I did indeed have an excellent time. It was good being there, but it’s good being home. It’s been weird not seeing Portia after I returned, though. In the summer she’s been out a lot, so you often notice her absence from the house. Then I go outside, and there’s a subconscious part of me that’s expecting her to come out from under a shrub letting me know what her day’s been like, and it just seems wrong when it doesn’t happen.

Thanks for the kind thoughts!

Hope you are enjoying your visit to the left coast. I’ll make a ceremonial wave on my way from Eugene to Bellingham this weekend.

Sorry to hear about the second cat loss. Our four legged family members are often noticed most when they are no longer with us.