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October is one of the most stunning months of the year, and I was privileged to spend it in three different places: new England, Nova Scotia, and Prague. fall colors, hot cider, a new purple peacoat, and lots of walks around stunning places!
This month looks busy, but you might have noticed that recently I haven’t read many books or published many blog posts. There’s a reason for that: I’m working on a new (and huge) work project.
My Patreon people know all about it, but I’m keeping it quiet to everyone else until the right time comes. This kind of work feels like a mission to me, which is how the best work feels.
I’m super excited to share it with you; just know that it’s going awesomely!
Enjoying a stroll to Letná Park in Prague.
Destinations Visited
Reading, North Andover, North Reading, and Middleton, Massachusetts
Manchester, Franklin, Sandbornton, Tilton, Nashua, and Newington, new Hampshire
Halifax, Peggys Cove, Black Point, Chester, Western Shore, Mahone Bay, Lunenberg, Barrington, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, and Summerville Centre, Nova Scotia
Prague, Czech Republic
London, England
My favorite house in Nova Scotia — the wedding Cake house in Lunenberg!
Highlights
A wonderful trip to Nova Scotia! I can’t tell you how good it felt to return to my beloved Canada. The weather was uncannily perfect (solid blue skies all week) and it was so stunning and amazing and clean.
This trip was all about the South Shore, the area south of Halifax. I got to enjoy the Sensea Nordic spa in Chester, explored Lunenberg’s architecture, took a boat cruise around Oak Island, museum-hopped in Halifax, and learned how to be a lumberjack at the Lumberjack AXEperience in Barrington!
I was also able to hang out with my pal Cailin for the first time in two years (a big change from traveling together several times a year). We got to hang out at the spa, grab some meals, and hang out in Lunenberg together. and I got to meet her kitties, Murphy and Rafferty.
A night out at the rage CAGE in Nashua. the rage Cage is a place where you can SMASH THINGS! You put on a suit, crank up some music, and smash a ton of glass and porcelain. My pal Alexa and I went together and had an amazing time!
Attending my first powwow. I dropped by a powwow put on by the Laconia Indian historical association up in the Lakes region of new Hampshire, and I got to meet a lot of amazing people and enjoy some music and dancing.
Enjoying Lightship cider with Cailin in Lunenberg!
Seeing beloved pals and family. It was good to be home and get that special time with my loved ones. tons of good quality time.
It was especially good to see one of the little boys in my life whom I went from seeing all the time to not seeing in a year and a half. He’s three now, and when he saw me, he ran up to me for a big hug. That was the best!
Enjoying the AMODIO RODEO on Jeopardy! If you’re a Jeopardy! fan in the least, you know what an absolute joy it was to watch Matt Amodio’s incredible run on the show. His last episode was my final day in the US, so it worked out a bit too perfectly.
Flying business class back to Prague. I am usually a bit parsimonious with my points and miles, only doling them out in tiny amounts, but finally I used a bunch on a business class long-haul flight. Such an amazing way to travel!
Unfortunately, I wasn’t a substantial fan of business class on American Airlines, which felt very low-level compared to my long-haul business flights on KLM and especially ANA (though better than Kenyan Airways). next time I do transatlantic business class, I’m going to aim for Delta, which I hear is nice.
I do have to say that it WAS amazing flying the day after the Boston Marathon. The runners at the airport were all decked out in their blue and yellow jackets and they were like celebrities, telling everyone about their races!
Fun times in Prague. Back in Prague, I enjoyed a cheerier-than-usual fall season (it’s typically gray throughout the fall) with food festivals, a check out to the pumpkined-out botanical gardens, a Dia de los Muertos Halloween party at Manifesto. Charlie’s dad came to check out us for a few days, which was really nice.
I finished the month with a flight to London lnullnull
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