@MaxMaaxMaaax@nomoredawg Pretty sure it's literally called "House" because "homes" is, like, a slant homophone for "Holmes" (same for Watson-->Wilson even though that's just changing two letters)
I'm already in New Haven and my plan is coming together. The Vermonter leaves too early for me to use it to visit my dad on a work day, but by stringing the Northeast Regional into the Valley Flyer, I can get far enough into MA that he can reasonably pick me up!
My sister seems to have befriended every feral cat in the neighborhood (she calls them by name!) A local cafe leaves a bed out for at least one of them on colder days