Tranzac session, Australian pottery and a package from Beckett

The sketch above is one of several I did last night at the Tranzac during the Irish music session, in my Moleskine. Lots of fiddles, flutes, whistles, concertinas, some pipes, a banjo, and several accordions. We learned how to play the 42 Pound Cheque polka last night (you can find the music on this page of Tranzac tunes). Lordy, but I do love some of these tune names.

I sat beside an accordion player last night who is actually a potter living in Australia. He's in North America for a few months giving university lectures on ceramics before going back. Check out the gorgeous piece on his business card:



If you're in Australia, be sure to check out Rosemont Pottery in Bathurst! Peter Wilson's pieces are also held in collections in Japan and the Australian National Gallery.

Hey, I got a very tiny and obscure mention (sort of) in a recent CNET news article. I discovered it accidentally while surfing for other information. I'm the "freelance writer" mentioned in the 4th-last paragraph. Woohoo, fame! :-D The focus of the article is on digital comic strips, and on Offpanel Productions, the company hosting my Will Write For Chocolate comic strip.

Thanks to Angela Hoy for giving Will Write For Chocolate a plug in her weekly e-mail newsletter for freelance writers, WritersWeekly. Incidentally, I forgot to post a photo of the cool-looking ornament that Angela had sent me a while ago, which I've added to my office tree:



Last week I mentioned getting a surprise package from Beckett and her boys. Here's what I received...

These leaves were handmade by Beckett, Casey & Riley for my office tree:



Some decorations for next year's Christmas tree:



Casey picked out the snowman on the left, Riley and Casey picked out the polar bear (Beckett said it reminded her of Jeff :-)).

Photos for my magnetic wall:



I put my two new photos (Casey & Riley) up beside a photo of Zoë. Apologies for the crappy quality of my picture...there's not much light in that area of my office yet.

Thanks so much to Beckett, Casey and Riley!

Yesterday I got WAY too much into my writing. "Impossible!" you may cry, but it's true. The good side: I love my work. The bad side: I sat on my butt in front of my computer the whole day and didn't take a step outdoors until it was time to leave for the Tranzac in the evening. I -will- go to my health club today, I swear it, else I invite you all to mock me mercilessly tomorrow.

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