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October Happenings

2.bpspot/-h_s7l2rst-c/WffQy4yJHvI/AAAAAAABMHA/TJn7SRuAhwMlhNSKRpFRtWdNcsMn-_NKwCLcBGAs/s1600/Poetry%2Bp32%2Bp33-01%2Blarge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"> more on this, below Boo! Just kidding. I've actually become a bit of a Halloween 'scrooge' now that the kids are older. Not because I don't like it. I do. It's fabulous fun. Our suburb here in Canberra caught a little Halloween fever a few years ago, with mini ghouls haunting the streets, but it seems to have died down now. Nevertheless, I leave a creepy bowl outside our front door with freakish treats inside. I guess I'm a bit over Halloween because it's just 'another' thing to do, you know? And to think, I used to decorate the entire house. AND Easter. And I'd hang streamers and puff up balloons at the mere whiff of any other festive occasion. Now, all that energy is reserved for Christmas. If you've read my ...

The Closure Of The 52-Week Illustration Challenge

4.bpspot/-kXF270bLwzI/WnDtROmtboI/AAAAAAABMoE/_b0LfynTQso1p3Elgl4SEkvCoK_1GJ6WwCLcBGAs/s1600/Nic%2Band%2BTan%2Bthank%2Byou.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> Today, the facebook/groups/illo52weeks/" target="_blank">52-Week Illustration Challenge has been archived. It's odd 'archiving' something that brought such happiness, produced the most beautiful community, inspired endless creativity and opportunity, and, quite frankly, changed lives, including my own. Many people have asked why the Challenge closed, and my stock standard (and true) response, is that we never expected it to last a year, let alone four. Every single year, we presumed we'd close, but people stepped in, especially my dear friend and Challenge partner, nickyjohnston.au/" target="_blank">Nicky Johnston, to keep it running. We 100% did this for our members, not ourselves. Our members were the reason it ra...