Snowflake, Sabau, _zh, Boopers and Pilatus,

I just found all of your posts tonight. Thank you for validating the grief and sadness that surfaced this year out of the blue.

In retrospect I think it was the 6 inches of snow that reminded of one of the last times I had seen and been with my beloved older brother. We had met and gone sleigh riding. It was such a glorious and fun day. He had gone away to college when I was just 5, so it had been such great fun to "play" with him that day, when I was 26, and he 38.

Thank you all for validating my grief by sharing your experiences.

Hugs,

EJ