Hi there and welcome! You sound like a fun person. I don't suppose you have any of your paintings online do you? I'm interested in art and always on the lookout for new pages to surf when I should be working...
A random fact for you - your name, Ailsa, as far as I know is taken from a place near where I live - Ailsa Craig, an uninhabited volcanic island which marks the halfway point as you sail from Glasgow to Belfast.