……………….I couldn’t sleep this morning……I got up and looked out of my bedroom window, and in the dark I could see the line where the black water ended and the line of white snow began…….It’s the first snow fall of the season here in my area of CT. It already looks like more than what was predicted at 3:45am, and it’s supposed to continue until 8:00am or 9am……who knows….maybe longer……..My mind was racing…..I didn’t want to go to the kitchen to make myself a cup of tea, because I didn’t want to disturb Sammy…..she would have been confused at being waken so early……..I normally would have gotten up as quiet as possible so as not to wake Jac, but she would always hear me and say “what’s the matter?”…….I would reply, “nothing, I just can’t sleep….I’ll go and watch some TV…..go back to sleep”……”No” Jac would answer….”it’s too early…..get back into bed, and I’ll rub your back”……..Who could pass up an invitation like that! I would obediently get into bed, and with the promised back rub, would fall back to sleep……….This morning, instead of a back rub, I’m visiting with my 24/7 friend…..my computer…….After I post this…..I’ll go and sit in my reclining chair with one of Jac’s mom’s crochet blankets, watch the snow fall, and hopefully fall back to sleep with my thoughts and memories of all the snowfalls I shared in the past.
There are more memories to be made
Good morning Louis,
It’s 4:42 AM here in California and I have been lying in bed awake for quite a while. I’m waiting for the rain to start. Not pretty like your snowfall, but eagerly awaited as we need every drop here in California. I finally decided to get up and get my friend the computer. I have to be quiet because my daughter and granddaughter are visiting. I checked your site and discovered that neither of us could sleep. Nice hot tea sounds good. My favorites are Earl Grey and Constant Comment. My recliner is also my go to when I can’t sleep but I keep a down coverlet next to it in a basket. Not as comforting as something made by hand with love. You were lucky to have had the offer of a back rub from Jac. My husband would have slept through my absence. Memories are wonderful. I feel so badly for my husband who has none. How lonely that must feel.