r u n n i n g

There's nothing nicer than dogs running fast in the Autumn sunshine!

'w e e n

The supermarket had run out of pumpkins by Thursday morning, so I had to fashion a lantern (very basic this year) out of a butternut squash. Our little guy could do with a hanky for his nose...

c r a f t i n g

It's reading week, at last. I haven't felt so in need of a rest since... the last reading week in February. Term is so punishing, so thank goodness for small breaks from it. I am going to try to catch up with some crafting.

S y r a c u s e

This is my trip to Syracuse. It's very unusual for me to sign up for travelling on my own, so this was a big adventure for me. I was going to a conference, but didn't know anyone else who was going. And it was across the Atlantic, and to a part of America I'd never visited before. I had a huge wobble on the way when my flight was diverted and I had a crummy time in Boston airport and I really thought I'd done the wrong thing and I knew I should have stayed at home. I felt bad afterwards that I'd been so negative on the phone with doglet and co-carer. But... it got a lot better just the next morning. The sun came up over Syracuse, and it turned out not to be such a scary place after all. In fact it was great, and the people so friendly. I had lots of fun, and the sunshine was warm and positive. So, it turns out to be good to go on adventures.