MUMSIE'S COTTAGE UPDATE

 MUMSIE'S COTTAGE, IE, ME

HAS TAKEN A BREAK.

DUE TO MEDICAL ISSUES,

FAMILY NEEDS, AND LIFE EVENTS,

I HAVE TAKEN A BREAK FROM PAINTING.

HOWEVER, JUST AFTER THE NEW YEAR

I WILL BE BACK FULL FORCE INTO PAINTING,

WHAT I LOVE TO DO.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU 

WHO ARE AWAITING WORK FROM ME

FOR YOU ALL'S PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING 

OF THIS MUCH NEEDED BREAK.

TO THOSE OF YOU WHO I HAVE STARTED A PIECE FOR 

BUT HAVE NOT YET COMPLETED, 

I AM IN SOME FORM OF FINISHING YOUR PIECE AND

HOPE THAT ALL THESE PIECES WILL BE FINISHED 

WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

2025 WILL BE A YEAR OF MUCH PAINTING

BUT I AM ALSO FOCUSING ON FAMILY AND FRIENDS,

MANY 'VEY-YAY' VISITS.

I KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE HAD YOUR NAME ON MY "LIST"

FOR SOME TIME AND WHILE THERE IS NO OBLIGATION

IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND I ALSO 

CAN'T USUALLY GIVE A TIME FRAME ON WHEN I WILL

START OR FINISH.

I AM RETIRED FROM NURSING AND ALTHOUGH

I AM SO  PRIVILAGED AND HONORED TO HAVE 

ALL OF YOU WHO FOLLOW MY WORK,

MY MAIN PRIORITY REMAINS

MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

WITH THAT BEING SAID,

I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO EXPLAIN WHAT A GIFT

I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THROUGH MY PAINTINGS.

WHETHER IT BE NEW FRIENDS WHO ARE INVITED

TO SIT AROUND MY DINING TABLE

OR OLD FRIENDS WHO COME BACK INTO MY LIFE BECAUSE OF MY WORK,

I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR IT ALL.

THE GRANDGIRLS ARE GROWING RAPIDLY,

ALL DEVELOPING INTO BEAUTIFUL TEEN AND PRE-TEENAGERS

AND I KNOW MY TIME WITH THEM IS GETTING SHORTER

WITH EVERY DAY,

MY MAIN GOAL IN THEIR LIFE IS ALSO MY WORD OF THE YEAR:

NOSTALGIA...

I WANT THEM, AS ADULTS, WHEN THEY THINK

"MUMSIE'S COTTAGE"

ALL THE MEMORIES AND DISCUSSIONS WE HAVE HAD HERE

GIVES THEM THE NOSTALGIC FEELING OF HOME AND MUMSIE.

 I CONTINUE TO MAKE MEMORIES WITH THEM

AND THEY WILL ALWAYS BE THE PRIORITY.

SO IF A PARTY, A MASS, A SICK DAY, OR JUST

NEEDING SOME MUMSIE TLC COMES ABOUT,

YOU CAN BET I AM GOING TO CANCEL PAINTING THAT DAY.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL.

I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS YEAR OF 2025.

MAY YOU ALL BE BLESSED WITH THE LOVE OF FAMILY 

AND FRIENDS, BECAUSE ISN'T THAT REALLY

WHAT BRINGS US THE MOST JOY.