and the winner is...

Congratulations, Susan McCurry! You have won an original sketch from my trip to Vienna— which I will post as soon as I can get it scanned... I just wanted to let you know that your name was selected from the fancy hat.
Stay tuned!

And you were all right, Austria is bordered by eight countries, not seven— Liechtenstein! 
Gets me every time.

victory

Ladies and Gents, it's official. We have won the Fluevog Creative competition! I cannot express the joy I am feeling right now— not only did we win, but we grabbed over 63% of the vote! Thank you so very much for your votes, your encouragement and all the wonderful messages and emails I've received. It's a great feeling to win something I've wanted, but to have had the support I've gotten— wow. I feel truly honoured. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I need to go jump up and down, then get some sleep for tomorrow, as I'm off to visit my sister Natasha in Dubai. I can't wait!