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Hot cocoa for president! I make a big batch of my own mix-- cocoa powder, sugar, salt and then toss in vanilla when cooking, it's my fave. But this Vermont goodness is also a fave: https://sillycowfarms.com/collections/shop-all

The winter perspective in colder climates is an interesting convo-- spending the majority of my life in the southwest (So Cal, New Mexico, Oklahoma) I wanted a winter I could fully appreciate and I desperately wanted snow! So I love it, indulge in it, and cherish it. But people who grew up here do not share my sentiments. 😂 To be fair my husband maintains the fire 100% and shovels the driveway so I have a great situation but also, he loves those tasks lol.

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Yes, you're the opposite. Winter is novelty and excitement for you. We have a slight chance of "snow showers" on Monday and I'm beside myself with excitement.

I will check out your Certified Vermont Recipe.

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Oh I see now it's a product that I willl be unable to get. Maybe they could sponsor your Substack. 🤣

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Oh booo. 😩

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Perfect timing, I'm reading this whilst drinking a hot chocolate 💖

I am going to have to try your recipe, sounds delicious 😊

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Well I had it right before bed and that was a lot of sugar! I didn’t sleep soundly. But it was delicious.

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I can imagine 😊

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Nina, I’m so sorry about your friend’s home, and your own loss in 2019 - I just donated to Red Cross from your link, and chose the California Wildfires as my donation focus. I feel like all of my little donations every time someone links a place to give are futile, but they are truly the only way to feel any way of use during this tragedy. As for winter, speaking as someone who woke up to - 5 F today, the only thing that’s working for me is reminding myself it will end, as it does every year. It WILL get warmer!

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This too shall pass—should really be the winter mantra. And summer where I live (unbearable heat).

The Red Cross is amazing and all donations count. The scale of the fire is so shocking. I still can’t believe an entire community was wiped out.

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