Outside my window…the day after Christmas is bright sunshine, blue skies and chilly.  Right now we are at 49°F with winds at 15 mph ~ gusting to 24 mph.  It is a beautiful day.  The picture above was taken a year ago today.  Last year we woke up to snow….lots of it too.  It was fabulous….no place to go, snuggled inside with a nice fire going….I kind of miss it this year.  Last year was a different season for a lot of us in regards to snow on the ground.  It appears as if we won’t be approaching average snow levels in many parts of the country unless the winter…