First of all, here is my completed sugar skull I hadn’t finished yesterday:

And here is my story! Today I went to the Panteón (graveyard) for the third time to add dead bread and new candles to my adopted graves and also to check on the paper garlands I decked it with three days ago. Well, they were completely torn apart and resided in clumps all over and around the graves. It had rained  and the candle glasses were testament to this as well as they were full of water. I cleaned up the mess, added new candles and dead bread and afterwards, went to see a retablos show at the Garden of Dreams. I had no sooner entered when my phone rang and when I answered it, although there was no call registered, dozens and dozens of photos of my dear friend Gloria, who died a year ago and who is on my DOD altar, started to stream on my phone! There were photos from years and years ago, photos I had forgotten about and hadn’t seen in years. I have no idea how this happened as I’d pressed nothing and as I said before, no phone call registered.  I guess she is just letting me know she’s thinking of me as I’m thinking of her.  R.I.P. Gloria.

Must go tomorrow to put liquid refreshment on the graves and perhaps more decorations if it rains tonight–this time in plastic. As you may know by now, D.O.D. is pretty much the biggest holiday in Mexico. A joyous celebration of remembering.

Gloria

Three days ago

Today, minus garlands but plus dead bread.

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The art show where I’m showing my paintings for the first time in my life is also opening tomorrow. I’m a bit nervous about it.  I’ll let you know how it goes and perhaps show you the paintings, perhaps not.