Settled

Settled. What a lovely word. We are settled again. The Hovel is almost spacious, thanks to our Big Clearout...even the hideous stereo system was taken in the end, thanks to Freecycle. What a difference to the chaos of ten days ago.

Main sofa is occupied by two of the more important members of the household, one ginger, one black. Window bay occupied by two nice but fragile Victorian chairs. Now we can get into corners we haven't seen since we moved in, four years ago.

Settled. Weekend guests came, were lovely and went. The Hidden Haven auction pictures arrived safely in America, and have a lovely new home with Connie and Rob. The auction raised $1,000 dollars, which is wonderful. It has been passed on to the good people at the Crazy Cow Farm, who need it for extra medication; times like this I really appreciate our NHS, despite it's flaws.

Settled. My good friend Rima (at last!) has a lovely new website, The Hermitage, where she is displaying her gorgeous mediaeval styled artworks and artefacts. See if you can find the site entrance, cunningly hidden. I wish I had the money to do a Charles Saatchi and buy up her entire collection - but if I could purchase just one thing it would be this - a scrolling story encased in a house on wheels which turns as the wheels revolve. Utterly, gorgeously bewitching.

Settled. The Autumn Equinox has come and gone, and I'm sure it is no coincidence that all of a sudden my concentration skills have returned, and rather like Rima's storyhouse, the wheels of the Hovel are running smoothly again. I had put my flibberty-gibberty-ness down to the upset of re-arranging the Hovel, and not having any paying work. But then I read Daisy Lupin's post about the Dark Moon, and knew that I just had to sit it out. It would pass. Now it is Monday and I am painting again. More strange toys to join Buttercup. Watch out for Koko, coming soon.

Settled. My 'real' jobs have started to come home. Those vital bits of printed artwork, which are the key to getting more work. Soon I should have a whole folio of published work, and can start another round of self promotion. I didn't have a single piece of 'proper' work a year ago, so there's been some progress. I was thrilled to receive copies of the 'City Mouse and Country Mouse' re-tell cards - I wonder if I will ever get over the joy of seeing my work printed? The quality is excellent and the colours are almost an exact match, which is something when you consider that they were scanned in on my home scanner and e-mailed for reproduction.

There is just one tiny thing which is not settled...I am in need of one more volunteer for the first Society of Secret Fairies parcel exchange...just one...now, who will fly through my window first..?

EDIT - I think I have solved my fairy logistics, thank you! Joy, I need you to contact me via my profile, with details please.