What a lovely piece of writing, Susan. I loved reading about your ‘cuddly travel buddy’ and her adventures. Using a toy to communicate with your young grandchildren is a very inventive idea. In your article, you make Nessie sound human, with her nervousness and discomfort at being bundled into luggage for the trip home. I could see the ‘wry smiles of amusement’ of your fellow travellers, and laughed out loud at your description of the stranger who observed you, presumably talking to Nessie when you were recording a message for your grandchildren.

I hope Jeannine Ouelette has seen this. I think she would be super impressed.

Thank you for the acknowledgement. It made me feel very humble.