Snow!! Bloody Snow!! That's what we saw when we looked out the window at 4:00pm yesterday. A most disheartening sight, and it is still there this morning. The better news is that it will be above freezing this afternoon, so the dreaded white stuff should be gone by noon or so.

Why am I up so early? It's not early now, it was early when I got up with our dog Pacha. She's not doing well and has started getting up in the middle of the night again, and when she gets up I get up. This morning it was 2:30, and after I took her out that was the end of sleep. I do have the one advantage: I can take a nap anytime I get tired. That's the one big advantage of being retired. Of course, the disadvantage is that if one has that much time to spare boredom could set in, something to be avoided at all costs.

Though we had snow in the afternoon yesterday we still luxuriated in the beauty of being on board and the relaxation that can come on a Sunday afternoon. We wisely decided to stay home and just enjoy the boat and each other. What could be better than that? We lounged, we read, we ate very well, and we surfed the web. Nobody knocking on the door, no outside interruptions, nothing but pure satisfaction. If one has the opportunity to be exactly where one wants to be that is as close to bliss as he/she can get. We had that opportunity. It was a beautiful day. Nuff said.