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I'm offering to make Sentinel DVDs again for Moonridge. The information about the format and details are behind the cut.

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Isn't it gorgeous? I picked it up at the Cloudcroft Mayfair, Art in the Park. This picture is 8x10 inches, using only natural wood colors (with a bit of burning from a soldering iron). It's in two layers, with the tree-trunks and red foreground standing out from the rest of the picture.

To avoid spamming your reading list, I've backdated other offerings -- the complete run of HL the Series, on VHS tape (I know there are some folks who still depend on older technology.) Also the original HL movie, and the Dr. Who poster set I posted earlier. You can all my offerings for this year at this tag. Only the first 10 posts -- down to Dr. Who poster-set. The earlier posts are earlier Moonridge auctions.
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For the folks who prefer VHS tape to DVDs -- a complete set of Highlander the Series, Season 1; 22 episodes on 11 VHS tapes. In good condition -- watched only twice.

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For the folks who prefer VHS tape to DVDs -- a complete set of Highlander the Series, Season 2; 22 episodes on 11 VHS tapes. In good condition -- watched only twice.

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For the folks who prefer VHS tape to DVDs -- a complete set of Highlander the Series, Season 3; 22 episodes on 11 VHS tapes. In good condition -- watched only twice.

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For the folks who prefer VHS tape to DVDs -- a complete set of Highlander the Series, Season 4; 22 episodes on 11 VHS tapes. In good condition -- watched only once.

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For the folks who prefer VHS tape to DVDs -- a complete set of Highlander the Series, Season 5; 22 episodes on 11 VHS tapes. In good condition -- watched only once.

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For the folks who prefer VHS tape to DVDs -- a complete set of Highlander the Series, Season 6; 14 episodes on 7 VHS tapes. In good condition -- watched only once.

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For the folks who prefer VHS tape to DVDs -- a complete set of Highlander the Raven; 22 episodes on 11 VHS tapes. In good condition -- watched only once.

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For the folks who prefer VHS tape to DVDs -- a VHS version of Highlander the movie, with Sean Connery and Christopher Lambert. In good condition -- watched only twice.

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When I was a very young fangirl in the first flush of Dr. Who fandom, I subscribed to the Dr. Who UK magazine. At one point, the magazine showcased full-page paintings of the Doctor's incarnations in pairs. (At the time, there were only six.)

I pulled them from the magazine and, in an attempt to be "artistic", cut around the pictures so they wouldn't look so 'pagey'. I used double-stick to mount them on poster-board, 10.5x13, which has aged to a creme color. Viewed face on, the pictures look smooth, but when viewed from the side, slight 'bulges' are evident between the lines of tape.

They hung on my closet door for many years, in a dimly-lighted room with no direct sun exposure. Although the poster-board is no longer white, the color of the pictures has not faded.

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I'm offering a set (times 6) of homemade DVDs, all 65 episodes of The Sentinel. (Or, you can choose Seasons 2-4, if you have the commercial first season.) This post gives a full description of source, quality, and a picture of a disc-index.
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Horsehair pottery, handmade by a Native American artisan -

Somewhat darker than the picture; you'll probably want a lighted niche. Size is 11" from base to top of eagle's head, and 10" from wolf's nose to side of bear's head.

Shipping paid in US; will split costs outside of US.
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This week was the big annual Arts and Crafts fair. I went on Sunday (Saturday was a hot-air balloon fiesta in Artesia; I'll post when I have some pics edited). Mostly I was hoping to see Maria Plum, the native American woman who does the horsehair pottery. I haven't seen her for two years, so was tremendously pleased to find her back. (She's had some RL problems; we shared "It's been one damn thing after another" stories.)

Anyway, I found a gorgeous piece for my sister, a cute little thing for a friend of a friend, and this...

Recently, Maria's been playing with adding color to the pieces. Frequently, I prefer the plain white background, but this pieces really works; the colors make the animals look more "real", somehow. It's not exactly 'Sentinel', but it's so stunning that I figure someone out there will want it. I'll get to enjoy it till June, then submit it for the Moonridge auction next year. It's a good size -- 11" from base to top of eagle's head, and 10" from wolf's nose to side of bear's head.

Anyway, couldn't resist showing it off. I assume we'll have a Moonridge auction next year -- *waves to Aly* -- so you can start saving pennies after the Christmas bills are paid. <g>
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Reports and pictures are filtering in from those lucky enough to have been to Moonridge this year. Here are the links so far --

Snycock's pictures on Flickr.

Chelletoo's pictures on Photobucket.

Nat's pictures on her site.

Snycock's Saturday report.

Luna's Moonridge 09 tag, with pics on several days.

VaMysteryFan's report, with pictures, Part 1.

VaMysteryFan's report, with pictures, Part 2.

Stoney's Moonridge photo page - slideshow and album.

I'll add other links as I find them.

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Aly and her Moonies have been busy little bees, and most of the items are listed and up for bidding. (There may be later items posted as people continue to donate.)

You can register at the home page of The Free Auction.com.

The listings for our Moonridge items starts on this page.

As you click on each link, you'll see how long that item will remain open. (Two weeks from the time it was posted, so each item ends at a different time.)

Minimum bid for all items is $10.00; you only need $1.00 to raise. The neat thing about this site is, it will automatically bid for you, but no higher than is necessary to beat the competing bid. So if I decide that Item 'X' is worth $75.00 to me, I can bid that on the item. But the site will only show that $10.00 has been bid. If someone else bids $20.00, the site tells them they've been outbid, and shows a $21.00 bid of your money. This "add $1.00 to the bid" continues until the other bidder quits, or until they go over your limit.

In other words, just because you bid $75.00 doesn't mean you'll pay that to get the item; others may not bid that high.

Now, if you're looking for my Sentinel DVDs, the direct links are - Set 1, Set 2, Set 3, Set 4, Set 5, Set 6. Pictures and fuller description are here.

The other items I'm offering are -

TS package of Verbatim magazine and Fan Odyssey T-shirt. Pictures and fuller description are here and here.

Star Trek package of 12 James Blish compilations, plus Next Generation Companion. Pictures and fuller description are here and here.

Highlander package of "Complete Watcher's Guide" plus professional photos of the characters. Pictures and fuller description are linked in this post.

Highlander package of two Duncan posters. Pictures and fuller description are linked in this post.

Dr. Who package of "Shape Shifter" comic plus set of 18 miscellaneous pictures and 14 miscellaneous postcards. Pictures and fuller description are linked in this post.

Dr. Who package of "Time Traveler's Guide" plus set of 18 miscellaneous pictures and 14 miscellaneous postcards. Pictures and fuller description are linked in this post.

Beauty and the Beast package; two graphic comics and five ordinary comics, 4 stories in total. Pictures and fuller description are here and here.

Superman package, "The Man of Steel" -- one story in six comics. Pictures and fuller description are here.

"Xanth" board game, based on the novels by Piers Anthony. Pictures and fuller description are here.

Pro photo of Paul Gross as Benton Frasier from "Due South". Pictures and fuller description are here.

And that's all I have. But there are many more wonderful items in a number of fandoms. Check them out, and remember -- none of us are getting a percentage. ALL of the proceeds go to Moonridge. On "Sentinel Day" (I think it's June 20th, this year), someone will present Garett with a fancy 'check' for the amount that's been donated. I have pictures and reports of Sentinel Days I've attended. If you're interested, they're below.

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The Moonridge auction starts tomorrow! Here are some more goodies I'm offering.

GMB#32-MB: A Star Trek Package that includes...

http://starwatcher307.livejournal.com/314419.html Star Trek (Next Generation) Companion. In-depth guide to seasons 1 - 5, including planning, synopsis of each episode, discussion of ramifications, and notes from behind the scenes.

http://starwatcher307.livejournal.com/277561.html Star Trek (the original series) episodes, "storyized" by James Blish, in 12 paperback volumes.

GMB#36-MB: A Beauty and the Beast Package that includes...

http://starwatcher307.livejournal.com/313853.html Beauty and the Beast comics. "Once Upon a Time in the City", (1993) adapted from the pilot script, in three issues. "The Siege", (1993) in two issues. Glossy pages, excellent condition; gently read one time, then carefully saved in plastic bag.

http://starwatcher307.livejournal.com/314040.html Two Beauty and the Beast 'graphic' comics, with glossy, full-color pages. Each comic has a complete story. Night of Beauty, written and illustrated by Wendy Pini. (c 1990) Portrait of Love, written and illustrated by Wendy Pini. (c 1989)

GMB#37-MB: http://starwatcher307.livejournal.com/314276.html Superman comics - "The Man of Steel" - a six-part mini-series (all present) by Byrne & Giordano. Copyright 1986.

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When I moved last year, I found a lot of fandom memorabilia that no longer interests me. But for a fan who loves Dr. Who, this is a bunch of pictures and postcards that probably aren't available anymore. I don't know whether the comic and book are rare or common, but they are very nice. Pictures at the links.

GMB#34-MB: I'm offering a Dr. Who Package that includes the comic, "Shape Shifter" plus one set of large photos (18 in the set) and 1 set of Dr. Who postcards (14 in the set)

http://starwatcher307.livejournal.com/313471.html

http://starwatcher307.livejournal.com/316445.html

http://starwatcher307.livejournal.com/317103.html

GMB#35-MB: I'm offering a second Dr. Who Package, this one with the Time Traveler's Guide, plus another set of large photos (18 in the set) and a set of Dr. Who postcards (14 in the set)

http://starwatcher307.livejournal.com/316185.html

http://starwatcher307.livejournal.com/317333.html

http://starwatcher307.livejournal.com/316861.html

Crossposted at my studio.
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I'm talking about the Moonridge auction, of course; it starts Saturday, May 16th.

( Read more... )

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This one from

starshine24mc. And she says she'll put up pictures in a few days.

http://starshine24mc.livejournal.com/147681.html
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I met

chelletoo at Moonridge; unfortunately, I don't seem to have taken a picture with her in it. But she took pictures -- lots and lots of pictures -- over 400 of them. She's loaded them in PhotoBucket, and graciously allowed me to share the link with all of you.

They're in here.

If you'd like to thank her personally, head on over to her post.
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:::sigh::: Good news, bad news. My plane leaving Dallas for Midland is already an hour and twenty minutes late, which gave me time to finish this report. (I got a lot of it done on the three-hour flight from LA.) But it's pouring rain. We're scheduled to take off in ten minutes, but since we haven't even started boarding yet, I find that doubtful. If I get to an internet connection tonight, I'll load this report.

Whoops! My flight now leaves at 6:30 (downgraded from 3:50. :::deep sigh:::) So, I expect I'll stay at the airport hotel in Midland tonight -- if I ever get there -- and I'll be able to upload this then.

ETA: And now scheduled departure is 9:05 -- maybe. Sure hope I don't have to spend the night here.

Ah well, you don't want to know about my troubles; you want to hear about Garett. So, picking up right from where I left off... ( Onward and upward. )

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( Way long, with lots of pics, behind the cut. )

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I'm sitting on the patio with a bunch of senfen; we're drinking various alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and sharing stories. So far we've covered foods of various countries, money ditto, Moonridge and Garett, and now we're on language and grammar. You expect me to write a report?

But I can format and upload a few pictures to tide you over till later. Enjoy.

( In here. )

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...more or less, and depending on how you count.

It occurs to me that folks new to my journal, or to TS fandom, may not know that I have Moonridge reports from past years, written by myself and by other people, as well as a bunch of picture posts. There are also some con reports, again written by other people as well as me. If 'x' said I could share, that's exactly what I did.

So, if you'd like to take a little trip back in time, to read about the goodness that is Garett Maggart and Richard Burgi (and some others), follow the yellow brick links.

I was re-reading my own reports last night and, OMG! I didn't respond to any of the comments from last year! I deeply appreciate everyone who left a comment, and I'm ashamed not to have answered you all -- but things were hectic, and I was busy. But still, my apologies to all of you; I need to work on being a little less scatterbrained.

And now, report-linkys...

( I really should have put this behind a cut in the first place. )

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I'm late, I'm late... between school and the new house, I find it's almost over.

What it? The Moonridge auction, of course! If you've been hiding in a cave, here're the relevant URLs --

The Moonridge-Auction Website: http://www.mafg.org/home.htm

Story donations: http://www.mafg.org/stories.htm
Artwork http://www.mafg.org/artwork.htm
Other items: http://www.mafg.org/other.htm
Special auction: http://www.mafg.org/Special%20auction.htm
The Claim-Challenges: http://www.mafg.org/Special%20auction.htm#Claim_Challenges

The Auction-Site: http://www.thefreeauction.com/cgi-bin/auction.cgi?misc_adult

It just so happens that -- ahem! -- I'm donating a story this year. I'm "offering to write a Sentinel gen fic, featuring Jim and Blair, based on a prompt or idea suggested by the winner, but staying within my writing parameters. I write 'friendship' or 'slice of life' stories; angst and/or H/C, if requested, will be very mild. The focus of the story will be Jim and Blair, with the other members of MC as needed or requested by the winner; 'the case' part of the story will have much less focus, unless the winner has a specific request. Minimum length 7,000 words, with the possibility of becoming much larger."

Now, two weekends ago, I very unexpectedly came into a DUG T-shirt and scrub shirt. (Thanks to Regina Moore, who passed them on to me.) They were offered as unsigned but, thanks to a dear friend who used her airline points to book my flights --

I'M GOING TO MOONRIDGE AGAIN!!!

And there's absolutely no reason I can't carry the shirts with me and get Garett to sign them. Richard too, if he's there. I can even get them personalized, if the winners want.

So -- DUG shirts, signed and personalized if you want. Have at it --

DUG T-shirt DUG scrub shirt

Now on a personal note -- I have flights, but haven't booked a room yet. Does anyone need another person to split costs of an already-booked room? Or has anyone not yet booked a room, and would like to go in with me?

I'll be in Big Bear from Thursday afternoon to Monday morning, staying at the Best Western; there's a whole Moonridge contingent there -- Arianna and AndeinCascade and a bunch of our Brit senfen.

I'll also need a room in LA Wednesday night (20th) and Monday night (25th). The Moonridge contingent have already booked some rooms -- I'm not sure which hotel, but I'll update when I know. But again -- does anyone need a roomie?

BTW -- if the hotel allows it, I'm quite happy to but a mattress from a rollaway on the floor; in fact, I prefer it. (Bad back.) So we could fit more in a room, and make the costs smaller per person.
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Final picture post -- the quilts that Janet made for the online auction, and to give to Garett. Just quilt pictures here, no Garett -- but they're so beautiful, and so well done, that I thought other fans might like to see them.

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I thought I was coming to the end -- then I remembered these pics. All the various presentations at the end of the day.

( Hiding in here. )

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Getting down toward the end here -- a few more of Garett with fans and animals, and some of Garett just being the delightful guy he is.

( All in here. )

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Yeah, plural this year -- King Tut the mountain king snake and good ol' reliable Jasmine. And if you're interested, I added an ETA to the bird post -- a picture of me (and Garett, of course!) with the kestrel.

( The snakes are in here. )

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More pics! (I have them already loaded in Photobucket, all the URLs saved in Word, so it's pretty much copy-and-paste; quick and easy.) This time with some of the feathered denizens.

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*g* If you've read my report, you know the hedgehogs gave Garett a rough time. But they were so cute, and made great pictures.

( in here )

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Good morning, fellow Senfen! I'm here in beautiful, sunny Chilliwack, BC, with

caarianna. We both needed some downtime, so yesterday was a quiet day at the computer. So I thought it over -- would my friends want their comments answered, or more pictures. Pictures won, hands down. (But I've truly appreciated your enthusiastic responses, and I'll answer all of you... eventually. patience is a virtue So here are some pictures of Cascade. As always, if the pic doesn't show on the page, click the link.

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We can't get too much news of Garett and Moonridge, can we? So here's a report by

shiredancer. She can tell you what it's like from a newbie's point of view. Enjoy.
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Here's my Moonridge report -- only 3,500 words in five pages. *g* There are fifteen of us online and Live Journal friends staying together in a big cabin, which means lots of fangirl talking, and vid-watching, good food and laughter. But you don't care about that -- the important part is that so many points of view means there are lots of different anecdotes to share about the day. So some of the "Garett-moments" that I'm reporting aren't ones that I witnessed, but I had the report direct from the person who did experience it. Enjoy.

( Moonridge 2006 )

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Wheeee! Four hours of Garett! He was wonderful; much more relaxed than previous years, chatting and joking with everyone. But it's midnight, and it will take hours to write a proper report, so I'll leave you with just a few pics to whet your appetite ( behind the cut )

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Look what I found! Last year, Aly gave me this picture as an apology for me having to wait a year for the picture I had bid on the previous year. (Did you follow that?) No apologies needed; life hits us all once in a while. And it's very pretty, but it just doesn't grab me, you know? (OTOH, I drool over the one I chose. I'll get it up one of these days.)

Anyway, it's by Lady Grey; 8 1/2 x 11, in charcoal or pencil. (I'm clueless; I just know it's not paint). Signed by Garett, with his typical peace sign. And it's not as shadowy as it appears here; the light was fading when I took the picture.

So, I'll send the notice to Aly. Have fun bidding.
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In cleaning (ha!) my room recently, I found some old Doctor Who magazines -- called "Files" and written by John Peel. Each one is 40 pages of episode analysis, background information, cast information, and pictures. I have Seasons 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, the "First Baker Years" and separate issues that turn the "spotlight" on Tom Baker, Patrick Troughton and Colin Baker.

So -- all you DW fans; are these magazines a big enough part of the show's history to get people to bid for them? If so, is there a sort of 'announcement' comm on LJ, so I can spread the word?

In other words, will these raise money for Moonridge, or will they lie there with a 'thud'? I don't want to offer them unless somebody really wants them. So -- smart or dumb? I'd really appreciate any opinion you care to offer.
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I need to write up an official blurb and send it to Aly in a couple of days, but I'll post the pictures now, so folks can plan what to bid on.

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Offering for Moonridge 2007. Pictures behind the cuts to avoid loading problems for people cruising the past journals.

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It occurs to me that people might like to see some of the animals that their generous donations are helping to support. (Or maybe I just want to show off more of the pictures I took.) So prepare to "ooh" and "ahh" as you look ( behind the curtain )

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Still M*A*S*H

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*g* Here's something to tickle your funnybone. LKY, in particular, should get a kick out of this. We can call it "Adventures of a Canoeing Neophyte". Or maybe --

( Pride Goeth Before... )

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Well, I promised to report as soon as I could, so here it is...

( A Very Full Day )

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birds chirping and chattering outside our cabin

Things to see, things to do, things to talk about!

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