Penny McKinlay
@pennymck.bsky.social
Wordsmith, nature lover, cat whisperer, housesitter, pedestrian: Wanderlust and Words (https://wanderlustandwords.substack.com), EcoFriendly West (ecofriendlywest.ca) & Nature Companion (naturecompanion.ca) Victoria, BC
Winter oranges, storytelling, Advent, and the wisdom of the owl – Footnotes to a Conversation, November 24, 2025 wanderlustandwords.substack.com/p/footnotes-...
November 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Winter oranges, storytelling, Advent, and the wisdom of the owl – Footnotes to a Conversation, November 24, 2025 wanderlustandwords.substack.com/p/footnotes-...
Dramatic skies over Lyon, France
November 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Dramatic skies over Lyon, France
The narrow alleyways of Arles, France – old stone walls and exuberant greenery wanderlustandwords.substack.com/p/arles-narr...
October 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The narrow alleyways of Arles, France – old stone walls and exuberant greenery wanderlustandwords.substack.com/p/arles-narr...
Taking joy seriously, holy relics and church music, a sluggish prankster, and nanaimo bars à l’anglaise – Footnotes to a Conversation, September 15, 2025 wanderlustandwords.substack.com/p/footnotes-...
September 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Taking joy seriously, holy relics and church music, a sluggish prankster, and nanaimo bars à l’anglaise – Footnotes to a Conversation, September 15, 2025 wanderlustandwords.substack.com/p/footnotes-...
Join the conversation! It's all about sailboats, notebooks, introverts, and hawks wanderlustandwords.substack.com/p/footnotes-...
September 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Join the conversation! It's all about sailboats, notebooks, introverts, and hawks wanderlustandwords.substack.com/p/footnotes-...
From a medieval castle to glamourous garages, Bic pens, and generating book ideas – Footnotes to a Conversation, September 1, 2025 wanderlustandwords.substack.com/p/footnotes-...
September 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
From a medieval castle to glamourous garages, Bic pens, and generating book ideas – Footnotes to a Conversation, September 1, 2025 wanderlustandwords.substack.com/p/footnotes-...
Word puzzles, drought and stalagmites, the multilingual internet, and extraordinary coffins – Footnotes to a Conversation, August 18, 2025 wanderlustandwords.substack.com/p/footnotes-...
August 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Word puzzles, drought and stalagmites, the multilingual internet, and extraordinary coffins – Footnotes to a Conversation, August 18, 2025 wanderlustandwords.substack.com/p/footnotes-...
Murder in the Inner Temple, living every day, a personal forest, and carrying on – Footnotes to a Conversation, August 11, 2025 wanderlustandwords.substack.com/p/footnotes-...
August 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Murder in the Inner Temple, living every day, a personal forest, and carrying on – Footnotes to a Conversation, August 11, 2025 wanderlustandwords.substack.com/p/footnotes-...
Victoria Baroque Orchestra playing in front of the main branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library
August 8, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Victoria Baroque Orchestra playing in front of the main branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library
From otters and buttons to literary glamping and the art of translation – Footnotes to a Conversation, August 4, 2025 wanderlustandwords.substack.com/p/footnotes-...
August 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
From otters and buttons to literary glamping and the art of translation – Footnotes to a Conversation, August 4, 2025 wanderlustandwords.substack.com/p/footnotes-...
Ears are strange, bees and hydrangeas, underground tunnels, caverns, and streets – Footnotes to a Conversation, July 28, 2025 wanderlustandwords.substack.com/p/footnotes-...
July 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Ears are strange, bees and hydrangeas, underground tunnels, caverns, and streets – Footnotes to a Conversation, July 28, 2025 wanderlustandwords.substack.com/p/footnotes-...
Freedom and collaboration, story-telling, and late-night outings – Footnotes to a Conversation, July 21, 2025 wanderlustandwords.substack.com/p/footnotes-...
July 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Freedom and collaboration, story-telling, and late-night outings – Footnotes to a Conversation, July 21, 2025 wanderlustandwords.substack.com/p/footnotes-...
Not too chintzy, travelling here and travelling there, and down the garden path – Footnotes to a Conversation, July 14, 2025 wanderlustandwords.substack.com/p/footnotes-...
July 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Not too chintzy, travelling here and travelling there, and down the garden path – Footnotes to a Conversation, July 14, 2025 wanderlustandwords.substack.com/p/footnotes-...
Join the conversation - poetry, Canadianisms, unknown destinations, affordable housing, and transit beer wanderlustandwords.substack.com/p/footnotes-...
July 8, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Join the conversation - poetry, Canadianisms, unknown destinations, affordable housing, and transit beer wanderlustandwords.substack.com/p/footnotes-...
ICYMI Selfish jerks, birth order & personality, the history of beets, and your next car – Footnotes to a Conversation, June 30, 2025 wanderlustandwords.substack.com/p/footnotes-...
July 1, 2025 at 12:22 AM
ICYMI Selfish jerks, birth order & personality, the history of beets, and your next car – Footnotes to a Conversation, June 30, 2025 wanderlustandwords.substack.com/p/footnotes-...
Roses are in bloom at Government House Gardens, Victoria, BC
June 24, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Roses are in bloom at Government House Gardens, Victoria, BC
Sharing ideas, treasuring diversity, semicolons, grape vines and foxes in a cemetery: Footnotes to a Conversation, June 2, 2025 wanderlustandwords.substack.com/p/footnotes-...
June 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Sharing ideas, treasuring diversity, semicolons, grape vines and foxes in a cemetery: Footnotes to a Conversation, June 2, 2025 wanderlustandwords.substack.com/p/footnotes-...
Esquimalt Farmers’ Market
May 2, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Esquimalt Farmers’ Market
A shy cat in a pretty garden (Victoria, BC) @thsofficial.bsky.social
April 26, 2025 at 8:13 PM
A shy cat in a pretty garden (Victoria, BC) @thsofficial.bsky.social
An outrageous plot, entertaining characters, and lots of fun and laughter - all set in Victoria, BC, by a local author - definitely worth reading christophercourtin.com #books #local
April 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
An outrageous plot, entertaining characters, and lots of fun and laughter - all set in Victoria, BC, by a local author - definitely worth reading christophercourtin.com #books #local
Graffiti rebellion, art imitating art, and beauty is everywhere – Footnotes to a Conversation, February 3, 2025 wanderlustandwords.substack.com/p/footnotes-...
February 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Graffiti rebellion, art imitating art, and beauty is everywhere – Footnotes to a Conversation, February 3, 2025 wanderlustandwords.substack.com/p/footnotes-...
Épatant! Sur la Dalle de Fred Vargas
January 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Épatant! Sur la Dalle de Fred Vargas