Day of the Dead

Sorry for the Bonus Post, but I thought I would share the little poster that I put together for Day of the Dead today. This year’s additions are my Great Aunt Flo, who died in early October at the age of 100, and my boy Mulder, who died last year. I didn’t do any sort of altar last year, so just adding him now.

I did not grow up with Day of the Dead, I think the first time it occurred to me to do an altar was in 2017 after my Dad died. But I like it. I think of all of these loved ones many times a year, some every day. But to think of them all, honor them all together. I like it.

Here we have (L-R, top to bottom) Genevieve (Keeshond Sheltie mix, 1998 – 2012), Grandma Wells (on horseback as a girl, looking like a badass, 1916 – 2015), Pops (Ted’s father 1922 – 1993), my Dad (1943 – 2017), Great Aunt Flo (in the middle – 1924 – 2024), Samantha (way over on the right, small photo, my childhood dog, black lab/st. bernard mix 1972 – 1988) Grandma Ward (in 1955 I think – 1923 – 2016), My parents in 1987 (Mom – 1942 – 2008), Mulder, my puppy boy Keeshond (2015 – 2023 Fuck Cancer) and Lura, Ted’s sister (1959 – 2021 Fuck Cancer).

Life gets more poignant as we get older, right?