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Silly springtime doodles

Happy easter to everyone who celebrate! This update was so amazing. the site look great and the update itself had a great balance of spooks and fun.

I had really been looking forward to the frank and Julie content and the update really didn't disappoint. Their whole springtime newscaster segment in the radio was so fun. I especially liked the entire Eddie part of it. But honestly the entire radio segment in general was probably my favourite part of the update. I really wanna animate some of it if I get the time.

The siblings were great! they somehow sounded exactly how I thought they would and totally different at the same time. still getting the hang of drawing them but it was a fun challenge.

One that really shone too in this update to me was Howdy. He's always great, but he genuinely cracked me up so many times in sweet briar and doing the interviews. And Barnaby playing the comic riff was just perfect lmaoo.

but honestly all the characters were just so amazing. I was grinning like an idiot the entire time.

I'll probably post some more spooky fanart soon, because holy hell the Julie videos and the wally voice recording was spine chilling.

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Also can we talk about how in the new WH store announcement vid, we see younger versions of some of Howdy's family? Ramblings below:

Aside from it being neat, it seems like both Gam Gam and Hiya DON'T have their wings at that point in time yet??

I always assumed that the Pillars get theirs' as kids like Howdo and Youdo, and Howdy just... didn't get his, but maybe not? Maybe since their dad is a bee, they got theirs early?

Like a lot are already speculating, I think Howdy getting his wings (or not) is going to be a focus at some point in WH, and it's probably going to be horrifying...I can't wait!

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Howdy-Do! We're here, back again with another commercial! This time advertising our most recent merchandise store! Bring home a Darling, Joyful, Frankly, or Beagle-shaped plush and pin today! Or order them in our Garden Variety Bundle to get 10% off!

Order here:

While we're at it, explore Welcome Home's newest update with Julie Joyful and see what all the hubbub is about!

Thank you so much to @syntheticcharmva and @Friendlyfrankenstein for providing the voice work! Thank you to @Downydig for all of their beauteous illustrations!! As well as thank you to the folks who helped to make this merchandise possible! And of course thank you to all of you for making this possible and for helping to fund our next update!

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he's explaining mail protocol to barnaby for the 80th time

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happy springtime !!!🪻🌷🌸

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missed this guy so much my fav ever

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🌺 Daydream, I fell asleep amid the flowers 🌺

🌺 For a couple of hours on a beautiful day 🌺

Oopsies… are you sure you were talking to flowers, Julie?

Stretching my back and taking a deep sigh.. I feel so satisfied with this art….

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THE SILLIES!!

💌🌦️🦴

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Have these Frank doodles that were made kinda long ago.

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THEM!!!

Jeez I didn't realize how much I missed these guys...and now, after a year I can proudly say.....! I can finally sorta draw Frank wheeze

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I just HAD to draw them again..

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Missing page

Okay, I can't be the only one who thinks it's weird we have a missing page in the guide to being Joyful (and audio that goes with it) and no way of seeing it! Especially since it's supposed to be Frank's page!

Every single time before, when there was trouble with a storybook, you could find the full version elsewhere, why not here?

I'm like pretty much certain it's findable, I just don't know where...if anyone has any ideas, go ahead!

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The welcome home update was so freaking amazingly crazy!!! I loved every second of it and I've already started doodling hehehe!

I'm gonna post some actual doodles from the update, but have this lil spring clad Franklydear doodle as a lil treat in the meantime! :D

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Does anyone with flower knowledge know what any of these flowers could be ?

Or are they just some random fictional flowers with no underlying meaning attached to them...

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Did all that really happen, Julie?

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Lavender Symbolism for Eddie Dear

Ok, I haven't seen anyone talk about this yet so you're getting it from me because this has been bouncing around in my head at light speed since the update dropped last night.

While I was listening to A Darling Broadcast, the segment that jumped out to me the most was Frank's interview with Eddie, in response to the question: "What sort of advice do you have for your neighbors who are unsure of what to plant for themselves for Springtime?":

Eddie's flower of choice is Lavender (aka, the gayest flora to ever gay)

Basically, before diving head first into floriography, I already knew lavender had heavy symbolism within the LGBTQIA+ community (hence the phrase "lavender marriage" referring to a marriage in which one or both partners are queer).

A lavender marriage would fit most at home with Frank and Julie, especially considering how hard Frank was trying to get through his lines in Sweet Briar and how frequently the show tries to shoehorn them in as a couple.

BUT! We're not talking about everyone's favorite BFFs. No, this was an interaction between everyone's favorite Yaoi Puppet Bois so I did some more digging into the floriography of lavender and here's what I found:

According to this blog, "Purple lavender flowers symbolize purity, devotion, calmness, homosexuality, and royalty."

On the topic of homosexuality, the Fresh Trimmings blog dives in further:

"People have also used lavender as a symbol of the LGBTQ+ movement. This lavender meaning started sometime in the late 1800s when people began using purple as a symbol of homosexuality, since it was a mix of the traditionally masculine blue and feminine pink. Over time, people began using the color purple and the lavender flowers as a way to symbolize gay pride."

Eddie says that he recommends planting a flower that suits the kind of neighbor you are, or what suits your home. Tying this in with his sincere answer to the question, "any parting words for flowers looking to meet new fauna?"

My interpretation is that Eddie is not only signaling to his neighbors that the Post Office is a friendly place to be with a friendly mailman, but he is also saying "Frank, I'm gay too, and my Post Office is a safe space to be gay."

Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk