as my neighbor said to me as she walked her daughter (in her puffed, tiny scarlet winter coat) to our apartment building this evening, today is the first real day of winter for us. i'm making tea and it's an enjoyable ritual with sinuses are so cracked dry and in need. sometimes i add milk and occasionally honey. never ever ever sugar. mm. spicy teas are best. licorice, this type of chai because it has pepper and cardamon...