend.
No, we just stayed for 4 nights a couple different times while the demolition phases happened and we didn't have use of the kitchen. The cold here is unbelievable! I grew up in a place with four distinct seasons (Ohio) but the cold here in Minnesota is next level. It took me a few years to learn how to dress for it properly. When I had my 2 mile walk into the building I used to work in from where I parked the car sometimes it would be -50 with the windchill. At that point it's so cold that any exposed skin actually burns, my eyelashes froze together and you could feel ice crystals forming in your sinuses when you inhaled. I love Spanish and Italian wines. The French ones are nice too but I find many of them have a higher alcohol content. California wine can be good too but I hear most of those wines are contaminated with Round-up so I try to steer clear of those. I've had a glass of red almost every day for over 30 years! I believe in it's medicinal value, even if it's just to help you relax. Hugs to you as well Nancy! It's almost your birthday!