I understand that my office is a reflection of my life, and the far side of my study wall captures my life pretty well.

There is my wonderful Lou Jacobs circus poster – he was my favorite clown – on the far wall, along with various books, a medicine box, cameras and lenses, books for the Mansion. There’s also a crate for Bud when he needs a safe place to take his bones without Fate stealing them right out of his mouth.

Today, I’m going to Bennington Vt. to have lunch with Dr. Nancy Burns, we are plotting her new blog, which I am pleased to be mentoring. She tells me she’s almost ready, I plan on telling her she’s ready right now.

We’ll see. I’m getting excited about the Penguin visit on Sunday. What a curious and wonderful world.