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Lynette Adams

@lynetteadams.bsky.social

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Writer, knitter, travelling petsitter 🇨🇦 https://itinerantcatlady.substack.com/

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Lynette Adams @lynetteadams.bsky.social · Sep 6

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.

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N.L. actor lands lead role in N.L.-based Netflix series | CBC News

Willow Kean calls it the role of a lifetime.

Lynette Adams @lynetteadams.bsky.social · Aug 30

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?

Lynette Adams @lynetteadams.bsky.social · Aug 30

My latest for CBC NL: I chatted with Steph Kennedy about her transition from HR to neurodiversity coaching and counselling.

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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.

Lynette Adams @lynetteadams.bsky.social · Aug 20

My experience of the Newfoundland wildfires has some weird parallels with the 2020 lockdowns.

March 2020 vibes
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March 2020 vibes

Content warning: This one’s about the Newfoundland wildfires.

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Lynette Adams @lynetteadams.bsky.social · Aug 10

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.

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That night I spent in border detention

Part 5 of 5: What happened after

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Lynette Adams @lynetteadams.bsky.social · Aug 3

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.

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That night I spent in UK border detention

Part 4: The flight back to Malaga

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Lynette Adams @lynetteadams.bsky.social · Jul 27

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.

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That night I spent in border detention

Part 3: The bargaining phase

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Lynette Adams @lynetteadams.bsky.social · Jul 20

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.

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That night I spent in border detention

Part 2: How did I get here?

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Lynette Adams @lynetteadams.bsky.social · Jul 19

I think what that Coldplay cam has revealed is how much we appreciate people capable of feeling shame.

Lynette Adams @lynetteadams.bsky.social · Jun 29

A 30-second video I made in 2019 led me down a rabbithole.

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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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Lynette Adams @lynetteadams.bsky.social · Jun 20

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.

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Threshold times

Changing houses makes me come untethered

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Lynette Adams @lynetteadams.bsky.social · Jun 15

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.

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Coming to our senses

Confession: This past spring, I caused the demise of two purple jellyfish on two consecutive days.

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Lynette Adams @lynetteadams.bsky.social · Jun 13

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.

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Petsitting travel: how I got started

Plus some links to help you get you started

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Lynette Adams @lynetteadams.bsky.social · Jun 9

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.

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The community economy

The empty promise of independence and a new way to think about wealth

Lynette Adams @lynetteadams.bsky.social · Jun 8

At what point does mythology end and history begin? This week, I’m exploring that messy space where mythology and history co-exist.

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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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Lynette Adams @lynetteadams.bsky.social · Jun 1

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.

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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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Lynette Adams @lynetteadams.bsky.social · Jun 1

I chatted with Charis Cotter about her new novel for the CBC.

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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.

Lynette Adams @lynetteadams.bsky.social · May 31

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.

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A simple checklist for day one

Only the basics until you get your bearings

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Lynette Adams @lynetteadams.bsky.social · May 26

Because that Pimsleur Croatian course and Gibonni lyrics can only get me so far with learning the Montenegrin language.

Two copies of The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak, one in English, one in Montenegrin.

Lynette Adams @lynetteadams.bsky.social · May 25

A little thing about asking for and receiving help.

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Who pulls your weight?

Back in December, I took a train from Ottawa to Montreal on a business class ticket because the upgrade got my suitcases onboard for no extra fees.

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Lynette Adams @lynetteadams.bsky.social · May 24

Because calm makes strong.

Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · May 23

And why not grin in the face of fascism, since they'd like us to weep and be feel helpless? #espritdecorps

Aoife Herrity 🇵🇸 @aoifeherrity.bsky.social · May 23

“With all that’s going on in your country right now, how are you still smiling”?
“I have a knife between my teeth”.
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Lynette Adams @lynetteadams.bsky.social · May 18

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.

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I don't always meet the pet owners

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Lynette Adams @lynetteadams.bsky.social · May 16

Government should not be run like a business; it should be run like an HOA.

Lynette Adams @lynetteadams.bsky.social · May 13

Making progress on Substack. Here's a link to my latest post:

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Lynette Adams @lynetteadams.bsky.social · May 4

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.

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Creature (dis)comforts

This post has some minor spoilers for the third season of The White Lotus.

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