Hello Everyone!
I am feeling thankful this month. I am thankful for obvious reasons like vaccines on the horizon which brings me hope of a different looking 2021 from 2020, but I am mostly thankful for some of the close family time I have had, the deep connections I have managed to build over zoom, the ability to release/keep working on music with out going to a studio, and the time this year has given me to discover what is truly important in my life. One of my favorite projects that I just completed was cleaning out and selling my grandparents house in Gainesville, GA. My grandfather (Papa) is happily living in Florida but without my grandmother around, he had no interest in coming back to Gainesville, so I took on the job of cleaning everything up and out! Eliza, Dave and I had some wonderful visits there over the summer. Eliza LOVED being in the lake every second that she could.
I found some magical treasures including some beat up 8MM film that was in a water logged box in the garage. My uncle had the film digitized and we discovered film of my grandparents walking out on their wedding day, my grandfather at maybe 10 years old with his sister doing cartwheels on the beach, and even my mom at 2 years old being pulled in a wagon by her cousins. It is MAGICAL!
MUSIC HAPPENINGS
In the music realm, I am staying busy hosting the Throwback to Caffe Vivaldi Open Mic on Zoom every Monday, recording new music for a hopeful album in 2021, and playing online shows when I can. The next one I have coming up is part of the COGIG-19 Music Festival through Facebook. This is going to be such a fun and positive way to end 2020! There are some amazing artists from all over the world performing together.
Here is the information for my specific show date. It is on DECEMBER 16 at 7PM CENTRAL.
If you missed the last online Facebook show, you can still watch it here! We had some great discussion of horror movies mixed in with some covers and originals.
I may have make this show theme a monthly event. We had way to many movies to discuss and they show ran for two hours! What movies would you want to add to the list?
No Sass Creations: Bolos and More
As always, I have bolos galore in my Etsy shop if you are wanting to get ahead of the game for your holiday shopping, but I have a lot of other fun items too. As I have mentioned in previous newsletters, I also make pocket lockets, button covers, dream catchers and now masks! Here is the latest addition to the shop!
I am always happy to make custom items too, so tell me what you want and I will try to help you out!
Random Stories, Thoughts, Ideas
So I have given you a list of things for which I am thankful but let me tell you one of the things at the top of Eliza's list; KITTIES! During these COVID times, she last lived for being able to do socially distant, outdoor hangs with her G-Daddy and Gemma and all of Gemma's foster kitties.
If you are looking for any last minute places to donate in 2020 or maybe need a majorly awesome "you nailed it" holiday gift, check out FLUFF and all of their adorable little kitties!
Wrap It Up, Mary
That's all from me for now. I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season even though this one may look different from previous years! If you haven't listened to the new tracks from the fall, you can do so on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, or any of your other favorite sites. For any other information you can always go to my website, facebook, instagram, etc. As always, I appreciate your support so much more than you know. Reach out to me anytime! And try to stay as cool as Eliza...this kid is becoming more of a ham everyday.
