Today we had snow. It didn’t stick and by the end of the day, it was pretty much gone. However, it is a portent of weather to come. The next few days will be cold but no more snow is forecast for the remainder of the week. It won’t last! Next week is Thanksgiving week. Nina and I will be on the road once again, this time flying to Cleveland, Ohio to have Thanksgiving with daughter Dawnmarie and family in New Wilmington, PA and to attend a grandson’s baptism.

The weather today reminded me a bit of the weather we had in Rome a couple of weeks ago. It was cold and it rained throughout the day. The difference was, we were in Rome and we were happy to be there. Today it was cold and snowed and I didn’t want to be here!

Rome is a beautiful city, even in the rain. It felt good to be there. We didn’t spend nearly enough time there. I want to go back. I want to go to the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. I want to throw some coins once again into the Trevi Fountain (we once spent a couple of hours trying to find this fountain). I want to eat and eat and eat in a real major Italian restaurant going through all six courses of a normal Italian meal. I want to walk all the way around the upper level of the Colosseum. I want to spend some time just taking in the city and all of its sites. I’m sure later this winter when the snow is here for real, I’ll think once again of Rome and rain and how nice it was to be there. That’s when I’ll call up my pictures from Rome and relive the day.