The Celebration

...is the name of the bag I bid on last night over at Darfur Project - Eclectic Bags. I loved the bag the moment I saw it. The description of it only made me want it more. All day I kept returning to see how the bidding was going. When H got home from work I called him into the office to have a look. He saw immediately why I wanted it as his eyes went straight from the screen to the piece by Cara Winsor Hehir that hangs above my desk. You can get a glimpse of Hehir's piece here and in an older pic here. Her piece and the bag share a certain spirit. So, at 7:30, I crawled out of the tub and looked again. There was 30 minutes left before bidding closed. H came by and asked if I had bid. I said no. I was still thinking. I already have a wonderful bag from the Darfur Project. It was a gift from Ariel. No matter, he said. Just do it. It's a good cause. So I finally did. With four minutes to spare.

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Speaking of celebration, Hagios Press has three events planned this month for Saskatoon, Lumsden and Regina. I will be at the Saskatoon event. I took this from Facebook:

HAGIOS PRESS: THE YEAR THAT WAS in Saskatoon
Date: Tuesday January 20, 2009
Book Table 7:00 p.m. Program starts 7:30 p.m.
Location: Art Placement Gallery, 228 - 3rd Avenue S.

Hagios Press invites you to join them in celebrating their 2008 publishing year! An evening featuring readings by Hagios Press authors & great deals on Hagios Press titles!

Hear readings by Hagios authors: Terry Fenton, (Land Marks: The Art of Dorothy Knowles), Allan Safarik (Yellowgrass), Brenda Schmidt (Cantos from Wolverine Creek) as well as readings from You by Gary Hyland.
Free admission. Refreshments provided/cash bar.

I hope to see some of you there. As I've mentioned before, my plans for this year are quite different, so I will enjoy this celebration in that fair city. Who knows when I'll be back.