10/08/2026
My Mimi was so talented in many areas, but she was self-taught and was never confident about her skills. Relatable.
Anyway, when Justin and I were setting up our first home Mimi let us pillage her closets and furniture and I came away with the only surviving paintings she had done. I’ve hung them proudly for over twenty years, but this week I pulled her painting from my office wall and asked Whitney Virden if we could hang it at Bloom-By Bakery & Cafe during our re-decoration and re-launch. Whitney knows how important Mimi is to me, and immediately said yes.
So say hi to Mimi’s rose painting on your way in or out! It gives me great joy to peek out of the kitchen and have Mimi’s art within eyeshot. ♥️♥️♥️