I found this image on Wikimedia Commons, it is in the public domain and not copyrighted. It is a watercolor by Jules Pascin called 'Hermine a lit' or Hermine in bed. It got me thinking about my own bed and the comfort that a nicely made bed can bring. 

Mom has a way of making a bed in a way that always begged me to crawl under the sheets and snuggle in. She pulls the sheets so tightly that even the most wrinkled sheets will become crisp. It is not just the way the sheets are pulled so tightly, it is also the way the comforter is pulled back just right and the pillows are fluffed and perfectly placed. And I can tell instantly if it is a mom made bed. It must be the extra love folded in.

As a little girl I used to crawl into bed as she was putting fresh sheets on. I loved the feeling of the sheets right out of the dryer. Mom would put the bottom sheet on and then I would jump right in the middle of the bed. She would finish the job right over the top of me. I just loved it. Come to think of it, my cats now do to me what I used to do with my mom. I suppose they love a mom made bed too.

Mom is coming to visit tomorrow...maybe I will leave the bed unmade. Maybe she will get the hint.