Well it’s Sunday and almost 4 pm here in Canowindra NSW.  Not very far from home just under an hour towing our van.  We are here to celebrate our combined sixtieth birthday.  A few school friends still getting together after all these years! Pretty impressive I think.  Some live in Byron Bay and Brisbane so have made a huge effort to come.   Maria’s home was truly amazing.  One hundred years old and the biggest home I’ve seen.  The two rooms out the back would make an awesome art studio I’m thinking.  
Today we have rested and I’m drawing and blogging. The drawing was a self portrait I will share as well.  
not sure if anyone reads my little blogs but that’s ok.  It’s also a good place to come and look back at what I have done and where we have been

Back to my drawing.  
kind regards to all Maree 

#studio63

Well Christmas Day has been done twice this year. Last Saturday I had twenty family for dinner and it was noisy and wonderful. A house full of happiness sharing a meal together and watching our grandkids open gifts is pretty special.Christmas Day we had four at my Mums for a lovely roast turkey and baked veggies.  Mums 86 so Hubby and I cooked for her this year and my sister Beth.

Then a little afternoon nap and cocktails with my daughter Melissa, Ash and family. Two doors from our house  how lucky  

Today is clean up morning and maybe some painting later 

Merry Christmas arty friends 

PS.  I had my painting in our local art gallery for a member’s exhibition (almost didn’t enter) but so very glad I did. The theme was Life in Rhythm and I had a pic in our local paper.

So this is day ten of our “week away”  Imagine that,  being able to stay a little longer when you find a nice place.  Picnic point is on the Murray and it is super peaceful.  I am about to paint Santa so let’s stop procrastinating and give him a whirl!  More later arty friends.   Hey if you read my blogs I would love to hear from you.  Maree 👋