Chan Nanigans

I started with the punchline first. I took that photo because Marylou said that all of our photos look the same. She might be on to something… You see it now, don’t you? Sure. We switch sides sometimes. We take turns looking like we are thinking, “Is this thing on?” I will say that I…

I met this beautiful bird, I mean dame, I mean broad, I mean M’lady at the dining table of Ben and April Bennett. On Friday evenings, the Bennetts invite guests, neighbours, friends, and families to gather at their lovely dining table in a wonderful home in Cornwall: Lower Penvose. On Friday evenings I met Alayne,…

I arrived in Bath via the bus and saw two wonderful young men on school holiday. It was a treasure hunt but they spoke no English. So, one of my first experiences in England was speaking French.

This is a cathedral city in Cornwall. It is the closest city to the Jingle House, about 8 miles slightly north but mostly west. Thirty one minutes by car. An hour and a half by bus which includes a 38 minute, 2 mile walk to the bus stop. So, that was one hour of my…

It is July 3rd and I am on my way to Amsterdam! I spent last night at Thistle Hotel near Terminal 5. They have individual pods to transport you to the hotel. It was fun. Very futuristic. If you were a kid in the 60s. Very now if you weren’t. The hotel was okay. Bathtub…

Lots of names. Today is Monday, the 20th of July. In March, I was in France. I was contemplating what to do this summer. My birthday is on Friday and last year I went to Geneva. I met Siobhan and Emily. YouTube served me a video of Jacob Collier and the San Francisco Orchestra. My…