Happy Tuesday,

As the Manchester repair department is more and more up to speed while we approach the one month anniversary of our new store in Manchester, NH, I’m preparing my exit strategy so I can spend more time at home with Owen. Manchester is a great city, and it’s been wonderful experiencing it for the past few weeks, but I miss the strength and beauty of the mountains guarding the Mad River Valley and am excited to be home more of the time. As I mentioned in previous issues, my wonderful mother is taking care of Owen (and becoming very attached to him!). As great a time as Owen’s having with Mom’s two golden retrievers, I’m excited for that reunion.

I drove from Manchester to Vermont last weekend to better prepare my home for more common below-freezing temperatures, and was amazed that just thirty or forty miles north of Manchester the leaves are almost completely gone. My bedroom window in Manchester still boasts a lovely and expansive view of foliage.

With Daylight Saving Time ending this Sunday, the days will certainly be shorter, and snow can’t be too far off. There’s a bug with iOS that caused many Europeans to oversleep by an hour this morning, so be sure to check for software updates if Apple fixes the issue and your iPhone doubles as an alarm clock.

As always, thanks for reading, and keep in touch.

Matt
matt@smalldog.com