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Bay St. Louis artist Alice Mosely enjoys a leisurely walk in h?r garden at her home on Bookter St. She said there wasn?t anything growing in the yard when she moved 12 years ago, ?not even a blade of grass.?
(But the Old Lady ain't)
BY BENNIE SHALLBETTER Staff Writer
Visitors to artist Alice Moseley?s home studio don?t just get the chance to view her . paintings..Alice, who greets visitors herself, entertains . them-also, with the help of Herman, her prized ?pound puppy,? who has been with her for the past-five years. When visitors arrive, both begin the show; Alice telling her stories and Herman ? ?smiling? for the camera.
On Thursdayf a tour bus arrived early in the day, so*by the time? a carload of visitors; from Georgia arrived after lunch, Herman was all smiled out and chose to retire to the back of the house - much to the dismay of the visitors. But no-amount of coaxing would bring him out, so Alice went right on' with the stories. . - .?? ^
Alice began painting seriously at the age of 63, a long, long time ago, she said, now that her ? 92. birthday is coming up * on
community of Plum Point. She lived there with her husband and taught eighth-grade English.
?It was a beautiful place but very .remote with no close neighbors and I knew when my husband died that I needed to look for another1 ? place,? she said.-*--''	'
That spring, ? she. h&d five invitations to show her work across the country and had to decide where she would go. She had her assistant put all the invitations in a hat and draw one out. The invitation,to Bay St. Louis was the . one. Once t here, Alice said, she fell in love with the town and.: it?s open friendliness.	'
?I knew that this was the place I was looking for,? she said. ?I can?t say enough about ^
, all the support I have had here.?
After that, it was just a mat- _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
ter of finding a house. She and AllceMosely at home with her smiling dog, Herman, who helps her greet visitors to the studio.
her only son Tim, who was then , .i ? .,
a ) counselor in ; Houston, TX., dere