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The second half of our Scottish Highlands trip started with a lovely lunch in Fort Augustus, where we met this lovely lady: Then we made our way to Castle Urquhart, which has some impressive ruins, and the sun came out to welcome us: We managed to look round most of the castle before it started…

This past week, the humans and I took a trip to the Scottish Highlands, starting out in Inverness: The town hall was very grand: And the castle had an excellent multi-floor exhibition about various different local tales. There was also an unexpected Raven: Outside was a statue of Flora Macdonald: From Inverness, we headed north…

On the recent bank holiday Monday, the humans and I took a trip to the Uffington White Horse: The area has a wonderful view and some interesting markers: We were early for our appointments, so we took some time to wander about and enjoy being outside: But we were there for a very specific purpose,…

Last weekend, the humans and I went to a board games convention in Maidenhead, called Handy Con: I made friends with some other game-playing folks: My humans had brought some cupcake cases to hold the game components but I discovered they also worked as a hat: My fashion statement even attracted more friends: Of course,…

This past week, my primary human and I took a trip down to Sheepwash in Devon for a writing retreat. We stayed in a sprawling, 17th century house, with a view looking out over the village square: Our room was very nicely appointed, with an extremely comfy bed: This rather wonderful fellow kept us company…

Today, the humans and I joined many other people in central London on a march protesting Donald Trump’s presence in our fine city. I started off by helping the humans complete their placard: I worked on my own while we were waiting for the train: So we were all ready to go when people started…

Last weekend, my primary human and I travelled to the Doddington Hall estate in Lincolnshire for a reading retreat (www.readingretreat.co.uk). We were welcomed with open arms (and a goody bag) by our hosts, Cressi and Sara, and enjoyed a wonderful couple of days, reading and relaxing: I met Mr Ted (Teddy to his friends), who…

Last week saw the humans embarking on their annual group gaming holiday, this time at a lovely house in the village of Great Hockham, near Thetford: There was an accompanying pool house, which offered additional bedrooms right next door: Inside the main house, there was a very nicely appointed drawing room, where my secondary human…

Last weekend, my primary human and I travelled down to Devon for a writing retreat at Stickwick Manor: There was no hint of snow the day we arrived. By Sunday, however, it was deep enough for a bear den: My human was happily writing away, looked up after a few hours and the whole world…

Midway through February, my humans and I joined 1700 other Sea Monkeys upon JoCo Cruise 2018, on the Ms Oosterdam, out of San Diego. None of us had been on a cruise before, so we weren’t sure what to expect. The ship was luxurious: And various changes had been made to make the geeky gamer…