“Whenever a government feels the need of promising peace and prosperity to its citizens by means of proclamation, it is time to be on guard and expect the opposite.” Ivo Andrić
Lynette Adams
@lynetteadams.bsky.social
Writer, knitter, travelling petsitter 🇨🇦 https://itinerantcatlady.substack.com/ https://muckrack.com/lynette-adams
In the wake of her landing a lead role in a new Netflix series based in Newfoundland, I chatted with @willowkean.bsky.social for CBC NL. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
N.L. actor lands lead role in N.L.-based Netflix series | CBC News
Willow Kean calls it the role of a lifetime.
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It's become apparent to me that the folks who ban books either haven't read them at all or just can't stop reading them. Which one are you?
My latest for CBC NL: I chatted with Steph Kennedy about her transition from HR to neurodiversity coaching and counselling. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This former HR professional helps neurodivergent adults navigate their work lives | CBC News
Stephanie Kennedy runs a coaching practice called Navigating Neurodiversity, where she helps neurodiverse people of all ages develop individual strategies to navigate their own work and school lives.
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My experience of the Newfoundland wildfires has some weird parallels with the 2020 lockdowns. March 2020 vibes open.substack.com/pub/itineran...
March 2020 vibes
Content warning: This one’s about the Newfoundland wildfires.
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Here it is, the final chapter in my epic story of that one dumb night when my petsitting travel plans got dashed by the border agents in Gatwick Airport. open.substack.com/pub/itineran...
That night I spent in border detention
Part 5 of 5: What happened after
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TLDR: Humiliation aside, with the police escorts, skip-the-line boarding, and bespoke seating arrangement, my flight away from the UK was by far the most comfortable air travel experience of my budget-travelling life. open.substack.com/pub/itineran...
That night I spent in UK border detention
Part 4: The flight back to Malaga
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This week, it’s Part 3 of my story about the time I was denied entry into the UK because my free petsitting was determined to be “payment in kind” and therefore an illegal entry. open.substack.com/pub/itineran...
That night I spent in border detention
Part 3: The bargaining phase
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Over on Substack, I’m telling the story about how I was detained and denied entry into the UK because I was petsitting. Part 2 just went up this morning. open.substack.com/pub/itineran...
That night I spent in border detention
Part 2: How did I get here?
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I think what that Coldplay cam has revealed is how much we appreciate people capable of feeling shame.
A 30-second video I made in 2019 led me down a rabbithole. open.substack.com/pub/itineran...
A Ukrainian busker in Paphos
I don’t always share my obsessions with you, but I thought you might get a kick out of this one.
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It’s still my Substack birthday month, so here’s another free post from the archives. It’s about how changing locations can trigger a sense of detachment from reality. open.substack.com/pub/itineran...
Threshold times
Changing houses makes me come untethered
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This week, I’m thinking about jellyfish and koalas and the window separating this cat in here from that bird out there, and what all of that has to do with my sense of safety. open.substack.com/pub/itineran...
Coming to our senses
Confession: This past spring, I caused the demise of two purple jellyfish on two consecutive days.
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Here's another free post to celebrate my Substack birthday. I’m a travelling petsitter who has lived without a fixed address for more than a decade. Here’s how I got started, plus some links to help you get started, too. open.substack.com/pub/itineran...
Petsitting travel: how I got started
Plus some links to help you get you started
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Independent wealth is an empty promise. I think the security we're striving for may be found in community. Read my new piece on Medium. medium.com/@klynetteada...
The community economy
The empty promise of independence and a new way to think about wealth
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At what point does mythology end and history begin? This week, I’m exploring that messy space where mythology and history co-exist. open.substack.com/pub/itineran...
Time out of mind
I have it on some kind of authority (i.e., a Greek person told me) that the land where Ancient Olympia exists today used to be below sea level.
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What's the difference between a rock and a stone, and what does any of it have to do with any of us? That's where I'm going in today's Itinerant Cat Lady. Also, June is my Substack birthday, so I've added free access to the piece that started it all 2 years ago. open.substack.com/pub/itineran...
Between rock and stone
If you ever find yourself walking by the sea from Igalo to Herceg Novi, stop for a coffee at the place that used to be a train station.
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I chatted with Charis Cotter about her new novel for the CBC. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The magic of summer camp inspired Charis Cotter's new novel | CBC News
Her latest novel, The Mystery of the Haunted Dance Hall, has hit bookstore shelves.
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June is my 2-year Substack anniversary. What started as place for tips on petsitting and travel has evolved into an exploration of ideas around place, precarity, and belonging. This is the post that started it all. open.substack.com/pub/itineran...
A simple checklist for day one
Only the basics until you get your bearings
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Because that Pimsleur Croatian course and Gibonni lyrics can only get me so far with learning the Montenegrin language.
Petsitting for strangers is a strangely intimate relationship. Sometimes, I show up for a sit after the owners have left and then leave before they return. Sometimes it’s in a city I’ve never visited before. Here’s what that looks like. open.substack.com/pub/itineran...
Sight unseen
I don't always meet the pet owners
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Government should not be run like a business; it should be run like an HOA.
Making progress on Substack. Here's a link to my latest post: itinerantcatlady.substack.com/p/culture-ta...
This week's Itinerant Cat Lady is not for the squeamish--or maybe it is. I’m not proud of my freak-outs around creepy crawlies, but my highly developed nervous system is a thing of wonder. open.substack.com/pub/itineran...
Creature (dis)comforts
This post has some minor spoilers for the third season of The White Lotus.
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Here’s a slideshow of Herceg Novi, Montenegro. Come see why I love it so much. open.substack.com/pub/itineran...
My favourite place on earth
a slideshow
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"The view is spectacular, but the real show is the performance of these manic pixie dream birds that dance around in the gap between over here and over there." A defence of the common swift open.substack.com/pub/itineran...
A defence of the common swift
These mornings, I’ve been hanging out on the balcony of an apartment on the top floor of a house built into the side of a hill.
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This week in Itinerant Cat Lady, I measure out my life in Turkish coffees. Turkish coffee: a memoir open.substack.com/pub/itineran...
Turkish coffee: a memoir
Turkish coffee has been a touchstone of travel for me, even before I became the compulsive traveller I am now.
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Efficiency isn't always fleet of foot. Today in Itinerant Cat Lady, I'm thinking about slow trudges and steep climbs. open.substack.com/pub/itineran...
The subtle finesse of the slog
There was a day back in December when I found myself in unsafe footwear.
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