insomnia

Not even remotely close to insomnia, but I woke up at 03:24 this morning and nodded off for maybe 10 minutes between then and a little after six when I finally got up. Not entirely sure why but the hounds were allowed to stay in last night. They are not kept in, rather we leave the back door open and shut al the internal doors apart form our bedroom door and then Rowlf and Rumpole can decide where they want to sleep.

Rumpole sleeps on the floor on Sal's side of the bed. Probably because she puts one of his pillows there. Rowlf will sleep on the kitchen floor or just outside of the open back door. So last night I woke up and wandered to the loo. Rumpole trotted after me and Rowlf was roused from his slumber on the kitchen floor. I went back to bed. Rumpole plonked himself back on his pillow and Rowlf decided to wander into the bedroom and plonk himself on the floor by the door.

I tossed and turned, kept my eyes shut and did my best to not look at my alarm clock. It must have been a little after four when I heard Sal's dreamy murmurs, strange squeaks from the big lump who was also fast asleep, and Rumpole's snores. No one slees deeper than when youre wide awake.