YOU SAID:

Had just settled down for a long winter's nap,

INTO JAPANESE

長い冬の眠りについたばかりだったが、

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I had just fallen into a long winter's sleep,

INTO JAPANESE

私はちょうど長い冬の眠りに落ちたばかりだった。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I had just fallen into a long winter's sleep.

INTO JAPANESE

私はちょうど長い冬の眠りに落ちたところだった。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I had just fallen into a long winter's sleep.