Optimal Velocity

“Perhaps the ache of homesickness was a fair price to pay for having so many good people in her life.”― Becky Chambers, The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet Dear Mink,  It really has been a shamefully long time since either of us wrote a letter. I’ll admit that I thought it was your turn so …

In With The New.

Leap, and the net will appear.John Burroughs, American Naturalist Would you believe it, this Letter started about two weeks ago. I sat down in a quiet work day to write it, and I got about three sentences in and I got Many Emails, and that was that. Then packing, and holiday happened, and.. well, here …

Sunshine and Clouds

"There is no fun in doing nothing when you have nothing to do." Jerome K Jerome Dear Mink, Thank you for your letter 🙂 I too may very well ramble as there is not much going on at the moment. I start my new job on 6th July, and now that I've handed my notice …

Instant Messaging pt.3

"Tea, to the English, is really a picnic indoors."- Alice Walker POLECAT: 10 months after the last letter we wrote together, we are finally writing another! It's pretty bizzare to think how much has happened in the time since then. Last time we wrote a letter together we were sitting in a sauna on the …

Turner and Scott

"If only they would make some sound, Or wear a face where faces should be found!" - H.P. Lovecraft, Night Gaunts Dear Mink, I thought I was doing really well writing more than once a month, then I checked the date of my last letter and actually...it's been a month. I know it's cliched but I …

Long Summer

"The stars move still, time runs, the clock will strike." Faustus, Dr Faustus, Christopher Marlowe Dear Mink, Time has once more run away from me. It was just less than a month since I last saw you in Glasgow and then Edinburgh, but it feels like such a long time ago! August was very busy for me, …

Two boats and green fields

"I like this place, and could willingly waste my time in it." Shakespeare, As You Like It Dear Mink, I actually had to look through my calendar to see what has happened since I last wrote to you. That's shameful. I can't believe it's been a whole month, I'm sorry for being so out of touch! …

Life, changing.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.Mark Twain Dear Polecat, I think this is third time so far that we've missed each other in a location by a matter of a week or two. When I visited my family …

Old friends, new experiences.

So I've been telling old stories, singing songsthat make me think about where I came from,Dougie MacLean, 'Caledonia' Dear Polecat, I loved your last Letter - it was so packed with activity! I think it's easy for one to look at all the things another person does and just see how fun those things are, …

An Unexpected Journey – Return Of The King

“The Road goes ever on and on Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, And I must follow, if I can." - J.R.R Tolkien, The Walking Song Dear Polecat, A lot has happened since we last met. This is going to be a long blog post, so strap …