Chan Nanigans

I sent this picture to my beloved Doob this morning with the text, “Practicing for the home.” We bought this puzzle in Fort Mallaig, Scotland. We is Kris and moi. It was in a pile of books and various games & puzzles in the foyer outside of a closed used bookstore. Honour system. We scrounged…

After five days and twenty emails I have been reunited with the IPad I left on the bus from Fort William to Edinburgh on Friday. It went on to Dundee and Inverness without me. It has been to more places in Scotland than I have. The wonderful staff found it and sent it back on…

I met Sam the day he was born. His mom and dad let me be in the hospital to welcome him to Rochester, Minnesota and Planet Earth. No doubt, he was adorable from the start. The special care nurses needed someone extra special for whom to care for a little while. There was no baby…

February 12 to 19 Brighton is a city on the coast in England. It was the playground of the royals. This week is half-term, school holidays so it is full of families. Shopping… Now, I’m looking for the post office

I came back to England on January 13, 2026. A flight to Heathrow and trains a bus to Falmouth. I did a dog sit with Dave the Doodle and then a night at a hotel in Helston. I got to go to the writing group at the Helston Library!!! The writing group inspires me with…