Summer of 2025

Old photo but, why not?

 This has been the longest I've gone without posting since 2014, so I feel like readers deserve a bit of an update.

I mostly worked, the first few months of a new contract. Spent a few weeks on my own in July while my family was in Nova Scotia. No complications, a rare weekend of nice weather spent at the movies, downtown, and on the back deck, and I even kept all our plants alive this time!

More work and more movies followed, then I moved rooms. 

Switching to a bigger room ended up being a month-long process. Cleaning, schlepping, re-organizing things, finding spots for my many little Pop vinyls, mini-figures, and knick-knacks. And books. So. many. books!! 

Much deliberating over what to keep, sell, donate, or trash. But, after many drop-offs at our local second-hand store and the purchase of a second bookshelf, I think I'm okay for the moment. Much re-reading to be done over the next few months, but I'll save that for later posts.

My Summer ( a few days into Fall, but I'm counting it) ended with me attending a talk with Kevin Gillis, creator of The Raccoons. 

Put on as part of the Ottawa International Animation Festival, it was a retrospective and celebration of the cartoon's 40th anniversary. Some great stories, good music, and a fun part of my childhood!

Working on Fall now, with a few tentative events being lined up.

Cheers!