Wednesday, October 1, 2008

hi there from donna

wishing everyone has their wishes come true!
i took this photo at the place where i used to play when i was a preschooler... north palm beach, sydney

this is 8 yr old Eli, my nephew and uncle to the little guy below.

which maks Koby my great nephew. isnt he gorgeous?! he is having a stretch. tomorrow i am hoping for a hold! he is 1 week old.


this is 'peter' who has been sitting here in mona vale sydney since the 1930's. today i went and talked to his carer maurie who was full of info about this beloved landmark. i remember my parents threatening my big brother and me with being left with him if we fought in the car! sadly he is now caged to protect him from vandals.


hi all, am writing from sydney! came down to visit family and house and pet sit holly (beagle)and jasper(cat) for my sister in law avril.


am staying near mona vale beach and it has been a lovely visit so far.


saw the dobell drawing prize and the newly discovered chinese buddahs at the AGNSW.

went and visited places to do with my first 5 years as it is closeby to where i am staying. things seem to have changed so much and am feeling a bit melancholy tonight.
thanks for taking the time to read. love donna
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  1. Kym :)October 1, 2008 at 10:00 PM

    hi donna:)
    great to hear from you, thankyou for sharing your photo's.
    memories - lovely photo's of your family & quotes of yesteryear :)i remember my dad telling us what he would like to do with us and there is 6 kids in my family :)

    i'm waiting on my sister kylie(38)to have her 2nd child next week, there have been some concerns over the last couple of weeks, so the 7th is the day when we have a new member in our family -
    Koby is very deep in thought...so tiny and adorable.
    take care & enjoy your time in sydney.

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  2. donna maloneOctober 2, 2008 at 10:03 AM

    thanks kym,
    there were 5 kids in our family. now only 3 sisters, 2 brothers have died and both parents. so its a bit sad being back here in lots of ways but Koby is the beginning of the next generation and that is pretty exciting.
    babies are the best!!

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  3. PetaOctober 3, 2008 at 7:39 PM

    hello donna, Koby is simply gorgeous!!!!Babies are the best...then little kids....then us big kids...sounds like you are having a nostalgic time...sad and happy and funny memories....thank you so much for sharing some of these...my wish is for us to have some get together time...hopefuly soon....in one of my childhood memories my dad actually drove off and pretended to go home without my sister Kim, one afternoon when she was refusing to get back into the car, I think she was having a small tantrum at the time...of course he didn't go far, she was ready to hop in the car the minute he arrived back....I hope you enjoy your cuddle with the little one...
    love Peta xx
    PS great to see you on the blog again!

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Changes to "The Postcard Collaborations" :)

Hello to all collaborators,
Firstly apologies for this email However, better a little late than never!
I have heard from just about all of you over the past few weeks/months, Thankyou for your emails and phone calls and in some cases face to face conversations! Your feedback about the postcard collab has been thoughtful and in a positive vein.... I now have a fair idea about which group you each want to be involved in....below is what I understand you are each wanting, please check the lists, if you are listed as doing what you want, that's great..no need to contact me, however if you are not where you want to be please let me know, asap.
List A - Artists who want to continue with the postcards
  1. Olley Bath - who will continue to coordinate
  2. Gwen Evetts - who is a friend of Olleys and a new member
  3. Jude Roberts - originally from Olleys group
  4. Rochelle Jekot - originally from My group
  5. Jenelle Wood - Originally from my group
  6. Kym Simms - Originally from my group
Group B - Altered Book
  1. Peta Lloyd - to be coordinator of this group
  2. Donna Malone - originally coordinator of a postcard group
  3. Shelly Neave - originally from Donna's group
  4. Tamara Allen - " " " "
  5. JacQ Ware - " " " "
  6. Nanette Balchin - Originally from Olleys group
  7. Kristin Mountjoy - Originally from my group
  8. Lindesay Dresdon - " " " "
  9. Tracey Hewitt - " " " "
Group C - Those who were undecided - Please let me know which group you would like to be in!
  1. Susan Joyce - originally Donna's group
  2. Terri Shackley - " " "
Group D - Those who have decided to take a break from collaborating at the moment
  1. Pam Shipman - originally Donna's group
  2. Natalie Johnson - " Olley's Group
  3. Mel Gower - " " "
  4. Amanda Lowjen - " " "
Phew!!! I think that's it!!
I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you for your participation, creative idea's and wonderful art works. For those of you who are having a break, or continuing with the postcards, please stay in touch, I have certainly enjoyed you all being a part of this collaboration. I hope at some point that we may all be able to come together to share our books and postcards with each other!
For those continuing with the postcards, I believe that Olley has already communicated with you about how you will be continuing with this great project.
For everyone, please if you can, complete the postcards you have in your possession, if this is not possible then simply return to the originating artist as is.
For those who have chosen to change to the Altered Book Collaboration I will send out a group email within the next week to outline the details.
Kym, I would like to thankyou for your wonderful efforts of setting up the blog and continuing to maintain it, it has been a valuable opportunity to share thoughts and art with others and to be able to connect with other collaborators across the country and the oceans - THANKS!!!
To Donna and Olley, a big thankyou to you both for so capably and gently encouraging your respective group members participation - THANKS!!!
Once again......THANKS!!! to all of YOU for your enthusiasm, participation and collaboration!!!
Cheers,
Peta