Oh I'm so late with this but I just had to show these gorgeous artworks. Renee's art is just amazing. Reposted with Renee's permission from her official Instagram account:

Very appreciative of the interest in my paintings! ??
Two new encaustic paintings available today for the House of Bards Theatre Company’s fundraiser. The ‘Lion’ is encaustic medium on canvas.
‘An Earthly Bouquet’ is encaustic medium on canvas. Please direct message me for information.

Thankful for the opportunity to share my paintings with you, while contributing to the House of Bards Theatre Company fundraiser to bring Shakespeare and other classical literature and novels to the stage!! Please direct message me if this painting calls out for you. It is an encaustic medium on canvas. Thanks!!

To see more of Renee's art, go to her Official Renee O'Connor Instagram account

MESSAGE FROM MARYD

G’day everyone! Well that day has finally arrived. AUSXIP has turned 25 years old and to say thanks to the Xenaverse for your support over the last 25 years… I have a mega giveaway!

Before I outline how you can win a gold ticket to the Salute to Xena Convention for November 2022 (Seriously, I’m giving away a gold ticket – great seat too!)

My life changed forever on December 14, 1996 when I sat down to record “Sins of the Past” for my friend Xero and I got hooked. I have a short attention span for TV Shows. I gave the whole thing six months until I lost interest. Somewhere along the line that six months time limit never showed up!

How do you celebrate a site that has been part of my life for the last 25 years and has been supported by the Xenaverse for just as long? How do you say thank you for all the friendships that have been created; for the experiences and the laughter? How?

How do you say thanks for the support in raising $261,169.91 for The Starship Foundation, The House of Bards Theatre Company and other charity raising events?

How do you thank this incredible group of people that make up the Xenaverse who turned out in droves to buy a book dedicated to this incredible fandom? Not just the ebook, or the paperback but the DELUXE Edition of Xena: Their Courage Changed Our World – $$ pricey “little” tome. Bloody hell people you floored me with the reaction. ABSOLUTELY FLOORED ME. The Starship Foundation and The House of Bards Theatre Company have been ecstatic with the royalties from that baby!

The words ‘thank you’ doesn’t cover it. For me, actions speak louder than words. Here is my action: Here is a gift from me to all of you… A GOLD TICKET to the Salute to Xena Convention by Creation Entertainment in November!

What seat? How does Row E, Seat 018 sound? Enter your name in the submission form to win! If you can’t go, you can enter for your friend to go! Go, enjoy and be merry (and carry Xena: Their Courage Changed Our World book with you so you can get everyone’s autographs!).

For those who can’t attend (THANKS COVID), how about you enter to win a personalised copy of the Deluxe Edition of Xena: Their Courage Changed Our World? Win/Win!

Enter to win: https://ausxip.com

Thank you for 25 years!

BATTLE ON!!!

MaryD

Lucy and Renee will be pitted against each other in the "Tiny Kitchen Cook-Off" - Lucy Lawless and Renee O'Connor are on board for making Tiny Chili Cheese Nachos. I think we all know who will win this comp...

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The new Tastemade "Tiny" series, "Tiny Kitchen Cook-Off," strikes us as what you might get if "Tiny Talk" and "Tiny Kitchen" were to get married and have a baby, boasting an appetite for friendly competition among "game" celebrities. Based on the "Tiny" twins series, which have a total of more than 2 billion global views to date, according to a press release sent to Mashed, "Tiny Kitchen Cook-Off" will be hosted by Monica Padman, a producer and actress who is probably most famous for her work with creative powerhouse couple, Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell

On each episode, Radman will be interviewing two celebrity guests while they attempt to re-create some of the most iconic "Tiny" recipes. Of course, this will all take place on a tiny kitchen set that features tiny utensils and tiny ingredients. After the celebrities present their tiny creations, it will then be up to Padman to determine who, in her opinion, made the best tiny impression. The prize? A very tiny trophy.

The premise of "Tiny Kitchen Cook-Off" is that on each episode, two celebrity guests will be pitted against one another to see who can re-create the best version of one of the tiny dishes that has already been made popular by the "Tiny Talk" and "Tiny Kitchen" franchise.

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This week's NZ Woman's Day has an interview with Lucy. It covers My Life is Murder and how Lucy wants to "disappear" from the screen and go behind the scenes. This is where she talks more about her "top secret" project. The project (has no name yet) consists of her producing and directing the "it". Lucy will team up with Renee O'Connor and that's about all we know.

Here's what we know:

Lucy is Producing and Directing
It involves Renee O'Connor
Lucy is making this happen in the US
Not a drama

The "Top Secret" Project was first brought up in the NZ Woman's Weekly 20 September 2021 Issue (you can read about it here: NZ Woman's Weekly: Lucy and Renee Planning on Working Together In "Top Secret" Project)

In the NZ Woman's Day 27 September 2021 Issue we get a little more about the "Top Secret" Project and why Lucy wants to do it. She's in the US at the moment for this mysterious project:

"As for Rob, he won't be joining Lucy as she braves the pandemic and heads to Los Angeles to go hell for leather in the direction of her latest dream, a top-secret project she’s producing and directing. "I'm really excited. It's something very new for me - not a drama but very cool. There'll be no room for anything else in my life for a while, so my only other dream for this year is that I manage to get back home and out of MIQ by Christmas."

*MIQ is what the hotel quarantine system NZ has in place for returned travellers and tourists is called.

You can find the full interview in this week's Woman's Day (27 September 2021) issue.

For more information about Lucy's role as Alexa Crowe go to AUSXIP Lucy Lawless My Life is Murder subsite.

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— Sci-Fi Talk Official (@scifitalk) September 1, 2021