Abruzzo 2010 Charity Calendar Final Update

I only sold one copy of my charity Calendar!

I suppose that means that the exercise wasn’t as successful as I hoped.

When I published the calendar first I thought that if I sold ten copies I’d feel it was well worth it. At the original price that would mean a contribution of €50 to the Italian Red Cross.

Well I didn’t get there.

But I’m upbeat about the attempt for a number of reasons:

• My wife and I had fun looking through our Abruzzo photo collection and selecting the candidates
• I had fun working with Lulu to create the final product
• The first email I received telling me a copy of the calendar had sold was a fantastic thrill
• The support I received from other bloggers promoting the calendar was very kind and unexpected
• And I sold one!!!

The timing of the publication was not ideal I admit.  Making a 2010 calendar available in December 2009 is a bit silly. I really should have had it ready by September.

But I decided to do it anyway and if I hadn’t published in December I’d have had to wait at least nine months for the chance of doing it again.

And somebody bought a copy. Thank you very much whoever you are. You are in possession of a very rare Abruzzo 2010 Calendar that I hope you’re enjoying. It’s no longer on sale so you have a collector’s item.

Every time I visit Abruzzo I love it. I’m both relaxed, following the Abruzzese maxim “piano, piano” and excited, like a kid in a sweet shop. That combination of being able to chill and be adventurous makes Abruzzo a wonderful place for me. I’ve made great friends that I look forward to seeing every time I visit.

Abruzzo has given me so much I think a little pretence about the final number is allowed.

I’ve decided to pretend that I sold ten copies and to contribute €50 to the Italian Red Cross.

So final update: 10 copies sold, €50 goes to the Italian Red Cross.

(Don’t tell anyone about the creative accounting!)

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