To get the business out of the way first, below is the graphic showing the donation totals for the first two weeks of September. As we mentioned in August, donations are down a bit from the last few months , but we are thinking this may still be due to summer vacations, schools starting back up, etc.. Truck and I are committed emotionally and financially to taking us through to the end of the year with the Holidays and Christmas builds already being discussed … As always, thanks so much for your support!   Now on to the fun … 🙂 After some thought we’ve finally  named the Halloween sim we’ve been working on the last few weeks!  If you were able to visit last year’s popular  ‘Veil of Darkness’ and our 2012’s ‘Journey to The Lost City’ … you know the immersive environments we are capable of bringing you with this year’s  Halloween sim ‘DARKWOOD’.  The name gives a hint of the theme but it goes way beyond that. Being based ‘somewhat’ … even ‘loosely’ (we take creative liberties as you know..:-)  on  ‘Mirkwood’ from Tolkein’s “The Hobbit”  you’ll find a mix of dark woodland with plenty of opportunities to get hopelessly lost in the dark if you don’t keep to the ‘main’ path. Of course .. getting lost and frightened by what lurks in the blackness is part of the fun of it, right? We’ve mixed in a bit of an elven theme to complete the unique mix of ethereal beauty and brooding darkness that we love to bring to our Calas Halloween builds.  You’ll love the new Halloween Pavilion where we’ll have our live music performances for the month. To top things off we’ll have two tours … a cuddle tour (actually holds three) that will give a good overview of the build as well as a tour that will take you more through the heart of the woodland and hold up to four. Here is another peek into what to expect in October. Click for a larger view. It’s easier to see into the darkness that way 🙂 We’ll keep you posted as the build progresses over the next two weeks.  Our group members, as in the past, will be able to preview the build before we advertise it for the public. If accompanied by Group Members, guests will be welcome. Enjoy the rest of September! Ty & Truck