Sorry for the spam, but here is a quick FYI: Prompted by an anonymous supporter and donor to our fundraiser, I have just created a Donate button in the side bar of this blog. This may be particularly handy for those of you who do *not* have Paypal as the button both facilitates Paypal as…
Where do I start, dear people? My brain is spinning right now. In a good way, let me assure you. You are probably already waiting for the results of the fundraising auctions, and I am sorry that I haven’t given you an immediate update this morning. I did spend the final hour of the auctions…
The birthday has come to a close – but we are not finished yet due to my f*ck-up with auction times. Before I turn in for the night, I have to share that we have crossed the Rubicon! Guess what? We have made it across the four-figure watershed! A massive push here on blog and…
Sorry for the amount of spam you are receiving today. It’s all in the name of fundraising. And in the name of applauding all bidders who have contributed to the proceeds by bidding for one or more items. They have actually been very active over the whole day, with bids increasing on many an auction.…
Birthdays are great opportunities for sentimental, soppy posts, with lots of compliments, adulation and idealisation. So let’s celebrate Richard!Dear Richard, I was just about to launch into a 46-point list of things that I like about you when I realised that adulation is not something you deal with easily. So here’s the thing – I’ll…
We have this proverb in German that says Man muss die Feste feiern, wie sie fallen. It translates into something like “One has to celebrate the occasions as they come” – meaning that one should not hesitate to celebrate but take the opportunity whenever it presents itself. And we have occasion this morning in more ways than…
At this point (Monday evening) we are half-way through the 72 hours of our #CelebRAtionWithPurpose. And boy, was this an exciting day. If you read the update from this morning, you already know that I had double the joy this morning. First I was already pleased with new bids that had got in overnight and…
