One Day into #2025BirthdayFundraiser

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. We are now one day into our fundraiser, and I’d like to give you a quick overview over the first 24 hours of the eBay auctions. Good old Porter was out there, looking for milestones. And I can confirm that we already made a big number. But let me get…

The Auctions for #2025BirthdayFundraiser are LIVE

Let’s jump right in! This is what is on offer this year. (Link to item underneath each image) Happy bidding, everyone! All auctions are finishing on the evening of Tuesday, 19th August 2025, between 6.15pm and 7.15pm (Irish Time). My thanks go to all donors of the items. I hope I have not mixed up…

#2025BirthdayFundraiser Starts Tomorrow, 16 August

The countdown is now on. I’ve spent today preparing the tech, and tomorrow I will push the fundraiser auctions live. Due to my new work schedule – full-time – I will have to move the auction start (and end) to the early evening, from about 6.30pm (Irish time) onwards. Otherwise I won’t be able to…

#2025BirthdayFundraiser Starts 16 August!

Hello everyone. I am late with the announcement you have all been waiting for. The blog headline already has the most important info in it: The 2025 Birthday Fundraiser starts on Saturday, 16 August. This years schedule looks a bit different than other years, and it is unfortunately dictated by my work schedule. Since I…

2025 Auction Prep Has Started

Well, hello, two weeks later! Just to let you know that I *did* survive that somewhat dreaded Northern Ireland tour. *phew* It all worked out well in the end (although I did have a casualty on the trip – a guest slipped on the slippery stones at the Giant’s Causeway and injured his arm, but…

OT-Update: I Did It (First Tour)

First of all thank you for all your lovely comments on the latest post. It was great hearing from so many of you, knowing you are still reading if a post pops up and also in favour of continuing the annual fundraiser extravaganza. It also proved the point that Armidreamer was making in her comment,…

Hello – Anybody Here?

After chatting with Kate and LoLo today, I suddenly felt it was a good time to pop up here and come back with a little update. That‘s if anybody remembers me… How is everybody? Are you all enjoying the summer? I think my summer is going to be very busy. Last week I graduated from…