This morning we hit $65,010 from 191 pledgers. That means that incredibly, we're more than a quarter of the way to our target. Big and small, it's heartening to see people choosing to buy their very own part of Michael Parekowhai's Chapman's Homer.

And for those who haven't got into 'pledging' on the 'information super highway' we've been receiving the sweetest cards and messages accompanying donations to the bull.