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About Grandma Moses

Grandma Moses was a 19th-century American painter. Anna Mary Robertson Moses, popularly known as Grandma Moses, was an American folk artist. She began painting in earnest at the age of 78 and is a prominent example of a newly successful art career at an advanced age. Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • Happiness — Thoughts on finding joy, contentment, and fulfilment

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“And life is what we make it.Always has been, always will be.”
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“If I didn't start painting, I would have raised chickens.”
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“If you know somethin' well, you can always paint it but people would be better off buyin' chickens.”
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“Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be.”
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“I look back on my life like a good day's work, it was done and I am satisfied with it.”
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“If I didn't start painting I would have raised chickens.”
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