I shall be leaving these shores on September 22, flying from North West Arkansas (XNA) at 4.15pm to Dallas, then on to Los Angeles and then directly, non stop to Sydney. During the trip I will lose a day - Wednesday - and arrive on Thursday morning, because of crossing the International Date Line. But worry not! I make it up on the homeward journey, arriving back here before I leave New Zealand. Talk about jet lag!!

My first duty on arriving in Australia will be to give a slide presentation and lecture at the AGM of the Australian Society of Calligraphy in Sydney on September 25, and then straight in to a 2 day workshop followed by a 4 day workshop. More of that once I get started.