#downydig

As you guys know, I tend to keep to myself when we’re working on Welcome Home and only come out of my hermit’s burrow to give us all an update! This is that! 

Unfortunately for May, the workload has been more than anticipated, so I didn’t have time to properly produce a Minute with Wally like I hoped I could…! I hope this will suffice instead! (We also hope to do one next month if things improve!)

The next Merchandise drop is in the works too and it’s so so so sweet! It very much matches a very particular fellow! I’m also happy to write that most everything is available in our merch store found on the website! Each purchase goes to helping us keep building our happy home and promise future updates so the story can reach its end!

(Artwork by @downydig !) As for this upcoming update, I really want to keep everything a surprise, but I will say we have so much tucked away that we’re eager to share when the time comes! (I love hearing and seeing the reactions we get, it makes everything worthwhile!)  It’s funny to say, but much of this year’s workload has been spent on both Eddie’s update and every single update moving forward! (We intend to update twice a year until it's done, if things keep going well enough, for example!)

Also to know… We intend on dropping in the summertime within the next couple of months! Once I feel confident, we’ll offer a proper date! (I have to break our Updately tradition of me being late! I must break the curse of Home) All else I can say about it is…! Yeehaw! 🎤🐴

Thank you for supporting us in every way that you do, whether it’s buying our merch, loving Welcome Home, thinking about Wally, or spreading the word!  We’ll write to you again soon! Love, This House! P.S. Place him... Anywhere

Obligated but also very happy to announce some shtuff!

SO! HEY EVERYONE, GUESS WHO HAS FANTABULOUS NEWS. I've been in talks with and am now going to be working with STREAMILY to sell Signed Welcome Home prints made by @downydig I'll be doing a livestreamed signing event on June 11th!

SO MANY OPTIONS!

Honestly can't say enough how much of a joy the process of setting this up has been the representative who reached out and handled all of this was a genuine gem of a person and made the process so pleasant, and of course Huck is always wonderful to work with (support em btw.)

• At first, I spent a long time thinking about why strawberries. Because I always thought Wally smelled like apples or something herbal like chamomile or mint. The justification for strawberries being red and it's Wally's favorite color would be very odd considering that for the other characters, smells represented their vibe and personality!

But then I decided to Google it to remember the meaning of strawberry and it became quite clear...

"Strawberries traditionally represent love, passion, beauty, purity and fertility, stemming from their heart shape and bright red color, and associated with goddesses like Aphrodite and Venus. Also representing righteousness, perfection. They symbolizes summer, carefreeness, youth and joy, and in an erotic context - temptation and an invitation to love."