A sneak peek

Long-time readers might remember this picture. It's one of my favorites from the Burro Ballet series. And judging from the comments you left, it might be one of your favorites, too.

I'm here to announce that this picture will be on the cover of the first annual George and Alan calendar, soon to be available at Café Press. I'm going to donate any and all proceeds from the calendar to Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue, the largest donkey rescue in the United States with facilities located across the country. (Farmgirl over at On the Way to Critter Farm is a satellite adoption center for them in Oregon.)

Café Press charges $14.99 to print the calendar, and I will mark it up a few dollars. If anybody buys one, that's a few dollars more I can send to Peaceful Valley so that they can continue saving these beautiful creatures.

I finished publishing the calendar yesterday and am waiting to receive the first one to make sure it's picture perfect before posting the link to the storefront. Each month will feature George and/or Alan doing what burros do...playing with cones, dancing, standing around looking cute – you get the idea.

Call me mercenary, but I wanted to let you all know about this calendar before you finished your Christmas shopping, just in case it might be the perfect gift for that hard-to-shop-for donkey-lover on your list. It's a gift that will give twice - once to the recipient and again to the unwanted, abused and neglected donkeys now living at Peaceful Valley.