Outside my window…is a cold and blustery day.  There is sunshine….there is blue skies…but there is also northwest winds blowing at 23 mph.  It is about 3:00 in the afternoon and our current temperature is at 46°F…factor in the wind and it feels like 38°F.  A bit brisk outside.  We had quite a bit of rain the day after Christmas and again yesterday but today has been dry, humidity is even quite low at 33%.  We are forecast to dip down to 29°F this evening….might be a good night for a fire. I am thinking…about so many things recently….the events of the past year…what the new year will bring. I…